Leonard came into contest with a “questionable” tag due to ankle injury sustained during the Clippers road loss against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Leonard was able to complete the game despite suffering the injury with 5:26 remaining in the third quarter.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/nets/onsi as Brooklyn Nets’ Could Make Interesting Bid for Grizzlies’ Ja Morant. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, as new star guard has hit the trade block, just days after the trading of Trae Young to the Washington Wizards.

The Magic enter this matchup after a 120-112 loss at the Washington Wizards on Tuesday in which Orlando came back from a 26-point deficit to make the game interesting in the end. Rookie guard Jase Richardson led the way for the Magic with 20 points and three assists off the bench while guard Desmond Bane had 15 points and two rebounds in support.

It reportedly would cost multiple first-round picks to acquire either the New Orleans Pelicans' Trey Murphy III or Brooklyn Nets' Michael Porter Jr. ahead of the 2026 NBA trade deadline.

Before the No. 8 overall pick took over in the late fourth quarter and overtime, the Nets had to dig themselves out of a hole from the first three quarters. Despite the final score being 104-103 Magic, Brooklyn trailed 79-64 to start the fourth quarter.

Here are three Brooklyn Nets takeaways from Wednesday's 104-103 overtime loss to Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Kleine wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 3.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Mann is in the Nets ' starting lineup against the Clippers on Friday, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.

Brooklyn Nets Center Nic Claxton will be in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, per head coach Jordi Fernandez.