The Portland Trail Blazers are shorthanded against the Brooklyn Nets.
According to team insider Sean Highkin, the Blazers are ruling out big man Robert Williams III and forward Vit Krejci. "Robert Williams III is out on the back-to-back as usual and Vit Krejci is out with a left calf contusion.
Tiago Splitter said he’s hopefully it’s not anything serious but Krejci got hit last night in Philly and said he couldn’t play today," Highkin tweeted. Robert Williams III is out on the back-to-back as usual and Vit Krejci is out with a left calf contusion. Tiago Splitter said he’s hopefully it’s not anything serious but Krejci got hit last night in Philly and said he couldn’t play today. Williams and Krejci are joining Damian Lillard, Caleb Love, Shaedon Sharpe, Yang Hansen and Chris Youngblood on the injury report for the Blazers. Love, Yang, and Youngblood are in the G League while Lillard is still recovering from a torn Achilles and Sharpe is out with a stress reaction to his left fibula. The Nets are also dealing with a long injury report themselves as rookie point guard Egor Demin , big man Day'Ron Sharpe , power forward Noah Clowney , shooting guard Terance Mann , leading scorer Michael Porter Jr. are all out. Rookie forward Ben Saraf was questionable with a calf injury, but he is expected to go for the Nets. The Blazers being injured is nothing new for the team as they have dealt with this all year long. Williams sitting is no surprise because he usually does not play both legs of back-to-backs, and heless than 24 hours ago. Krejci's injury happened during the game against the Sixers, but the hope is that he will be able to return to the court at some point during the road trip. The Blazers are enduring their final long road trip of the season, playing five games away from the Moda Center. They fell in the opener last night against the Sixers but hope they can bounce back against the Nets, especially with their lengthy injury report.if the Golden State Warriors lose to the Washington Wizards, who will be playing simultaneously to start the action for the league this evening. Tip-off between the Blazers and Nets is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET inside the Barclays Center. Fans can watch the game on Rip City Sports Network or stream it on NBA League Pass.Jeremy Brener is the publisher for Portland Trail Blazers On SI. He previously served as an editor and writer for Blazer's Edge for three years. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener.
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