NBA Injury Report: February 6
Published: Feb 06, 2022
NBA INJURIES | ||||||
NAME | POS. | TEAM | INJURY | DATE INJURED | EXP. RETURN DATE | ANALYSIS |
Darius Garland | PG | CLE | Back | 31-Jan | Day To Day | Garland is on the cusp of returning to action after dealing with a sore Back but if he needs more time off, Brandon Goodwin and Rajon Rondo will handle playmaking responsibilities for the Cavs. |
Joe Ingles | SG/F | UTA | Torn ACL | 30-Jan | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Ingles season is over after he tore his ACL and Royce O'Neale and Bojan Bogdanovic will get more shots and even Mike Conley should even see more time running the point with Jordan Clarkson down the stretch. |
Marvin Bagley III | PF/C | SAC | Ankle | 29-Jan | Day To Day | Bagley continues to miss games with an injured Ankle and if he needs more games to recover, Chimezie Metu will certainly help back up Richaun Holmes. |
Otto Porter Jr. | F | GSW | Back | 29-Jan | Day To Day | Porter could return in the Warriors next game as he hasn't been ruled out, but with the Warriors depth up front so light they may want to take it easy on Porter until he's 100 percent. Jonathan Kuminga will see more minutes if he can't return yet. |
LaMarcus Aldridge | PF/C | BKN | Ankle | 29-Jan | Mid to Late February | Will Aldridge make it back on the court before the league's All-Star break? That's the big question and while he's out Blake Griffin will back up Nicolas Claxton in the post. Kessler Edwards will see more shots as well. |
Bradley Beal | SG/SF | WAS | Wrist | 29-Jan | Day To Day | Beal may need a few more games off but as of right now his Wrist injury isn't considered season-threatening and with the Wizards top scorer out, Kyle Kuzma and Spencer Dinwiddie will certainly be taking a lot more shots along with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. |
Kristaps Porzingis | PF/C | DAL | Knee | 29-Jan | Day To Day | Porzingis hasn't played in February and with him out of the lineup, Luka Doncic will see even more usage and the secondary options become Jalen Brunson and Dorian Finney-Smith when it comes to their offensive production. |
George Hill | G | MIL | Neck | 28-Jan | Mid to Late February | With Hill out, Donte DiVincenzo will see more time running the point behind Jrue Holiday and we won't likely see Hill return until the end of the month. |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | G | OKC | Ankle | 28-Jan | Late February | SGA suffered a pretty bad Ankle sprain and with him out, Josh Giddey will run the point a bit more and Luguentz Dort will certainly see more usage with SGA off the floor. Tre Mann will get more time running the point. |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | F/C | OKC | Foot | 28-Jan | Late Mar./Early Apr. | Robinson-Earl has an injured Foot and while he's out Darius Bazley and Luguentz Dort will see more shots in the Thunder's offense. |
Nemanja Bjelica | PF/C | GSW | Back | 27-Jan | Day To Day | With Bjelica out along with a lot of other Warriors forwards, Jonathan Kuminga will see a lot of action on the court and Kevon Looney will need to extend when it comes to minutes too. |
Tim Hardaway Jr. | SG/SF | DAL | Foot | 25-Jan | No Timetable | Hardaway had Surgery on his Foot and we don't know when we'll see him take the court again and Jalen Brunson and Reggie Bullock will see more minutes and time with the ball. Luka Doncic will take more command of the offense as well. |
Terence Davis | SG/SF | SAC | Wrist | 25-Jan | OUT FOR THE SEASON | With Davis' season being over, the Kings will have to rely even more on Buddy Hield and Harrison Barnes to generate more offense for Sacramento as secondary pieces. |
Nassir Little | SF | POR | Shoulder | 25-Jan | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Little's season is over after he had Shoulder surgery and the Blazers and Tony Snell, Justise Winslow and Ben McLemore will have to help pick up the slack with Norman Powell traded away. |
Rudy Gobert | C | UTA | Calf/Back | 23-Jan | Day To Day | Gobert should be back in the Jazz next few games but until he returns, Hassan Whiteside will play the bulk of the minutes in the middle with Udoka Azubuike backing him up. |
