Injury Report: Key Player Receives Updated Status For Nets vs. Spurs

The Brooklyn Nets are looking to extend their winning streak vs. the San Antonio Spurs

Joey Linn | Jan 2, 2023

Injury Report: Key Player Receives Updated Status For Nets vs. Spurs /

The Brooklyn Nets are currently riding an NBA-best 11-game winning streak that has ascended them to the second-best record in basketball. Currently the Eastern Conference's two-seed, Brooklyn is just 1.5 games behind Boston for the top spot in the East and the NBA's best record. Going against a bad San Antonio Spurs team tonight, Brooklyn will look to make it 12-straight wins.

While the Spurs have not been good this season, currently sitting at just 12-24, they did receive a good bit of injury news ahead of tonight's contest. After missing the last two games and being listed as questionable for this game, San Antonio's second leading scorer Devin Vassell has been upgraded to available for this game vs. Brooklyn.

On the season, Vassell is averaging 19.6 PPG on 40.3% from deep. The third-year player out of Florida State has experienced a breakout campaign to start the year, currently averaging more than seven points per game higher than he averaged last season. On a rebuilding Spurs team, Vassell has emerged as a piece they would like to keep around, and has been one of the lone bright spots in an otherwise rough season for the Spurs.

While Brooklyn still has a very distinct talent advantage in this game, they will have to be mindful of Vassell, who has the ability to go off. The two teams will begin at 7:30 PM EST in Brooklyn.

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JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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