UPDATE: Deandre Ayton's Current Injury Status For Trail Blazers-Clippers Game
UPDATE: Deandre Ayton has been ruled out (h/t Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN).
On Monday evening, the Portland Trail Blazers will be in California to face off against the Los Angeles Clippers.
For the game, the Trail Blazers could be without one of their best players, as Deandre Ayton is on the injury report.
Ayton has missed each of the previous two games, so this would be his third straight out of the lineup (if he doesn't play).
Via Underdog NBA: "Deandre Ayton (knee) questionable for Monday."
Ayton has played in 18 games so far this season and is averaging 12.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 58.7% from the field.
The Trail Blazers are 6-15 in their first 21 games, which has them as the 14th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 3-7 over their last ten games and in the middle of a three-game losing streak.
Most recently, the Trail Blazers lost to the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 125-112 (at home) on Friday.
Ayton is in his first season with the Trail Blazers after getting traded (via the Phoenix Suns) over the offseason.
Following the Clippers, the Trail Blazers will play their next game on Thursday evening when they host the Utah Jazz in Oregon.
As for the Clippers, they are 11-10 in their first 21 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 7-3 over their last ten games and in the middle of a three-game winning streak.
Most recently, the Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz by a score of 117-103.
