Trail Blazers center Branden Carlson moved from out to day-to-day on Thursday's injury report as he deals with a concussion. The report lists Friday, Oct 23 as his expected return, which lines up with Portland's game at Sacramento.
What happened
Branden Carlson's status changed to day-to-day on the injury report on Thursday, Oct 22 at 10:20 AM ET. The 27-year-old center has a concussion. He had been listed as out since Tuesday, Oct 20. The report's comment says Carlson was ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Suns. The report now gives Oct 23 as his expected return date. It does not say when the injury happened.
What it means for the Trail Blazers
Portland's next game is at the Kings on Friday, Oct 23 at 10:00 PM ET. The Trail Blazers are 1-0 and have won without Carlson. They have not played a game with him yet. Last season Carlson appeared in 42 games and averaged 5.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 11.6 minutes. Without him, Donovan Clingan has played 20.7 minutes at center and scored 11 points. Sidy Cissoko led the team at 25.1 minutes. Damian Lillard scored 25 points in 23.9 minutes. Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara each scored 18.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Carlson is cleared for Sacramento. His expected return is listed as Oct 23, the day of the Kings game. A final decision has not been announced. Portland also has two other players on the report. Shaedon Sharpe is out with a right knee injury. Chris Youngblood is day-to-day with a left ankle injury. No games past Friday have been announced.
Is Branden Carlson playing at the Kings on Friday?
He is listed as day-to-day with a concussion, and the injury report gives Oct 23 as his expected return. That is the date of Friday's game at Sacramento. A final decision has not been announced.
When will Branden Carlson be back?
The injury report lists his expected return as Oct 23. He was upgraded from out to day-to-day on Thursday, Oct 22.