Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Ruled out for season
Rotowire
The Trail Blazers announced Saturday that Camara has been diagnosed with a fractured left rib and a small laceration in his kidney, which will cause him to miss the rest of the season.
Camara suffered the injuries in Wednesday's 120-106 loss to the Hawks and then sat out Friday's 142-82 loss to the Heat before the Trail Blazers confirmed a day later that his rookie season has come to an end. The second-round pick out of Dayton finished his inaugural NBA campaign with averages of 7.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 three-pointers in 24.8 minutes across 70 appearances, including 49 starts.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Dealing with rib contusion
Rotowire
Camara won't play in Friday's game against Miami due to a left rib contusion.
With Camara sidelined and Jerami Grant (hamstring) doubtful, Jabari Walker is a candidate to start at power forward and play heavy minutes. The severity of Camara's injury remains unclear, but his next chance to suit up will come Monday in Orlando.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Returns to starting unit
Rotowire
Camara is in the starting five for Wednesday's game versus Atlanta.
Camara will replace Jerami Grant (hamstring) in the starting five Wednesday. Camara is averaging 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 30.2 minutes across his last five starting appearances this season.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Nears double figures in return
Rotowire
Camara logged nine points (2-4 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-4 FT), seven rebounds and one steal across 30 minutes during Friday's 123-107 loss to the Rockets.
Camara returned from a two-game absence due to illness by ending one point shy of the double-digit scoring mark and ending as one of three Portland starters with seven or more boards in a balanced performance. Camara has recorded at least nine points and seven rebounds in eight games this season, including in three of his last four outings.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Starting Friday
Rotowire
Camara (llness) will start at power forward in Friday's matchup with the Rockets, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Camara, who is returning from a two-game absence, figures to see a healthy workload with Jerami Grant (hamstring), Deandre Ayton (hand), Scoot Henderson (groin) and Jabari Walker (hip all sidelined.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Good to go Friday
Rotowire
Camara (illness) will play in Friday's game versus Houston, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports.
This will be a relief to Portland, as they will be without Jerami Grant (hamstring), Deandre Ayton (hand), Scoot Henderson (groin), Jabari Walker (hip) and several others Friday. Camara missed the past two games for Portland, but he could see heavy minutes Friday if he's feeling up to it.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Listed as questionable
Rotowire
Camara (illness) is questionable for Friday's game versus Houston.
Camara has missed the past two games for Portland, but he remains day-to-day. If Camara is unable to suit up Friday, Kris Murray would likely soak up the majority of his minutes.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Records double-double Tuesday
Rotowire
Camara totaled 17 points (6-12 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 10 rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes before fouling out of Tuesday's 106-96 loss to Miami.
Camara's point total was third highest on the Blazers and the second highest of his career, trailing just his 18-point performance versus Utah on Dec. 14. The rookie also grabbed 10 boards to record his second double-double of the campaign. This was a strong bounce-back effort for Camara after he averaged just 3.0 points on 27.3 percent shooting over his previous two games.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Moves into starting lineup
Rotowire
Camara will start Tuesday's game against Minnesota, Danny Marang of 1080 The Fan Portland reports.
The Blazers will move Jabari Walker to the bench and roll with a smaller lineup Tuesday, as Anfernee Simons (ankle) and Scoot Henderson (foot) return to action. As a starter this season, Camara holds averages of 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.9 three-pointers.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Moves back to bench Saturday
Rotowire
Camara is not in the starting lineup to face New Orleans on Saturday.
Camara started against the Pistons on Feb. 8, racking up nine points and 10 rebounds across 36 minutes, but he moves back to a reserve role here with Ashton Hagans moving to the starting unit. Camara is averaging 5.3 points and 4.4 rebounds across 21.1 minutes per game when deployed off the bench this season.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Provides spark off bench in loss
Rotowire
Camara racked up 12 points (4-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 4-4 FT), four rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals over 23 minutes during Friday's 116-100 loss to the Spurs.
