Los Angeles Clippers guard/forward Nicolas Batum (ankle) is unlikely to play on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Batum has already been ruled out for Thursday's game versus the Denver Nuggets, so it looks like he will moss both legs of the Clippers' back-to-back. His next opportunity to play will be on Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks.
Batum has a usage rate of 12.2% this season while averaging 21.2 minutes and 17.0 FanDuel points per game. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Clippers’ implied total (112.25) is No. 6 out of eight active teams today and the game total (229.5) is the lowest on the board.
Source: Law Murray, The Athletic