ImpactWalker is in danger of missing a third straight game due to knee soreness. Matisse Thybulle (foot) is also questionable, while Deandre Ayton (knee) is doubtful, so Portland's frontcourt may be shorthanded again.
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Jabari Walker - Considered questionableWalker (knee) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Knicks.
Matisse Thybulle - Questionable TuesdayThybulle (foot) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Knicks.
ImpactThybulle missed his first game of the season Sunday, and it appears he may be in danger of missing another on Tuesday. If he were to be sidelined, expect Toumani Camara, Shaedon Sharpe and Kris Murray to all see extended minutes until he returns.
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Deandre Ayton - Unlikely to play TuesdayAyton (knee) is doubtful for Tuesday's game against the Knicks.
ImpactAyton will likely miss an eighth straight game due to right knee tendinitis. This doesn't come as a surprise, as coach Chauncey Billups said Sunday that Ayton doesn't have a return timetable, but the team is hopeful he can join them at some point during their upcoming road trip, which ends Friday in Minnesota. In Ayton's absence, Duop Reath should continue to draw starts at center, especially with Moses Brown sidelined indefinitely following surgery.
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Moses Brown - Will undergo surgery on wristThe Trail Blazers announced Monday that Brown will undergo surgery on his left wrist.
ImpactBrown has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of his scaphoid, and his surgery is scheduled for this week. A timetable for a return will be announced after the surgery, but fantasy managers should plan on Brown missing several weeks. Duop Reath has played very well for the Trail Blazers in recent games and has become a popular fantasy pickup with so many injuries in Portland.
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Kevin McHale to Appear at Star-Studded Farewell EventLast month, Goran Dragic announced his retirement from professional basketball. Throughout his career, Dragic played for the Phoenix Suns, M...
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Former Duke One-And-Done Survives Cut Day in BrooklynSunday marked the final day for NBA teams to cut players on partially guaranteed contracts before they convert into fully guaranteed money f...
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Dennis Smith Jr. - Posts first double-double off benchSmith racked up 10 points (3-8 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 4-4 FT), two rebounds, 10 assists, one block and two steals over 29 minutes before fouling out of Sunday's 134-127 overtime loss to the...
ImpactSmith led the Nets in assists to go along with a pair of steals and a double-digit point total en route to his first double-double of the year. Smith handed out at least 10 assists for the first time of the season, previously holding a season-high assist mark of eight which he set Dec. 27. Smith has finished with at least 10 points and five assists in five games this year.
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