NBA Injuries - Page 24

The New Orleans Pelicans haven’t been able to shake off the injury bug this season, and their problems got even worse on Friday night. During the Pelicans’ contest against the Boston Celtics, guard Dejounte Murray went down with a non-contact injury and immediately left the court. Dejounte Murray was helped to the locker room after […]

The Dallas Mavericks will play the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Mavs guard Dante Exum has been trending in a promising direction as he hopes to make his season debut soon after undergoing preseason wrist surgery. So is Exum playing tonight vs. the Pistons? Exum underwent right wrist surgery before the 2024-25 season. He made […]

The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors face off in an underwhelming Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. The Bulls and Raptors are both under .500 and have plenty of questions left to be answered ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline. Ahead of the game, the Raptors are facing several injury issues. On Friday morning, the […]

The Boston Celtics visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Al Horford is on the injury report alongside Sam Hauser, with the backup guard listed as questionable and Horford listed as probable. Horford is dealing with a left toe strain, while Hauser has a right hip injury after missing two consecutive games against the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks (26-19) will conclude their four-game road trip with a matchup against the San Antonio Spurs (20-24) on Friday night. Ahead of their 8:00 p.m. ET tip-off, the Bucks have listed Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton as probable on the latest injury report. Antetokounmpo is managing right patella tendinopathy, while Middleton continues to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans host the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics on Friday night. Shooting guard Dejounte Murray is on the injury report alongside Jordan Hawkins. Murray is listed as probable while Hawkins is listed as questionable. Murray is dealing with right elbow bursitis and a right index finger sprain, Hawkins is fighting a non-COVID-related […]

Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney’s season-best performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder cost him a broken nose injury. However, the injury does not appear likely to cost him any time. In his heroic 18-point performance against the Thunder, Looney suffered a nasal fracture. However, he will simply apply a face mask and play through the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers earned a 134-96 victory against the Washington Wizards on Thursday. LA will battle a much more challenging opponent on Saturday, however, as the Lakers prepare to play the New York Knicks on the road. JJ Redick provided two important injury updates ahead of the Knicks game, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will continue their homestand on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets. Nikola Jokic and company are eager to snap a three-game losing streak while the Sixers will look to increase their winning streak to five. Unfortunately, they will continue to be shorthanded. Joel Embiid will not play tonight. Joel Embiid ruled out […]

Following an uneven few months, the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-21) might be finding their footing in the Western Conference. They matched a season-best four-game winning streak with Wednesday’s road victory versus the Phoenix Suns and surpassed it in Thursday’s 138-113 win against the Utah Jazz (10-36). Though, as has been the case throughout the 2024-25 campaign, […]

It’s a Southwest Division showdown on Thursday evening as the Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies meet at FedExForum. This is an important contest between two Western Conference contenders, but there are a couple of important players who have popped up on the injury report, including Ja Morant and Rockets big man Alperen Sengun. He is dealing […]

After exiting the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Philadelphia 76ers with an injury, Anthony Davis will miss his fourth game of the 2024-2025 season. Without him in the lineup against the Washington Wizards on Thursday night, JJ Redick will turn to sixth-year reserve Jaxson Hayes. Hayes, 24, will start his fourth game of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming home to take on the Atlanta Hawks, looking to build momentum on a two-game winning streak. As mentioned before, the Cavs are heating up, soundly defeating the Miami Heat 126-106. The Hawks, meanwhile, are on a six-game losing streak and are dealing with numerous injuries to key depth on their […]

The Orlando Magic are in the middle of a giant skid. Entering Thursday, the Magic sit at 24-24 on the year and have lost six of their last seven games. To make things worse, the Magic have a 4-10 record in the month of January. On Thursday, the Magic face off against the Portland Trail […]

The Atlanta Hawks will be facing the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Trae Young is on the injury report with right hamstring tightness. Young has been dealing with the injury for the past three games and missed the first one against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played against the Houston Rockets and finished with 21 points and nine […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be facing the Washington Wizards, and they may be without one of their star players. LeBron James is listed on the injury report with left foot injury management, and it’s not certain if he will suit up. With Anthony Davis out for the next week with an abdominal injury, the […]

The Chicago Bulls are a team that is apparently open for business with the NBA trade deadline approaching. While major changes may or may not be on the horizon, the Bulls in the meantime, had a big game on Wednesday against the defending champion Boston Celtics. The Bulls were hit with a little bad news, […]

The Charlotte Hornets have fallen completely out of playoff contention, partly due to a lack of roster talent but mostly due to injuries. Young forward Brandon Miller has been banged up a lot this season and is now out of the rest of the season with a wrist injury, and star guard LaMelo Ball recently […]

NEW ORLEANS — Naji Marshall and Dante Exum both received encouraging updates on Tuesday. Marshall, who had been dealing with an illness, was upgraded to questionable for the Dallas Mavericks-New Orleans Pelicans game on Wednesday. Exum, who has yet to play during the 2024-25 season after undergoing preseason wrist surgery, was upgraded to doubtful. Marshall […]

