Injury Notes: Leonard, Pacers, Caruso, Embiid, Aldama

Kawhi Leonard was expected to miss several weeks of action due to left knee swelling. The Predators the star forward appears to be progressing well as the team released some positive information on Tuesday.

Leonard successfully completed treatment and will now begin the process of returning to action in Toronto, relays The Athletic’s Law Murray (Link to Twitter). His progress will be updated in a week. Leonard appeared in just two games, the last on October 23.

Here’s more injury news:

• The Pacers used only six players on Monday against Atlanta due to injury, illness or rest. They should be in better shape for Wednesday’s game against Memphis. Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star reports. Start center Ivitsa Zubak was upgraded to questionable after missing the last five games with a sprained left ankle. Forward Obie Toppinwho has missed the last three games, is also questionable with a lower back strain. Forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is listed as questionable with a left shin contusion after being scratched just before tip-off on Monday. Four other players who missed Monday’s game are not on the injury report.
• Exhausted Thunder had some rare good news on the injury front. Guard Alex Caruso available for Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers, according to Justin Martinez of Oklahoman. Caruso has missed three straight games with a sprained right ankle.
• Sixers center Joel Embiid not listed on the injury report for Wednesday’s game against Detroit. However, he is dealing with plantar fascia in his right foot and has been limited in minutes. Embiid played 25 minutes against Chicago. “That’s how it’s been for the last few” Embiid said, trans Chris Hine of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “So, yeah, it hurts. You just have to deal with it, and if it flares up really bad, you have to take a step back.”
• Mavericks a great man Saint Aldamaacquired from Memphis in the offseason, could make Dallas debut Wednesday, Mark Stein of The Stein Line tweets. Aldama, who has been rehabbing from arthroscopic knee surgery since March, is listed as questionable for the game against San Antonio.