The San Antonio Spurs are depleted by injuries right now. Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, Rudy Gay and Tony Parker have all missed extended time with injuries. They are starting to pile up, and all of them missed last night's game, which was loss to the Lakers.





The good news is Tony Parker is expected to return Saturday night from an ankle injury against the Denver Nuggets. Parker has been dealing with a sprained right ankle.

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Second-year point guard Dejounte Murray has been starting in Parker's place. Parker has missed time with ankle and a quad injury this year. His age might be catching up with him as he is in his 17th season and averaging career lows across the board (although he hasn't played much).





Parker is only averaging 8.6 points and 4.1 assists, compared to his career averages of 16.1 points and 5.8 assists. Hopefully, once he returns, he's healthy and can get back to playing good old Spurs basketball.





Right now the Spurs are the No. 3 team in the West, which is remarkable considering all they've dealt with.