The Brooklyn Nets are nearing the end of their 2025-26 NBA season and at this point, they are hoping to finish the campaign on a strong note amidst the rebuild. Brooklyn has less than two weeks left before they can break for the summer, but until then, they will have to figure out what the rotations will be given the amount of injuries affecting the team.

The Nets announced on Thursday that center Nic Claxton and forward Noah Clowney are probable for Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks due to their respective conditions. Claxton is dealing with an illness as well as right hand soreness while Clowney is trying to play through some soreness in his left ankle with the hope of making the most of his third season in the league.

Claxton, 26, is having arguably the best season of his career as he’s averaging 11.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 56.9% from the field and 61.2% from the free-throw line. With backup center Day’Ron Sharpe already ruled out for the rest of the season, Claxton is more valuable to Brooklyn’s rotation than he already is and if he doesn’t play, someone like Two-Way Chaney Johnson could be called on to soak up those minutes.

Clowney, 21, is averaging the best season of his career to this point with his averages of 12.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 39.4% from the floor and 33.1% from behind the three-point line. Clowney recently returned after missing four games due to a left ankle sprain so the Nets could be more cautious with his injury given they wouldn’t want to risk a re-aggravation of the issue.

Heading into Friday’s game against Atlanta, the Nets will be missing the aforementioned Sharpe along with rookie Egor Demin, forward Michael Porter Jr., and forward Danny Wolf. As such, Brooklyn signed forward Trevon Scott from the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, to a 10-day hardship contract on Thursday, potentially with the anticipation of missing more players due to injury as this season comes to a close.

For tomorrow’s game against the Hawks, the Nets say Nic Claxton (illness/right hand soreness) and Noah Clowney (left ankle soreness) are PROBABLE.

— Sharif Phillips-Keaton (@SharifKeaton) April 2, 2026

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