After missing the last two games with a sprained right hand, Portland Trail Blazers Center Deandre Ayton was upgraded to questionable for Monday night’s road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team announced on social networks.
INJURY REPORT 3/4 @ MIN:
OUT
Brogdon (R elbow tendonitis)
Henderson (L Adductor strain)
Sharpe (lower abdominal surgery)
Williams III (torn right knee ligament)DOUBTABLE
Grant (quad R pain)QUESTIONABLE
Ayton (sprained right hand)
Minaya (two-way G League)
Thybulle (L hip pain)– Trail Blazers Public Relations (@TrailBlazersPR) March 3, 2024
Blazers starting forward Jerami Grant, who missed the second half of Saturday’s 107-100 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, is doubtful he will play in Minnesota. Forward Matisse Thybulle was another new entry on the injury report, listed as questionable with left hip soreness.
Meanwhile, those eagerly awaiting the return of rookie point guard Scoot Henderson won’t have to make any moves on that front. Henderson was again out for Monday’s game with a left adductor strain. This will be Henderson’s sixth consecutive missed game.
However, Ayton’s upgrade to questionable status is a welcome sight. He was listed as questionable on the injury report the last two games. Ayton left last Tuesday’s game against the Miami Heat early, bringing the best stretch of his young career in Portland to an abrupt end. In his last 13 appearances, including the first half against Miami, Ayton averaged 18.1 points on 63.4 percent shooting, 11.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and one block.
