Let’s take a look at some key injury notes from around the NBA.
Hawks
Trae Young (right ankle soreness) is probable for Thursday’s game against the Wizards, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic.
Kevin Huerter (right ankle soreness) is probable.
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right ankle soreness) is questionable.
Lou Williams (right ankle soreness) is questionable.
Onyeka Okongwu is out.
Bulls
Zach LaVine plans to play through a minor ligament tear in his thumb, our own Chris Crouse relays.
Mavericks
Kristaps Porzingis (back) is questionable for Thursday’s game against the Spurs.
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic went down with a bruised right knee injury during their Tuesday night loss to the Jazz, but Nuggets coach Michael Malone doesn’t believe it to be too serious, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.
Pistons
The Pistons could be without Jerami Grant (left-elbow contusion) against the Sixers on Thursday night, as he’s listed as questionable, we passed along earlier.
Cade Cunningham is still out with an ankle injury, as he’s currently on assignment with the Pistons’ NBA G-League team, the Motor City Cruise.
Knicks
Nerlens Noel (knee) is out for Thursday night’s game against the Bulls, per Fred Katz of The Athletic.
Sixers
Joel Embiid (knee) is questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Pistons.
Shake Milton (ankle) is also questionable.
Spurs
Doug McDermott (knee) had his MRI come back negative but will remain out for Thursday night’s game against the Mavericks and the next two games, Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Jazz
Eric Paschall (face) is questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Rockets.
Both Bojan Bogdanovic and Miye Oni are questionable due to illness as well.
Wizards
Daniel Gafford is set to undergo an MRI after leaving with a right quadriceps contusion during their Wednesday night win over the Celtics, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Raul Neto missed Wednesday night’s game and is considered day-to-day with his left shoulder contusion.
