The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Houston Rockets on Saturday night in a Western Conference matchup, but is Blazers star Jerami Grant playing in the game? Grant is among the Blazers listed on the NBA injury report as he deals with a face contusion.

The Portland Trail Blazers will host one of the best teams in the Western Conference, the Houston ... Rockets, but they could welcome back some reinforcements. Blazers veteran forward Jermai Grant ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant, who missed nine games with a face contusion, returned during Saturday night’s 125-103 loss to the Houston Rockets at the Moda Center. Grant started and played just under 25 minutes, finishing with seven points on 2-of-7 shooting with four rebounds and three turnovers.

One player who has been getting a lot of buzz as a possible trade candidate is Robert Williams III. The young center is someone that teams are targeting because of his ability to protect the rim off the bench.

Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson, left, takes control of the ball from Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) AP AP

Fred VanVleet started for the Rockets and finished with nine points after missing Thursday's 132-127 loss to Sacramento for personal reasons. That defeat snapped Houston's five-game winning streak. Jerami Grant started for Portland after a facial contusion ...

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The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Houston Rockets on Saturday night in a Western Conference matchup, but is Blazers star Jerami Grant playing in the game? Grant is among the Blazers listed ...

Jerami Grant is AVAILABLE to play.

Maxey has his foot on the pedal, putting up 27 first-half points on 8-13 shooting. Yabusele scored 12 and also had four rebounds and two steals, while Eric Gordon added 11, and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 10. A big part of the turnaround is the exiting of Anthony Davis due to an abdominal injury. He will not return tonight.

Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.