Who's in, who's out for Spurs game on Thursday night
A look at the team's injury situation before it opens the preseason against Atlanta at the Frost Bank Center.
The San Antonio Spurs have announced that veteran forward Tobias Harris, rookie forwards Maliq Brown and Jayden Quaintance will be absent from their preseason opener against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. Harris is sidelined for the entire preseason due to a left calf strain, while Brown is dealing with back tightness and Quaintance will be out indefinitely following offseason knee surgery.
The Spurs are scheduled to play five preseason games before the regular season kicks off on October 20 against Oklahoma City. Following the Atlanta game, the defending Western Conference champions will travel to Phoenix on Saturday and Utah on Monday. Spurs All-Star guard De Aaron Fox explained during Thursday morning's shootaround that the preseason is crucial for getting in shape for the intense minutes of the regular season, emphasizing that practice and pickup games do not replicate the same level of intensity.
Fox also noted that rotation players will not play their usual minutes until the fourth or fifth exhibition game, and he plans to test his minutes allocation during the preseason to ensure readiness for the season.
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