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Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (foot) has been removed from the injury report ahead of Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Clarkson missed 10 straight games before returning to the court on Monday. Unsurprisingly, Clarkson sat out on Tuesday for rest purposes, but is expected to be back in the mix on Thursday. The assumption is that the Jazz are going to continue having Clarkson on a minutes limit while he works his way back up to full speed. He played 21 minutes on Monday, so fantasy managers should expect him to have a similar workload once again on Thursday.

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (back) has been removed from the injury report ahead of Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Markkanen sat out on Tuesday, but it sounds like that was a planned absence for injury maintenance. The 27-year-old recently returned from injury and it looks like the Jazz wanted to give him some time to rest following Monday's contest. Fantasy managers should expect Markkanen to have his normal workload on Thursday. Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski should see reduced roles with Markkanen back in the mix on Thursday.

The Utah Jazz announced centerWalker Kessler(shoulder) will be unavailable for Tuesday's matchup with the Golden State Warriors. Kessler will miss his second game in a row after suffering a shoulder contusion on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The young big man posted 11 points, 10 rebounds, one assist, two steals, and two blocks in 29 minutes on the court. While Kessler andJohn Collins (illness) are both out,Kyle Filipowski will likely see some added opportunities at center. During Filipowski's last outing on Monday against the Pelicans, he grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds for his first double-double this season.

Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribunereports that Utah Jazz forwardJohn Collins(illness) will not play on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. Collins will be sidelined for the third consecutive contest due to an illness. He has only suited up for three of the last 16 games due to various ailments.Kyle FilipowskiandBrice Sensabaughwill likely see added opportunities sinceWalker Kessler(shoulder) andLauri Markkanen(rest) are also out this evening.

According to Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Jazz guardJordan Clarkson(heel) won't play Tuesday versus the Golden State Warriors due to injury management for his left foot. On Monday, Clarkson posted 13 points, three rebounds and five assists across 22 minutes in a loss to the Bucks. It was his first game back after missing 10 consecutive contests after recovering from an injured left foot. His next chance to suit up comes at home on Thursday against Minnesota. In the meantime, Utah will have to rely upon Keyonte George and Collin Sexton to take on the majority of the team's backcourt minutes that will be available.