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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 4th, 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 4th, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | PHO | Out (Not Injury Related) | CLE | Away | Crowder is not with the team and will not take the court for the Suns indefinitely. |
| Devin Booker | PHO | Out (Groin) | CLE | Away | Booker is dealing with a left groin strain and will miss at least four weeks for the Suns. |
| Cameron Johnson | PHO | Out (Knee) | CLE | Away | Johnson has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus and will be out indefinitely. |
| Ricky Rubio | CLE | Out (Knee) | PHO | Home | Rubio is recovering from a torn ACL and will miss the start of the 2022-23 regular season. |
| Darius Garland | CLE | Out (Thumb) | PHO | Home | Garland is dealing with a sprained thumb and will not take the court for the Cavaliers. |
| Dylan Windler | CLE | Out (Ankle) | PHO | Home | Windler is dealing with an ankle injury and won't take the court for the Cavaliers indefinitely. |
| Dean Wade | CLE | Out (Shoulder) | PHO | Home | Wade has suffered a shoulder injury and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks for the Cavaliers. |
| Evan Mobley | CLE | Probable (Ankle) | PHO | Home | Mobley is dealing with ankle soreness but is available to take the court for the Cavaliers. |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | OKC | Out (Leg) | ORL | Away | Pokusevski has a fractured leg and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks for the Thunder. |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | OKC | Out (Ankle) | ORL | Away | Robinson-Earl is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Thunder. He is considered week-to-week. |
| Chet Holmgren | OKC | Out (Foot) | ORL | Away | Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. |
| Ousmane Dieng | OKC | Out (Wrist) | ORL | Away | Dieng is battling a wrist fracture and will miss at least six weeks. |
| Jonathan Isaac | ORL | Out (Knee) | OKC | Home | Isaac is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Moritz Wagner | ORL | Out (Suspension) | OKC | Home | Wagner has been suspended for his role in the Pistons-Magic altercation and will miss the next 2 games for the Magic. |
| Chuma Okeke | ORL | Out (Knee) | OKC | Home | Okeke is battling a knee injury and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Bol Bol | ORL | Out (Health Protocols) | OKC | Home | Bol has entered health and safety protocols and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Admiral Schofield | ORL | Out (Suspension) | OKC | Home | Schofield has been suspended for his role in the Pistons-Magic altercation and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Jalen Suggs | ORL | Out (Ankle) | OKC | Home | Suggs is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Magic. |
| Daniel Theis | IND | Out (Knee) | PHI | Away | Theis has undergone knee surgery and is out indefinitely for the Pacers. |
| Kendall Brown | IND | Out (Leg) | PHI | Away | Brown is dealing with a tibia injury and will not take the court for the Pacers indefinitely. |
| Joel Embiid | PHI | Out (Foot) | IND | Home | Embiid is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the court for the 76ers. |
| Danny Green | MEM | Out (ACL/LCL) | CHA | Away | Green tore both his ACL and LCL in his left knee during the 2021-22 playoffs and is expected to miss most of the 2022-23 regular season for the Grizzlies. |
| Tyus Jones | MEM | Probable (Illness) | CHA | Away | Jones is dealing with an illness but will likely take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Brandon Clarke | MEM | Out (Hip) | CHA | Away | Clarke is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Ziaire Williams | MEM | Probable (Knee) | CHA | Away | Williams is dealing with a knee injury but is available to take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Santi Aldama | MEM | Probable (Ankle) | CHA | Away | Aldama is dealing with ankle soreness but is available to take the court for the Grizzlies. |
| Gordon Hayward | CHA | Out (Hamstring) | MEM | Home | Hayward is dealing with a hamstring injury and will not take the court for the Hornets. |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | CHA | Out (Hand) | MEM | Home | Oubre Jr. has a hand injury and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks for the Hornets. |
| Cody Martin | CHA | Probable (Knee) | MEM | Home | Martin is recovering from knee surgery but is available to take the court for the Hornets. |
| Keita Bates-Diop | SA | Out (Illness) | NY | Away | Bates-Diop is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
| Devin Vassell | SA | Out (Knee) | NY | Away | Vassell is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
| Derrick Rose | NY | Probable (Knee) | SA | Home | Rose is dealing with a knee injury but will likely take the court for the Knicks. |
| RJ Barrett | NY | Out (Finger) | SA | Home | Barrett is dealing with a finger injury and is expected to miss a week for the Knicks. |
| Obi Toppin | NY | Probable (Knee) | SA | Home | Toppin is dealing with a knee issue but is available to take the court for the Knicks. |
| Jrue Holiday | MIL | Out (Conditioning) | TOR | Away | Holiday is working on reconditioning and will not take the court on the second night of a back-to-back for the Bucks. |
| Khris Middleton | MIL | Out (Knee) | TOR | Away | Middleton is dealing with knee soreness and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
| George Hill | MIL | Out (Illness) | TOR | Away | Hill is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
| Joe Ingles | MIL | Out (Conditioning) | TOR | Away | Ingles is working on reconditioning and will not the court on the second night of a back-to-back for the Bucks. |
| Otto Porter Jr. | TOR | Out (Foot) | MIL | Home | Porter Jr. is dealing with a foot injury and is expected to return in late January. |
| Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | Out (Ankle) | NO | Away | Tate is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Rockets. |
| Larry Nance Jr. | NO | Out (Neck) | HOU | Home | Nance Jr. is dealing with neck spasms and will not take the court for the Pelicans. |
