
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 March 19th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below on this list.
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NBA Injury Roundup for March 19th, 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 |
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Collin Gillespie | DEN | Out (Lower Leg) | BKN | Away | Gillespie is recovering from surgery to repair a lower left leg fracture and will not be available for the Nuggets. His timetable to return is unclear. |
Ben Simmons | BKN | Out (Back/Knee) | DEN | Home | Simmons is dealing with knee and back injuries and is without a timetable for return for the Nets. |
Kevin Durant | PHO | Out (Ankle) | OKC | Away | Durant is dealing with a left ankle injury and will not take the court for the Suns. |
Deandre Ayton | PHO | Out (Hip) | OKC | Away | Ayton is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Suns. |
Landry Shamet | PHO | Probable (Foot) | OKC | Away | Shamet is dealing with right foot soreness but will take the court for the Suns. |
Kenrich Williams | OKC | Out (Wrist) | PHO | Home | Williams will undergo wrist surgery and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2022-2023 NBA season. |
Aleksej Pokusevski | OKC | Out (Leg) | PHO | Home | Pokusevski has a fractured leg and is expected to return in early March. |
Chet Holmgren | OKC | Out (Foot) | PHO | Home | Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. |
Trae Young | ATL | Probable (Knee) | SA | Away | Young is dealing with a knee injury but will take the court for the Hawks. |
Jalen Johnson | ATL | Out (Hamstring) | SA | Away | Johnson is dealing with a hamstring injury and will not take the court for the Hawks. |
Doug McDermott | SA | Out (Hip) | ATL | Home | McDermott is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Khem Birch | SA | Out (Knee) | ATL | Home | Birch is battling a knee injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Zach Collins | SA | Probable (Bicep) | ATL | Home | Collins is dealing with a biceps injury but will take the court for the Spurs. |
Devonte' Graham | SA | Out (Quad) | ATL | Home | Graham has been dealing with a sore quad and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Keita Bates-Diop | SA | Probable (Achilles) | ATL | Home | Bates-Diop is dealing with an achilles injury but will take the court for the Spurs. |
Charles Bassey | SA | Out (Patella) | ATL | Home | Bassey suffered a fractured patella and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Jeremy Sochan | SA | Out (Knee) | ATL | Home | Sochan is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Spurs. |
Cody Zeller | MIA | Out (Nose) | DET | Away | Zeller has suffered a fractured nose and will not take the court for the Heat. |
Bojan Bogdanovic | DET | Out (Achilles) | MIA | Home | Bogdanovic is dealing with an achilles injury and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
Alec Burks | DET | Out (Foot) | MIA | Home | Burks is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
Hamidou Diallo | DET | Out (Ankle) | MIA | Home | Diallo is dealing with an ankle injury and will be out for the remainder of the 2022-2023 season. |
Isaiah Stewart | DET | Out (Hip) | MIA | Home | Stewart is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Pistons. He will miss at least three to four weeks. |
R.J. Hampton | DET | Out (Back) | MIA | Home | Hampton is dealing with a aback injury and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
Cade Cunningham | DET | Out (Shin) | MIA | Home | Cunningham will undergo surgery on his shin and will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season for the Pistons. |
Isaiah Livers | DET | Out (Hip) | MIA | Home | Livers is dealing with a hip injury and will not take the court for the Pistons. |
Zion Williamson | NO | Out (Hamstring) | HOU | Away | Williamson is recovering from a hamstring strain and will miss at least two more weeks. |
Jose Alvarado | NO | Out (Lower Leg) | HOU | Away | Alvarado is dealing with a lower leg injury and will be re-evaluated in three weeks. |
EJ Liddell | NO | Out (Knee) | HOU | Away | Liddell is recovering from a right knee injury and will miss an extended period of time for the Pelicans. |
Otto Porter Jr. | TOR | Out (Foot) | MIL | Away | Porter Jr. underwent season ending foot surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season. |
Dalano Banton | TOR | Out (Thumb) | MIL | Away | Banton is dealing with a thumb injury and will not take the court for the Raptors. |
Jae Crowder | MIL | Out (Calf) | TOR | Home | Crowder is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
Meyers Leonard | MIL | Out (Calf) | TOR | Home | Leonard is dealing with a calf injury and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
Goran Dragic | MIL | Out (Knee) | TOR | Home | Dragic is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo | MIL | Out (Not With Team) | TOR | Home | Antetokounmpo is not with the team and will not take the court for the Bucks. |
Norman Powell | LAC | Out (Shoulder) | POR | Away | Powell is dealing with a left shoulder injury and will not to take the court for the Clippers. He is expected to miss at least a week. |
Brandon Boston Jr. | LAC | Out (Tailbone) | POR | Away | Boston Jr. is dealing with a tailbone injury and will not take the court for the Clippers. |
Jerami Grant | POR | Out (Quad) | LAC | Home | Grant is dealing with a quad injury and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
Justise Winslow | POR | Out (Ankle) | LAC | Home | Winslow is dealing with an ankle injury and will not take the court for the Trail Blazers. |
Ibou Badji | POR | Out (Knee) | LAC | Home | Badji will undergo knee surgery and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2022-2023 NBA season. |
Jonathan Isaac | ORL | Out (Injury Management) | LAL | Away | Isaac has undergone shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2022-2023 season. |
Jalen Suggs | ORL | Out (Concussion) | LAL | Away | Suggs is dealing with a concussion and will not take the court for the Magic. |
Anthony Davis | LAL | Probable (Foot) | ORL | Home | Davis is dealing with a foot injury but is expected to take the court for the Lakers. |
LeBron James | LAL | Out (Foot) | ORL | Home | James has been diagnosed with a right foot tendon injury and will be re-evaluated in 3 weeks. |
Mo Bamba | LAL | Out (Ankle) | ORL | Home | Bamba is dealing with a high ankle sprain and will be out at least four weeks. |