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Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for April 19th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below on this list.
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NBA Injury Roundup for April 19th, 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 |
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Steven Adams | MEM | Out (Knee) | LAL | Home | Adams is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. He is expected to miss the entirety of the playoffs. |
Ja Morant | MEM | Out (Hand) | LAL | Home | Morant injured his hand in his previous contest and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. |
Brandon Clarke | MEM | Out (Achilles) | LAL | Home | Clarke has been diagnosed with an Achilles tear and will miss the remainder of the 2022-2023 season. |
Jake LaRavia | MEM | Out (Calf) | LAL | Home | LaRavia is dealing with right calf soreness and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. |
Tyler Herro | MIA | Out (Hand) | MIL | Away | Herro suffered a broken right hand in his previous game and will not take the court for the Heat. He will miss the remainder of the 2022-2023 NBA playoffs. |
Nikola Jovic | MIA | Out (Back) | MIL | Away | Jovic is dealing with back spasms and will not take the court for the Heat. |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | Out (Back) | MIA | Home | Antetokounmpo left his previous game with a back injury and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
Wesley Matthews | MIL | Out (Calf) | MIA | Home | Matthews is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
Rudy Gobert | MIN | Questionable (Back) | DEN | Away | Gobert is dealing with a back injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
Jaylen Nowell | MIN | Questionable (Knee) | DEN | Away | Nowell is dealing with a knee injury and in uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
Naz Reid | MIN | Out (Wrist) | DEN | Away | Reid has undergone wrist surgery and is expected to miss 6 weeks. |
Jaden McDaniels | MIN | Out (Hand) | DEN | Away | McDaniels is dealing with a fractured right hand and is out indefinitely. |
Nikola Jokic | DEN | Questionable (Wrist) | MIN | Home | Jokic is dealing with a wrist injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Nuggets. |