NBA Player News

Robinson-Earl was playing rotation minutes before his illness, which sidelined the Pelicans forward for Thursday’s game against the Kings. However, JRE’s absence will not impact fantasy basketball. The same can be said for Matkovic, who has missed New Orleans’ last five games and was not in the rotation when healthy.

Rozier should be good to go despite a chest illness, but Rozier has had an abysmal season in Miami. He currently ranks outside the top-200 in nine-cat leagues for the first time since the 2016-17 season. He’ll continue to play a limited role off the bench, but he shouldn’t be rostered in most formats.

Burks has missed Miami’s last three games with a back strain, but he could be back in the lineup against Los Angeles. He was starting prior to this injury, but he will likely return to a reserve role when he is made available, which will eliminate any streaming value that he held.

Sportsnet’s Michael Grange also reported that Walter has a Grade 2 strain in his quad/hip area that could keep him out for a month. The regular season will end on April 13, which means that there is a real chance that Walter’s rookie year is over. Jared Rhoden started in place of Walter on Monday with Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji still sidelined as well. Rhoden had 11 points in 26 minutes, but it was AJ Lawson that really stepped up, as he had 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven three-pointers off the bench. Both Lawson and Rhoden should hold streaming value for at least a couple of weeks, barring an early return from Walter.

Agbaji is unlikely to take the court, which means Toronto will dig deep into the depth chart to fill numerous holes across the roster.

IQ and Barrett are the latest Raptors added to the injury report. Their absences will leave plenty of minutes available for the likes of Jamal Shead, AJ Lawson, Chris Boucher and Jared Rhoden.

VanVleet has missed five straight, but he’s got a chance to return for Wednesday’s tilt with Phoenix. If FVV is out again, expect Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr. to be more involved, with Jalen Green handling more responsibility as a facilitator.

Coulibaly sustained the hamstring injury on Monday against the Raptors, and unsurprisingly, he’ll be out for the second leg of Washington’s back-to-back set. Justin Champagnie should see additional playing time with Coulibaly sidelined.

Jerome has been rolling as a sparkplug off of Cleveland’s bench, and he’ll get the night off against Brooklyn. In his place, Sam Merrill and Craig Porter Jr. could see increased run.

Both players were sidelined Monday, but the they are off the injury report for Tuesday’s tilt with Detroit. The impact of Jones’ availability is negligible, but Holmes’ availability will impact Tristan Vukcevic’s minutes as Alexandre Sarr’s backup at center.

Middleton and Smart sat out Monday on the first leg of Washington’s back-to-back set, but the pair of vets will be good to go on Tuesday. Bub Carrington could see a reduced role with Middleton and Smart back in action.