Raul Neto is likely to miss at least the next two games with his groin injury, coach Scott Brooks tells FortyEightMinutes and other media members on Monday’s zoom call.
Neto didn’t play in the Brooklyn game and he had been nursing the injury for the last few weeks. Expect Ish Smith to get a full allotment of minutes while the Brazilian-native recovers.
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- Brooks added that he believes Rui Hachimura, who hadn’t played since early January before this weekend, is a little behind with conditioning but feels that the forward is “heading in the right direction.” Hachimura saw 24 minutes on Friday vs. the Hawks and 28 minutes vs. the Nets on Sunday.
- Moritz Wagner, who recently returned from the COVID-19 list, says fellow big man Robin Lopez has been helping him grow as a player. “This guy has been in the league for multiple generations, it feels like,” Wagner said.
- Wagner said that overcoming everything this season with regard to players coming back from COVID-19 hasn’t been that difficult when he puts it into perspective. “I’ll tell you what’s hard: losing,” the big man said.
- Ish Smith on what he did while quarantining away from the team: “Netflix and chill by myself”
- Russell Westbrook appears to be over his calf injury that limited him recently. The former MVP spoke about his mindset after the contest against the Nets. “I don’t take this game for granted,” Westbrook explained. “I try to cherish every moment and leave it all on the floor.”
- What’s next? Damian Lillard and the Blazers come to Washington on Tuesday (8:00 pm ET) to take on the Wizards.
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