Jalen McDaniels | F/C | CHA | Ankle | 21-Jan | Day To Day | McDaniels remains out and hasn't played since January 21st. When healthy, he normally plays more when some of the starting forwards are out for Charlotte and with a healthy Kelly Oubre Jr. and PJ Washington, McDaniels ceiling is lowered. |
Andre Iguodala | SG/SF | GSW | Hip | 20-Jan | No Timetable | We don't know when we'll see Iguodala back on the court again and with Draymond Green and Otto Porter Jr. banged up, Jonathan Kuminga will see more action on the floor along with Nemanja Bjelica (when healthy). |
R.J. Hampton | G | ORL | Knee | 19-Jan | No Timetable | With Hampton out for a while with a badly sprained Knee, Gary Harris and Jalen Suggs will benefit. Suggs will see more shots instead of setting up Cole Anthony more and Harris should see more minutes as well. |
De'Aaron Fox | PG | SAC | Ankle | 19-Jan | Day To Day | Fox continues to miss games with a sore Ankle and while he's injured, Tyrese Haliburton and Davion Mitchell will help bring up the ball for the Kings. |
Cameron Payne | G | PHX | Wrist | 22-Jan | Day To Day | Payne being hurt should give Elfrid Payton more run off the bench backing up Chris Paul. Devin Booker can always help run the point a bit as well throughout the game. |
Lauri Markkanen | F/C | CLE | Ankle | 22-Jan | No Timetable | With Markkanen out, expect Isaac Okoro to get more involved in the offense and Cedi Osman should see more looks. Expect Evan Mobley to stretch the floor more than he does and take a few more long-range shots per game. |
Alex Caruso | G | CHI | Wrist | 21-Jan | March | Caruso can't stay healthy as Grayson Allen contributed to a hard fall that Caruso took and he injured his Wrist. Coby White will continue to get serious burn until Caruso returns along with Ayo Dosunmu. |
Kevin Durant | F | BKN | Knee | 15-Jan | Late February | With Durant sidelined, Kessler Edwards will see more minutes and LaMarcus Aldridge will also benefit. A lot of the Nets offense will be produced by James Harden and Kyrie Irving (when he can play). |
Myles Turner | PF/C | IND | Foot | 14-Jan | No Timetable | Turner is dealing with a Stress Reaction in his Foot and at first it didn't seem like he'd miss much time and now we may not see him until late March and Goga Bitadze (when healthy) will completely benefit. Domantas Sabonis will shift to C and Terry Taylor and Isaiah Jackson will provide relief. |
Lonzo Ball | G | CHI | Knee | 14-Jan | March | Ball has a tear in his Knee and while he's out, Coby White will help run the point for the most part and we should expect DeMar DeRozan to bring up the ball a decent amount until Zach LaVine returns to action. |
Derrick Jones Jr. | SG/SF | CHI | Knee | 12-Jan | Mid to Late February | Jones is another injured Bull and his minutes will be picked up by Ayo Dosunmu and Troy Brown Jr. We should see Jones return to action in another week or two. |
Cody Zeller | C | POR | Knee | 10-Jan | April | Zeller had Knee surgery and we won't see him until April and it will be up to Larry Nance Jr. (when healthy) and Justise Winslow to back up Jusuf Nurkic. Nance should be ready to return in the week or two. |
Dillon Brooks | SG/SF | MEM | Ankle | 8-Jan | Mid To Late February | Brooks badly sprained his Ankle and he'll need a few weeks to a month to recover and while he's sidelined, Desmond Bane (when healthy) will certainly see more usage and De'Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson (when healthy) should see a few more shots. |
Draymond Green | PF/C | GSW | Calf/Back | 5-Jan | Late Feb./Early Mar. | Green being out opens up the rotation for Otto Porter and Jonathan Kuminga to get more minutes at PF and Kevon Looney will play even more center minutes. Green is dealing with multiple injuries and he will need a few more weeks to recover. |
Larry Nance Jr. | PF/C | POR | Knee | 5-Jan | Day To Day | Nance should be close to returning to action but he hasn't been activated yet. Hopefully we get clarity in the next few days. Justise Winslow and Jusuf Nurkic will see more action in the post until Nance returns. |
