LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) unlikely to play Saturday for Nets
Brooklyn Nets forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) will not play on Saturday versus the Miami Heat, per head coach Steve Nash.
What It Means:
Aldridge will be unavailable for a seventh straight contest, but the Nets previously said they expect the veteran to return before the All-Star break. Nicolas Claxton has been sidelined by a hamstring injury, so Blake Griffin and Day'Ron Sharpe may be asked to hold it down in the frontcourt again for Brooklyn on Saturday.
Blake is averaging 23.2 minutes and 25.4 FanDuel points per game over the last six games without Aldridge. Sharpe is averaging 14.2 minutes and 16.0 FanDuel points in that stretch.
Source:
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic
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