NBA Player News

Sengun is questionable for Thursday's game against the Pelicans due to left knee soreness, Ben DuBose of USA Today reports.

Sengun has been dealing with lingering soreness in his left knee, but he's yet to miss a game this season. The 26-year-old center is averaging 18.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.2 combined steals-plus-blocks across 31.0 minutes per game in the regular season. If he can't play, Steven Adams (ankle) and Jock Landale would see expanded roles.

Ayton (illness) is questionable for Thursday's game against the Nuggets.

Ayton is at risk of missing a third straight game due to an illness. However, the big man was able to participate in Tuesday's practice, which is a positive sign for his availability Thursday. If active, Ayton would likely reclaim the starting center spot from Donovan Clingan.

Davis (foot) is listed as probable for Thursday's game against Sacramento, Ryan Ward of LakersNation.com reports.

Davis has been tending to plantar fasciitis in his left foot throughout the season, but he's expected to play through the issue once again Thursday. It's encouraging to see him on the injury report with the foot issue after briefly exiting Sunday's contest due to an apparent shoulder injury. In his last four games, Davis has averaged 32.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.8 blocks, and 1.3 steals across 35.8 minutes.

Huff is out for Thursday's game against the Warriors due to a left ankle sprain.

Huff will miss a game for the first time this season. However, his absence won't impact the Grizzlies' rotation significantly. The big man is averaging just 14.6 minutes per game in December, putting up 3.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per contest.

Okongwu is dealing with left knee inflammation and will miss at least four games, NBA writer Marc Stein reports. The big man will be re-evaluated in approximately one week.

Okongwu won't be available to face the Spurs, Grizzlies, Timberwolves and Bulls, and the earliest chance he'll have to return will come against the Heat on Saturday, Nov. 28. Okongwu has been outstanding in the tandem at center with Clint Capela, and he's been fairly valuable in fantasy despite not starting in any of his 25 appearances. He's averaging 11.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and a combined 1.4 steals-plus-blocks per game.

Collins (back) is questionable for Thursday's game against Atlanta, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Collins has missed the past two games for the Spurs, but he remains day-to-day. If he's unable to return, Charles Bassey and Sandro Mamukelashvili will be the candidates to see increased workloads.

Tillman is questionable for Thursday's game against the Bulls due to a non-COVID illness.

A decision on Tillman's status will be made closer to Thursday's 7:30 p.m. ET tipoff. That said, his potential absence isn't expected to move the needle too much in terms of fantasy purposes. With Al Horford (rest) ready to go Thursday, Tillman would be in line to have a backup role -- at best -- while battling with Neemias Queta and Luke Kornet for minutes at center.

Horford is not on the injury report for Thursday's game against the Bulls.

Horford missed the 112-98 win over the Wizards on Dec. 15 due to rest purposes. However, Boston had three days off after that contest, so Horford should be ready to go and to handle his regular workload Thursday. The veteran is averaging 9.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season.

Porzingis (heel) is questionable for Thursday's game against the Bulls, Taylor Snow of the Celtics' official site reports.

The questionable tag was expected after Porzingis participated in Wednesday's practice -- the Celtics want to see how his heel injury responds Thursday morning before a decision is made. Porzingis suffered the injury during Sunday's 112-98 win over the Wizards, but it was always believed to be a day-to-day issue.

Sabonis didn't practice Wednesday due to undisclosed reasons, and his status for Thursday's game against the Lakers will be determined later before the end of the day, Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140 reports.

Neither Keegan Murray (undisclosed) nor Sabonis featured in practice Wednesday, and it wouldn't be surprising if either received a questionable or doubtful tag for Thursday's contest. Sabonis has been massive for the Kings this season, however, so losing him, even if it's just for one game, could be a huge blow for the team. The star big man is averaging 21.5 points, 13.1 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game in 25 appearances this season.