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Battle (lower back) isn't listed on the injury report for Saturday's preseason game against the Clippers, Esfandiar Baraheni of The Athletic reports.

Battle missed the preseason opener last weekend but returned to practice this past week and is slated to suit up Saturday. He's made 120 regular-season appearances over the past two seasons, but his path to playing time this year is muddled after the additions of Kawhi Leonard and Allen Graves.

Jackson-Davis (dental) will not play against the Clippers in Saturday's preseason game, Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jackson-Davis will miss another preseason game, this time due to dental work rather than a migraine. His next opportunity to play is Tuesday against New York.

Graves (groin) has been ruled for Saturday's preseason game against the Clippers, Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Graves continues to be sidelined by a groin injury that he picked up early in training camp. His next chance to play is Tuesday against the Knicks, but the Raptors could hold the rookie first-rounder out until the team's regular-season opener against the Bulls on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Pritchard (rest) said he'll play in Saturday's preseason game against the 76ers, Jay King of The Athletic reports.

Most of Boston's regular players rested during the preseason opener, including Pritchard, but the veteran point guard will make his debut Saturday. He's coming off a career-best season during which he averaged 17.0 points, 5.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds across 79 regular-season games (50 starts).

Fox (undisclosed) won't play in Saturday's preseason game against the Suns, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.

Fox will miss a second straight exhibition after being a late scratch ahead of Thursday's preseason opener against the Hawks. The veteran point guard will have three more chances to suit up before the Spurs' regular-season opener against the Thunder on Oct. 20.

Jazz head coach Will Hardy said Saturday that Filipowski is progressing well and doing the necessary steps to get back on the court, but the big man doesn't have a return timeline, Shreyas Laddha of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Filipowski tweaked his back while lifting in the 2025-26 offseason, which caused painful sciatica down his leg throughout the campaign and limited his explosiveness. This offseason, he underwent surgery to fix the herniated disc in his back that was causing the pain, and he's still rehabbing. With Jusuf Nurkic (foot) slated to miss Opening Night, Filipowski's availability moving forward will be one to monitor closely.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Williams is dealing with a foot contusion, Benjamin Royer of The Orange County Register reports.

Williams has missed two straight preseason games due to the injury, which was previously labeled as general soreness. It's unclear when he'll be cleared to play, but it doesn't sound like he's practicing at full capacity yet.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Kaluma (lower body) returned to practice Saturday, Benjamin Royer of The Orange County Register reports.

It's unclear if Kaluma will make his preseason debut Tuesday against Golden State, but he's trending in the right direction after missing three straight exhibitions due to a lower-body injury. The two-way wing is expected to spend most of this season in the G League.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Kessler participated in Saturday's practice but didn't do live work, though the center might return to scrimmaging Sunday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.

If Kessler scrimmages Sunday and everything goes according to plan, the big man could make his Lakers debut Tuesday against Golden State. Kessler jammed his finger early in training camp and has missed three straight games, but by all accounts, it's not a long-term issue.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Saturday that Sexton is day-to-day due to a lower-leg injury, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.

Sexton has missed multiple preseason games due to what was initially described as a lower-body injury, but Redick was more specific about the nature of Sexton's health concern Saturday. With two more exhibition games left on the schedule, the Lakers may keep Sexton sidelined until the team's regular-season opener against the Warriors on Wednesday, Oct. 21.