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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 28th, 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 28th, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | DEN | Out (Lower Leg) | PHI | Away | Gillespie is recovering from surgery to repair a lower left leg fracture and will not be available for the Nuggets. |
| Jack White | DEN | Out (Adductor) | PHI | Away | White is dealing with a left adductor strain and will not take the court for the Nuggets. |
| Mitchell Robinson | NY | Out (Thumb) | BKN | Away | Robinson is dealing with a thumb injury and will not take the court for the Knicks. |
| T.J. Warren | BKN | Out (Shin) | NY | Home | Warren has a shin injury and will not take the court for the Nets. |
| Kevin Durant | BKN | Out (Knee) | NY | Home | Durant has suffered a right knee sprain and is expected to miss a month. |
| Ben Simmons | BKN | Out (Knee) | NY | Home | Simmons left his last contest early with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Nets. |
| Edmond Sumner | BKN | Probable (Achilles) | NY | Home | Sumner has suffered an Achilles injury but is likely to take the court for the Nets. |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | BKN | Probable (Back) | NY | Home | Sharpe is dealing with a back injury but will take the court for the Nets. |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | HOU | Out (Foot) | DET | Away | Porter Jr. is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Alperen Sengün | HOU | Out (Illness) | DET | Away | Sengun is battling an illness and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Jalen Green | HOU | Out (Calf) | DET | Away | Green is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Cory Joseph | DET | Out (Back) | HOU | Home | Joseph is dealing with back soreness and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
| Marvin Bagley III | DET | Out (Hand) | HOU | Home | Bagley III has undergone surgery on his hand and will miss at least 6 weeks. |
| Cade Cunningham | DET | Out (Shin) | HOU | Home | Cunningham will undergo surgery on his shin and will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season for the Pistons. |
| Goran Dragic | CHI | Probable (Conditioning) | ORL | Away | Dragic is recovering his conditioning and is available to take the court for the Bulls |
| Lonzo Ball | CHI | Out (Knee) | ORL | Away | Ball is continuing knee rehabilitation and will miss a few months at the start of the season. |
| Javonte Green | CHI | Out (Knee) | ORL | Away | Green is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Bulls. |
| Marko Simonovic | CHI | Out (Spine) | ORL | Away | Simonovic is dealing with a spine injury and will not take the court for the Bulls. |
| Jonathan Isaac | ORL | Out (Injury Management) | CHI | Home | Isaac is under injury management and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Chuma Okeke | ORL | Out (Knee) | CHI | Home | Okeke is battling a knee injury and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| John Wall | LAC | Out (Abdominal) | ATL | Away | Wall is dealing with an abdominal injury and is expected to miss at least two weeks. |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | LAC | Out (Ribs) | ATL | Away | Morris Sr. is dealing with a rib contusion and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Robert Covington | LAC | Out (Personal) | ATL | Away | Covington is dealing with a personal issue and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
| Kristaps Porzingis | WAS | Out (Ankle) | NO | Away | Porzingis is recovering of an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Anthony Gill | WAS | Out (Health Protocols) | NO | Away | Gill is in health protocols and will not take the court for the Wizards. |
| Zion Williamson | NO | Out (Hamstring) | WAS | Home | Williamson is recovering from a hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated, again, in two weeks. |
| Dyson Daniels | NO | Out (Ankle) | WAS | Home | Daniels is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Pelicans. |
| EJ Liddell | NO | Out (Knee) | WAS | Home | Liddell is recovering from a right knee injury and will miss an extended period of time for the Pelicans. |
| Rudy Gobert | MIN | Questionable (Groin) | SAC | Home | Gobert is dealing with a sore groin and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | Out (Calf) | SAC | Home | Towns has suffered a right calf strain and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. |
| Taurean Prince | MIN | Out (Ankle) | SAC | Home | Prince is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Jordan McLaughlin | MIN | Out (Calf) | SAC | Home | McLaughlin is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Timberwolves indefinitely. |
| Anthony Edwards | MIN | Questionable (Wrist) | SAC | Home | Edwards is dealing with a wrist injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Jae Crowder | PHO | Out (Not Injury Related) | SA | Away | Crowder is not with the team and will not take the court for the Suns indefinitely. |
| Cameron Payne | PHO | Out (Foot) | SA | Away | Payne is dealing with a right foot sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks. |
| Devin Booker | PHO | Out (Groin) | SA | Away | Booker is dealing with a left groin strain and will be re-evaluated in one week. |
| Landry Shamet | PHO | Out (Foot) | SA | Away | Shamet is dealing with right foot soreness and will not take the court for the Suns. |
| Josh Richardson | SA | Questionable (Knee) | PHO | Home | Richardson is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Spurs. |
| Romeo Langford | SA | Questionable (Adductor) | PHO | Home | Langford is dealing with left adductor soreness and is uncertain to take the court for the Spurs. |
| Devin Vassell | SA | Out (Knee) | PHO | Home | Vassell underwent arthroscopic knee surgery and will be out until after the All-Star break. |
| Jeremy Sochan | SA | Probable (Quad) | PHO | Home | Sochan is dealing with a quad injury but is available to take the court for the Spurs. |
| Anthony Davis | LAL | Probable (Foot) | BOS | Away | Davis is dealing with a foot injury but is likely to take the court for the Lakers. |
| LeBron James | LAL | Questionable (Ankle) | BOS | Away | James is dealing with an ankle injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Lakers. |
| Lonnie Walker IV | LAL | Questionable (Knee) | BOS | Away | Walker IV is dealing left knee tendinitis and is uncertain to take the court for the Lakers. |
| Austin Reaves | LAL | Out (Hamstring) | BOS | Away | Reaves is dealing with a left hamstring strain and will not take the court for the Lakers. |
| Marcus Smart | BOS | Out (Ankle) | LAL | Home | Smart is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Celtics. |
| Danilo Gallinari | BOS | Out (Knee) | LAL | Home | Gallinari suffered a torn ACL and could miss the entire 2022-23 season. |
| Robert Williams III | BOS | Out (Ankle) | LAL | Home | Williams III is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Celtics. |
| Christian Wood | DAL | Out (Thumb) | UTA | Away | Wood is recovering from a fractured thumb and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Maxi Kleber | DAL | Out (Hamstring) | UTA | Away | Kleber has suffered a torn hamstring and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks for the Mavericks. |
| Luka Doncic | DAL | Out (Ankle) | UTA | Away | Doncic suffered a sprained ankle and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Kelly Olynyk | UTA | Probable (Ankle) | DAL | Home | Olynyk is dealing with an ankle injury but will take the court for the Jazz. |
| Otto Porter Jr. | TOR | Out (Foot) | POR | Away | Porter Jr. underwent season ending foot surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season. |
| OG Anunoby | TOR | Out (Wrist) | POR | Away | Anunoby is dealing with a wrist injury and will not take the court for the Raptors. |
| Dalano Banton | TOR | Out (Right Hip) | POR | Away | Banton is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Raptors. |
| Jusuf Nurkic | POR | Questionable (Calf) | TOR | Home | Nurkic is dealing with left calf soreness and is uncertain to take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Justise Winslow | POR | Out (Ankle) | TOR | Home | Winslow is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Josh Hart | POR | Questionable (Hamstring) | TOR | Home | Hart is dealing with right hamstring tightness and is uncertain to take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Ibou Badji | POR | Out (Knee) | TOR | Home | Badji is dealing with left knee soreness and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
