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Missi (leg) went back to the locker room in the first quarter of Monday's game against the Hawks, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.

Missi came up limping midway through the first quarter, and he quickly went back to the locker room. Daniel Theis would be slated to see increased minutes at center if Missi is unable to return to Monday's contest.

Kornet is in the Celtics' starting five for Monday's game against the Heat, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports.

Kornet will make his third start of the 2024-25 campaign Monday due to the absences of Kristaps Porzingis (rest) and Al Horford (rest/toe), which means Neemias Queta should see increased minutes off the bench. In his last start, Kornet logged 19 points, four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal across 30 minutes against the Hornets on Nov. 2.

Davis (foot) is available for Monday's game against the Timberwolves, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.

As expected, Davis has been upgraded from probable to available and will continue to play through a lingering foot injury. He's made 12 straight appearances, averaging 26.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.2 steals in 35.0 minutes per game during that stretch.

Filipowski (lower leg) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Thunder, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Filipowski will be sidelined for a sixth straight game due to a left leg injury, and his next chance to play will be against Portland on Friday. Drew Eubanks will continue to see increased playing time off the Jazz's bench due to Filipowski's injury.

Edey (ankle) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Mavericks.

Edey is slated to miss his eighth straight game due to a left ankle injury, and his next chance to play will be Thursday against the Kings. Brandon Clarke will remain as the Grizzlies' starting center for Tuesday's NBA Cup contest.

Lively (knee) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Grizzlies, Mark Followill of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

Lively was sidelined for Sunday's game against Portland due to a right knee injury he suffered late in the fourth quarter of Saturday's clash against Utah. Daniel Gafford would be in line to start at center for a second straight game if Lively is unable to play, while Maxi Kleber would see an uptick in playing time off the pine.

Williams (foot) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the 76ers.

Williams is listed as something other than out for the first time this season and appears on track to make his debut Tuesday, per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com. Given the big man's injury history, he'll likely face heavy restrictions if given the green light. Two-way player Moussa Diabate has started at center in both of the Hornets' last two games, but with Nick Richards returning to action Saturday after a 14-game absence and with Williams on the cusp of playing, Diabate will likely fall out of the rotation soon.

Sims supplied four points (2-2 FG), 13 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 23 minutes during Sunday's 118-85 win over the Pelicans.

This was the fifth game of Sims' career with at least 13 rebounds, and he finished one board shy of his career high. He took advantage of some garbage time in this blowout win, eclipsing 20 minutes for just the second time this campaign.

The Suns announced Monday that Nurkic will be re-evaluated in one week due to a right thigh contusion, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.

Nurkic had previously been battling a left ankle sprain before missing Saturday's win over the Warriors due to an injury that had previously been labeled as a quadricep contusion. He'll now sit out at least the Suns' next four games before getting re-examined. Oso Ighodaro and Mason Plumlee will likely cover nearly all the minutes at center while Nurkic is sidelined. Through 16 games this season, Nurkic is shooting 42 percent from the field and holds averages of 8.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.9 three-pointers, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks in 24.1 minutes.

Williams (concussion) won't be available for Tuesday's game against the Clippers, Sean Highkin of Rip City Radio 620 Portland reports.

Williams remains in the concussion protocol and will be sidelined for a fourth straight game. He should be considered questionable for Friday's game against the Jazz. With Donovan Clingan (knee) also sidelined, Deandre Ayton should continue to start at center, with Jabari Walker and Duop Reath available to handle the backup minutes.