Thursday’s Projected NBA Starting Lineups and Injury News

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  • See projected NBA starting lineups and injury news for Thursday's three-game slate, including the statuses of Joel Embiid, Kevin Love and more.
  • For news and lineup updates in real time, visit the FantasyLabs link below.

Below are the projected starting lineups for each NBA team for Thursday's three-game slate, along with notable news for each squad. For real-time updates to these lineups, check out the FantasyLabs matchups page.

Last updated 5:45 p.m. ET.



Projected NBA Starting Lineups for Thursday, April 4

  • Cleveland Cavaliers: Collin Sexton – Brandon Knight – Cedi Osman – Larry Nance Jr. – Ante Zizic
  • Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry – Klay Thompson – Kevin Durant – Draymond Green – DeMarcus Cousins
  • LA Lakers: Rajon Rondo – Lance Stephenson – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – Kyle Kuzma – JaVale McGee
  • Milwaukee Bucks: Eric Bledsoe – Sterling Brown – Khris Middleton – Giannis Antetokounmpo – Brook Lopez
  • Philadelphia 76ers: TJ McConnell – JJ Redick – Ben Simmons – Tobias Harris – Joel Embiid
  • Sacramento Kings: De'Aaron Fox – Buddy Hield – Harrison Barnes – Nemanja Bjelica – Willie Cauley-Stein

Injury News

  • Cleveland Cavaliers: Kevin Love (shoulder), Matthew Dellavedova (concussion) and Tristan Thompson (undisclosed) are out.
  • Golden State Warriors: Shaun Livingston (rest) and Andrew Bogut (rest) are out.
  • LA Lakers: Kyle Kuzma (foot) and Tyson Chandler (illness) are questionable.
  • Milwaukee Bucks: Khris Middleton (groin) and Ersan Ilyasova (back) are probable. Tony Snell (ankle) is out.
  • Philadelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid (knee) is questionable. J.J. Redick (quad) will play. Jimmy Butler (back) and James Ennis (quad) are out.
  • Sacramento Kings: Harry Giles (thigh) is out for the season.
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