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Scottie Barnes missed his third straight game with a left adductor injury and remains day-to-day, according to Hoops Rumors’ Nov. 12 report. His availability for Toronto’s Thursday matchup against Philadelphia was still to be determined.
Barnes said he was “progressing well” before the Raptors’ game against the Celtics.
Egor Demin returns as Nets manage guard absences
Egor Demin returned from a six-game absence caused by a right leg bone bruise and scored 22 points on eight shots in Brooklyn’s win over New Orleans. The Nets led by as many as 41 points and earned their third victory of the season.
Brooklyn was without Nolan Traore and Mikel Brown Jr. because of injuries. Ben Saraf remained on assignment with the Long Island Nets.
Coach Jordi Fernandez said travel considerations and the late notice that Traore would be unavailable kept the Nets from calling up Saraf. Fernandez said Saraf would be under consideration if Traore and Brown miss additional games.
Landry Shamet earns Mike Brown’s rotation trust
In New York, Landry Shamet has become a plug-and-play starter when one of the Knicks’ starting wings is injured or resting. Coach Mike Brown credited Shamet’s two-way play and pace, while highlighting both Shamet and Miles McBride in his discussion of rotation minutes.
Brown said their performances on both ends could make it harder at times to find minutes for Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart.
“Landry and Deuce have been a big part of what we’ve done defensively, so if they’re playing at a high level, I gotta keep trying to find ways to get those guys on the floor,” Brown said.
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Source: As reported by Hoops Rumors.
