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Trail Blazers’ Deni Avdija’s availability in doubt for Friday at Thunder

Portland Trail Blazers forwards Deni Avdija and Jerami Grant are listed as questionable for Friday’s game at the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Avdija left Wednesday night’s 128-118 loss at Boston in the fourth quarter with a left quad injury. Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said it was the same injury Avdija had Feb. 26 when he left the Blazers' 129-121 win at Washington in the first quarter and did not return.

Avdija, who had 12 points and six rebounds at Boston, returned two games after the loss at the Cavaliers to record his first career triple-double.

Grant has missed four games with right knee tendinitis.

Dalano Banton is listed as being out for personal reasons.

Robert Williams III (left knee strain), Deandre Ayton (left calf strain) and Matisse Thybulle (right ankle sprain) are also out.

The Blazers (28-35) are four games out of 10th in the Western Conference.

-- Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook)

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