Spurs' Pau Gasol: Probable Friday vs. Clippers
Gasol (finger) is listed as probable for Friday's game against the Clippers, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Analysis:
Gasol missed the Spurs' last 15 games due to a broken left finger that required surgery, but he was said to be closing in on a return prior to the All-Star break, and it appears the extra week off has put him on course to play in the team's first contest of the second half. It's uncertain if the Spurs will immediately reinsert Gasol into the starting lineup in his first game back, but at the very least, he figures to cut into the workloads of Dewayne Dedmon and David Lee, who have absorbed the bulk of the Spaniard's minutes during his absence.