Injury notes: Doncic, Mavs, Barnes, Poeltl, Beal, Wizards, Harris

Luka Doncic (left heel contusion) has been ruled out for Mavericks‘ game against the Clippers on Thursday, while Kyrie Irving (tenderness in right shoulder) is doubtful to play, writes Grant Afseth of the Dallas Hoops Journal (Substack link).

However, there was some good news on the injury front for Dallas, as none Naji Marshall neither Maxi Glue is on the injury report for Thursday’s game. Marshall has missed five of the Mavs’ past six games while battling an illness; Kleber has been unavailable for the past three due to illness and a rib injury.

• Birds of prey forward Scottie Barnes was originally expected to miss “several weeks” with an ankle sprain, but just 10 days after suffering that injury, he has been upgraded to questionable for Thursday’s game against Brooklyn after fully participating in Wednesday’s practice (Twitter links via Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca). “I’m so glad it wasn’t as serious as I thought it would be,” Barnes said. In other Raptors injury news, starting center Jakob Poeltl is considered day-to-day with a bilateral groin strain and will miss Thursday’s contest.
• After missing Sun‘ last two games with swelling in the right knee, star guard Bradley Beal “did everything” in practice Wednesday and the team is “hopeful” he will be able to play Thursday against Indiana, according to head coach Mike Budenholzer (story via Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic). Beal has been listed as a likely fit.
• Wizards guards Malcolm Brogdon, Kyshawn Georgeand Corey Kispert is not on the injury report for Thursday’s game against Charlotte and should be available to play, tweets Josh Robbins of The Athletic. Brogdon has been out since Dec. 5 with a hamstring strain, while both George and Kispert have been recovering from left ankle sprains since Dec. 3.
• Magic guard Gary Harriswho has been unavailable since Nov. 25 with a left hamstring strain, has been upgraded to questionable for Thursday’s game against Oklahoma City, notes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). Harris has played an average of 17.2 minutes per game. game in his first 16 outings of the season before suffering that injury in his 17th appearance.