NBA Player News

Nembhard (undisclosed) is set to return for Friday's preseason game against the Bucks, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.

There was no mention of any injury to Nembhard in the pre-game press conference. Nembhard is projected to start alongside Tyrese Haliburton on Opening Night.

Walker (undisclosed) is out for Friday's preseason game against the Bucks, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.

This will be Walker's second straight game on the shelf for unspecified reasons. Walker can be considered questionable ahead of Opening Night.

McConnell (undisclosed) is out for Friday's preseason game against the Bucks, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.

McConnell will end up sitting out the entire preseason and there's been no clarity on what's going on with the veteran point guard. If healthy, he projects as Indiana's backup point guard this season.

Vucevic (rest) isn't listed on the injury report for Friday's preseason matchup with Miami.

Vucevic got the night off during Tuesday's victory over the Cavaliers, though the big man will return to action in Orlando's preseason finale. The veteran center is in line to compete for minutes with Goga Bitadze behind Wendell Carter in the 2026-27 campaign.

Edgecombe (rest) won't play in Friday's preseason game against the Celtics, Chris Hine of The Philly Inquirer reports.

Edgecombe will get the night off during the Sixers' preseason finale. The second-year swingman should be available for Tuesday's regular-season opener against the Knicks.

Black (ankle) will not play in Friday's preseason game against the Heat.

Black has missed the entire preseason for Orlando, but the team continues to insist that they are being cautious. Fantasy managers can consider him questionable ahead of Opening Night.

Embiid (rest) will play in Friday's preseason finale against Boston, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.

Embiid was held out of Saturday's game against Boston for maintenance and there is no injury to report. He will get some final reps Friday ahead of Opening Night.

Brown (rest) will play Friday against the Celtics for the final preseason contest, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globereports.

Brown was rested Saturday against Boston but is all set for the rematch against his former team. More usage could be coming his way with VJ Edgecombe resting Friday.

James (rest) is set to play in Friday's preseason game against Boston, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.

The 76ers will give most of their rotation some additional reps for the preseason finale. It's unclear what kind of workloads the key players will see Friday.

Johnson (rest) will play in Friday's preseason game against the Kings, Matt Guzman of SI.com reports.

Johnson was among several players who rested Wednesday against the Suns. However, it appears the Spurs want to get some more reps for their regulars Friday for the finale.