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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 2nd, 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 January 2nd, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | NY | Out (Ankle) | TOR | Away | Rose is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Knicks. |
| Evan Fournier | NY | Probable (Ankle) | TOR | Away | Fournier is dealing with an ankle injury and is available to take the court for the Knicks. |
| Julius Randle | NY | Out (Health Protocols) | TOR | Away | Randle will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Nerlens Noel | NY | Out (Health Protocols) | TOR | Away | Noel will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Kemba Walker | NY | Out (Knee) | TOR | Away | Walker is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Knicks. |
| Danuel House Jr. | NY | Out (Finger) | TOR | Away | House Jr. is battling a finger injury and will not take the court for the Knicks. |
| Wayne Selden | NY | Out (Health Protocols) | TOR | Away | Selden will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Mitchell Robinson | NY | Out (Health Protocols) | TOR | Away | Robinson has been placed in Health and Safety Protocols and will not be available for the Knicks. |
| Jericho Sims | NY | Out (Health Protocols) | TOR | Away | Sims will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Goran Dragic | TOR | Out (Personal) | NY | Home | Dragic is away from the team and will not take the court for the Raptors. |
| Isaac Bonga | TOR | Out (Conditioning) | NY | Home | Bonga is dealing with conditioning and will not take the court for the Raptors. |
| David Johnson | TOR | Out (Calf) | NY | Home | Johnson is dealing with a left-calf strain and will not take the court for the Raptors. |
| Michael Carter-Williams | ORL | Out (Ankle) | BOS | Away | Carter-Williams is expected to miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery on his ankle. |
| E'Twaun Moore | ORL | Out (Knee) | BOS | Away | Moore is battling a sprained knee and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Robin Lopez | ORL | Out (Health Protocols) | BOS | Away | Lopez will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Markelle Fultz | ORL | Out (Knee/Health Protocols) | BOS | Away | Fultz is expected to miss the start of the 2021-2022 season recovering from knee injury. Fultz has also entered the league's health and safety protocols and will need to clear them before rejoining the team. |
| Jonathan Isaac | ORL | Out (Knee) | BOS | Away | Isaac is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Mo Bamba | ORL | Probable (Conditioning) | BOS | Away | Bamba is conditioning to rejoin the team but will be available to take the court for the Magic. |
| Chuma Okeke | ORL | Out (Health Protocols) | BOS | Away | Okeke will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Mychal Mulder | ORL | Probable (Conditioning) | BOS | Away | Mulder is conditioning to rejoin the team but will be available to take the court for the Magic. |
| Hassani Gravett | ORL | Probable (Conditioning) | BOS | Away | Gravett is conditioning to rejoin the team but will be available to take the court for the Magic. |
| Cole Anthony | ORL | Out (Ankle) | BOS | Away | Anthony is dealing with an ankle sprain and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Jalen Suggs | ORL | Out (Thumb) | BOS | Away | Suggs is dealing with a fractured right thumb and will be out for an extended period of time. |
| Dennis Schroder | BOS | Probable (Conditioning) | ORL | Home | Schroeder is conditioning to return to competition and will take the court for the Celtics. |
| Enes Freedom | BOS | Out (Health Protocols) | ORL | Home | Freedom will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Jayson Tatum | BOS | Out (Health Protocols) | ORL | Home | Tatum will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Robert Williams III | BOS | Out (Toe) | ORL | Home | Williams is dealing with a toe injury and will not take the court for the Celtics. |
| Romeo Langford | BOS | Out (Illness) | ORL | Home | Langford is battling a non-COVID illness and will not take the court for the Celtics. |
| Aaron Nesmith | BOS | Out (Health Protocols) | ORL | Home | Nesmith will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Brodric Thomas | BOS | Out (Back) | ORL | Home | Thomas is battling lower back pain and will not take the court for the Celtics. |
| T.J. Warren | IND | Out (Foot) | CLE | Away | Warren has been ruled out indefinitely with a foot injury. Warren has also entered the league's health and safety protocols. |
| Jeremy Lamb | IND | Out (Health Protocols) | CLE | Away | Lamb will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| T.J. McConnell | IND | Out (Wrist) | CLE | Away | McConnell is dealing with right wrist soreness and will not take the court for the Pacers. |
| Malcolm Brogdon | IND | Out (Health Protocols) | CLE | Away | Brogdon will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Caris LeVert | IND | Out (Health Protocols) | CLE | Away | LeVert has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Hawks. |
| Kelan Martin | IND | Out (Health Protocols) | CLE | Away | Martin has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Pacers. |
| Goga Bitadze | IND | Out (Health Protocols) | CLE | Away | Bitadze has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Hawks. |
| Chris Duarte | IND | Out (Health Protocols) | CLE | Away | Duarte will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Isaiah Jackson | IND | Out (Health Protocols) | CLE | Away | Jackson will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Ricky Rubio | CLE | Out (ACL) | IND | Home | Rubio has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2021-2022 season |
| Cedi Osman | CLE | Out (Health Protocols) | IND | Home | Osman will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Collin Sexton | CLE | Out (Knee) | IND | Home | Sexton will miss the remainder of the 2021-2022 season following left knee meniscus surgery. |
| Darius Garland | CLE | Out (Health Protocols) | IND | Home | Garland will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Dylan Windler | CLE | Probable (knee) | IND | Home | Windler is dealing with a knee issue but could suit up for the Cavs. |
| Dewayne Dedmon | MIA | Out (Knee) | SAC | Away | Dedmon is dealing with a sprained MCL and will not suit up for the Heat. |
| Victor Oladipo | MIA | Out (Knee) | SAC | Away | Oladipo underwent knee surgery and is expected to miss part of the 2021-2022 season. |
