NBA News: Serge Ibaka Status in Clippers Rockets Game
Serge Ibaka will play for the Clippers against the Rockets on Friday.
The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-90 in Charlotte on Thursday night. On the second night of a back-to-back, they will face the Rockets in Houston on Friday.
Their pair of All-Stars in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George has already been ruled out for rest, and the status of Serge Ibaka was up in the air, surrounding a back issue.
However, Ibaka has been announced as active and will play on Friday for the Clippers against the Rockets on Friday.
The status of Ibaka can be seen in a post embedded below from FantasyLabs NBA.
The Clippers are 7.5 favorites over the Rockets, according to FanDuel.
More on the game and the Clippers can be read here.
Related stories on NBA basketball
- BJORKGREN'S SEAT IS HOT: The Indiana Pacers' first-year head coach could be in jeopardy of losing his job, ESPN reports. CLICK HERE
- PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT: The NBA is having a play-in tournament for the first time this year to determine the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds. Here's everything you need to know on how it works. CLICK HERE
- RUSS MAKES NBA HISTORY: Russell Westbrook and the Wizards lost to the Hawks in Atlanta on Monday, but Westbrook got his 182nd career triple-double, the new NBA record. CLICK HERE.
- PACERS FALL TO BUCKS: On Thursday, in a game that could have gotten them to the eighth seed, the Pacers fell to the Bucks 142-133 and allowed two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to score 40 points and grab 15 rebounds on the night.
