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RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season.
Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for December 17th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below on this list.
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NBA Injury Roundup for December 17th, 2022
Note: this post is automatically updated throughout the day, every 5 minutes, in case new injury updates are reported.
| Name | Team | Status | Opponent | Home/Away | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | WAS | Out (Hamstring) | LAC | Away | Beal is dealing with a hamstring injury and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Delon Wright | WAS | Out (Hamstring) | LAC | Away | Wright suffered a right hamstring strain and is out indefinitely. |
| Rui Hachimura | WAS | Out (Ankle) | LAC | Away | Hachimura is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Paul George | LAC | Out (Knee) | WAS | Home | George is battling a knee injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Reggie Jackson | LAC | Out (Achilles) | WAS | Home | Jackson is dealing with an Achilles injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Norman Powell | LAC | Out (Groin) | WAS | Home | Powell is dealing with a groin injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Ivica Zubac | LAC | Out (Knee) | WAS | Home | Zubac is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Kyle Lowry | MIA | Out (Knee) | SA | Away | Lowry is dealing with knee soreness and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Jimmy Butler | MIA | Probable (Injury Management) | SA | Away | Butler is managing an injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Dewayne Dedmon | MIA | Probable (Foot) | SA | Away | Dedmon is dealing with a foot injury but is expected to take the court for the Heat. |
| Victor Oladipo | MIA | Probable (Knee) | SA | Away | Oladipo is dealing with a knee injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Udonis Haslem | MIA | Out (Achilles) | SA | Away | Haslem is dealing with Achilles tendinosis and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Bam Adebayo | MIA | Probable (Knee) | SA | Away | Adebayo is dealing with a knee injury but is available to take the court for the Heat. |
| Duncan Robinson | MIA | Probable (Ankle) | SA | Away | Robinson is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Haywood Highsmith | MIA | Probable (Quadriceps) | SA | Away | Highsmith is dealing with a quadriceps injury but will likely take the court for the Heat. |
| Gabe Vincent | MIA | Out (Knee) | SA | Away | Vincent is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Tyler Herro | MIA | Probable (Ankle) | SA | Away | Herro is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Max Strus | MIA | Probable (Shoulder) | SA | Away | Strus is dealing with a shoulder injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Caleb Martin | MIA | Out (Ankle) | SA | Away | Martin is dealing with an ankle injury but will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Ömer Yurtseven | MIA | Out (Ankle) | SA | Away | Yurtseven is recovering from ankle surgery. He is expected to miss at least 3 months. |
| Nikola Jovic | MIA | Probable (Back) | SA | Away | Jovic is dealing with back spasms but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Josh Richardson | SA | Out (Personal) | MIA | Home | Richardson is dealing with a personal matter and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
| Jakob Poeltl | SA | Probable (Knee) | MIA | Home | Poeltl is suffering from a knee injury but is likely take the court for the Spurs. |
| Zach Collins | SA | Probable (Ankle) | MIA | Home | Collins is dealing with an ankle sprain and is likely to take the court for the Spurs. |
| Romeo Langford | SA | Out (Ankle) | MIA | Home | Langford is dealing with an ankle sprain and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
| Blake Wesley | SA | Out (Knee) | MIA | Home | Wesley has suffered a torn MCL in his left knee and will miss 6-8 weeks. |
| Orlando Robinson | MIA | Probable (Back) | SA | Away | Robinson is dealing with back discomfort but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Dwight Powell | DAL | Out (Thigh) | CLE | Away | Powell is dealing with a thigh injury and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | DAL | Out (Injury Recovery) | CLE | Away | Dinwiddie will rest for injury recovery on the second night of a back-to-back and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Davis Bertans | DAL | Questionable (Illness) | CLE | Away | Bertans is dealing with an illness and is uncertain to take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Maxi Kleber | DAL | Out (Hamstring) | CLE | Away | Kleber has suffered a torn hamstring and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks for the Mavericks. |
| Luka Doncic | DAL | Out (Quad) | CLE | Away | Doncic is dealing with a quad injury and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Josh Green | DAL | Out (Elbow) | CLE | Away | Green is dealing with an elbow injury and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Ricky Rubio | CLE | Out (Knee) | DAL | Home | Rubio is recovering from a torn ACL and will miss the start of the 2022-23 regular season. |
