Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez provided injury updates on Ziaire Williams, Cam Johnson, and Trendon Watford after practice on Friday.
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To that point, Brooklyn is still dealing with a growing list of injuries as guard Cam Thomas and forward Trendon Watford are listed as out for Tuesday's game against New York due to their respective left hamstring strains.
Williams (ankle) is probable for Saturday's game against the Heat, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.
Forward Ziaire Williams, who did not play in Tuesday’s loss to the Knicks, is considered day-to-day with a left ankle sprain. He was ruled out of Wednesday’s game as well. There is no timeline for when he’ll return to the court.
Williams has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Knicks due to a left ankle sprain, Sharif Phillips-Keaton of USA Today rpeorts. Williams has started in each of the Nets' last nine games, and over that span he has averaged 12.
Point-spread: Nets (+8.5) Over/Under: 209.5 Nets : OUT: Bojan Bogdanovic (foot), Cam Johnson (ankle), Maxwell Lewis (tibia), De’Anthony Melton (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), and Trendon Watford (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: D’Angelo Russell (personal reasons) and Ben Simmons (illness). PROBABLE: Ziaire Williams (ankle).
For Lakers rookie Bronny James, the game was extra special as he got reunited with Nets forward Ziaire Williams, his former teammate at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles. After the matchup, James and Williams exchanged jerseys and posed for a picture. The Lakers guard posted it on his Instagram story.
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Taking on the Nets in a rebuild year is a tall task for anyone. Jordi Fernandez knew that going in. He was aware he would be asked to build a young group of players, develop them, and endure a season of musical chairs as the franchise tries to make moves for the future.
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