NBA Injury Report: February 20

Published: Feb 20, 2022
NBA Injuries
NAME | POS. | TEAM | INJURY | DATE INJURED | EXP. RETURN DATE | ANALYSIS |
Anthony Davis | PF/C | LAL | Foot | 16-Feb | Mid to late March | Davis is dealing with a sprained Foot and he'll need to miss another few weeks and while he's out Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza and DeAndre Jordan should see more action. |
Chris Duarte | SG/SF | IND | Toe | 13-Feb | Day To Day | Duarte missed the Pacers last few games and if he needs more time off, Buddy Hield and Lance Stephenson will see more shots. Tyrese Haliburton also benefits and we'll have to see how the Pacers organize him and Borgdon once Brogdon is healthy. |
John Collins | PF/C | ATL | Foot | 11-Feb | Day To Day | Collins could be looking at more time off with a strained Foot and if he can't make it back right after the All-Star break, De'Andre Hunter and Danilo Gallinari will see more minutes. |
Pat Connaughton | SG/SF | MIL | Hand | 10-Feb | No Timetable | We don't know when we'll see Connaughton return to the Bucks lineup after badly injuring his Hand. Grayson Allen and Wes Matthews will see more minutes and shots. |
Norman Powell | SG/SF | LAC | Foot | 10-Feb | No Timetable | Powell suffered a broken Foot and Terance Mann's value is safe and Marcus Morris shouldn't lose the shots he originally was going to when the Clippers traded for Powell and Robert Covington. We don't know if Powell will return to action this season. |
Dennis Smith Jr. | PG | POR | Elbow | 9-Feb | Mid to late March | Smith has a tear in his Elbow and we can definitely see this timetable get lengthened and Josh Hart will help Anfernee Simons run the point along with Ben McLemore. |
Nerlens Noel | PF/C | NYK | Foot | 7-Feb | Day To Day | Noel has missed a few games with an injured Foot and if he can't make it back to the floor right out of the All-Star break, Taj Gibson will back up Mitchell Robinson. Julius Randle and Obi Toppin back rotate to C as well. |
Caleb Martin | SG/SF | MIA | Achilles | 7-Feb | Day To Day | If Martin needs to sit for more games, Duncan Robinson and Max Strus will receive more minutes and shots off the bench. |
Gordon Hayward | SG/SF | CHA | Ankle | 7-Feb | No Timetable | We don't know when Hayward will take the floor again and while he's out Kelly Oubre Jr. and Cody Martin (when healthy) should will see more playing time. Terry Rozier will continue seeing more shots. |
Cody Martin | SG/SF | CHA | Achilles/Ankle | 5-Feb | Day To Day | Martin is dealing with multiple injuries and Kelly Oubre Jr. will be the main beneficiary and James Bouknight will see reserve minutes. |
Mike Muscala | PF/C | OKC | Ankle | 4-Feb | Day To Day | With Muscala out, Derrick Favors and Isaiah Roby will handle the center position with Roby having the bigger ceiling moving forward. |
Rudy Gay | F | UTA | Knee | 4-Feb | Day To Day | Gay has been dealing with a sore Knee and if he needs more time off, Bojan Bogdanovic and Eric Paschall will see more minutes and shots. |
Carmelo Anthony | F | LAL | Hamstring | 3-Feb | Day To Day | Anthony has been out for most of February and if the time off he's had from the All-Star break wasn't enough for him to fully recover, Trevor Ariza and Talen Horton-Tucker will see more run. |
James Harden | G | PHI | Hamstring | 2-Feb | Day To Day | Harden has been traded to the Sixers and if he needs more time to recover, Tyrese Maxey, Shake Milton and Furkan Korkmaz will see more minutes and time with the ball. |
Eric Bledoe | G | POR | Achilles | 31-Jan | Day To Day | We don't know how long it will be until Bledsoe returns to action but Anfernee Simons and Dennis Smith Jr (when healthy) will run the point until (if) Damian Lillard returns to action. |
Joe Ingles | SG/F | POR | Torn ACL | 30-Jan | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Ingles season is over after he tore his ACL and he was traded to Portland post-injury. Josh Hart and Justise Winslow will see a lot of involvement in the Blazers offense for the rest of the way. |
Bradley Beal | SG/SF | WAS | Wrist | 29-Jan | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Beal is out for the rest of the season after having season-ending Wrist surgery. Kristaps Porzingis (when healthy) will take over as the prioritized scorer and Kyle Kuzma, Deni Avdija and Raul Neto will certainly be taking a lot more shots. |
