May 5, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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Team InjuriesAtlanta HawksBoston CelticsBrooklyn NetsCharlotte HornetsChicago BullsCleveland CavaliersDallas MavericksDenver NuggetsDetroit PistonsGolden State WarriorsHouston RocketsIndiana PacersLA ClippersLos Angeles LakersMemphis GrizzliesMiami HeatMilwaukee BucksMinnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans PelicansNew York KnicksOklahoma City ThunderOrlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ersPhoenix SunsPortland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsSan Antonio SpursToronto RaptorsUtah JazzWashington WizardsTeam InjuriesAtlanta Hawks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
De’Andre Hunter	SF	May 4	Out	Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said Tuesday that Hunter won’t resume playing until he regains full confidence in his surgically-repaired right knee, Mike Conti of the Atlanta Hawks Radio Network reports. “We aren’t going to put anyone out there if they don’t feel comfortable playing,” Schlenk said.
Cam Reddish	SF	Apr 27	Out	Reddish (Achilles) has progressed to running and strength-building work and will be reviewed the week of May 16, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Boston Celtics

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jayson Tatum	SF	May 2	Day-To-Day	Tatum departed Sunday night’s loss to Portland late in the fourth quarter after colliding with Jaylen Brown, Tim Bontemps of ESPN reports.
Jaylen Brown	SG	May 2	Day-To-Day	Brown collided with Jayson Tatum late in Sunday’s loss to the Blazers and appeared to injure his right leg, Tim Bontemps of ESPN reports.
Kemba Walker	PG	May 2	Out	Walker (oblique) will not play Sunday against Portland.

Brooklyn Nets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
James Harden	SG	Apr 20	Out	Harden (hamstring) suffered a setback during Monday’s rehab session and will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing an MRI, Billy Reinhardt of NetsDaily.com reports.
Chris Chiozza	PG	Apr 14	Out	Chiozza (hand) underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured third metacarpal of the right hand, Matt Brooks of Nets Daily reports.
Spencer Dinwiddie	PG	Jan 15	Out

Charlotte Hornets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
P.J. Washington	PF	May 4	Out
Miles Bridges	SF	May 4	Out
Cody Martin	SF	May 3	Out	Martin (ankle) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game at Detroit.
Devonte’ Graham	PG	May 3	Out	Graham (knee) will not play Tuesday against the Pistons.
Gordon Hayward	SF	May 1	Out	Hayward (foot) is out of a walking boot, Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Chicago Bulls

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Nikola Vucevic	C	May 4	Day-To-Day
Zach LaVine	SG	May 3	Out	LaVine (COVID-19 protocols) won’t play Monday against the 76ers, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Troy Brown Jr.	F	May 2	Out	Brown (ankle) will not play Monday against Philadelphia.

Cleveland Cavaliers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Isaiah Hartenstein	C	May 3	Out	Hartenstein (concussion) will not play Tuesday against Phoenix.
Darius Garland	PG	May 3	Out	Garland (ankle) will not play Tuesday against Phoenix.
Anderson Varejao	C	May 1	Out
Lamar Stevens	PF	May 1	Out	Stevens (concussion) is out for Saturday’s game against the Heat.
Matthew Dellavedova	PG	May 1	Out	Dellavedova (neck) is expected to miss the remainder of the season, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reports.
Taurean Prince	PF	Apr 28	Out	Prince underwent successful season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle Tuesday in New York.
Larry Nance Jr.	PF	Apr 27	Out	The Cavaliers are expected to shut Nance down for the remainder of the season after he fractured his right thumb in Sunday’s 119-110 loss to the Wizards, ESPN.com reports.
Dylan Windler	SG	Apr 21	Out	Windler underwent surgery Tuesday to address patella tendinopathy in his left knee, Kelsey Russo of The Athletic reports.

Dallas Mavericks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Maxi Kleber	PF	May 3	Day-To-Day
Kristaps Porzingis	C	May 3	Day-To-Day	Porzinigs (knee) is listed as doubtful for Tuesday’s game against the Heat, Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Tyrell Terry	PG	May 2	Out	Terry (personal) will not play Sunday against the Kings, Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Denver Nuggets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Zeke Nnaji	PF	May 4	Day-To-Day
PJ Dozier	SG	May 4	Day-To-Day	Dozier is questionable to return to Monday’s game against the Lakers due to hip tightness, Mike Singer of The Denver Post reports.
Will Barton	SF	May 2	Out	Barton (hamstring) will not play Monday against the Lakers.
Monte Morris	PG	May 2	Out	Morris (hamstring) will not play Monday against the Lakers.
Jamal Murray	PG	Apr 13	Out	Murray was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee on Tuesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Detroit Pistons

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jahlil Okafor	C	May 2	Out	Okafor (not with team) will not play Monday against the the Magic.
Mason Plumlee	C	May 2	Out	Plumlee (rest) will not play Monday against the the Magic.
Cory Joseph	PG	May 2	Out	Joseph (ankle) will not play Monday against the the Magic.
Jerami Grant	SF	May 2	Out	Grant (knee) will not play Monday against the the Magic.
Wayne Ellington	SG	May 2	Out	Ellington (calf) will not play Monday against the the Magic.
Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	Apr 28	Out	Smith (knee) doesn’t have a timetable for a return, Rod Beard of The Detroit News reports.
Rodney McGruder	SG	Apr 26	Out	McGruder (elbow) remains out for Monday’s game against the Hawks.

