Marc Gasol: Says He's Playing Friday Versus Spurs

Gasol (knee) said he will play on Friday versus the Spurs, Ronald Tillery of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Analysis:

Gasol suffered a bone bruise in his knee on Wednesday versus the Rockets, had his MRI on Thursday, and was listed as questionable for Friday's tilt versus the defending champs. However, Gasol went through shoot-around on Friday, downplayed the injury and stated he will in fact be active on Friday. It's possible he's still feeling some pain in his knee, but he's certainly not acting like it.