Kristaps Porzingis | PF/C | WAS | Knee | 29-Jan | Day To Day | Porzingis was traded to the Wizards while injured and according to reports he should be ready to make his Washington debut on either Friday or Saturday. The Wizards may choose to sit him on back-to-backs to keep him healthy as he has a history of getting injured for a long period of time. |
George Hill | G | MIL | Neck | 28-Jan | Late February | With Hill out, Lindell Wigginton will see more time running the point behind Jrue Holiday and the Bucks could be looking to sign someone else for depth purposes. Goran Dragic has been linked to Milwaukee. |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | G | OKC | Ankle | 28-Jan | Late February | SGA suffered a pretty bad Ankle sprain and with him out, Josh Giddey will run the point a bit more and Luguentz Dort will certainly see more usage with SGA off the floor. Tre Mann will get more time running the point. |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | F/C | OKC | Foot | 28-Jan | Late Mar./Early Apr. | Robinson-Earl has an injured Foot and while he's out Darius Bazley and Luguentz Dort will see more shots in the Thunder's offense and Isaiah Roby should see a boost in minutes. |
Tim Hardaway Jr. | SG/SF | DAL | Foot | 25-Jan | No Timetable | Hardaway had Surgery on his Foot and we don't know when we'll see him take the court again and Jalen Brunson and Reggie Bullock will see more minutes and time with the ball. Luka Doncic will take more command of the offense as well. |
Terence Davis | SG/SF | SAC | Wrist | 25-Jan | OUT FOR THE SEASON | With Davis' season being over, the Kings will have to rely even more on Harrison Barnes, Davion Mitchell and Donte' DiVincenzo to generate more offense for Sacramento as secondary pieces. |
Nassir Little | SF | POR | Shoulder | 25-Jan | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Little's season is over after he had Shoulder surgery and the Blazers and Tony Snell, Justise Winslow and Ben McLemore will have to help pick up the slack with Norman Powell traded away. |
Jalen McDaniels | F/C | CHA | Ankle | 21-Jan | Day To Day | McDaniels remains out and hasn't played since January 21st. When healthy, he normally plays more when some of the starting forwards are out for Charlotte and with a healthy Kelly Oubre Jr. and PJ Washington, McDaniels ceiling is lowered. |
Andre Iguodala | SG/SF | GSW | Hip | 20-Jan | No Timetable | We don't know when we'll see Iguodala back on the court again and with Draymond Green banged up, Jonathan Kuminga will see more action on the floor along with Nemanja Bjelica. |
R.J. Hampton | G | ORL | Knee | 19-Jan | No Timetable | With Hampton out for a while with a badly sprained Knee, Gary Harris and Jalen Suggs will benefit. Suggs will see more shots instead of setting up Cole Anthony more and Harris should see more minutes as well. |
Cameron Payne | G | PHX | Wrist | 22-Jan | Day To Day | Payne being hurt should give new acquisition Aaron Holiday more run off the bench backing up Chris Paul. Elfrid Payton and Devin Booker can always help run the point a bit as well throughout the game. |
Lauri Markkanen | F/C | CLE | Ankle | 22-Jan | Day To Day | With Markkanen out, expect Isaac Okoro to get more involved in the offense and Cedi Osman should see more looks. Markkanen is getting closer to returning to action and could be back within the next few games. |
Alex Caruso | G | CHI | Wrist | 21-Jan | March | Caruso can't stay healthy as Grayson Allen contributed to a hard fall that Caruso took and he injured his Wrist. Coby White will continue to get serious burn until Caruso returns along with Ayo Dosunmu. |
Kevin Durant | F | BKN | Knee | 15-Jan | No Timetable | With Durant sidelined, Kessler Edwards will see more minutes and LaMarcus Aldridge will also benefit. A lot of the Nets offense will be produced by Kyrie Irving (when he can play) and Seth Curry. |
Myles Turner | PF/C | IND | Foot | 14-Jan | No Timetable | Turner is dealing with a Stress Reaction in his Foot and at first it didn't seem like he'd miss much time and now we may not see him until late March and Goga Bitadze will completely benefit. Jalen Smith and Isaiah Jackson will provide relief. |
Lonzo Ball | G | CHI | Knee | 14-Jan | March | Ball has a tear in his Knee and while he's out, Coby White will help run the point for the most part and we should expect DeMar DeRozan to bring up the ball a decent amount until Zach LaVine returns to action. |
