Nets' Michael Porter: Out with back injury

Porter is out for Friday's game against the 76ers due to low-back tightness, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.

Porter will miss a game for the first time since Nov. 3, and the Nets are hoping the back tightness doesn't become a more complicated injury. His next chance to play will come Saturday on the second leg of a back-to-back set against the Bucks, but losing Porter is a huge blow for the Nets, even if it's just for one game. The star forward is averaging 25.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game since the beginning of November.