Shake Milton | G | PHI | Back | 3-Jan | No Timetable | We don't know when Milton will return to action as his Back is still in a lot of pain and Furkan Korkmaz will benefit by seeing more SG minutes. Naturally, Tyrese Maxey will benefit by handling the rock even more and Danny Green should benefit. |
Damian Lillard | PG | POR | Abs | 31-Dec | Late Feb./Early Mar. | After having surgery on his Abdomin, expect a ton of usage for Anfernee Simons and C.J. McCollum when it comes to the Blazers offense. Dennis Smith Jr. will continue seeing reserve minutes as well. Lillard may not return this season if the Blazers tank. |
Ricky Rubio | PG | CLE | Torn ACL | 28-Dec | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Rubio is done for the year and Darius Garland will be helped by Cedi Osman when it comes to running the point. Isaac Okoro will have to help bring up the rock a bit as well. |
Paul George | F | LAC | Elbow | 22-Dec | No Timetable | George has a tear in his Elbow and with him out of action, Marcus Morris walks into a lot of shots and wings such as Terance Mann, Norman Powell and Luke Kennard will see an uptick in shots. We'll know what we're dealing with in regards to George in the next couple weeks when he gets the elbow re-examined. |
Malcolm Brogdon | PG | IND | Achilles | 21-Dec | Day To Day | Brogdon could potentially return in the next couple of games after drawing a recent "questionable" tag. He can't shake the soreness in his Achilles and with T.J. McConnell already sidelined, Chris Duarte and Keifer Sykes will have to help bring up the ball until he returns. . |
Derrick Rose | G | NYK | Ankle | 16-Dec | Late Feb./Early Mar. | With Rose out of action for a while, Alec Burks, Kemba Walker and Immanuel Quickley will help fill the void after the former NBA MVP had Ankle surgery. We'll see him return to action in the last week in February (hopefully). |
Kira Lewis Jr. | PG | NOP | Torn ACL | 8-Dec | OUT FOR THE SEASON | With Lewis out for the rest of the season, Devonte' Graham should see a few more ticks and the pelicans can look to Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Garrett Temple to help run the point. Brandon Ingram could help as well. |
T.J. McConnell | G | IND | Wrist | 1-Dec | No Timetable | Malcolm Brogdon logs a lot of minutes and we may not see McConnell return until late in the season and Chris Duarte and Jeremy Lamb will see more minutes behind him. |
PJ Dozier | G | DEN | Torn ACL | 23-Nov | OUT FOR THE SEASON | With Dozier done for the year, his 19 minutes per game will be made up by Monte Morris and Bones Hyland. Facundo Campazzo indirectly benefits as the Nuggets mid-court continues to hurt. |
Frank Kaminsky | C | PHX | Knee | 15-Nov | March | Kaminsky has a stress-reaction in his Knee and he just had a procedure on his Knee and we won't see him for a few months. While he's out Bismack Biyombo, JaVale McGee and Jalen Smith will be the primary back ups behind Deandre Ayton. |
Joe Harris | SG/SF | BKN | Ankle | 14-Nov | No Timetable | Harris had surgery on his injured Ankle and now reports are coming out that he may need another procedure. While he's out, Patty Mills and DeAndre Bembry will see more minutes and shots. James Harden will see a small bump in shots as well. |
Markieff Morris | PF/C | MIA | Neck | 8-Nov | No Timetable | With Morris still feeling the effects of the Nikola Jokic shove to the ground from behind, Dewayne Dedmon will be the Heat's source of size in the paint behind Bam Adebayo. New reports indicate that the Heat's medical team is being overly cautious regarding activating Morris. |
Collin Sexton | G | CLE | Knee | 7-Nov | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Darius Garland becomes the prioritized scorer and he'll get even more time with the ball with Sexton out after Sexton had Knee surgery. Cedi Osman and Isaac Okoro will help fill the void and both will play reserve minutes behind Lauri Markkanen (when healthy). |
