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Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for January 1st, 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 January 1st, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valanciunas | NO | Probable (Illness) | MIL | Away | Valanciunas is battling a non-COVID illness but will take the court for the Pelicans. |
| Brandon Ingram | NO | Out (Achilles) | MIL | Away | Ingram is dealing with an achilles injury and will not take the court for the Pelicans. |
| Josh Hart | NO | Probable (Ankle) | MIL | Away | Hart is dealing with a knee issue but will take the court for the Pelicans. |
| Zion Williamson | NO | Out (Foot) | MIL | Away | Williamson suffered a setback in his recovery from a foot injury and will not participate in basketball activities for the Pelicans. |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | NO | Out (ACL) | MIL | Away | Lewis Jr. has a torn ACL and a MCL sprain and will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season. |
| Khris Middleton | MIL | Out (Personal) | NO | Home | Middleton is dealing with personal issues and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
| Brook Lopez | MIL | Out (Back) | NO | Home | Lopez is dealing with a back injury and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | MIL | Out (Health Protocols) | NO | Home | Antetokounmpo has entered the league health and safety protocol and will not be available for the Bucks. |
| Semi Ojeleye | MIL | Out (Health Protocols) | NO | Home | Ojeleye will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Donte DiVincenzo | MIL | Out (Ankle) | NO | Home | DiVincenzo is dealing with an ankle injury and will not suit up for the Bucks. |
| Doug McDermott | SA | Out (Health Protocols) | DET | Away | McDermott has been placed in the league's health and safety protocols and will not be available for the Spurs. |
| Dejounte Murray | SA | Out (Conditioning) | DET | Away | Murray is conditioning to return to competition and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
| Zach Collins | SA | Out (Ankle) | DET | Away | Collins is recovering from stress fracture surgery and is expected to be out until January. |
| Lonnie Walker IV | SA | Out (Knee/Health Protocols) | DET | Away | Walker IV has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
| Keita Bates-Diop | SA | Out (Hamstring) | DET | Away | Bates-Diop is dealing with a hamstring injury and will not suit up for the Spurs. |
| Drew Eubanks | SA | Probable (Back) | DET | Away | Eubanks is dealing with a back injury and is available to take the court for the Spurs. |
| Devontae Cacok | SA | Out (Health Protocols) | DET | Away | Cacok has been placed in health protocols which he will need to clear in order to be eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Kelly Olynyk | DET | Out (Knee) | SA | Home | Olynyk is battling a left knee sprain and will miss at least 6 weeks. |
| Cory Joseph | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | Joseph will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Jerami Grant | DET | Out (Thumb) | SA | Home | Grant is dealing with a thumb injury and is out indefinitely. |
| Trey Lyles | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | Lyles will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Rodney McGruder | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | McGruder will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Josh Jackson | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | Jackson will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Frank Jackson | DET | Out (Ankle) | SA | Home | Jackson is battling a right ankle sprain and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
| Killian Hayes | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | Hayes will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Isaiah Stewart | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | Stewart will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Saben Lee | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | Lee will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Cade Cunningham | DET | Out (Health Protocols) | SA | Home | Cunningham will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Isaiah Livers | DET | Out (Conditioning) | SA | Home | Livers is undergoing return to competition conditioning and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
| Chris Smith | DET | Out (Conditioning) | SA | Home | Smith is reconditioning back to competition levels and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
| Ersan Ilyasova | CHI | Out (Health Protocols) | WAS | Away | Ilyasova will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Alex Caruso | CHI | Out (Foot) | WAS | Away | Caruso is battling a foot injury and is not expected to take the court for the Bulls. |
| Lonzo Ball | CHI | Out (Health Protocols) | WAS | Away | Ball will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Tony Bradley | CHI | Out (Health Protocols) | WAS | Away | Bradley will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | CHI | Out (Health Protocols) | WAS | Away | McKinnie will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Javonte Green | CHI | Out (Adductor) | WAS | Away | Green is dealing with an adductor injury and will not take the court for the Bulls. |
| Patrick Williams | CHI | Out (Wrist) | WAS | Away | Williams is dealing with a significant wrist injury and will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season. |
| Marko Simonovic | CHI | Out (Health Protocols) | WAS | Away | Simonovic will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team |
