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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 January 8th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below on this list.
Understanding the injury landscape is key in all forms of fantasy basketball, especially when setting DFS lineups on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings. Consider this your one-stop overview of fantasy-relevant injuries around the NBA.
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NBA Injury Roundup for January 8th, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid | PHI | Out (Foot) | DET | Away | Embiid is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the court for the 76ers. |
| P.J. Tucker | PHI | Out (Illness) | DET | Away | Tucker is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the 76ers. |
| Rodney McGruder | DET | Out (Illness) | PHI | Home | McGruder is dealing with an illness and will not take the ice for the Pistons. |
| Marvin Bagley III | DET | Out (Hand) | PHI | Home | Bagley III has undergone surgery on his hand and will miss at least 6 weeks. |
| Cade Cunningham | DET | Out (Shin) | PHI | Home | Cunningham will undergo surgery on his shin and will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season for the Pistons. |
| Isaiah Livers | DET | Out (Shoulder) | PHI | Home | Livers is battling a right shoulder sprain and will not take the court indefinitely for the Pistons. |
| Jalen Duren | DET | Out (Ankle) | PHI | Home | Duren is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
| Justise Winslow | POR | Out (Ankle) | TOR | Away | Winslow is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Gary Payton II | POR | Out (Ankle) | TOR | Away | Payton II is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Nassir Little | POR | Out (Hip) | TOR | Away | Little suffered a hip injury and will miss around 6 weeks for the Trail Blazers. |
| Ibou Badji | POR | Out (Not With Team) | TOR | Away | Badji is not with the team and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers |
| Otto Porter Jr. | TOR | Out (Foot) | POR | Home | Porter Jr. is dealing with a foot injury and is expected to return in late January. |
| Gordon Hayward | CHA | Out (Hamstring) | IND | Away | Hayward is dealing with a hamstring injury and will not take the court for the Hornets. |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | CHA | Out (Hand) | IND | Away | Oubre Jr. has a hand injury and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks for the Hornets. |
| Daniel Theis | IND | Out (Knee) | CHA | Home | Theis has undergone knee surgery and is out indefinitely for the Pacers. |
| Kendall Brown | IND | Out (Leg) | CHA | Home | Brown is dealing with a tibia injury and will not take the court for the Pacers indefinitely. |
| Duncan Robinson | MIA | Out (Finger) | BKN | Home | Robinson will undergo finger surgery and will be out 4 weeks for the Heat. |
| Caleb Martin | MIA | Out (Quad) | BKN | Home | Martin is dealing with a quad injury and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Ömer Yurtseven | MIA | Out (Ankle) | BKN | Home | Yurtseven is recovering from ankle surgery. He is expected to miss at least 3 months. |
| Nikola Jovic | MIA | Out (Back) | BKN | Home | Jovic is dealing with a stress reaction in his back and will miss at least four weeks |
| Collin Sexton | UTA | Out (Hamstring) | MEM | Away | Sexton is dealing with a hamstring injury and will miss at least a week for the Jazz. |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | UTA | Out (Ankle) | MEM | Away | Horton-Tucker is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Jazz. |
| Simone Fontecchio | UTA | Out (Illness) | MEM | Away | Fontecchio is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Jazz. |
| Danny Green | MEM | Out (ACL/LCL) | UTA | Home | 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. |
| Steven Adams | MEM | Out (Illness) | UTA | Home | Adams is battling an illness and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Ja Morant | MEM | Out (Thigh) | UTA | Home | Morant is dealing with a thigh injury and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Brandon Clarke | MEM | Out (Hip) | UTA | Home | Clarke is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | Out (Calf) | HOU | Away | Towns has suffered a right calf strain and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. |
| Bryn Forbes | MIN | Probable (Shoulder) | HOU | Away | Forbes is dealing with a shoulder injury and is available to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Jordan McLaughlin | MIN | Out (Calf) | HOU | Away | McLaughlin is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Timberwolves indefinitely. |
| Anthony Edwards | MIN | Probable (Hip) | HOU | Away | Edwards is dealing with a hip injury and is available to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | DAL | Out (Adductor) | OKC | Away | Finney-Smith is dealing with an adductor injury and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Maxi Kleber | DAL | Out (Hamstring) | OKC | Away | Kleber has suffered a torn hamstring and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks for the Mavericks. |
| Luka Doncic | DAL | Out (Ankle) | OKC | Away | Doncic is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Josh Green | DAL | Out (Elbow) | OKC | Away | Green is dealing with an elbow injury and is expected to miss a couple weeks. |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | OKC | Out (Leg) | DAL | Home | Pokusevski has a fractured leg and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks for the Thunder. |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | OKC | Out (Ankle) | DAL | Home | Robinson-Earl is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Thunder. He is considered week-to-week. |
| Chet Holmgren | OKC | Out (Foot) | DAL | Home | Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. |
| Ousmane Dieng | OKC | Out (Wrist) | DAL | Home | Dieng is battling a wrist fracture and will miss at least six weeks. |
| Clint Capela | ATL | Out (Calf) | LAC | Away | Capela is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Hawks. |
| Nicolas Batum | LAC | Questionable (Ankle) | ATL | Home | Batum is dealing with an ankle injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Clippers. |
| Paul George | LAC | Questionable (Hamstring) | ATL | Home | George is dealing with a hamstring injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Clippers. |
| Luke Kennard | LAC | Questionable (Calf) | ATL | Home | Kennard is dealing with a calf injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Clippers. |
| Ricky Rubio | CLE | Out (Knee) | PHO | Away | Rubio is recovering from a torn ACL and will miss the start of the 2022-23 regular season. |
| Darius Garland | CLE | Questionable (Thumb) | PHO | Away | Garland is battling a thumb injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Cavaliers. |
| Dylan Windler | CLE | Out (Ankle) | PHO | Away | Windler is dealing with an ankle injury and won't take the court for the Cavaliers indefinitely. |
| Dean Wade | CLE | Out (Shoulder) | PHO | Away | Wade has suffered a shoulder injury and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks for the Cavaliers. |
| Jae Crowder | PHO | Out (Not Injury Related) | CLE | Home | Crowder is not with the team and will not take the court for the Suns indefinitely. |
| Chris Paul | PHO | Out (Hip) | CLE | Home | Paul is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Suns. |
| Cameron Payne | PHO | Out (Foot) | CLE | Home | Payne is dealing with a right foot sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks. |
| Devin Booker | PHO | Out (Groin) | CLE | Home | Booker is dealing with a left groin strain and will miss at least four weeks for the Suns. |
| Cameron Johnson | PHO | Out (Knee) | CLE | Home | Johnson has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus and will be out indefinitely. |