| Brandon Ingram | NO | Out (Toe) | HOU | Home | Ingram is dealing with a toe injury and will not take the court for the Pelicans. |
| Zion Williamson | NO | Out (Hamstring) | HOU | Home | Williamson is recovering from a hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in three weeks. |
| EJ Liddell | NO | Out (Knee) | HOU | Home | Liddell is recovering from a right knee injury and will miss an extended period of time for the Pelicans. |
| Markieff Morris | BKN | Probable (Illness) | CHI | Away | Morris is dealing with an illness but is likely to take the court for the Nets. |
| Royce O'Neale | BKN | Probable (Illness) | CHI | Away | O'Neale is dealing with an illness but will likely take the court for the Nets. |
| Andre Drummond | CHI | Probable (Shoulder) | BKN | Home | Drummond is dealing with a shoulder injury but is likely to take the court for the Bulls. |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | CHI | Probable (Eye) | BKN | Home | Jones Jr. is dealing with an injury to his eye but is available to take the court for the Bulls. |
| Lonzo Ball | CHI | Out (Knee) | BKN | Home | Ball is continuing knee rehabilitation and will miss a few months at the start of the season. |
| Tony Bradley | CHI | Out (Personal) | BKN | Home | Bradley will not take the court for the Bulls due to personal reasons. |
| Javonte Green | CHI | Out (Knee) | BKN | Home | Green is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Bulls. |
| Dalen Terry | CHI | Questionable (Right Knee) | BKN | Home | Terry is dealing with a right knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Bulls. |
| Jusuf Nurkic | POR | Probable (Illness) | MIN | Away | Nurkic is dealing with an illness but is available to take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Justise Winslow | POR | Out (Ankle) | MIN | Away | Winslow is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Gary Payton II | POR | Out (Ankle) | MIN | Away | Payton II is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
| Nassir Little | POR | Out (Hip) | MIN | Away | Little suffered a hip injury and will miss around 6 weeks for the Trail Blazers. |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | Out (Calf) | POR | Home | Towns has suffered a right calf strain and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. |
| Taurean Prince | MIN | Probable (Shoulder) | POR | Home | Prince is battling a shoulder injury but is available to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Bryn Forbes | MIN | Questionable (Shoulder) | POR | Home | Forbes is dealing with a shoulder injury and is uncertain to take the court for the TImberwolves. |
| Jordan McLaughlin | MIN | Out (Calf) | POR | Home | McLaughlin is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Timberwolves indefinitely. |
| Naz Reid | MIN | Questionable (Back) | POR | Home | Reid is suffering from back spasms and is uncertain to take the court for the Timberwolves. |
| Marvin Bagley III | DET | Out (Hand) | GS | Away | Bagley III is dealing with a hand injury and will miss an extended period of time. |
| Cade Cunningham | DET | Out (Shin) | GS | Away | Cunningham will undergo surgery on his shin and will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season for the Pistons. |
| Isaiah Livers | DET | Out (Shoulder) | GS | Away | Livers is battling a right shoulder sprain and will not take the court indefinitely for the Pistons. |
| Stephen Curry | GS | Out (Shoulder) | DET | Home | Curry is suffering from a shoulder injury and is expected to miss a few weeks. |
| Andre Iguodala | GS | Out (Hip) | DET | Home | Iguodala is dealing with a left hip injury and will miss an extended period of time for the Warriors. |
| JaMychal Green | GS | Out (Illness) | DET | Home | Green is battling an illness and will not take the court for the Warriors. |
| Andrew Wiggins | GS | Out (Illness) | DET | Home | Wiggins is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Warriors. |
| James Wiseman | GS | Out (Ankle) | DET | Home | Wiseman is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Warriors. |
| Jonathan Kuminga | GS | Out (Foot) | DET | Home | Kuminga is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the court for the Warriors. |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | GS | Probable (Ankle) | DET | Home | Baldwin Jr. is dealing with an ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Warriors. |
| Dewayne Dedmon | MIA | Questionable (Foot) | LAL | Away | Dedmon is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Heat. |
| Udonis Haslem | MIA | Questionable (Achilles) | LAL | Away | Haslem is battling tendinosis in his left Achilles and is uncertain to take the court for the Heat. |
| Duncan Robinson | MIA | Out (Finger) | LAL | Away | Robinson will undergo finger surgery and will be out 4 weeks for the Heat. |
| Gabe Vincent | MIA | Probable (Knee) | LAL | Away | Vincent is dealing with a knee injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Caleb Martin | MIA | Probable (Quad) | LAL | Away | Martin is dealing with a quad injury but is likely to take the court for the Heat. |
| Ömer Yurtseven | MIA | Out (Ankle) | LAL | Away | Yurtseven is recovering from ankle surgery. He is expected to miss at least 3 months. |
| Nikola Jovic | MIA | Out (Back) | LAL | Away | Jovic is dealing with a stress reaction in his back and will miss at least four weeks |
| Anthony Davis | LAL | Out (Foot) | MIA | Home | Davis suffered a right foot injury and will be out indefinitely for the Lakers. |
| LeBron James | LAL | Out (Illness) | MIA | Home | James is battling an illness and will not take the court for the Lakers. |
| Russell Westbrook | LAL | Probable (Foot) | MIA | Home | Westbrook is dealing with a foot injury but is likely to take the court for the Lakers. |
| Lonnie Walker IV | LAL | Out (Tailbone) | MIA | Home | Walker IV is dealing with a tailbone injury and will not take the court for the Lakers. |
| Clint Capela | ATL | Out (Calf) | SAC | Away | Capela is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Hawks. |
| Malik Monk | SAC | Probable (Wrist) | ATL | Home | Monk is battling right wrist soreness but is available to take the court for the Kings. |
| Kevin Huerter | SAC | Probable (Back) | ATL | Home | Huerter is dealing with back soreness but is available to take the court for the Kings. |