The New York Knicks have hit the ground running in their first year with Karl-Anthony Towns in the lineup, racing out to a 31-16 record as the All-Star break quickly approaches. The Knicks have been able to find a blend that works so far this season despite playing without one of their most important players. […]

The Boston Celtics (32-15) will wrap up their two-game homestand on Wednesday night with a matchup against the Chicago Bulls (20-27) at TD Garden. However, the availability of Jayson Tatum remains uncertain, as the star forward has been listed as questionable on the latest injury report due to right knee tendinopathy. Tatum played a significant […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis has suffered an abdominal muscle strain and will miss approximately one week, the team announced on Wednesday. The injury occurred in the team’s 118-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. While it is unknown when in the game Davis suffered this injury, he was seen […]

Atlanta Hawks’ forward Jalen Johnson will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “Atlanta Hawks’ Jalen Johnson will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a shoulder injury, sources tell ESPN. Johnson has averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the Hawks this season,” Charania wrote on […]

Anthony Davis had to leave the Los Angeles Lakers game early with an abdominal muscle strain, and the team had to finish the last three quarters without him. That may have cost them a win, as the Philadelphia 76ers took the victory 118-104. After the game, LeBron James was asked about his level of concern […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are confronting yet another significant adjustment to their roster. This is after an injury update concerning their sharpshooting forward Dean Wade. Known for his perimeter shooting and defensive tenacity, Wade has played a crucial role in the team’s success. His absence will undoubtedly be felt on both ends of the court. However, […]

Every win is important for the Golden State Warriors right now, who are battling to stay in the play-in picture and rise into the top six in the Western Conference. Unfortunately for them, that task got even tougher on Tuesday night. During Golden State’s clash with the Utah Jazz, guard Dennis Schroder suffered a scary […]

The Golden State Warriors (22-23) are in one heck of a bind. They know their chances of achieving worthwhile success this season rest on the shooting hand of a healthy Stephen Curry. Though, the team is outside the NBA Play-In Tournament and cannot afford to look at the bigger picture right now. Injury management is […]

Looking to build momentum after their grind-it-out win over the Detroit Pistons, the Cleveland Cavalier are taking their talents to South Beach to face the Miami Heat. As mentioned before, last time out, the Cavs crushed the Pistons 110-91, snapping a three-game losing streak. The Heat, meanwhile, are on a two-game winning streak, with their […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis exited the court in the first half of Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center with an apparent injury. Davis was also seen heading into the locker room with an upper-body injury. Before he left the floor, Davis had four points on 2-for-3 […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Paul George (finger) is dealing with another hiccup amid a down season. The 34-year-old’s new injury update is ominous after exiting the 109-97 win vs. the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, via PHLY Sports’ Kyle Neubeck. “Paul George underwent an MRI and ultrasound, which revealed an injury to the extensor tendon in his left […]

The Dallas Mavericks received two important injury updates ahead of Wednesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. According to the NBA injury report, Dante Exum, who has yet to play during the 2024-25 season after undergoing preseason right wrist surgery, has been upgraded to doubtful for the game. Meanwhile, Marshall has been dealing with a […]

The Charlotte Hornets are anxiously hoping that guard LaMelo Ball’s left ankle injury isn’t serious. The team is cautiously optimistic that Ball doesn’t have a significant sprain, per ESPN. He’s scheduled to receive an MRI on Wednesday, after getting X rays. Shams on LaMelo's ankle: "The good news here is that there is some cautious […]

The Portland Trail Blazers (17-29) are set to host the Milwaukee Bucks (26-18) Tuesday night at 10:00 p.m. ET on TNT as they continue their seven-game homestand. The Trail Blazers’ latest injury report lists starting center Deandre Ayton as questionable with a left knee sprain. Ayton has been sidelined for Portland’s last three games after […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 112-107, but it came with unfortunate news for their All-Star player. LaMelo Ball left in the middle of the second quarter with a left ankle sprain and did not return. After stepping on Jared Vanderbuilt’s foot, Ball quickly intentionally fouled and hobbled back to the locker […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks’ injury concerns have been impossible to ignore in 2024-25. Naji Marshall, however, continues to deal with an illness. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd provided a Marshall update before Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards. “He’s doing good, he feels better,” Kidd said of Marshall. Mavericks’ Naji Marshall “feels better,” but […]

Charlotte Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball is playing like an All-Star this season and is one of the top vote getters for the All-Star Game. But the one key concern for him and the Hornets is his injury outlook. During the Hornets’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, LaMelo Ball left the game […]

During a recent road game, the Cleveland Cavaliers faced a setback as utility player Dean Wade suffered a right knee injury midway through the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers. Initially, the extent of Wade’s injury was unclear. However, following his absence in the Cavs’ subsequent loss to the Houston Rockets, head coach Kenny Atkinson […]

Aside from their struggles on the court as a team, the Golden State Warriors have been battling countless injuries to key talents over the course of the 2024-25 season. Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga have been out of the lineup due to differing ailments, and both players recently received optimistic injury updates from the team […]

The Orlando Magic will be facing the Miami Heat, and it’s uncertain if one of their key players will be on the floor. After returning from a long absence due to injury, Suggs injured himself again in their game versus the Pistons. Suggs is now on the injury report with a left quad contusion as […]