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Caleb Wilson has surgery on his fractured right hand and will be re-evaluated in three weeks, and Evan Mobley is out Friday with a toe sprain
Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson had surgery on a fractured right hand and will be re-evaluated in three weeks, Evan Mobley is out Friday at Miami with a left great toe sprain, and Joel Embiid returned after a knee-to-knee collision against Toronto.
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Chicago Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson had surgery on Thursday to repair a fracture in his right hand, and the team will re-evaluate him in three weeks. Cleveland has ruled out Evan Mobley for Friday’s game in Miami with a left great toe sprain. In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid hurt his right knee in a collision early in Thursday’s win over Toronto, but he came back and finished the game.
Wilson will be re-evaluated in three weeks
Wilson hurt the hand in the third quarter of Wednesday’s 124-119 home loss to San Antonio and did not return. He had 15 points in 15 minutes on 5-of-7 shooting before he left. On Thursday, the Bulls said he sustained the fracture in that game, that the surgery was successful and that he will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Shams Charania reported that Wilson is expected to miss four to six weeks, and Chris Haynes reported that he will be out for at least a month. The league’s injury report lists the injury as a right metacarpal fracture.
Wilson is averaging 18.9 points and 6.2 rebounds in 30.8 minutes over 10 games. A three-week re-evaluation would fall around Dec. 3, when Chicago hosts Cleveland. That would be the Bulls’ 11th game without him, starting with Friday’s Emirates NBA Cup game against Atlanta at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Saturday Cairo time). After Dec. 3, the Bulls do not play again until Dec. 13 against Houston. Chicago also lists Norman Powell (low back spasms) and Dailyn Swain (right disc irritation) as questionable for Friday, and Tobe Awaka (disc irritation) is out.
Mobley is out in Miami
The Cavaliers added Mobley to their report on Thursday evening and listed him as out with a left great toe sprain for Friday’s 8 p.m. ET game at Miami. Sam Merrill (right elbow injury management) is still out, and Nae’Qwan Tomlin (low back stress reaction) is out as well. For Miami, Giannis Antetokounmpo is probable with a right wrist sprain, while Klay Thompson (left ankle soreness) and Pelle Larsson (illness) are questionable.
Embiid’s knee scare against Toronto
Embiid was upgraded to available before Thursday’s game, after he went through shootaround as questionable. About three minutes in, his right knee collided with Ja’Kobe Walter’s knee. Embiid stayed on the floor for a while, pointing at the knee, and then limped to the locker room. He returned less than four minutes later and finished with 20 points in the 123-112 win. LeBron James missed the game with his low back and sciatica issue.
After the game, Nick Nurse said Embiid was “very, very motivated to play” and that it was hard to get him out for his scheduled rest. Nurse also said Embiid’s mobility had dropped in the last few games but looked better on Thursday. “It’s nice to see the movement spark come back,” Nurse said. “When he’s driving the ball, he’s feeling pretty good.” The 76ers next play Sunday at home against Indiana.
The rest of Friday’s reports
Orlando upgraded Jalen Suggs from out to questionable with a right knee contusion and bone bruise for Friday’s 7 p.m. ET game against Milwaukee. Paolo Banchero is still out with a right high ankle sprain, and Tristan da Silva (left calf strain) and Jamal Cain (left shoulder contusion) are questionable. Indiana lists Aaron Nesmith as questionable with right knee soreness against the Knicks after he left Wednesday’s game. Tyrese Haliburton (left hamstring strain) is out, and T.J. McConnell is probable.
San Antonio lists De’Aaron Fox (left hip soreness) and Devin Vassell (left adductor tightness) as questionable against Golden State, which has Stephen Curry (right oblique tear), Jimmy Butler, Moses Moody, Brandon Williams and Kristaps Porziņģis out. Houston has Marcus Smart out to start his three-game suspension, along with Clint Capela (right ankle sprain) and Steven Adams. Utah again rules out Lauri Markkanen (right hand fracture), Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkić.
New Orleans lists Trey Murphy III, Bennedict Mathurin, Yves Missi and Bryce McGowens as doubtful against Memphis, which rules out Zach Edey (left ankle injury management) and Quinten Post (concussion protocol). Oklahoma City has Chet Holmgren out and Ajay Mitchell questionable with a left ankle sprain at the Clippers, who rule out Bradley Beal and Brandon Ingram. The Lakers had not shared the results of Austin Reaves’ heel imaging as of early Friday, and they next play Sunday at Phoenix. Our injuries page tracks every team’s latest report.
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