NBA Player News
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Jordan Walsh SF | BOS
Celtics' Jordan Walsh: Career-high 22 points Thursday
Walsh tallied 22 points (8-8 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT), seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block over 30 minutes during the Celtics' 146-101 win over the Wizards on Thursday.
Walsh and the rest of the Celtics starters were forced to take on larger roles Thursday due to Jaylen Brown being sidelined with an illness. Walsh made the most of the opportunity, connecting on all eight of his field-goal attempts en route to a career-high scoring performance. The third-year forward has stepped up in a big way during Boston's three game-winning streak, and over that span he has averaged 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks over 28.9 minutes per game.
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Payton Pritchard PG | BOS
Celtics' Payton Pritchard: Logs 20 points in Thursday's win
Pritchard contributed 20 points (8-21 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 1-1 FT), eight assists, six reboudns and one steal over 32 minutes during Boston's 146-101 win over Washington on Thursday.
Pritchard and Derrick White took on larger roles on offense Thursday due to the absence of Jaylen Brown (illness). Pritchard wasn't the most efficient from the field during the win, but he finished as the Celtics' third-leading scorer behind White (30 points) and Jordan Walsh (22 points) and second in assists behind White (nine). It was the seventh time this season that Pritchard has scored 20-plus points, and the sixth-year point guard continues to enjoy a career year in the absence of Jayson Tatum (Achilles). Over his last 10 outings, Pritchard has averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.7 threes over 32.5 minutes per game.
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Derrick White SG | BOS
Celtics' Derrick White: Near triple-double sans Brown
White posted 30 points (12-21 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 1-1 FT), nine assists, seven rebounds and one steal over 29 minutes during the Celtics' 146-101 win over the Wizards on Thursday.
White was tasked with a larger role in the Celtics' offense Thursday due to the absence of Jaylen Brown (illness). White rose to the occasion with a season-high 30 points, and he finished one assist and three rebounds shy from logging his first triple-double of the season. The veteran guard would be in line for a large workload against the Lakers on Friday if Brown is not cleared to return.
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Mitchell Robinson C | NY
Knicks' Mitchell Robinson: Will play vs. Jazz
Robinson (ankle) isn't listed on the injury report ahead of Friday's game against Utah.
Robinson sat out of the second half of New York's back-to-back Wednesday, but as expected, he'll be back in action Friday. The big man is averaging 2.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in his last four games, all off the bench.
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Terance Mann SG | BKN
Nets' Terance Mann: Headed to locker room
Mann went back to the locker room Thursday with an undisclosed injury, Sharif Phillips-Keaton of USA Today reports.
Mann collided with a Jazz player and landed hard on the floor, and while he stayed in the game to shoot his free throws, he went straight back to the locker room after that. Mann just returned from a two-game absence due to a rib issue, but it's currently unclear if he aggravated that injury.
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Draymond Green PF | GS
Warriors' Draymond Green: Won't return Thursday
Green has been ruled out for the remainder of Thursday's game against Philadelphia due to a right foot injury. He'll finish the night with three points (1-3 FG, 1-3 3Pt), three rebounds and one block in nine minutes.
Green was in obvious discomfort as he exited the court for the locker room, and he didn't come back out for the start of the second half. He can be considered day-to-day until the team has more information on the extent of his injury.
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Draymond Green PF | GS
Warriors' Draymond Green: Heads to locker room
Green went to the locker room during the second quarter of Thursday's game against the 76ers due to an apparent right foot/ankle injury, Anthony Slater of ESPN.com reports.
Green was favoring his right foot as he slowly made his way to the locker room. The Warriors are already thin without Stephen Curry (quadriceps) and Jimmy Butler (knee), so it would likely be up to Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis to pick up the slack at center if Green is unable to return.
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Kasparas Jakucionis SG | MIA
Heat's Kasparas Jakucionis: Back to G League
Jakucionis was assigned to the G League's Sioux Falls Skyforce on Thursday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Jakucionis was recalled to the NBA club Monday and saw one minute of action against the Clippers, logging one steal and hoisting up a pair of shots during his brief stint. He'll return to the G League where he'll presumably see more opportunities to stay sharp.
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Kyle Filipowski C | UTA
Jazz's Kyle Filipowski: Getting chance with first unit
Filipowski is starting Thursday's game against the Nets.
Filipowski has been playing well off the bench lately, averaging 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in his last six appearances. He'll draw the start Thursday with Jusuf Nurkic (ribs) and Kevin Love (rest) sidelined.
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Gabe Vincent PG | LAL
Lakers' Gabe Vincent: Starting Thursday
Vincent is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto, Ryan Ward of LakersNation.com reports.
Vincent is back in the starting lineup with Luka Doncic (personal) taking the night off and he'll be joined in the first unit by Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton. Over four starts this season, Vincent has posted averages of 4.3 points and 2.8 assists per game.