The Los Angeles Clippers did not expect All-Star Kawhi Leonard would play this season after he suffered an ACL knee injury in the 2021 playoffs and underwent surgery in the offseason, but his rehab is progressing at a much faster rate than everyone indicated. Word broke this week that Kawhi […]
Tag: NBA Injury Report
Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic Out with COVID-19
Another bad break for the Slovenian wunderkind. Luka Doncic missed the last five games with the Dallas Mavericks to rest up from an ankle injury, but as soon as he was ready to return to action, he tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Doncic is one of six members of […]
LA Lakers Injury Report: Anthony Davis Out 4 Weeks with MCL Sprain
The good news is that the Los Angeles Lakers lost Anthony Davis for four weeks with a knee injury and it’s only an MCL sprain, which could have been a lot worse. The bad news is that the short-handed Lakers lost their best defender for a month. Davis made an […]
Greek Freak the Latest All-Star to Test Positive for COVID-19
The Milwaukee Bucks are the latest team to lose a key player after Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo tested positive for COVID-19. Antetokounmpo averages 27 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game this season for the Bucks. He’s tied for second in the NBA in scoring. His 30.46 PER rating […]
Brooklyn Nets Add James Harden and 6 Others to COVID-19 List
The Omicron strain has reached Gotham. The Brooklyn Nets are the latest professional sports team to be afflicted with an outbreak of COVID-19, with seven players on the health and safety protocols list, including superstar James Harden. On Monday, forward Paul Millsap tested positive for COVID-19 and went into quarantine. […]
When Will Zion Williamson Play? Suffers Setback in Recovery from Foot Surgery
The New Orleans Pelicans (8-21) are the worst team in the Western Conference and can’t wait for Zion Williamson to return to the lineup following his foot surgery in the offseason. That may not happen anytime soon, however, as Zion recently suffered a setback while rehabbing his injury. Williamson initially […]
Dallas Mavs Injury Report: Luka Doncic to Miss Games with Sprained Ankle
Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks has been nursing a sprained ankle since mid-November and he’ll sit out back-to-back games in hopes that the time off will allow his injury to heal. Doncic initially suffered the ankle injury last month during a victory against the Denver Nuggets. He missed the […]
Detroit Pistons Leading-Scorer Jerami Grant Out 6 Weeks (Thumb)
The Detroit Pistons were already the worst team in the NBA before they lost leading scorer Jerami Grant for at least six weeks with a thumb injury. Grant tumbled to the court in the second quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday and that’s when he initially suffered an […]
Portland Trail Blazers CJ McCollum Out Indefinitely with Collapsed Lung
CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers suffered a rib injury over the weekend that led to a collapsed lung, keeping him out of the lineup for an undetermined amount of time. Similar injuries often take at least two weeks to heal, but the Trail Blazers didn’t mention a timeline […]
Chicago Bulls’ Leading Scorer DeMar DeRozan Out with COVID-19
One moment you’re named the NBA Player of the Week, and the next, you’re out with COVID-19. The Chicago Bulls’ leading scorer DeMar DeRozan entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and protocol list and will miss Monday evening’s game against the Denver Nuggets after he tested positive on Monday. DeRozan is […]
Dame Down: Blazers Damian Lillard Out 2 Weeks with Lower Ab Issue
Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers will miss at least 10 days, and probably two weeks, with a lower abdominal tendinopathy injury. Lillard initially suffered the injury leading up to the Tokyo Olympics. He aggravated the area, located just above the groin, over the weekend. Lillard sat out one […]
Miami Heat Injury Report: Bam Adebayo Out 4-6 Weeks (Thumb Surgery)
The Miami Heat got a bit of bad news on Wednesday after finding out that All-Star center Bam Adebayo will undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his thumb after he suffered an injury against the Denver Nuggets earlier in the week. An MRI revealed that Adebayo tore the ulnar […]
LeBron James Enters COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. LeBron missed Tuesday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers opened as a -3.5 favorite against the Kings in Sacramento, but early money on the Lakers moved the line as high […]
Brooklyn Nets Injury Report: Sniper Joe Harris (Ankle) Out 4-8 Weeks
The best team in the East lost their most lethal long-range bomber. The Brooklyn Nets will miss sharpshooter Joe Harris for four to eight weeks while he recovers from an ankle injury. Harris started 14 games with the Nets this season before missing the last six games due to an […]
Denver Nuggets Injury Report: Michael Porter Jr Out for Season (Back Surgery)
The Denver Nuggets announced that power forward Michael Porter, Jr will miss the remainder of the regular season while recovering from back surgery. Porter has been sidelined with a back injury since the first week in November. At first, he was supposed to miss a couple of days due to […]
Rookie of Year Candidate Evan Mobley Out 2-4 Weeks with Elbow Injury
The Cleveland Cavaliers will miss rookie Evan Mobley for anywhere from two to four weeks while he recovers from an elbow injury. Mobley suffered a ligament sprain in his right elbow against the Boston Celtics on Monday evening when the rookie got tangled up with Enes Kanter. “It wasn’t a […]
Chicago Bulls Center Nikola Vucevic Tests Positive for COVID
The Chicago Bulls (8-3) are tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference, but they’ll be without big man Nickola Vucevic after he tested positive for COVID-19. Vucevic is expected to miss 10 days of action due to the NBA’s COVID health and safety protocol. That means he’ll miss […]
Denver Nuggets Injury Report: Michael Porter Jr Out Indefinitely
The bad beats continue for the Denver Nuggets after forward Michael Porter Jr went down with a back injury. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said that Porter is out indefinitely with lower back pain, and it’s unknown how long he’ll be sidelined with the injury. Porter initially suffered the back […]
Philadelphia 76ers Injury Report: Joel Embiid Out Due to COVID
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers tested positive for COVID-19 and will sit out the next 10 days due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Embiid wasn’t scheduled to play in tonight’s game against the New York Knicks. With the 76ers facing back-to-back games on Monday and Tuesday, the […]
LA Lakers Injury Report: LeBron James (Abdominal Strain) Could Miss a Week
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will sit out the next two games with an injury and could miss up to a week of action while he recovers from a mild abdominal strain. On tonight’s injury report, the LA Times revealed that LeBron is suffering from a strained rectus abdominis. […]