{"id":406847,"date":"2025-11-26T21:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T21:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/406847\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T21:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T21:21:12","slug":"spurs-dylan-harper-calf-expects-to-play-vs-trail-blazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/406847\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs&#8217; Dylan Harper (calf) expects to play vs. Trail Blazers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764192071_193_wright_michael.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/>\n<p>Michael C. WrightNov 26, 2025, 04:11 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joined ESPN in 2010<\/li>\n<li>Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com<\/li>\n<li>Played college football at West Texas A&amp;M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8aef8547-32f5-0943-a1de-e734567674cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/sa\/san-antonio-spurs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> rookie <a data-player-guid=\"d8fd1989-052d-3e45-91f2-6fda54fa5c8e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5037871\/dylan-harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dylan Harper<\/a> expects to make his return Wednesday at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/por\/portland-trail-blazers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland<\/a> after missing 10 games due to a strained left calf.<\/p>\n<p>Harper divulged his plan to play against the Trail Blazers to the San Antonio Express-News during the team&#8217;s morning shootaround at the Moda Center.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/47089057\/nba-power-rankings-all-30-teams-raptors-76ers-clippers-eastern-conference-showdown\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nba_power_rankings_week5-1x1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/46837277\/sources-spurs-dylan-harper-calf-strain-expected-weeks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffered the injury<\/a> defending a <a data-player-guid=\"d8842499-5c79-e6c6-deb0-9eff19d50af9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278076\/nick-richards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Richards<\/a> dunk during a Nov. 2 loss at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/phx\/phoenix-suns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix<\/a>. A subsequent MRI revealed the strain.<\/p>\n<p>Harper, 19, averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3.8 assists over his first six games, shooting 50% from the field and 35.7% from 3-point range. The No. 2 pick is expected to come off the bench against the Blazers.<\/p>\n<p>French phenom <a data-player-guid=\"0e8844b2-d923-3926-82d2-f19a29d69490\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5104157\/victor-wembanyama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> (calf) and guard <a data-player-guid=\"26c7892b-12d0-3b1d-9645-f881921a1a20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4845367\/stephon-castle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephon Castle<\/a> (hip flexor strain) remain out but are expected to be reevaluated soon to begin the process for their respective returns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael C. 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