Michael Porter Jr. | F | DEN | Back | 6-Nov | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Porter won't be returning this season after having Spinal surgery. Will Barton will continue picking up the slack and Aaron Gordon certainly benefits and we should see him picking up shots. Jeff and JaMychal Green pick up more playing time filling in at PF. |
Patrick Williams | F | CHI | Wrist | 28-Oct | OUT FOR THE SEASON | The Bulls one area that they don't have a lot of is frontcourt depth and with Williams season over after this bad Wrist injury, Javonte Green will see more playing time and opens up the rotation for DeMar DeRozan to play PF. |
Brook Lopez | C | MIL | Back | 19-Oct | No Timetable | Lopez had surgery on his Back and we don't know when or if we'll see him take the court this season. Bobby Portis will be Lopez' main fill-in until he returns to action. |
Zion Williamson | PF | NOP | Foot | Pre-Season | Mid To Late February | Williamson's rehab had to taken down a few notches because his Foot is experiencing a lot of pain and he's having trouble putting full pressure on it. Brandon Ingram, Jonas Valanciunas, WIlly Hernangomez and Herbert Jones will benefit until he's ready. |
Kawhi Leonard | SG/SF | LAC | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Leonard is one of the biggest question marks heading into the season and we may not see him play at all this year. With Leonard out, Nicolas Batum, Norman Powell, Robert Covington and Terance Mann will get more time in the Clippers rotation. |
Jamal Murray | G | DEN | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | With Murray recovering from a Torn ACL, Monte Morris and Facundo Campazzo will help run the point. Even Will Barton will get some time to handle the rock. |
Victor Oladipo | SG/SF | MIA | Quad | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Oladipo is another player who we may not see until March or April and he's very fragile and another player that is a waste of an INJ spot because he may not play. Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson both benefit with him out. |
Jonathan Isaac | F | ORL | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Isaac is very fragile and we don't know when we'll see him make his season debut. Wendell Carter Jr. has been filling in at PF and Franz Wagner has done a good job providing offense at SF. |
Markelle Fultz | G | ORL | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Fultz is going to continue rehabbing in the G-League which is a positive sign regarding his health, but we still don't know when we'll see him play. Terrence Ross and R.J. Hampton will help Cole Anthony run the point. |
T.J. Warren | F | IND | Foot | Pre-Season | No Timetable | We don't know when we'll see Warren back on the court and until he's ready to roll Caris LeVert, Justin Holiday and Oshae Brissett will see more playing time. Some think he'll be back before January and others think the Pacers will proceed with caution keeping Warren out through January. |
James Wiseman | C | GSW | Knee | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Wiseman had another Knee procedure in December and that leaves him sidelined for an unknown amount of time. Kevon Looney and Nemanja Bjelica will get more run until Wiseman returns. Draymond Green (when healthy) will certainly rotate to center to provide relief as well. |
Kendrick Nunn | G | LAL | Knee | Pre-Season | No Timetable | We still don't know when we'll see Nunn take the floor with the Lakers. He recently had a setback during his recovery. Avery Bradley will continue to see more minutes as will Talen Horton-Tucker. |
Dario Saric | PF/C | PHX | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | It is unknown when we'll see Saric take the court and we will see JaVale McGee back up Deandre Ayton. We may not see Saric at all this season. Jalen Smith and Bismack Biyombo are other healthy depth options for Phoenix. |
E'Twaun Moore | G | ORL | Knee | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Franz Wagner has been solid to start off the year and Moore will be an injury-replacement player in the rotation when he's healthy. He's got multiple options in front of him including Terrence Ross. |