Harm report replace: Deandre Ayton (left calf ache) is accessible. Deni Avdija (sprained proper ankle), Dalano Banton (illness) and Robert Williams III (illness) are questionable. Jerami Scholarship (facial contusion) and Matisse Thybulle (proper ankle sprain) are absent.
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THE Portland Path Blazers may quickly regain the providers of a middle, however one other may stay absent, in addition to a beginning attacker.
Blazers coach Chauncey Billups stated departure heart Deandre Aytonwho missed Saturday’s loss to Miami due to calf soreness, practiced Monday and will return Tuesday night time in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets on the Moda Middle.
“I think DA might be effective tomorrow,” Billups stated.
Reserve heart Robert Williams III, who missed two video games attributable to sickness, did not seem able to return.
“He wasn’t feeling nicely in the present day,” Billups stated. “No approach.”
Portland’s Deandre Ayton (2) watches the Path Blazers tackle the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA recreation Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, on the Moda Middle in Portland.Naji Saker for The Oregonian/OregonLive
Ahead Jerami Grant missed seven video games with a facial contusion.
“He’s gaining momentum,” Billups stated. “He did some issues in the present day. However then we went stay, and he did not do it. Nothing actually new to report.
Though it seems Ayton will return and Grant and Williams doubtless will not play in opposition to the Nets, Billups left issues open for all three.
“Quite a bit can occur in a day,” Billups stated.
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