NBA Player News

Love (rest) will play Wednesday against the 76ers, Ben Anderson of KSL News Salt Lake City reports.

Love took a seat for Monday's clash due to rest purposes, but he'll be back in action Wednesday evening. The veteran center is averaging 5.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 14.8 minutes over his last five showings, all as a reserve.

Black (quadriceps) is out for Tuesday's game against Washington, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

It was reported earlier in the day that Black appeared unlikely to go, and he's since been downgraded to out. It appears Tristan da Silva will be in line for another start in Black's place.

Strus (foot) has been cleared for on-court workouts, per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com.

It's an important step forward for Strus, who's set to begin practicing soon as he recovers from offseason foot surgery. That said, the swingman remains without a definitive timeline for his season debut and figures to miss at least another week of play. Until Strus is finally cleared for game action, both Jaylon Tyson and Sam Merrill should remain worthy of streaming consideration in most fantasy formats.

Brown (illness) is not on the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.

After missing Monday's win over the Bucks, Brown is no longer on the injury report. With this news, Payton Pritchard and Derrick White will likely see less usage for the Celtics.

Queta (rest) is off the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, per Keith Smith of Spotrac.com.

The Celtics gave Queta the night off during Monday's win over the Bucks, but the 26-year-old big man is ready to return to the floor Wednesday and figures to send Nikola Vucevic back to the bench. Over his past five appearances, Queta is averaging 13.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.6 assists in 24.6 minutes per contest while shooting a robust 69.2 percent from the field.

Maluach (thumb) will be available for Tuesday's game against the Kings.

Maluach had been listed as questionable for Tuesday's contest due to a right thumb sprain but will be able to play through the injury. He'll provide depth at center behind Mark Williams and Oso Ighodaro but likely won't see any playing time while Tuesday's game remains competitive.

Kent agreed Tuesday with the Trail Blazers on a two-way deal, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

Kent will fill the Trail Blazers' third and final two-way slot, which had recently been vacated after Sidy Cissoko was upgraded to a standard contract. The undrafted rookie out of Texas had already been playing for Portland's G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix, and he'll now be able to move between both the NBA and G League for the remainder of the regular season. Through 38 appearances with Rip City this season, Kent has averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.7 three-pointers, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 26.4 minutes per game.

Kleber is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Pelicans with back soreness, per Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

Kleber was a late addition to the Lakers' injury report Tuesday. The veteran center's role has been inconsistent of late, but Jaxson Hayes would at least be solidified as the backup center behind the struggling Deandre Ayton if Kleber is ultimately downgraded to out.

Gill (illness) will not play Tuesday against the Magic.

Gill will be sidelined for a second straight contest Tuesday. The Wizards are going to be very thin up front, so the team could rely more on Julian Reese and Will Riley.

Mykhailiuk posted 15 points (5-10 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 26 minutes during Monday's 128-125 loss to the Nuggets.

Mykhailiuk continues to play a part-time role for the Jazz -- he's appeared in just four of their last seven outings despite not being listed on the injury report. As a result, he'll remain difficult to rely on as a streaming option in fantasy leagues. Mykhailiuk has averaged 11.5 points, 2.3 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 3.0 three-pointers in 17.3 minutes per tilt in his last four games, shooting 54.5 percent from deep.