NBA Injury Report : March 23, 2021

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Atlanta Hawks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Danilo Gallinari	PF	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Gallinari (knee) is questionable for Wednesday’s game at Sacramento, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports.
Kris Dunn	PG	Mar 21	Out	Dunn (ankle) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Clippers, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports.
Cam Reddish	SF	Mar 15	Out	Reddish was given a projected recovery timeline of 4-to-6 weeks after he underwent a non-surgical procedure last week on his right Achilles’ tendon, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Boston Celtics

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Tristan Thompson	C	Mar 23	Out	Thompson (COVID-19 protocols) is out Wednesday against the Thunder, John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal reports.
Romeo Langford	SG	Mar 22	Out	Langford (COVID-19 protocols) won’t join the Celtics during the team’s current four-game road trip, Tim Bontemps of ESPN.com reports.

Brooklyn Nets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Blake Griffin	PF	Mar 24	Day-To-Day	Griffin will rest for Wednesday’s game against the Jazz, Chris Milholen of Nets Daily reports.
James Harden	SG	Mar 24	Day-To-Day	Harden is questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Jazz due to neck soreness, Mark Stein of The New York Times reports.
Landry Shamet	SG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Shamet (ankle), who has already been ruled out Tuesday against the Trail Blazers, will not play Wednesday against the Jazz, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports. He could “conceivably” join the Nets Friday in Detroit.
Alize Johnson	PF	Mar 22	Day-To-Day	Johnson won’t play Tuesday against the Trail Blazers since he isn’t yet with the team.
Kyrie Irving	PG	Mar 22	Out	Irving will not accompany the Nets’ on their upcoming three-game road trip due to a personal matter, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Kevin Durant	PF	Mar 15	Out	Durant (hamstring) is expected to remain out for another one-to-two weeks as the Nets exercise caution with his recovery, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Spencer Dinwiddie	PG	Jan 15	Out

Charlotte Hornets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Cody Zeller	C	Mar 24	Day-To-Day	Zeller (shoulder) is probable for Wednesday’s game against Houston.
LaMelo Ball	PG	Mar 23	Out	Ball underwent surgery on his fractured right wrist on Tuesday and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Chicago Bulls

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Garrett Temple	SF	Mar 23	Out	Temple (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers.

Cleveland Cavaliers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Matthew Dellavedova	PG	Mar 23	Out	Dellavedova (abdomen) will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Bulls.
Taurean Prince	PF	Mar 23	Out	Prince (shoulder) will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Bulls.
Kevin Love	PF	Mar 23	Out	Love (calf) will not play Wednesday against the Bulls.
Andre Drummond	C	Feb 15	Day-To-Day	The Cavaliers do not plan to play Drummond while they actively seek to trade the big man, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Dallas Mavericks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Tyrell Terry	PG	Mar 23	Out	Terry (personal) will not play Wednesday against Minnesota, Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Willie Cauley-Stein	C	Mar 23	Out	Cayley-Stein (COVID-19 protocols) will not play Wednesday against Minnesota, Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Denver Nuggets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Greg Whittington	SF	Mar 23	Out
Monte Morris	PG	Mar 22	Out	Morris (quadriceps) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Magic, Harrison Wind of TheDNVR.com reports.
Gary Harris	SG	Mar 18	Out	Coach Michael Malone said Harris (thigh) will be unavailable for the “foreseeable future,” Mike Singer of The Denver Post reports.

Detroit Pistons

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Rodney McGruder	SG	Mar 23	Out	McGruder (elbow) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game at Indiana.
Wayne Ellington	SG	Mar 23	Out	Ellington (groin) is questionable for Wednesday’s game at Indiana.
Hamidou Diallo	SG	Mar 21	Out	Diallo (groin) doesn’t have a timetable to return, Rod Beard of The Detroit News reports.
Killian Hayes	PG	Mar 16	Out	The Pistons announced Tuesday that Hayes (hip) has been cleared for on-court basketball activities and will be re-evaluated in three weeks, Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Jahlil Okafor	C	Mar 15	Out	Okafor (knee) was on the court shooting prior to Monday’s game against the Spurs, Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Golden State Warriors