| Udonis Haslem | MIA | Out (Health Protocols) | SAC | Away | Haslem has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Markieff Morris | MIA | Out (Neck) | SAC | Away | Morris is dealing with a neck injury (whiplash) and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| P.J. Tucker | MIA | Out (Knee/Health Protocols) | SAC | Away | Tucker is dealing with a knee issue and will not take the court for the Heat. Tucker has also been placed in the league's health and safety protocols, and he will be unable to return until he clears those protocols. |
| Bam Adebayo | MIA | Out (Thumb) | SAC | Away | Adebayo will undergo surgery for a torn UCL and will miss around 6 weeks. |
| Duncan Robinson | MIA | Out (Health Protocols) | SAC | Away | Robinson has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Gabe Vincent | MIA | Out (Health Protocols) | SAC | Away | Vincent has been placed in health protocols and will need to clear these protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| KZ Okpala | MIA | Out (Wrist) | SAC | Away | Okpala is dealing with a wrist injury and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Max Strus | MIA | Out (Health Protocols) | SAC | Away | Strus has been placed in health protocols and will need to clear these protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Marcus Garrett | MIA | Out (Health Protocols) | SAC | Away | Garrett has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Heat. |
| Richaun Holmes | SAC | Out (Health Protocols) | MIA | Home | Holmes has entered health protocols and will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Terence Davis | SAC | Out (Ankle) | MIA | Home | Davis is battling an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Kings. |
| Robert Woodard II | SAC | Out (Illness) | MIA | Home | Woodard II is battling a non-COVID illness and will not suit up for the Kings. |
| Brandon Knight | DAL | Out (Health Protocols) | OKC | Away | Knight will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Trey Burke | DAL | Out (Health Protocols) | OKC | Away | Burke will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Kristaps Porzingis | DAL | Out (Rest) | OKC | Away | Porzingis is receiving a rest day and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Boban Marjanovic | DAL | Out (Health Protocols) | OKC | Away | Marjanovic will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | DAL | Out (Personal) | OKC | Away | Cauley-Stein is dealing with a personal issue and will not take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Frank Ntilikina | DAL | Probable (Thigh) | OKC | Away | Ntilikina has a left thigh contusion but is available to take the court for the Mavericks. |
| Jaquori McLaughlin | DAL | Out (Health Protocols) | OKC | Away | McLaughlin will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | Out (Health Protocols) | DAL | Home | Gilgeous-Alexander will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Darius Bazley | OKC | Out (Health Protocols) | DAL | Home | Bazley will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Luguentz Dort | OKC | Out (Knee) | DAL | Home | Dort is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Thunder. |
| Tre Mann | OKC | Out (Health Protocols) | DAL | Home | Mann will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | OKC | Out (Health Protocols) | DAL | Home | Robinson-Earl will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Jae Crowder | PHO | Out (Health Protocols) | CHA | Away | Crowder will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| JaVale McGee | PHO | Out (Health Protocols) | CHA | Away | McGee has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Suns. |
| Frank Kaminsky | PHO | Out (Knee) | CHA | Away | Kaminsky is dealing with a stress fracture in his knee and will remain out indefinitely for the Suns. |
| Dario Saric | PHO | Out (Knee) | CHA | Away | Saric has a torn right ACL and will miss at least most of the 2021-2022 season. |
| Abdel Nader | PHO | Out (Health Protocols) | CHA | Away | Nader will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Deandre Ayton | PHO | Out (Health Protocols) | CHA | Away | Ayton will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Chandler Hutchison | PHO | Probable (Knee) | CHA | Away | Hutchison is dealing with a knee injury but will take the court for the Suns. |
| Miles Bridges | CHA | Probable (Conditioning) | PHO | Home | Bridges is dealing with some conditioning issues but will be available to take the court for the Hornets. |
| P.J. Washington | CHA | Out (Health Protocols) | PHO | Home | Washington will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Vernon Carey Jr. | CHA | Out (Health Protocols) | PHO | Home | Carey will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Scottie Lewis | CHA | Out (Health Protocols) | PHO | Home | Lewis will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | Out (Health Protocols) | LAL | Away | Towns will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| D'Angelo Russell | MIN | Out (Health Protocols) | LAL | Away | Russell will need to pass through the league's health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. |
| Taurean Prince | MIN | Questionable (Conditioning) | LAL | Away | Prince is dealing with some conditioning issues and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | MIN | Questionable (Conditioning) | LAL | Away | Vanderbilt is returning to competition conditioning and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Anthony Edwards | MIN | Questionable (Conditioning) | LAL | Away | Edwards is dealing with some conditioning issues and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| McKinley Wright IV | MIN | Questionable (Conditioning) | LAL | Away | Wright IV is returning to competitive conditioning and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Anthony Davis | LAL | Out (Knee) | MIN | Home | Davis is dealing with an MCL sprain and is expected to miss a few weeks for the Lakers. |
| LeBron James | LAL | Probable (Abdomen) | MIN | Home | James is dealing with an abdominal strain but will take the court for the Lakers. |
| Kendrick Nunn | LAL | Out (Health Protocols) | MIN | Home | Nunn is dealing with a bone bruise in his knee and will not take the court for the Lakers. |
| Rajon Rondo | CLE | Out (Health Protocols) | IND | Home | Rondo has been traded to the Cavaliers, but he remains in the health and safety protocols and will need to clear them before joining the team. |
