Brooklyn Nets Center Nic Claxton will be in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, per head coach Jordi Fernandez.

Fun Fact: The Nets have four of the 20 youngest NBA players: Nolan Traore now at No. 8, Ben Saraf at No. 9, Egor Demin at No. 11 and Drake Powell at No. 19 while the Clippers have three of the 20 oldest: Brook Lopez at No. 10, Nicolas Batum at No. 15 and James Harden at No. 18.

The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Orlando Magic for the second time this season, this time at home. The Nets fell to the Magic 105-98 in their last matchup in November. The Nets took care of the Denver Nuggets 127-115 on Sunday, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Here is the full injury report for the Brooklyn Nets heading into Friday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Alas, Michael Porter Jr. was a proud nonconformist once more. During and beyond the opening frame, he continued to hit greens like Tiger Woods at Augusta National in ’97. He poured in 12 first period points while shooting 5-9 from the field. He scored or assisted on 15 of Brooklyn’s first 19 points to begin the evening.

The Nets will be without three of their top players against the Wizards on Friday as they battle for position in the draft lottery standings.

The Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets, 120-107, behind 58-point effort from the Warriors' second unit.

NBA fans speculate after Grizzlies' Ja Morant announcement vs Nets originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Ja Morant’s status for the Memphis Grizzlies ’ Sunday afternoon game against the Brooklyn Nets was already decided as early as Saturday night.