Dillon Brooks | SG/SF | MEM | Ankle | 8-Jan | Early To Mid-March | Brooks badly sprained his Ankle and he'll need more time to recover and while he's sidelined, Desmond Bane will certainly see more usage and De'Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson should see a few more shots. |
Draymond Green | PF/C | GSW | Calf/Back | 5-Jan | Late Feb./Early Mar. | Green being out opens up the rotation for Otto Porter and Jonathan Kuminga to get more minutes at PF and Kevon Looney will play even more center minutes. Green is dealing with multiple injuries and he will need a few more weeks to recover. |
Larry Nance Jr. | PF/C | NOP | Knee | 5-Jan | Late Mar./Early Apr. | Nance had surgery on his Knee and we won't see him back on the court until the earliest late-March. Jaxson Hayes and Willy Hernangomez will see more action in the post until Nance returns. |
Damian Lillard | PG | POR | Abs | 31-Dec | No Timetable | After having surgery on his Abdomin, expect a ton of usage for Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Jusuf Nurkic and Justise Winslow when it comes to the Blazers offense. Dennis Smith Jr. (when healthy) will continue seeing reserve minutes as well and Eric Bledsoe will get involved when healthy. Lillard may not return this season after the Blazers sold off key pieces at the trade deadline. |
Ricky Rubio | PG | CLE | Torn ACL | 28-Dec | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Rubio is done for the year and Darius Garland will be helped by Rajon Rondo and Cedi Osman when it comes to running the point. Isaac Okoro will have to help bring up the rock a bit as well. |
Paul George | F | LAC | Elbow | 22-Dec | No Timetable | George has a tear in his Elbow and with him out of action, Marcus Morris walks into a lot of shots and wings such as Terance Mann, Robert Covington and Luke Kennard will see an uptick in shots. We'll know what we're dealing with in regards to George in the next couple weeks when he gets the elbow re-examined. |
Malcolm Brogdon | PG | IND | Achilles | 21-Dec | Day To Day | Brogdon could potentially return in the next couple of games after drawing a recent "questionable" tag. He can't shake the soreness in his Achilles and with T.J. McConnell already sidelined, Tyrese Haliburton, Chris Duarte and Keifer Sykes will have to help bring up the ball until he returns. . |
Derrick Rose | G | NYK | Ankle | 16-Dec | Early To Mid-March | With Rose out of action for a while, Alec Burks, Kemba Walker and Immanuel Quickley will help fill the void after the former NBA MVP had Ankle surgery. We'll see him return to action in the last week in February (hopefully). |
Kira Lewis Jr. | PG | NOP | Torn ACL | 8-Dec | OUT FOR THE SEASON | With Lewis out for the rest of the season, Devonte' Graham should see a few more ticks and the pelicans can look to CJ McCollum and Garrett Temple to help run the point. Brandon Ingram could help as well. |
T.J. McConnell | G | IND | Wrist | 1-Dec | No Timetable | Malcolm Brogdon logs a lot of minutes and we may not see McConnell return until late in the season and Tyrese Haliburton will help run the point and Chris Duarte will see more minutes behind him. |
Frank Kaminsky | C | PHX | Knee | 15-Nov | March | Kaminsky has a stress-reaction in his Knee and he just had a procedure on his Knee and we won't see him for a few months. While he's out Bismack Biyombo and JaVale McGee will be the primary back ups behind Deandre Ayton. |
Joe Harris | SG/SF | BKN | Ankle | 14-Nov | No Timetable | Harris had surgery on his injured Ankle and now reports are coming out that he may need another procedure. While he's out, Seth Curry, Cameron Thomas and Patty Mills will see more minutes and shots. |
Markieff Morris | PF/C | MIA | Neck | 8-Nov | No Timetable | With Morris still "feeling the effects" of the Nikola Jokic shove to the ground from behind, Dewayne Dedmon will be the Heat's source of size in the paint behind Bam Adebayo. New reports indicate that the Heat's medical team is being overly cautious regarding activating Morris. |
Collin Sexton | G | CLE | Knee | 7-Nov | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Darius Garland becomes the prioritized scorer and he'll get even more time with the ball with Sexton out after Sexton had Knee surgery. Cedi Osman and Isaac Okoro will help fill the void and both will play reserve minutes behind Lauri Markkanen (when healthy). |
