Overview
- The Nets ruled Porter out for lower back injury management on Thursday, and rookie Drake Powell sat for left knee injury management.
- It is the first time this season Brooklyn applied a back-management designation to Porter, who has a documented history of back issues.
- Head coach Jordi Fernandez described the decision as injury management tied to workload and muscle-related back care.
- Porter sat a day after two standout outings averaging 35.0 points with efficient shooting that had boosted the Nets’ recent wins.
- Without Porter last week, Brooklyn averaged 101.0 points on 43.5% shooting with 19.0 turnovers; Terance Mann was listed probable, Utah’s Jusuf Nurkic questionable, and Kevin Love out for rest.