Spurs Clear Fox, Harper for Game 3 as Backcourt Gets 2 Guards Back
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Updated · ESPN · May 22
Spurs Clear Fox, Harper for Game 3 as Backcourt Gets 2 Guards Back
12 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 22
Game 3 will include both De'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper after San Antonio cleared the guards following pregame evaluations Friday.
An MRI on Harper's right adductor came back manageable after he exited Game 2, while Fox was approved to return from the high right ankle sprain that sidelined him for the first 2 games of the series.
Their availability eases a severe backcourt shortage that left Stephon Castle and Jordan McLaughlin as San Antonio's only healthy guards after the Spurs' Game 2 loss to Oklahoma City.
Fox had played through the ankle injury late in the Minnesota series before sitting out the opening 2 games of the West finals; he is averaging 18.8 points and 5.8 assists this postseason.
Can De'Aaron Fox's return overcome San Antonio's turnover woes and upset the reigning champions?
With Jalen Williams sidelined, can Oklahoma City's physical style and championship depth hold off the revitalized Spurs?