Michael Porter Jr. | F | DEN | Back | 6-Nov | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Porter won't be returning this season after having Spinal surgery. Will Barton will continue picking up the slack and Aaron Gordon certainly benefits and we should see him picking up shots. Jeff and JaMychal Green pick up more playing time filling in at PF. |
Patrick Williams | F | CHI | Wrist | 28-Oct | No Timetable | The Bulls one area that they don't have a lot of is frontcourt depth and with Williams remains out after this bad Wrist injury. DeMar DeRozan will fill in at PF with Javonte Green playing behind him. Williams was originally thought to be done for the season but Bulls management thinks he can make it back before the regular-season is over. |
Brook Lopez | C | MIL | Back | 19-Oct | No Timetable | Lopez had surgery on his Back and we don't know when or if we'll see him take the court this season. Bobby Portis will be Lopez' main fill-in until he returns to action. Serge Ibaka will back up Portis. |
Zion Williamson | PF | NOP | Foot | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Williamson's rehab had to taken down a few notches because his Foot is experiencing a lot of pain and he's having trouble putting full pressure on it. Brandon Ingram, Jonas Valanciunas, Jaxson Hayes and Herbert Jones will benefit with him out. Williamson may have to have another procedure on his Foot and that would make him unavailable for the season. |
Kawhi Leonard | SG/SF | LAC | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Leonard is one of the biggest question marks heading into the season and we may not see him play at all this year. With Leonard out, Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, Marcus Morris and Terance Mann will get more time in the Clippers rotation. |
Jamal Murray | G | DEN | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | With Murray recovering from a Torn ACL, Monte Morris and Facundo Campazzo will help run the point. Even Will Barton will get some time to handle the rock. Murray could still make it back before the end of the season. |
Victor Oladipo | SG/SF | MIA | Quad | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Oladipo is another player who we may not see until March or April and he's very fragile and another player that is a waste of an INJ spot because he may not play. Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson both benefit with him out. |
Jonathan Isaac | F | ORL | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Isaac is very fragile and we don't know when we'll see him make his season debut. Wendell Carter Jr. has been filling in at PF and Franz Wagner has done a good job providing offense at SF. |
Markelle Fultz | G | ORL | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Fultz is going to continue rehabbing in the G-League which is a positive sign regarding his health, but we still don't know when we'll see him play. Terrence Ross and R.J. Hampton will help Cole Anthony run the point. |
T.J. Warren | F | IND | Foot | Pre-Season | No Timetable | We don't know when we'll see Warren back on the court and until he's ready to roll Buddy Hield, Isaiah Jackson and Oshae Brissett will see more playing time. We still haven't been updated that much in the last month except that he's still coming along. |
James Wiseman | C | GSW | Knee | Pre-Season | No Timetable | Wiseman had another Knee procedure in December and that leaves him sidelined for an unknown amount of time. Kevon Looney and Nemanja Bjelica will get more run until Wiseman returns. Draymond Green (when healthy) will certainly rotate to center to provide relief as well. |
Kendrick Nunn | G | LAL | Knee | Pre-Season | Late March | Lakers management says we should see Nunn back on the court before the end of March but until that time, Avery Bradley, Malik Monk and Austin Reaves will continue to see more minutes. |
Dario Saric | PF/C | PHX | Torn ACL | Pre-Season | No Timetable | It is unknown when we'll see Saric take the court and we will see JaVale McGee back up Deandre Ayton. We may not see Saric at all this season. Bismack Biyombo is another healthy option the Suns can turn to. |
Player News
Kristaps Porzingis (illness) said after Wednesday’s Game 2 loss to the Knicks that his current stamina issues may be related to the problem that sidelined him for eight games late in the regular season.
