NBA Player News
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Kel'el Ware C | MIA
Heat's Kel'el Ware: Starting Thursday
Ware is in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Bucks, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Ware is back and starting after a one-game absence, and he'll be joined in the first unit by Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, Kasparas Jakucionis and Bam Adebayo. As a starter this season, Ware owns averages of 13.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.3 triples and 1.3 swats per contest.
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Tyler Herro PG | MIA
Heat's Tyler Herro: Won't play Thursday
Herro (quad) has been ruled out for Thursday's game versus the Bucks, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
This will be the second straight game on the inactive list for Herro, and for now, he should be considered questionable for Saturday's meeting with the Magic. Davion Mitchell and Pelle Larsson will continue to help fill the void with Herro sidelined.
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Ivica Zubac C | IND
Pacers' Ivica Zubac: Getting start in return
Zubac is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Phoenix, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.
Zubac will be inserted right into the starting five for his first action since being dealt to Indiana. It's unclear as to how many minutes he may go Thursday, as he's spent a little over a month rehabbing from an ankle injury, but it's a great sign for the Pacers to get him out there on a night where a good chunk of the rotation is sidelined due to injury.
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Kobe Brown SF | IND
Pacers' Kobe Brown: Entering starting five
Brown will start Thursday's game against the Suns, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.
Brown will draw his first start since Feb. 11 with the Pacers running out a depleted squad Thursday evening. He's struggled to get much going through five games off the bench in March, as he's averaging 7.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per appearance.
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Ethan Thompson SG | IND
Pacers' Ethan Thompson: Entering starting lineup
Thompson is starting Thursday's game against the Suns, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.
Thompson is drawing his sixth start of the year for the banged-up Pacers on Thursday. The two-way player has averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 28.8 minutes per contest across five games as a starter this season.
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Jay Huff C | IND
Pacers' Jay Huff: Headed to bench
Huff will come off the bench for Thursday's game against the Suns, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.
Ivica Zubac is making his Pacers debut Thursday evening, which will result in Huff heading to the second unit, where his value figures to take a hit. As a reserve this season, Huff has posted averages of 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 three-pointers and 1.7 blocks per game.
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Klay Thompson SG | DAL
Mavericks' Klay Thompson: Officially out
Thompson (rest) is out for Thursday's game against the Grizzlies.
As anticipated, the veteran sharpshooter will receive a night off Thursday in Memphis. Caleb Martin and Khris Middleton figure to be more involved in Thompson's absence.
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Justin Edwards SF | PHI
76ers' Justin Edwards: Starting Thursday
Edwards will be in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Pistons, Ky Carlin of USA Today reports.
This will be Edwards' sixth start of the season, and he'll be joined in the first unit by VJ Edgecombe, Trendon Watford, Quentin Grimes and Dominick Barlow. As a starter this season, Edwards has compiled averages of 7.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest.
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Trendon Watford PF | PHI
76ers' Trendon Watford: Joining starting lineup
Watford is starting Thursday's game against the Pistons, Ky Carlin of USA Today reports.
With Kelly Oubre out multiple weeks with an elbow sprain, Watford has a chance to carve out a steady role in the first unit. Watford has averaged 9.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 24.0 minutes per game over six contests as a starter this season, shooting 52.2 percent from the field.
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Carlton Carrington PG | WAS
Wizards' Bub Carrington: Shifting to bench
Carrington isn't in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Magic.
Carrington will come off the bench Thursday with Trae Young returning to action. Carrington finished with nine points, three rebounds and four assists in his last appearance as a reserve Sunday in Miami.