San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox made his series debut against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Friday.
Fox missed Games 1 and 2 due to a sprained right ankle.
Dylan Harper also returned to the lineup after the rookie guard tweaked his adductor in the second half of Game 2 on Wednesday.
Fox averaged 18.8 points, 5.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 steals in 11 games through the first two rounds of the playoffs. He initially hurt his ankle in Game 4 of the conference semifinals when Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu fell on his leg but didn't miss any time until after the Spurs advanced in six games.
Harper, who replaced Fox in the starting lineup against Oklahoma City in Games 1 and 2, appeared to suffer his injury on an awkward landing during the third quarter of Game 2. The No. 2 pick in last year's draft subsequently left the game and did not return.
Harper is averaging 14.4 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals in 13 postseason appearances. He scored 24 points with 11 rebounds, six assists, and seven steals in a double-overtime win in the series opener.