| Dylan Windler | CLE | Out (Ankle) | DAL | Home | Windler is dealing with an ankle injury and won't take the court for the Cavaliers. |
| Dean Wade | CLE | Out (Shoulder) | DAL | Home | Wade has suffered a shoulder injury and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks for the Cavaliers. |
| Lamar Stevens | CLE | Doubtful (Knee) | DAL | Home | Stevens is dealing with a knee injury and is unlikely to take the court for the Cavaliers. |
| Jerami Grant | POR | Out (Back) | HOU | Away | Grant is dealing with a back injury and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Gary Payton II | POR | Out (Abdomen) | HOU | Away | Payton II is recovering from a core muscle injury and he will miss time to start the regular season. |
| Josh Hart | POR | Probable (Ankle) | HOU | Away | Hart is dealing with an ankle injury but is expected to take the court for the Blazers. |
| Nassir Little | POR | Out (Hip) | HOU | Away | Little suffered a hip injury and will miss around 6 weeks for the Trail Blazers. |
| Trendon Watford | POR | Probable (Achilles) | HOU | Away | Watford is dealing with an Achilles injury but is likely to take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | Out (Ankle) | POR | Home | Tate is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Garrison Mathews | HOU | Out (Illness) | POR | Home | Mathews is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Alperen Sengün | HOU | Probable (Ankle) | POR | Home | Sengun is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Rockets. |
| Tari Eason | HOU | Probable (Ankle) | POR | Home | Eason is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Rockets. |
| Collin Sexton | UTA | Out (Hamstring) | MIL | Away | Sexton is dealing with a hamstring injury and will miss at least one weak. |
| Simone Fontecchio | UTA | Probable (Ankle) | MIL | Away | Fontecchio is dealing with an ankle injury but is available to play for the Jazz. |
| Jrue Holiday | MIL | Probable (Illness) | UTA | Home | Holiday is battling an illness but is likely to take the court for the Bucks. |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | Out (Knee) | UTA | Home | Antetokounmpo is battling a knee injury and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
| Khris Middleton | MIL | Out (Knee) | UTA | Home | Middleton is dealing with knee soreness and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
| Joe Ingles | MIL | Out (ACL) | UTA | Home | Ingles is still recovering from his torn ACL from last season and is expected to miss at least the first half of the 2022-23 regular season for the Bucks. |
| Serge Ibaka | MIL | Probable (Illness) | UTA | Home | Ibaka is dealing with an illness but is likely to take the court for the Bucks. |
| Danny Green | MEM | Out (ACL/LCL) | OKC | Away | Green tore both his ACL and LCL in his left knee during the 2021-22 playoffs and is expected to miss most of the 2022-23 regular season for the Grizzlies. |
| Desmond Bane | MEM | Out (Toe) | OKC | Away | Bane is battling a toe injury and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Vince Williams Jr. | MEM | Doubtful (Illness) | OKC | Away | Williams is dealing with an illness and is unlikely to take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | Out (Back) | MEM | Home | Alexander is dealing with a back injury and will not take the court for the Thunder. |
| Kenrich Williams | OKC | Probable (Knee) | MEM | Home | Williams is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Thunder. |
| Darius Bazley | OKC | Out (Illness) | MEM | Home | Bazley is suffering from an illness and will not take the court for the Thunder. |
| Josh Giddey | OKC | Out (Illness) | MEM | Home | Giddey is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Thunder. |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | OKC | Out (Ankle) | MEM | Home | Robinson-Earl is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Thunder. |
| Chet Holmgren | OKC | Out (Foot) | MEM | Home | Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. |
| Ousmane Dieng | OKC | Out (Wrist) | MEM | Home | Dieng is battling a wrist fracture and will miss at least six weeks. |
| Brandon Ingram | NO | Out (Toe) | PHO | Away | Ingram is dealing with a toe injury and will miss at least another week for the Pelicans. |
| Jose Alvarado | NO | Probable (Ribs) | PHO | Away | Alvarado is dealing with a rib injury but is likely to take the court for the Pelicans. |
| EJ Liddell | NO | Out (Knee) | PHO | Away | Liddell is recovering from a right knee injury and will not take the court for the Pelicans. |
| Jae Crowder | PHO | Out (Not Injury Related) | NO | Home | Crowder is not with the team and will not take the court for the Suns indefinitely. |
| Cameron Payne | PHO | Out (Foot) | NO | Home | Payne is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the court for the Suns. |
| Deandre Ayton | PHO | Out (Ankle) | NO | Home | Ayton is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Suns. |
| Cameron Johnson | PHO | Out (Knee) | NO | Home | Johnson has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus and will be out indefinitely. |
| Duane Washington Jr. | PHO | Out (Hip) | NO | Home | Washington Jr. is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Suns. |
