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Herro is not in the Heat's starting lineup against the Hawks on Friday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Herro was given the green light to return Friday from a 15-game absence due to a rib injury. He'll come off the bench in his first game since Jan. 15 and will likely operate under a minutes restriction in his return.

Williams won't start against the Timberwolves on Friday.

The 26-year-old point guard got the starting nod in Dallas' final outing before the All-Star break, though he'll slide to the second unit Friday in favor of Tyus Jones. Over his last five appearances off the bench, Williams has averaged 13.6 points, 3.0 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game.

Jones will start Friday versus the Timberwolves.

This will be Jones' second start in a Mavericks uniform, though he has yet to exceed 20 minutes in any of his three games with Dallas. In his previous start for the Mavericks this season, Jones finished with two points (1-4 FG), two rebounds, three assists, one steal and one turnover in 15 minutes.

Tomlin (calf) is available for Friday's game against the Hornets.

Tomlin will shake off his probable tag due to left calf soreness and suit up in the second half of this back-to-back set. Over five February appearances, the 25-year-old forward has averaged 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 17.2 minutes per tilt.

Anderson won't start against the Jazz on Friday.

Lawson Lovering will get the starting nod Friday, pushing Anderson to the second unit. Over three appearances (all starts) with the Grizzlies this season, the veteran forward has averaged 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 combined steals-plus-blocks and 1.0 assists in 23.7 minutes per contest.

Lovering is in the starting lineup for Friday's matchup with the Jazz.

This will be just the second game of the season for Lovering, who is getting the start with Santi Aldama (knee) unavailable. Joining Lovering in the starting five for Friday's game will be Jaylen Wells, GG Jackson, Jahmai Mashack and Taylor Hendricks.

Hendricks is in the Grizzlies' starting lineup against the Jazz on Friday.

Hendricks will make his seventh start of the season Friday (and first as a member of the Grizzlies) against his former team. As a starter this season, Hendricks has averaged 5.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists over 19.9 minutes per game.

Sensabaugh will not start against the Grizzlies on Friday.

Sensabaugh got the starting nod in Utah's final outing before the All-Star break but will slide to the second unit in favor of John Konchar on Friday. Over six outings off the bench this month, Sensabaugh has averaged 13.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per contest.

Konchar is in the Jazz's starting lineup against the Grizzlies on Friday.

Konchar will make his second start of the season (and first as a member of the Jazz) due to the absences of Lauri Markkanen (illness) and Jusuf Nurkic (nose). Konchar's last start took place Jan. 21 as a member of the Grizzlies, when he logged two points, four rebounds, two steals and one block over 21 minutes in a 124-122 loss to the Hawks.

Jones will start Friday versus the Wizards, Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com reports.

This will be Jones' third start of the season and he'll be joined in the first unit by T.J. McConnell, Ben Sheppard, Jarace Walker and Jay Huff. As a starter this season, Jones has posted averages of 11.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 triples per contest.