Nets' Noah Clowney (right wrist sprain) out Friday vs. Knicks

The Brooklyn Nets have 13 games left to play in their 2025-26 NBA season and along the way, the team is going to evaluate as much of the roster as possible. Part of the reason that Brooklyn is able to look at so many guys that didn't see playing time in the beginning of the season is due to injuries and it looks like that will continue to be the case. The Nets announced on Thursday that forwards Noah Clowney and Michael Porter Jr.

are out for Friday's game against the New York Knicks due to their respective injuries. Porter, who is dealing with a right ankle sprain and left hamstring strain, is out for at least the next two weeks while Clowney is nursing a right wrist sprain that he suffered in Wednesday's 121-92 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Clowney played just eight minutes in Wednesday's loss loss to the Thunder before he suffered the wrist injury and after the game, head coach Jordi Fernandez didn't have many specifics to give on his status.

With Clowney being out of the lineup on Friday, that will likely mean that rookie forward Danny Wolf should be starting at power forward after starting at small forward while Porter has been out. Moving on in the injury report, the Nets listed forward Ziaire Williams as questionable for Friday's game against the visiting Knicks as he's dealing with left hand soreness. If Williams is unable to play against New York, that could lead to someone like veteran forward Terance Mann starting at small forward, assuming that Fernandez wouldn't start someone like Josh Minott or Ochai Agbaji at that small forward spot.

Lastly, rookie guard Ben Saraf is listed as probable for Friday's tilt against the Knicks due to left foot soreness, meaning that he is likely good to go after missing Wednesday's matchup against Oklahoma City due to the soreness. With the Knicks having one of the best records in the Eastern Conference, the Nets are hoping that they have as many players available to play as possible if they're going to upset their cross-town rival. For tomorrow's game against the Knicks, the Nets say that Michael Porter Jr.