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Claxton was ejected from Monday's game against the Warriors after being assessed a Flagrant 2 foul, Tim Bontemps of ESPN.com reports. He recorded 15 points (7-9 FG, 1-2 FT), five rebounds, one assist and seven blocks in 32 minutes before exiting.

Claxton was tossed for a play he made on Brandin Podziemski near the basket with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. This was a disappointing end to the night for the 24-year-old, who swatted away a career-high seven shots.

Plumlee is starting Monday's game against the Hawks, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.

Ivica Zubac (calf) was officially ruled out a few hours before tipoff, so it'll be Plumlee who draws the start at center. While Zubac recently missed nine straight games with the calf strain, Plumlee made eight starts during that stretch and averaged 7.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.6 blocks in 21.9 minutes.

Lopez (personal) is questionable to play Tuesday versus Phoenix.

Lopez is at risk of missing his third consecutive game while tending to a personal matter. Bobby Portis started in his stead during Sunday's game against Utah, but Robin Lopez drew the start Saturday against Dallas.

Allen (ankle) is active for Monday's game against Sacramento.

Allen and Darius Garland (knee) have both been cleared for action, bringing Cleveland's rotation to full strength. Allen is averaging 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds on 61.0 percent shooting across his last three contests.

Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said Finney-Smith (ankle) is day-to-day and will remain out through Tuesday's game against Dallas, C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News reports.

Finney-Smith had already been ruled out for Monday's matchup with the Warriors, so his streak of absences will reach five when he sits out Tuesday. His next chance to suit up will come Thursday versus Cleveland, but since the Nets won't hold a practice prior to that contest, Finney-Smith can be considered questionable, at best, for that game.

Lively (nose), who has already been ruled out for Monday's game against Philadelphia, won't join the team in time for Tuesday's matchup in Brooklyn, Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Lively has already missed two games and will be sidelined for at least two more after breaking his nose. According to Grant Afseth of SI.com, head coach Jason Kidd said Lively underwent a procedure Monday to reset the nose, which went well. Though he won't link up with the Mavericks in Tuesday, he could be available Thursday versus the Knicks if he's comfortable playing with a mask to protect his nose.

Tillman (knee) is doubtful for Tuesday's game against the Knicks.

Tillman has missed the last three games due to left knee injury recovery and seems poised to sit out another contest. Assuming Tillman and Jaren Jackson (hip) -- who is also listed as doubtful -- both sit Tuesday, Santi Aldama (tailbone) and Trey Jamison could end up covering most of the minutes at center.

Zubac (calf) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Hawks, Joey Linn of SI.com reports.

Zubac returned to action Sunday following a nine-game absence and posted four points and three rebounds in 18 minutes during a win over Miami. He'll take a seat for the second half of a back-to-back set, but his absence is likely just precautionary. Mason Plumlee should start at center in Zubac's absence, while Daniel Theis will be a candidate for increased playing time off the bench.

Kornet (hamstring) tallied two points (0-2 FG, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds, one assist and one block across 15 minutes in Sunday's 131-91 win over the Grizzlies.

In his return from a three-game absence due to a hamstring injury, Kornet re-entered the rotation as the Celtics' backup center. Fellow center Neemias Queta nearly produced a double-double off the bench with eight points and eight rebounds, but he was clearly behind Kornet, as Queta didn't check into the game until 9:40 remained in the fourth quarter. The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown (back) on Sunday and moved Al Horford into the starting five in his stead, so Kornet's minutes ceiling could be a bit lower Wednesday against the Hawks if Brown is back in action and Horford is moved to the bench.

Bol logged eight points (4-7 FG, 0-2 3Pt), seven rebounds and one steal across 15 minutes off the bench in Sunday's 140-112 win over the Wizards.

Bol had missed 10 straight games with a sore foot before he was cleared to play ahead of Friday's 129-120 loss to the Hawks. Head coach Frank Vogel held Bol out of the rotation for that contest, but the 24-year-old entered Sunday's game ahead of Keita Bates-Diop, who didn't get off the bench until 7:41 remained in the fourth quarter. With Bol putting up quality numbers while going a plus-14 during his time on the court, he'll likely remain the primary backup to starting power forward Kevin Durant in Tuesday's matchup with the Bucks.