After an illness limited him to 13 first-half minutes in Boston’s series-opening defeat on Monday, Porzingis came off the bench in Game 2. Unfortunately, he could only give the Celtics 14 minutes. Following the game, Porzingis said his current problem may be related to the upper respiratory ailment that sidelined him for eight games late in the regular season. “Probably, probably,” Porzingis said. “I’ve had like ups and downs throughout until this point. Just now, had a big crash. Now, my energy, my everything, hasn’t been good, but who cares? Have to move forward and it will get better from this point.” While Boston’s shot selection was the focus following its two home defeats, Porzingis’ limited availability has also been a factor. He’ll hope to return to full health in time for Game 3 on Saturday afternoon.
Nikola Jokic finished with 17 points (6-of-16 FGs), eight rebounds, six assists, one steal, one block, two three-pointers and six turnovers in Game 2 against the Thunder on Wednesday.
This was Jokic’s worst performance of the postseason, and it came to an end in the third quarter. He fouled out with 1:17 left in the third, which brought his night to a close after he played 32 minutes. OKC was up 41 points when Jokic fouled out, so his night may have been close to over anyway. Jokic dominated Game 1, and the Thunder adjusted. Denver will need other players to step up if they want to have a chance of winning this series, but Jokic will also need to be better than he was in this game.
Michael Porter Jr. struggled on Wednesday and finished with just eight points (2-of-10 FGs), five rebounds, one steal and two three-pointers in Game 2 against the Thunder.
MPJ was slightly better in the second half, as all eight of his points came in the third quarter. However, the game was already out of hand at that point after a terrible first half for both Porter Jr. and the Nuggets. MPJ shot 1-of-8 in Game 1, and they’ll need him to be much better moving forward. The series will now shift back to Denver, and MPJ will look to get back on track during the two home games before the series heads back to Oklahoma City.
Russell Westbrook provided a boost off the bench with 19 points (5-of-11 FGs, 8-of-10 FTs), one rebound, five assists and one three-pointer in a 149-106 loss to the Thunder in Game 2 on Wednesday.
Despite an ugly first half for Denver, Westbrook was productive and entered the break with 15 points. He didn’t add much in the second half, though he sat the entire fourth quarter, still it was enough to lead the Nuggets in scoring. Russ has been awesome over Denver’s last five games, and his continued success will be key to the Nuggets winning this series. Though this game was ugly, they still have homecourt advantage in this series. They’ll look to keep it in Game 3 on Friday.
Chet Holmgren recorded a double-double on Wednesday with 15 points (3-of-8 FGs, 7-of-7 FTs), 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, two blocks and two three-pointers in Game 2 against the Nuggets.
After struggling in Game 1, Holmgren bounced back and recorded the fourth postseason triple-double of his career, with three of those coming this season. Aside from Game 3 against Memphis, Holmgren has swatted at least two shots in every game during these playoffs, which was a trend that continued in this game despite him only playing 26 minutes. Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein (14/8/5/1/1) will look to continue to limit Nikola Jokic (17 points) in Game 3 on Friday.
Jalen Williams bounced back on Wednesday with 17 points (6-of-11 FGs), four rebounds, seven assists and two blocks in Game 2 against the Nuggets.
Williams was criticized for his poor performance in the Thunder’s Game 1 loss, but he responded well in OKC’s blowout victory. He was on pace for a bigger night, but he only played 26 minutes and sat the entire fourth quarter due to the lopsided score. He shot the ball much better after shooting 5-of-20 in Game 1, and he’ll need that success to carry over into Game 3 in Denver on Friday.