Kobe Bryant (finger) will play on Sunday against the Raptors. "You think I'm going to miss a game for a pinkie?" Bryant asked reporters,. Newly acquired Joe Smith may make his debut on Sunday, as well. Dec. 19 - 5:07 a.m. ET Source: Los Angeles Times
Jameer Nelson and Dwight Howard will continue to start for the Magic, but the rest of the lineup is up in the air, according to Stan Van Gundy. Our guess is that Gilbert Arenas will start at shooting guard and Jason Richardson will start at small forward, which gives the Magic a pretty small lineup. That leaves the power forward spot up to Brandon Bass and Hedo Turkoglu, and our hope is that SVG plans on making Turkoglu the sixth man, meaning Bass would start. The Orlando Sentinel predicts that Turkoglu will start at small forward and Arenas will come off the bench, which is quite possible as well. Dec. 19 - 10:46 a.m. ET Source: Orlando Sentinel
Kenyon Martin is nearing a return from his knee injury and could play for the Nuggets on Wednesday. Chris Andersen and Chauncey Billups are also due back about that time, although it sounds like Billups has the best chance at playing on Wednesday. Dec. 19 - 11:05 a.m. ET Source: Denver Post
Steve Nash's neck is fine and he's ready to play for the Suns on Sunday. He suffered a stinger on Friday but that's all it was. Dec. 19 - 11:57 a.m. ET Source: Paul Coro on Twitter
Josh McRoberts will miss Sunday's game against the Pacers, meaning Jeff Foster will start in his place. We're not exactly sure yet why McBob is out, or why Foster is starting over Tyler Hansbrough, but this is what Mike Wells is reporting on Twitter. Dec. 19 - 12:29 p.m. ET Source: Mike Wells on Twitter
Sonny Weems will miss Sunday's game with a back injury. Linas Kleiza started and played well on Friday, and will likely start again today. Dec. 19 - 12:15 p.m. ET Source: Matt Devlin on Twitter
Jamal Crawford will miss Sunday's game with his lingering back injury. Crawford has now missed three straight games and should be considered day-to-day until further notice. Dec. 19 - 12:13 p.m. ET Source: Michael Cunningham on Twitter
Shaquille O'Neal (calf) and Semih Erden (groin) are both ready to play through their injuries on Sunday against the Pacers. Dec. 19 - 12:10 p.m. ET Source: A. Sherrod Blakely on Twitter
Jared Dudley will start at small forward for the Suns on Sunday. The Suns won't have Vince Carter or the other players they rececntly acquired available, so we're guessing today's starting five will be Steve Nash (healthy), Grant Hill, Jared Dudley, Channing Frye and Robin Lopez. Dec. 19 - 12:02 p.m. ET Source: Paul Coro on Twitter
Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon are expected to start on Sunday, although we haven't verified that to be the case. We've been told that the Raptors' pregame show indicated both would play today, which makes sense. We'll know for sure soon. Dec. 19 - 12:31 p.m. ET
Jordan Farmar will come off the bench on Sunday and is being replaced in starting lineup by Stephen Graham. Travis Outlaw is also back in the starting five, replacing Quinton Ross. The Nets, as usual, are a mess, but Farmar was really struggling as a starter. Dec. 19 - 12:34 p.m. ET Source: Al Iannazzone on Twitter
George Hill is in a walking boot on Sunday and is expected to miss multiple games. Just when he was heating up, too. Dec. 19 - 1:02 p.m. ET Source: Jeff McDonald on Twitter
Brandon Jennings had an MRI on his left foot and will miss Monday's game against Portland. The Bucks are awaiting the results but Jennings will not travel to Portland, which kicks off a three-game West Coast swing. Dec. 19 - 2:37 p.m. ET Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
John Wall revealed on Sunday that the tendititis in his right knee is actually a bone bruise, and he could be out "awhile." This is obviously not good news and further makes us wonder why he wasn't shut down earlier because of this. He's already been out 'awhile' and his rookie season, despite a couple highlights, is turning into an absolute disaster. Dec. 19 - 1:12 p.m. ET Source: Michael Lee on Twitter
