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 8th, 2022. 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 December 8th, 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 |
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Kawhi Leonard | LAC | Out (Injury Management) | MIA | Away | Leonard is undergoing injury management and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
Norman Powell | LAC | Out (Groin) | MIA | Away | Powell is dealing with a groin injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
Terance Mann | LAC | Out (Concussion) | MIA | Away | Mann has suffered a concussion and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
Kyle Lowry | MIA | Out (Rest) | LAC | Home | Lowry is resting and he will not take the court for the Heat. |
Jimmy Butler | MIA | Questionable (Knee) | LAC | Home | Butler is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Heat. |
Dewayne Dedmon | MIA | Questionable (Foot) | LAC | Home | Dedmon is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Heat. |
Victor Oladipo | MIA | Probable (Knee) | LAC | Home | Oladipo is recovering from a knee injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
Duncan Robinson | MIA | Probable (Ankle) | LAC | Home | Robinson is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
Haywood Highsmith | MIA | Probable (Ankle) | LAC | Home | Highsmith is dealing with an ankle injury but will take the court for the Heat. |
Gabe Vincent | MIA | Out (Knee) | LAC | Home | Vincent is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Heat. |
Tyler Herro | MIA | Probable (Ankle) | LAC | Home | Herro is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
Max Strus | MIA | Probable (Shoulder) | LAC | Home | Strus is dealing with a shoulder injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
Ömer Yurtseven | MIA | Out (Ankle) | LAC | Home | Yurtseven is recovering from ankle surgery. He is expected to miss at least 3 months. |
Nikola Jovic | MIA | Probable (Undisclosed) | LAC | Home | Jovic is dealing with an unknown issue but will take the court for the Heat. |
Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | Out (Ankle) | SA | Away | Tate is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
Kevin Porter Jr. | HOU | Questionable (Knee) | SA | Away | Porter is dealing with knee soreness and is uncertain to take the court for the Rockets. |
Bruno Fernando | HOU | Out (Illness) | SA | Away | Fernando is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
Josh Christopher | HOU | Questionable (Foot) | SA | Away | Christopher is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Rockets. |
Doug McDermott | SA | Probable (Ankle) | HOU | Home | McDermott is battling an ankle injury and is likely to take the court for the Spurs. |
Josh Richardson | SA | Probable (Ankle) | HOU | Home | Richardson is dealing with an ankle injury but is expected to take the court for the Spurs. |
Jakob Poeltl | SA | Out (Knee) | HOU | Home | Poeltl is suffering from a knee injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Keita Bates-Diop | SA | Out (Foot) | HOU | Home | Bates-Diop is suffering from a foot injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Romeo Langford | SA | Probable (Back) | HOU | Home | Langford is dealing with a back injury but is likely to take the court for the Spurs. |
Devin Vassell | SA | Out (Knee) | HOU | Home | Vassell is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Jeremy Sochan | SA | Out (Quad) | HOU | Home | Sochan is suffering from a quad injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Blake Wesley | SA | Out (Knee) | HOU | Home | Wesley has suffered a torn MCL in his left knee and will miss 6-8 weeks. |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | DEN | Probable (Wrist) | POR | Away | Caldwell-Pope is dealing with a wrist injury but is likely to take the court for the Nuggets. |
Michael Porter Jr. | DEN | Out (Heel) | POR | Away | Porter Jr. is dealing with a heel injury and will not take the court for the Nuggets. |
Collin Gillespie | DEN | Out (Lower Leg) | POR | Away | Gillespie is recovering from surgery to repair a lower left leg fracture and will not be available for the Nuggets. |
Gary Payton II | POR | Out (Abdomen) | DEN | Home | Payton II is recovering from a core muscle injury and he will miss time to start the regular season. |
Josh Hart | POR | Probable (Ankle) | DEN | Home | Hart is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
Drew Eubanks | POR | Probable (Hip) | DEN | Home | Eubanks is dealing with a hip injury but is likely to take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
Nassir Little | POR | Out (Hip) | DEN | Home | Little suffered a hip injury and will miss around 6 weeks for the Trail Blazers. |
Keon Johnson | POR | Probable (Hip) | DEN | Home | Johnson is dealing with a hip injury but is likely to take the court for the Trail Blazers. |