Golden State Warriors

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Kelly Oubre Jr.	SG	May 3	Out	Oubre (wrist) will not play in the Warriors’ next two games Monday and Tuesday against New Orleans, Drew Shiller of Warriors Outsiders reports.
Eric Paschall	PF	May 2	Out	Paschall (hip) won’t play Monday against the Pelicans.
Damion Lee	SG	Apr 22	Out	Lee (COVID-19 protocols) is expected to miss 10-to-14 days, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports.
James Wiseman	C	Apr 15	Out	Wiseman underwent surgery for a right meniscal tear Thursday and will miss the rest of the season.
Klay Thompson	SG	Mar 14	Out	Thompson spoke with reporters Sunday, saying that his goal is to be ready for the start of the 2021-22 season, Kendra Andrews of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Houston Rockets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Christian Wood	C	May 2	Day-To-Day
D.J. Wilson	PF	May 2	Out	Wilson has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Knicks due to health and safety protocols, Mark Berman of Fox 26 Houston reports.
Sterling Brown	SF	May 2	Out	Brown (knee) will not play Sunday against the Knicks.
Danuel House Jr.	SF	May 2	Out	House (ankle) will not play Sunday against the Knicks.
John Wall	PG	Apr 26	Out	Wall will be sidelined for the rest of the season due to a hamstring tweak, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Eric Gordon	SG	Apr 26	Out	Gordon (groin) remains without a return timetable, Cayleigh Griffin of ATT SportsNet Southwest reports.
D.J. Augustin	PG	Apr 26	Out	Augustin (ankle) remains without a return timetable, Cayleigh Griffin of ATT SportsNet Southwest reports.
Dante Exum	PG	Apr 24	Out	Exum (calf) is out for the season, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.
David Nwaba	SF	Mar 20	Out	Nwaba (wrist) will undergo surgery, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Indiana Pacers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
JaKarr Sampson	SF	May 4	Day-To-Day
Malcolm Brogdon	PG	May 4	Day-To-Day
Edmond Sumner	PG	May 3	Day-To-Day	Sumner won’t return to Monday’s game against the Wizards due to a left knee contusion, Jeremiah Johnson of Bally Sports Indiana reports.
Jeremy Lamb	SG	May 3	Out	Lamb (knee) will not play in Monday’s game against the Wizards, Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files reports.
Goga Bitadze	C	May 3	Out	Bitadze (ankle) will not play in Monday’s game against the Wizards, Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files reports.
Myles Turner	C	Apr 19	Out
T.J. Warren	SF	Mar 25	Out	Warren will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season.

LA Clippers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Serge Ibaka	C	May 3	Out	Ibaka (back) won’t play Tuesday against the Raptors, Garrett Chorpenning of SI.com reports.
Amir Coffey	SG	May 3	Out	Coffey (COVID-19) won’t play Tuesday against the Raptors, Garrett Chorpenning of SI.com reports.
Patrick Beverley	PG	May 3	Out
Jay Scrubb	SG	Apr 26	Out	The Clippers don’t intend to make Scrubb (foot) available to play at any point this season, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.

Los Angeles Lakers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
LeBron James	SF	May 4	Day-To-Day
Dennis Schroder	PG	May 3	Out	Schroder is expected to remain out for 10-to-14 days due to the league’s health and safety protocols, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Jared Dudley	SF	Mar 16	Out	Dudley (knee) is leaning toward not undergoing surgery, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.

Miami Heat

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Andre Iguodala	SF	May 3	Day-To-Day	Iguodala (hip) is listed as questionable Tuesday against the Mavs.
Victor Oladipo	SG	May 3	Out	Oladipo (knee) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game versus Dallas.
Tyler Herro	PG	May 3	Out	Herro (foot) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Mavericks.

Milwaukee Bucks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Bobby Portis	C	May 3	Day-To-Day	Portis (illness) is listed as probable for Tuesday’s game against the Nets.
Jeff Teague	PG	May 3	Out	Teague (abdomen) will not play Tuesday against the Nets.
Axel Toupane	SG	May 2	Day-To-Day

Minnesota Timberwolves

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jarrett Culver	SF	Apr 29	Out	Culver will miss the rest of the season due to ankle surgery, which is scheduled for May 7, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.
Malik Beasley	SG	Apr 29	Out	Beasley (hamstring) has resumed on-court work, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.

