Rudy Gay (illness) expected to play for Spurs Friday-Saturday

San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay (illness) is expected to return on Friday versus the New York Knicks.

What It Means:

Gay is also expected to play in the second half of the back-to-back set versus the Portland Trail Blazers. Jakob Poeltl has started the past two games in place of Gay.

Gay is averaging 28.7 FanDuel points through 55 games this season, with 14.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 1.1 triples per contest.