Zaccharie Risacher Cleared for Saturday After Shaking Off Hip Contusion

Zaccharie Risacher is officially cleared to play Saturday after dealing with a hip contusion, according to Underdog NBA.

A hip contusion is just the medical community's polite way of saying a guy fell hard on the hardwood and needed a minute to remember what year it is.

"Underdog NBA tweeted: 'Zaccharie Risacher (hip) listed available to play Saturday.'"

He returns to a Dallas Mavericks rotation that desperately needs to wash the taste of Wednesday out of its mouth. Dallas just got completely dismantled by the Houston Rockets in a 128-110 blowout loss.

Risacher did not exactly light the world on fire in that game, either. He is currently averaging 7.5 points and 6.0 rebounds on the season, but he only managed four points on 2-for-7 shooting against Houston while missing all four of his three-point attempts.

The guy has already collected knee, ankle, and hip ailments over the last couple of seasons like they are loyalty stamps at a physical therapy clinic. Getting him back on the floor is good news, but keeping him there is the actual challenge.

Bettors looking at his props will want to see if that hip is actually right or if he is just going to stand in the corner and do cardio for twenty minutes.

We will see how the hip holds up on Saturday. If he is moving well, Dallas gets a rotation piece back, but if he looks stiff, expect another quick trip to the locker room.