New Orleans Pelicans

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Marcos Louzada Silva	G	May 4	Day-To-Day
Steven Adams	C	May 3	Out	Adams (toe) will remain out for Monday’s game against Golden State, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	Apr 6	Out	Alexander-Walker was diagnosed with a moderate left ankle sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks.
Josh Hart	SG	Apr 6	Out	Hart (thumb) underwent surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right thumb and will be re-examined in three weeks.

New York Knicks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Nerlens Noel	C	May 4	Day-To-Day
Mitchell Robinson	C	Mar 29	Out	Robinson (foot) underwent surgery Monday to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, Marc Stein of the New York Times reports.

Oklahoma City Thunder

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Aleksej Pokusevski	PF	May 3	Day-To-Day	Pokusevski (knee) is questionable for Tuesday’s game against the Kings.
Mike Muscala	C	May 2	Out	Muscala (ankle) will not play Sunday against the Suns.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	SG	Apr 16	Out	Gilgeous-Alexander (foot) is out for at least two more weeks, Rylan Stiles of BricktownBuckets.com reports.
Al Horford	C	Mar 27	Out	Horford will no longer play for the Thunder this season as the organization turns to younger players, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Orlando Magic

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
James Ennis III	SF	May 4	Day-To-Day
Terrence Ross	SG	May 2	Out	Ross (back) will not play Monday at Detroit.
Chuma Okeke	PF	May 2	Out	Okeke will not play Monday at Detroit.
Michael Carter-Williams	PG	May 2	Out	Carter-Williams (ankle) will not play Monday at Detroit.
Otto Porter Jr.	SF	Apr 29	Out	Porter (foot) remains without a clear timetable to return to game action.
Devin Cannady	G	Apr 27	Out	Cannady underwent surgery Monday to clean out his dislocated and severely sprained right ankle, but a follow-up X-ray, MRI and CT scan didn’t reveal any broken bones or ligament tears, the Associated Press reports.
Jonathan Isaac	PF	Jan 15	Out
Markelle Fultz	PG	Jan 15	Out

Philadelphia 76ers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Furkan Korkmaz	SG	May 4	Day-To-Day

Phoenix Suns

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Cameron Payne	PG	May 3	Day-To-Day	Payne (knee) is listed as questionable Tuesday against the Cavaliers.
Jae Crowder	PF	May 3	Out	Crowder (ankle) will not play Tuesday against the Cavaliers.
Abdel Nader	SF	Apr 26	Out	Nader underwent a right knee arthroscopy on Monday and remains out indefinitely, Kellan Olson of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Portland Trail Blazers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Zach Collins	PF	Apr 10	Out	Collins (ankle) will remain out for Saturday’s game against the Pistons, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers’ official site reports.

Sacramento Kings

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Chimezie Metu	PF	May 3	Day-To-Day	Metu (back) is questionable for Tuesday’s game against the Thunder, James Ham of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Harrison Barnes	SF	May 3	Day-To-Day	Barnes (groin) is doubtful for Tuesday’s game against the Thunder, James Ham of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
De’Aaron Fox	PG	May 3	Out	Fox (COVID-19) remains out for Tuesday’s game against the Thunder, James Ham of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Robert Woodard II	SF	May 3	Out	Woodard (back) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Thunder, James Ham of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Tyrese Haliburton	PG	May 3	Out

San Antonio Spurs

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Trey Lyles	PF	May 1	Out	Lyles (ankle) is out Sunday against the 76ers, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.
Derrick White	PG	Apr 28	Out	White (ankle) is unlikely to play again this season, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Toronto Raptors

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Gary Trent Jr.	SG	May 3	Out	Trent (lower leg) is listed as doubtful for Tuesday’s game against the Clippers.
OG Anunoby	SF	May 3	Day-To-Day	Anunoby is doubtful for Tuesday’s game against the Clippers due to a calf injury.
Fred VanVleet	SG	May 3	Day-To-Day
Paul Watson	SG	Apr 28	Out	Watson (knee) did not make the Raptors’ road trip and is presumably out for the next four games, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports.
Chris Boucher	PF	Apr 23	Out	Boucher was diagnosed with a sprained MCL in his left knee Friday and avoided a serious injury, but he should be considered out indefinitely, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Utah Jazz

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Mike Conley	PG	May 2	Out	Conley (hamstring) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Spurs.
Donovan Mitchell	SG	May 1	Out	Mitchell (ankle) will be re-evaluated in another week, Sarah Todd of The Deseret News reports.
Udoka Azubuike	C	Apr 16	Out	Azubuike (ankle) is out Friday against the Pacers.

Washington Wizards

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Deni Avdija	SF	Apr 22	Out	Avdija (ankle) is expected to make a full recovery in 12 weeks after he suffered a right fibular hairline fracture, Fred Katz of The Athletic reports.
Thomas Bryant	C	Feb 2	Out	Bryant is scheduled to undergo surgery

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