The Utah Jazz could be without a big name in the backcourt during Friday's contest vs. the Boston Celtics. According to a team release, Jordan Clarkson is newly listed as questionable on the injury report due to left plantar fasciitis, leaving his status up in the air vs. Boston.

The Celtics ought to win this contest, but with a long road trip ahead, it would not be the wildest recent loss if Boston delivered a road dud.

The Celtics will be without Jaylen Brown when they face the Jazz to open a six-game road trip, though they’re healthy otherwise. Brown is listed as out with right knee posterior impingement. Xavier Tillman is also out with a left knee joint sprain.

When the two worst teams in the NBA entered the Delta Center on Wednesday night, it was anybody’s guess who would come out as the victor, or even how victory would be defined. If both teams are tanking, losing can be winning.

Things have been rough for the Utah Jazz as of late. While the team is coming fresh off a 128-112 win vs. the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, before that came an extensive ten-game losing streak to stamp their place at the bottom of the Western Conference,