Shaedon Sharpe, Jerami Grant headline Trail Blazers injury report vs. Spurs

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The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road on Wednesday night as they travel to take on the San Antonio Spurs in a Western Conference showdown.

For the Trail Blazers, they enter Wednesday’s game with a 40-39 record after losing on the road to the Denver Nuggets in overtime on Monday night.

Now Portland will try to bounce back on Wednesday as they face off against the Spurs in a tough road matchup.

While the Trail Blazers are looking to pick up a key road victory over the Spurs in Wednesday night’s matchup, they may be without multiple key players due to injuries.

Shaedon Sharpe, Jerami Grant among four players listed on Trail Blazers injury report​

For the Trail Blazers, they have four players listed on their injury report, including both Shaedon Sharpe and Jerami Grant.

Portland has listed Sharpe as doubtful due to a stress reaction in his left fibula that has sidelined him since Feb. 7 and he is expected to miss Wednesday’s game.

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While Sharpe is expected to be sidelined against the Spurs, it appears as though the young guard is nearing a return, potentially before the Play-In Tournament.

The Trail Blazers have ruled out Grant due to a right calf strain as he will miss his fifth consecutive contest.

With Grant sidelined, Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray and Sidy Cissoko could all continue to have increased roles until the veteran forward is cleared to return.

Damian Lillard has also been ruled out as he continues to recover from a torn Achilles while Vit Krejci has been listed as doubtful and is not expected to play due to a left calf contusion.

Fans can catch Wednesday night’s matchup between the Trail Blazers and Spurs from San Antonio at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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