De'Aaron Fox Shakes Off Wrist Injury, Cleared to Play Friday

The NBA injury report is a daily exercise in psychological warfare, but fantasy managers can finally exhale. De'Aaron Fox is officially lacing them up.

Underdog NBA reported late Thursday that the San Antonio Spurs point guard is available to play Friday against the Houston Rockets. The update officially clears out the questionable tag Fox had been carrying all week due to a lingering wrist injury.

"Underdog NBA reported: 'De'Aaron Fox (wrist) available to play Friday.'"

A questionable tag in late October is basically a coin flip weighted by how much ice a guy feels like wearing on the team flight. But Fox pushing through means we do not have to pretend we know how a backcourt of rookies Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle would handle the keys to the offense just yet.

Fox kicked off his 2026 campaign on Tuesday with a hyper-efficient 14 points, seven boards, and seven assists on 6-of-9 shooting. When your primary engine is dealing with a bum wrist, the whole operation usually grinds to a halt, so getting him back on the floor is a massive relief for San Antonio.

For the betting markets, this is the ultimate green light. You cannot confidently touch a San Antonio spread or a player prop until you know if Fox is actually out there initiating the offense. Now that he is officially active, the board is back open for business.

The Spurs need Fox's playmaking to keep things afloat in a loaded Western Conference. Keep an eye on how that wrist looks when he takes his first few jumpers on Friday night, but for now, plug him back into your lineups and enjoy the show.