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Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Charlotte Hornets may be without one of their star players in Saturday night's matchup.
The Celtics have two starters listed on the injury report ahead of their 8 p.m. Saturday game against the Rockets. Derrick White (bilateral neck stiffness) and Payton Pritchard (left ankle sprain) are both probable for the game.
The Denver Nuggets cross swords against the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA Cup contest on Friday. Ahead of the game, the Nuggets listed two players on the injury report submitted on the eve of the tie. Jamal Murray appeared on the list for the first time this season, while concerns about Cameron Johnson's weren't fully eliminated.
The Cleveland Cavaliers may be without multiple key players in Friday night's game against the Toronto Raptors.
Along with Murray, Johnson appeared on the Nuggets' injury report once again. Johnson has been dealing with a shoulder injury since the middle of Denver's third game of the season vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, and would end up leaving in the middle of the fourth quarter to eventually be deemed questionable to return.
Karl-Anthony Towns remains in the New York Knicks' injury report ahead of their Emirates NBA Cup debut game against the Chicago Bulls on Friday, Oct. 31.
On the other side, the Bulls have two players listed on their injury report for Friday’s game as they have ruled out Coby White and Zach Collins. For White, he remains sidelined due to a calf strain that has caused him to miss every game of the season thus far.
Lakers star Luka Doncic remained on the injury report for the team’s upcoming game against the Grizzlies on Friday.
The Indiana Pacers reportedly plan to sign forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to a 10-Day contract via the NBA’s hardship exception policy, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Indiana