Camara led all Portland bench players in scoring and rebounds while adding a team-high-tying pair of steals to provide a spark off the bench in a losing effort. Camara has finished in double figures in scoring in 11 games this season, and Friday was his second such performance while coming off the bench.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Heads to bench
Rotowire
Camara isn't in the starting five for Wednesday's game versus the Nets, Sean Highkin of RoseGardenReport.com reports.
Jerami Grant will replace Camara in the starting five Wednesday. The rookie forward is averaging 4.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.2 assists in 25.8 minutes across his previous five appearances coming off the bench.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Reaches double figures in defeat
Rotowire
Camara finished with 14 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT), five rebounds and one block over 25 minutes in Friday's 116-93 loss to Minnesota.
Camara saw limited time on the court due to the blowout nature of the game but managed to finish as one of four Portland players with a double-digit point total. Camara tallied his third game of the year with 14 or more points, adding five or more boards in all three of those contests.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Iffy against Dallas
Rotowire
Camara (knee) is questionable for Wednesday's game versus the Mavericks.
Camara is in danger of missing his second straight game Wednesday due to right knee soreness. If the rookie forward is ruled out, Jabari Walker, Kris Murray and Ish Wainright could continue to receive extended minutes.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Dealing with knee soreness
Rotowire
Camara has some right knee soreness and is questionable for Monday's game versus the Suns.
This is a new injury for the rookie, but he's considered day-to-day. He's coming off one of the best games of his season Friday against the Spurs, as he produced 13 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, three steals and one three-pointer in 36 minutes. Portland will be missing Anfernee Simons (illness) and Deandre Ayton (knee) again, but Shaedon Sharpe (groin) has been upgraded to questionable.
Camara provided 18 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 1-2 FT) and six rebounds over 24 minutes during Thursday's 122-114 loss to the Jazz.
Making his 14th straight start, Camara produced his best scoring performance of the season and drained more than two three-pointers in a game for the first time. The 2023 second-round pick has taken advantage of various injuries and absences to remain in the starting five, but he's averaging just 8.4 points, 4.8 boards, 1.1 threes, 1.0 assists and 0.9 steals over that stretch. Camara has proven to be a nice addition to the roster, but he's still far from fantasy relevance in most season-long formats.
Camara accumulated 14 points (6-20 FG, 2-10 3Pt), nine rebounds and one steal in 32 minutes during Friday's 125-112 loss to the Mavericks.
Camara's presence inside helped what was an otherwise tepid night on the floor for Camara, who absorbed some of Deandre Ayton's (knee) production in the paint. Camara attempted an uncharacteristic 10 attempts beyond the arc with little success, but Jerami Grant's (concussion) absence was the likely reason why Camara was bringing the frontcourt out on the perimeter.
Camara contributed six points (3-14 FG, 0-4 3Pt), 13 rebounds and two assists over 27 minutes before fouling out of Wednesday's 110-106 loss to the Warriors.
Although Camara continues to struggle as a scorer, he picked up some of Deandre Ayton's (knee) missing output with the best rebound total of his pro career. The Dayton product is seeing first-unit minutes right away in his rookie season, but he'll need to improve his production to gain fantasy relevancy.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Will play Sunday
Rotowire
Camara (wrist) will play in Sunday's matchup against the Grizzlies,Sean Highkin of RoseGardenReport.com reports.
Camara's status was in question due to a wrist sprain, but after taking part in warmups he has been cleared to play. The rookie has seen a respectable role to begin his career, averaging 6.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24.5 minutes per game across six contests. Camara saw 31 minutes last game with Scoot Henderson sidelined with an ankle injury, so he could be in store for another significant workload with Henderson out again.
... See More... See Less
Trail Blazers' Toumani Camara: Coming off bench Wednesday
Rotowire
Camara won't start Wednesday's game against the Clippers, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.
Camara drew the start in Portland's preseason finale with several would-be starters sidelined but played only 12 minutes. As expected, he'll rejoin the reserves for Wednesday's opener, and it's unclear how large of a role he'll command.