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Stephen Curry	PG	Mar 23	Out	Curry (tailbone) will miss another week as an MRI showed inflammation in his tailbone, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports.
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.
Marquese Chriss	SF	Feb 11	Out	Chriss (lower leg) walked with the assistance of a boot Thursday for the first time since his surgery, Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Houston Rockets

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Kevin Porter Jr.	SG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Porter (quad) is questionable for Wednesday’s game against Charlotte, 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.
Eric Gordon	SG	Mar 12	Out	Gordon (groin) is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a moderate groin strain, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
Dante Exum	PG	Feb 28	Out	Exum (calf) remains in a walking boot and is without a firm timetable to return, \Ben DuBose of USA Today reports.

Indiana Pacers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Malcolm Brogdon	PG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Brogdon (back) is questionable for Wednesday’s matchup with the Pistons.
Myles Turner	C	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Turner (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Pistons.
T.J. Warren	SF	Feb 27	Out	Warren (foot) remains confined to a walking boot and is believed to be “months away” from making his return to game action, Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com reports.

LA Clippers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Patrick Beverley	PG	Mar 23	Out	Beverley (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Spurs, Garrett Chorpenning of SI.com reports.
Serge Ibaka	C	Mar 23	Out	Ibaka (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game at San Antonio, Garrett Chorpenning of SI.com reports.
Jay Scrubb	SG	Jan 25	Out	Scrubb (foot) will have the protective walking boot removed from his right foot Tuesday, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.

Los Angeles Lakers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Marc Gasol	C	Mar 23	Out	Gasol (conditioning) will not play Tuesday against the Pelicans, Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen and Roll reports.
LeBron James	SF	Mar 22	Out	James is initially expected to miss several weeks due to his right high-ankle sprain, sources familiar with his injury tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Jared Dudley	SF	Mar 16	Out	Dudley (knee) is leaning toward not undergoing surgery, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.
Anthony Davis	PF	Mar 15	Out	Davis could be sidelined for three more weeks, and perhaps longer, as the Lakers exercise caution with the superstar big man, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports.

Memphis Grizzlies

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jaren Jackson Jr.	PF	Mar 11	Out	Jackson’s (knee) status will be updated again later this month or early next month, Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian reports.

Miami Heat

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Goran Dragic	PG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Dragic (back) will not play Tuesday against Phoenix, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.
KZ Okpala	SF	Mar 23	Out	Okpala (COVID-19 protocols) will not be available for Tuesday’s game against the Suns.
Avery Bradley	PG	Mar 23	Out	Bradley (calf) will not play Tuesday against the Suns, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.
Udonis Haslem	PF	Mar 22	Out	Haslem has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Suns, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Milwaukee Bucks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Bryn Forbes	SG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Forbes is questionable for Wednesday’s game versus the Celtics with a sprained right toe.
P.J. Tucker	PF	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Tucker (ankle) is probable for Wednesday’s game against the Celtics.
Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Antetokounmpo (knee) practiced Tuesday and coach Mike Budenholzer said he’s questionable for Wednesday’s game against Boston, Eric Nehm of The Athletic reports.
Rodions Kurucs	SF	Mar 22	Out	Kurucs (oblique) will remain out for Monday’s game against Indiana.
Axel Toupane	SG	Mar 17	Day-To-Day

Minnesota Timberwolves

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jordan McLaughlin	PG	Mar 22	Out	McLaughlin (COVID-19 protocols) has rejoined the team and could return to action Wednesday against the Mavericks, Alan Horton of the Timberwolves Radio Network reports.
D’Angelo Russell	PG	Mar 22	Out	Russell (knee) is expected to begin participating in team activities this weekend or early next week, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.

New Orleans Pelicans

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
JJ Redick	SG	Mar 24	Out	Redick (heel) is expected to be bought out by the Pelicans, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Lonzo Ball	PG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Ball (hip) is unavailable for Tuesday’s game against the Lakers.