| Bradley Beal | WAS | Probable (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Beal has cleared the league's health and safety protocols and will take the court for the Wizards. |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | WAS | Probable (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Caldwell-Pope has cleared the health and safety protocols and will likely take the court for the Wizards. |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Dinwiddie has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Raul Neto | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Neto will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Montrezl Harrell | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Harrell has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Davis Bertans | WAS | Out (Illness) | CHI | Home | Bertans is battling a non-COVID illness and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Thomas Bryant | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Bryant will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Aaron Holiday | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Holiday will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Rui Hachimura | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Hachimura has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Cassius Winston | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Winston is listed under Health and Safety protocols and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Anthony Gill | WAS | Probable (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Gill has passed through the league's health and safety protocols and will be available for the Wizards. |
| Nicolas Batum | LAC | Out (Ankle) | BKN | Away | Batum is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Kawhi Leonard | LAC | Out (Knee) | BKN | Away | Leonard is recovering from a partially torn ACL and will miss at least most of the 2021-2022 season. |
| Paul George | LAC | Out (Elbow) | BKN | Away | George has a torn ligament in his elbow and will be out for the Clippers. |
| Ivica Zubac | LAC | Out (Health Protocols) | BKN | Away | Zubac will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Luke Kennard | LAC | Out (Health Protocols) | BKN | Away | Kennard has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | LAC | Out (Ankle) | BKN | Away | Hartenstein is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Jay Scrubb | LAC | Out (Health Protocols) | BKN | Away | Scrubb will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Jason Preston | LAC | Out (Foot) | BKN | Away | Preston underwent right foot surgery and is expected to miss a significant portion of the 2021-22 season. |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | LAC | Out (Covid-19) | BKN | Away | Boston Jr, will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Kyrie Irving | BKN | Out (Conditioning) | LAC | Home | Irving has cleared health and safety protocols but will not be available for the Nets due to reconditioning. |
| Joe Harris | BKN | Out (Ankle) | LAC | Home | Harris is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Nets. |
| Jeff Green | DEN | Out (Health Protocols) | HOU | Away | Green will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Austin Rivers | DEN | Probable (Thumb) | HOU | Away | Rivers is battling a right thumb sprain and is expected to take the court for the Nuggets. |
| Aaron Gordon | DEN | Probable (Hamstring) | HOU | Away | Gordon is dealing with right hamstring soreness and is expected to take the court for the Nuggets. |
| Jamal Murray | DEN | Out (Knee) | HOU | Away | Murray is recovering from a torn ACL and is expected to miss the start of the 2021-2022 season. |
| Vlatko Cancar | DEN | Probable (Illness) | HOU | Away | Cancar is battling a non-COVID illness and is available to take the court for the Nuggets. |
| Monte Morris | DEN | Questionable (Knee) | HOU | Away | Morris is dealing with a knee issue and is uncertain to take the court for the Nuggets. |
| PJ Dozier | DEN | Out (Knee) | HOU | Away | Dozier has suffered a torn ACL which will end his 2021/22 season. |
| Michael Porter Jr. | DEN | Out (Back) | HOU | Away | Porter Jr. is expected to miss the rest of the 2021-2022 season after undergoing lower back surgery. Porter Jr. has also entered the league's health and safety protocols. |
| Zeke Nnaji | DEN | Out (Health Protocols) | HOU | Away | Nnaji will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Bones Hyland | DEN | Out (Health Protocols) | HOU | Away | Hyland will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| John Wall | HOU | Out (Trade Pending) | DEN | Home | Wall will not play in games as the Rockets seek a potential trade partner. |
| Eric Gordon | HOU | Out (Groin) | DEN | Home | Gordon is dealing with a groin injury and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| D.J. Augustin | HOU | Out (Health Protocols) | DEN | Home | Augustin will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | HOU | Probable (Thigh) | DEN | Home | Porter Jr. is dealing with a thigh injury but is likely to take the court for the Rockets. |
| Garrison Mathews | HOU | Out (Health Protocols) | DEN | Home | Matthews will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Alperen Sengün | HOU | Out (Ankle) | DEN | Home | Sengun is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Jalen Green | HOU | Probable (Hamstring) | DEN | Home | Green is dealing with a hamstring injury but is likely to take the court for the Rockets. |
| Draymond Green | GS | Out (Health Protocols) | UTA | Away | Green will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Klay Thompson | GS | Out (Achilles) | UTA | Away | Thompson is recovering from an Achilles injury and has been cleared to begin practicing with a hope for a late December return. |
| Damion Lee | GS | Out (Health Protocols) | UTA | Away | Lee will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| James Wiseman | GS | Out (Knee) | UTA | Away | Wiseman is recovering from a torn right meniscus and is out indefinitely for the Warriors. Wiseman has also entered the leagues health protocols. |
| Hassan Whiteside | UTA | Out (Concussion) | GS | Home | Whiteside is dealing with a concussion and will not take the court for the Jazz. |
| Eric Paschall | UTA | Out (Personal) | GS | Home | Paschall will not take the court for the Jazz for personal reasons. |
| Udoka Azubuike | UTA | Out (Ankle) | GS | Home | Azubuike is dealing with a right ankle injury and will not suit up for the Jazz. |
| DeJon Jarreau | HOU | Out (Health Protocols) | DEN | Home | Jarreau has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Brad Wanamaker | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | CHI | Home | Wanamaker has been placed in the league's health and safety protocols and will not be available for the Wizards. |
