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The Portland Trail Blazers may be getting some reinforcements back at the end of the regular season and ahead of the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. Shaedon Sharpe and Vit Krejci were both upgraded to questionable for Friday's game against the LA Clippers. That contest will go a long way towards deciding which team is #8 and #9 seeds in the Play-In Tournament.

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Sean Highkin: "(Shaedon Sharpe)’s the most talented player on the entire roster. The athleticism, the dunks, the highlights, he's gotten more efficient as a shooter year over year. He has the physical tools to be a really elite defender. But the issue has been general effort and focus. Last season, the day that their second-half run started, Chauncey (Billups) told us he was moving Shaedon to the bench and putting Kris Murray in the starting lineup. He said publicly he hadn't liked the way Shaedon had been engaged on defense. Shaedon responded, won his job back, but it's kind of come and gone since then. If you put Scoot (Henderson)'s attitude, mentality, and work ethic in his body, he would be Anthony Edwards."

Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 4/6 @ DEN: OUT Jerami Grant (R Calf Strain) Vit Krejci (L Calf Contusion) Damian Lillard (L Achilles Tendon) Shaedon Sharpe (L Fibula Stress Reaction)

Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 3/29 vs. WAS: OUT Jerami Grant (R Calf Strain) Vit Krejci (L Calf Contusion) Damian Lillard (L Achilles Tendon) Shaedon Sharpe (L Fibula Stress Reaction) Chris Youngblood (Two-Way) QUESTIONABLE Robert Williams III (Low Back Soreness)

Dillon Brooks gives his opinion on the players ranked above him in the NBA top-50 Joel Embiid: "No, he's too hurt you can probably go to sleep for a straight week and he's probably hurt again" Austin Reaves: "Man a foul baiter" Shaedon Sharpe: "I'm not rating him" Julius Randle: "One of the biggest complainers, he wants all the calls because he plays the most physical him, Zion Williamson and Giannis play so physical" Paolo Banchero: "Down year for Paolo, could be way better he's supposed be LeBron status" LeBron James: "He ain't having a better year than me" Josh Giddey: "Hell no" Rudy Gobert: "Nah" Michael Porter Jr: "He having a good year" Desmond Bane: "That's my young boy" Kon Knueppel: "He's having a good year" Bradon Ingram: "I rate his game all the way" Diontae George: "He's having a great year but he's SOFT" Amen Thompson: "That's my guy" Cooper Flagg: "I rate him.. not a better year than me because if I was with the Mavs would be in the playoff hunt"
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Michael Scotto: Portland Trail Blazers say Shaedon Sharpe has a stress reaction of the left fibula, imaging revealed. Sharpe will be re-evaluated in approximately 4-6 weeks to allow for adequate healing before beginning a progressive return to full basketball activity.

Joe Freeman: A couple injury updates for the Trail Blazers: •Shaedon Sharpe (left calf strain) has not practiced since the All-Star break and is out vs. Denver. •Matisse Thybulle (right knee tendinopathy) has practiced each of the last 2 days and his availability vs. Denver is TBD.

Sean Highkin: Deni Avdija isn't on the injury report at all for tomorrow which means he's playing. Only four players listed (all out): Damian Lillard, Shaedon Sharpe, Kris Murray, Matisse Thybulle.

NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Donovan Clingan and Shaedon Sharpe (POR), DeMar DeRozan (SAC), Luka Dončić (LAL), James Harden (LAC), Jamal Murray (DEN), Alperen Sengun (HOU) and Victor Wembanyama (SAS). East: Brandon Miller (CHA), Norman Powell (MIA), Pascal Siakam (IND), Anfernee Simons (BOS), Jaylon Tyson (CLE) and Nikola Vučević (CHI).