New York Knicks

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Derrick Rose	PG	Mar 23	Out
Austin Rivers	PG	Mar 22	Out	Rivers (personal) will miss another game Tuesday against the Wizards.

Oklahoma City Thunder

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
George Hill	PG	Mar 22	Out	Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said Monday that Hill (thumb) recently had his cast removed, but the team doesn’t have a timeline for the veteran guard’s return to the court, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports. “I wouldn’t say day to day,” Daigneault said, when asked about Hill’s status. “There is a rehab process with the kind of surgery he had after the cast comes off.”
Josh Hall	SF	Mar 22	Out	Hall (knee) is unavailable for Monday’s game at Minnesota.
Darius Bazley	PF	Mar 18	Out	Bazley (shoulder) is considered week-to-week rather than day-to-day, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman reports.

Orlando Magic

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Chasson Randle	PG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Randle (groin) will not play in Tuesday’s game against the Nuggets.
Terrence Ross	SG	Mar 23	Out	Ross (knee) is unavailable for Tuesday’s game against the Nuggets.
Mo Bamba	C	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Bamba (toe) will not play Tuesday against Denver.
Cole Anthony	PG	Mar 17	Out	Anthony (ribs) went through some light shooting at practice Tuesday, but he does not appear close to returning to game action, Josh Robbins of The Athletic reports.
Jonathan Isaac	PF	Jan 15	Out
Markelle Fultz	PG	Jan 15	Out

Philadelphia 76ers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Seth Curry	SG	Mar 23	Out
Joel Embiid	C	Mar 13	Out

Phoenix Suns

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Abdel Nader	SF	Mar 24	Day-To-Day	Nader (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against Orlando, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.

Portland Trail Blazers

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Nassir Little	SF	Mar 23	Out	Little is in the health and safety protocols and won’t play Tuesday against the Nets, Jamie Hudson of NBC Sports Northwest reports.
Anfernee Simons	SG	Mar 23	Out	Simons is in the health and safety protocols and won’t play Tuesday against the Nets, Jamie Hudson of NBC Sports Northwest reports.
Jusuf Nurkic	C	Mar 15	Out	Nurkic (wrist) plans to make his return to game action in approximately two weeks, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports.
Zach Collins	PF	Feb 3	Out	Collins had the cast on his surgically-repaired left ankle removed Tuesday, Jason Quick of The Athletic reports.

Sacramento Kings

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Chimezie Metu	PF	Mar 23	Out	Metu (wrist) is questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Hawks.
Jahmi’us Ramsey	SG	Mar 21	Day-To-Day	Ramsey (hamstring) won’t play Monday against the Cavaliers.
Marvin Bagley III	PF	Mar 18	Out	Bagley (hand) will not require surgery and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports.

San Antonio Spurs

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Rudy Gay	SF	Mar 24	Day-To-Day	Gay (foot) won’t play Wednesday against the Clippers, Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Keita Bates-Diop	SF	Mar 23	Out	Bates-Diop (hamstring) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Clippers, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.
Lonnie Walker IV	SG	Mar 23	Day-To-Day	Walker will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Clippers due to a sore right wrist, Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
LaMarcus Aldridge	C	Mar 10	Day-To-Day	Aldridge and the Spurs have agreed to part ways, and he’ll remain away from the team until a resolution is reached, Tim MacMahon of ESPN reports. “We’ve mutually agreed for him to work on some opportunities elsewhere,” coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday.

Utah Jazz

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Udoka Azubuike	C	Mar 12	Out	Azubuike (ankle) will remain out for Friday’s game against the Rockets, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Washington Wizards

NAME	POS	DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Davis Bertans	SF	Mar 19	Out	Bertans (calf) underwent an MRI that revealed a right calf strain, and he will be out for approximately two weeks.
Ish Smith	PG	Feb 17	Out	Smith will miss the next 6-to-8 weeks after being diagnosed with a proximal injury to his right quadriceps Wednesday.
Thomas Bryant	C	Feb 2	Out	Bryant is scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday in New York to repair the torn ACL in his left knee, freelance NBA reporter Quinton Mayo reports.

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