NBA Player News

Robinson (ankle) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Celtics.

Robinson won't make his season debut, as he's set to miss a second straight game while being load-managed. Ariel Hukporti and Guerschon Yabusele will continue to shoulder the load at the center position.

Towns (quadriceps) is questionable to play in Friday's game against the Celtics.

Towns is dealing with a Grade 2 quadriceps strain, which he played through in the season opener, where he dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. If he's unable to play, the team will likely pivot to Guerschon Yabusele to pick up the slack in the frontcourt.

Tillman closed Wednesday's 117-116 loss to the 76ers with four points (2-8 FG, 0-3 3Pt), seven rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals in 16 minutes.

Tillman's 16 minutes of run could be used as Exhibit A to demonstrate the talent difference between last year's top-notch Celtics squad and this year's team. Tillman averaged only seven minutes per contest last season, though he was battling knee issues. Neemias Queta started at center for Boston, but was quickly pulled by Coach Mazzulla after Queta allowed Philly to grab an offensive rebound. Tillman then provided some much-needed rebounding, but struggled offensively. Expect Boston to experiment with different frontcourt lineups throughout the season.

Boucher recorded six points (2-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one steal across 16 minutes during Wednesday's 117-116 loss to the 76ers.

Boucher failed to surpass the 20-minute mark despite an early injury to fellow big Luka Garza. Boucher was also noticeably absent for most of the fourth quarter. For the moment, the 32-year-old veteran is behind Neemias Queta, Xavier Tillman and Sam Hauser at the center and power forward positions. Expect Boston's frontcourt situation to be in constant flux as the team struggles to find a winning combination from multiple journeymen reserves.

Gafford (ankle) is questionable to play in Friday's game against the Wizards, Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Gafford is in danger of missing a second straight game to start the 2025-26 campaign. He continues to deal with an ankle issue, but appears to be trending in the right direction.

Beringer didn't see the floor during Wednesday's 118-114 win over the Trail Blazers.

Beringer is competing for minutes in a crowded and talented frontcourt, led by Julius Randle, Naz Reid and Rudy Gobert. It remains to be seen whether he'll get much time on the floor during his rookie campaign.

Plumlee didn't see the floor during Wednesday's 136-117 win over the Nets.

Plumlee was one of three players for his squad who sat out due to a coach's decision. Ryan Kalkbrenner and Moussa Diabate shouldered the load in the frontcourt, leaving questions as to whether Plumlee will have any fantasy value moving forward.

Lopez finished Wednesday's 129-108 loss to the Jazz with 15 points (5-12 FG, 5-11 3Pt), three rebounds and one steal in 17 minutes.

The Clippers had an embarrassing team performance, but Lopez's debut with his new squad went well. The seven-footer attempted only one shot inside the arc, a trend that'll likely continue as he's utilized as a floor-spacing big to help create room for James Harden to operate.

Williams finished Wednesday's 120-116 victory over the Kings with six points (3-5 FG), 11 rebounds and two blocks in 24 minutes.

As expected, Williams was limited to 24 minutes during Opening Night, but he looked good and was productive, despite coming off the bench. It's unclear if the veteran will supplant Oso Ighodaro as the starting center moving forward. However, Williams proved Wednesday that he doesn't need a full allotment of minutes to flirt with a double-double and rack up a few blocks.

Clingan posted eight points (3-5 FG, 2-4 3Pt), six rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals in 30 minutes during Wednesday's 118-114 loss to the Timberwolves.

Clingan may have been efficient during the regular-season opener, but it wasn't the ideal performance, as he was the only starter who failed to crack double digits in the scoring column. The UConn product still has a lot of potential to make some noise from a fantasy perspective if he can bump up these numbers moving forward.