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.

Serge Ibaka (back) will play Friday. https://t.co/0JQi73jbnd

— FantasyLabs NBA (@FantasyLabsNBA) May 14, 2021

The Clippers are 7.5 favorites over the Rockets, according to FanDuel.

More on the game and the Clippers can be read here.

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