De'Aaron Fox (ankle), Dylan Harper (knee) questionable for Spurs-Wolves Game 5

De'Aaron Fox (left) and Dylan Harper will both reportedly be game-time decisions for a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday night. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)

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Veteran ball-handler Fox has struggled against the hard-nosed defense of the Timberwolves. The two-time All-Star is averaging 16.8 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 turnovers in 32.8 minutes a game through the first four games of the second-round series, shooting 37.9% from the field and 22.2% from 3-point range.

Harper, on the contrary, has shined. The No. 2 overall pick in last June’s 2025 NBA Draft has been productive off the Spurs’ bench, averaging 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 24.5 minutes per game, shooting 55% from the field.

The 20-year-old scored 24 points to go with seven rebounds and three steals in 27 minutes in Game 4, including 13 in the second half as the Spurs tried to withstand the loss of MVP finalist Victor Wembanyama after his second-quarter ejection for elbowing Minnesota big man Naz Reid. But while San Antonio was able to build an eight-point lead in the third quarter, the Wolves stormed back behind a stellar fourth-quarter from superstar Anthony Edwards to seal a 114-109 win, knotting the best-of-seven set at two games apiece and setting the stage for a three-game sprint to join the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals.

The Spurs will have Wembanyama back on Tuesday, after the NBA elected not to levy any additional fines or punishment for the elbow to Reid. Now, we wait to find out which members of San Antonio’s stellar backcourt will join him.