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Bassey (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Thunder, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Bassey will miss his fourth consecutive contest while he continues to recover from an acute-on-chronic bone bruise in his left knee. His next chance to play will come Tuesday against Brooklyn, but the Spurs haven't provided much of an indication that Bassey is close to a return. While Bassey is sidelined, the Spurs will rely on a combination of Jeremy Sochan, Bismack Biyombo and Sandro Mamukelashvili to fill minutes at center.

Kornet will start Sunday's game against the Nuggets, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.

With Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Jrue Holiday (finger) sidelined, Boston will start Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford and Kornet. In seven starts this season, Kornet has averaged 11.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.3 steals in 29.1 minutes per game.

Drummond ended Saturday's 126-119 victory over Golden State with 10 points (3-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 14 rebounds and two assists over 21 minutes.

Making his second straight start, Drummond posted his best rebounding total since Dec. 16 while producing his fourth double-double of the season. With Joel Embiid (knee) shut down for the rest of the year, Drummond should be in line for a big role in the Sixers' frontcourt -- over nine straight starts at the beginning of the season while Embiid was sidelined, the 31-year-old center averaged 9.7 points, 10.7 boards and 1.6 steals in 26.0 minutes a contest.

Porzingis (illness) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Nuggets, Zack Cox of the Boston Herald reports.

As expected, Porzingis and Jrue Holiday (finger) have both been downgraded from doubtful to out, but Jaylen Brown (knee) will be available. Porzingis' next chance to suit up will come Wednesday versus Portland, and in his absence, Al Horford should draw another start.

Valanciunas finished Saturday's 113-103 win over the Rockets with 15 points (7-10 FG, 1-1 FT), 14 rebounds, one assist, three blocks and four steals in 30 minutes.

Valanciunas had to play a bigger role than expected since Domantas Sabonis (hamstring) left the contest in the early stages of the first quarter, but he thrived in an expanded role and posted an impressive line. This was his first double-double since joining the Kings, and while he's averaging 8.4 points and 6.1 boards per contest since the trade, Valanciunas could be in line for a more significant role at center if Sabonis is forced to miss time.

Sengun ended with 30 points (10-16 FG, 10-17 FT), 10 rebounds, five assists and one block over 37 minutes during Saturday's 113-103 loss to the Kings.

Sengun and Jalen Green carried the Rockets offensively in this game, and despite the fact that Houston came up short, Segun continues to reward fantasy managers who trust him on a game-to-game basis. The big man posted his fourth double-double across five outings since the end of the All-Star break, and he's averaging 22.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.2 blocks per game in that span.

Williams finished with 24 points (11-14 FG, 2-2 FT), 12 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal across 34 minutes during Saturday's 113-100 loss to the Wizards.

Williams posted a third straight double-double, and the big man continues to play at a high level after his trade to the Lakers before the Feb. 6 deadline was rescinded. Williams is averaging 16.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game since the All-Star break, and a strong argument could be made he's been the team's second-best player in that stretch behind LaMelo Ball.

The Celtics assigned Tillman to the G League's Maine Celtics before he was later recalled to the NBA on Saturday.

Tillman likely joined the G League Celtics for Saturday's practice ahead of their game against the Grand Rapids Gold on Tuesday. The 26-year-old appeared in only two outings for the parent club during February, averaging 5.5 minutes per contest.

The Celtics assigned Queta to the G League's Maine Celtics before he was later recalled to the NBA on Saturday.

Queta likely joined the G League Celtics for Saturday's practice ahead of their matchup against the Grand Rapids Gold on Tuesday. The 25-year-old big man has received inconsistent playing time with the parent club of late, and he has averaged 5.0 points and 2.9 rebounds across 13.1 minutes per game in his last 10 appearances.

Sarr (ankle) tallied 10 points (4-11 FG, 2-7 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and two steals across 26 minutes Saturday in the Wizards' 113-100 win over the Hornets.

Sarr made his return to action after missing the previous three games with a left ankle sprain. He took back his spot in the starting five and ended up seeing the larger share of playing time at center, with Richaun Holmes moving into a backup role and covering the other 22 minutes. The Wizards will continue to prioritize Sarr when he's healthy enough to play, and while he's already proven to be a strong source of defensive stats with averages of 1.5 blocks and 0.7 steals per contest, the rookie's poor efficiency will make his scoring more volatile from game to game.