NBA injuries
Current list from ESPN, the latest official NBA pre-game report, and history parsed from 66,352 official report entries since 2021-10-19. The NBA only publishes these PDFs from 2021-22 on, so there's no free official injury history before that.
ESPN injury list (now)
| Team | Player | Status | Injury | Est. return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Mouhamed Gueye F | Out | Left Foot Fracture | 2026-11-20 |
| ATL | Henri Veesaar C | Out | Right Knee | 2027-07-01 |
| BKN | Tyler Bilodeau F | Out | Right Shoulder Sprain | 2026-10-27 |
| BKN | Mikel Brown Jr. G | Out | Rest | 2026-10-27 |
| BOS | Devin Carter G | Out | Illness | 2026-11-08 |
| CHA | Grant Williams F | Out | Right Hamstring | 2026-10-30 |
| CHA | Coby White G | Out | Left Calf Strain | 2026-10-26 |
| CHA | Kon Knueppel G | Out | Left Hamstring | 2026-10-26 |
| CHA | Kylan Boswell G | Out | Right Knee Surgery | 2026-11-02 |
| CHI | Patrick Williams F | Day-To-Day | Right Groin Soreness | 2026-10-26 |
| CHI | Noa Essengue F | Day-To-Day | Head Bruise | 2026-10-26 |
| CHI | Nic Claxton C | Out | Hamstring | 2026-11-04 |
| DAL | Kyrie Irving G | Day-To-Day | Left Knee | 2026-10-26 |
| DAL | Caleb Martin F | Out | Right Thumb Sprain | 2026-11-02 |
| DAL | Tarik Biberovic F | Out | Right Heel Inflammation | 2026-11-02 |
| DAL | Santi Aldama F | Out | Right Knee Surgery | 2026-10-28 |
| DAL | Cooper Flagg F | Out | Left Shoulder Sprain | 2026-11-02 |
| DAL | Dereck Lively II C | Out | Right Foot Surgery | 2026-10-28 |
| DEN | Spencer Jones F | Day-To-Day | Hamstring | 2026-10-26 |
| DEN | Cameron Johnson F | Day-To-Day | Right Ankle Sprain | 2026-10-26 |
| DEN | Alpha Diallo F | Day-To-Day | Right Wrist | 2026-10-26 |
| DEN | Julian Strawther G | Out | Left Knee Sprain | 2026-11-29 |
| DET | Ausar Thompson G | Day-To-Day | Right Ankle Sprain | 2026-10-25 |
| DET | Jalen Duren C | Out | Right Hamstring Strain | 2026-11-09 |
| GSW | Brandin Podziemski G | Day-To-Day | Back | 2026-10-26 |
| GSW | Al Horford C | Day-To-Day | Back | 2026-10-26 |
| GSW | Draymond Green F | Day-To-Day | Back | 2026-10-26 |
| GSW | Stephen Curry G | Day-To-Day | Rest | 2026-10-26 |
| GSW | Gui Santos F | Day-To-Day | Undisclosed | 2026-10-26 |
| GSW | Kristaps Porzingis C | Out | Illness | 2026-12-01 |
| GSW | Moses Moody G | Out | Left Knee Surgery | 2026-12-01 |
| GSW | Jimmy Butler III F | Out | Right Knee Surgery | 2027-01-02 |
| HOU | Fred VanVleet G | Day-To-Day | Right Knee | 2026-10-26 |
| HOU | Marcus Smart G | Day-To-Day | Left Forearm Strain | 2026-10-26 |
| HOU | Steven Adams C | Day-To-Day | Left Ankle | 2026-10-26 |
| IND | Aaron Nesmith G | Day-To-Day | Left Hamstring Strain | 2026-10-25 |
| IND | T.J. McConnell G | Out | Right Hamstring | 2026-10-26 |
| IND | Ben Sheppard G | Out | Left Knee | 2026-12-01 |
| IND | Johnny Furphy G | Out | Right Knee Surgery | 2027-01-02 |
| LAC | Bradley Beal G | Out | Right Knee Inflammation | 2026-11-08 |
| LAC | Max Strus G | Out | Right Foot Plantar Fasciitis | 2026-11-08 |
| LAC | Yanic Konan Niederhauser C | Out | Right Foot Surgery | 2026-11-08 |
| LAC | Jordan Miller G | Out | Left Shoulder Surgery | 2027-03-02 |
| LAL | Adou Thiero F | Out | Left Knee Inflammation | 2026-10-27 |
| LAL | Cameron Carr G | Out | Right Oblique Strain | 2026-10-27 |
| MEM | Cedric Coward F | Day-To-Day | Left Wrist Sprain | 2026-10-25 |
| MEM | Zach Edey C | Out | Left Ankle | 2026-10-26 |
| MIN | Donte DiVincenzo G | Out | Right Achilles Surgery | 2027-04-02 |
| NOP | Yves Missi C | Out | Left Knee Bruise | 2026-11-02 |
| NYK | Jose Alvarado G | Day-To-Day | Left Ankle Sprain | 2026-10-25 |
| OKC | Otega Oweh G | Out | Right Achilles Surgery | 2027-07-01 |
| OKC | Nikola Topic G | Out | Back Surgery | 2026-10-26 |
| OKC | Thomas Sorber C | Out | Right Knee Surgery | 2026-10-26 |
| ORL | Anthony Black G | Day-To-Day | Right Ankle Sprain | 2026-10-25 |
| ORL | Jonathan Isaac F | Out | Left Knee | 2026-10-28 |
| ORL | Paolo Banchero F | Out | Right Ankle Sprain | 2026-11-22 |
| ORL | Noah Penda F | Out | Right Hamstring Strain | 2026-11-18 |
| ORL | Izaiyah Nelson F | Out | Left Ankle Surgery | 2026-11-18 |
| PHI | Tacko Fall C | Out | Left Quadriceps Strain | 2026-10-28 |
| PHI | Jabari Walker F | Out | Left Knee Soreness | 2026-10-28 |
| PHI | Joel Embiid C | Out | Right Heel | 2026-10-28 |
| PHI | Dominick Barlow F | Out | Back Fracture | 2026-11-02 |
| PHI | Ariel Hukporti C | Out | Right Achilles Surgery | 2027-10-01 |
| PHX | Oso Ighodaro F | Day-To-Day | Oblique Strain | 2026-10-26 |
| PHX | Mark Williams C | Out | Left Shoulder Surgery | 2027-02-03 |
| POR | Chris Youngblood G | Day-To-Day | Left Ankle Soreness | 2026-10-27 |
| POR | Branden Carlson C | Day-To-Day | Concussion Concussion | 2026-10-27 |
| POR | Shaedon Sharpe G | Out | Right Knee Surgery | 2027-03-02 |
| SAC | Keegan Murray F | Day-To-Day | Ankle | 2026-10-25 |
| SAC | Ben Simmons G | Out | Right Achilles Surgery | 2027-10-01 |
| SAC | Dylan Cardwell C | Out | Left Calf Strain | 2026-11-02 |
| SAC | Maxime Raynaud C | Out | Right Knee Dislocated | 2026-11-02 |
| SAS | Tobias Harris F | Out | Left Calf Strain | 2026-10-27 |
| SAS | Jayden Quaintance F | Out | Right Knee Surgery | 2026-12-03 |
| TOR | Brandon Ingram F | Out | Right Heel Surgery | 2026-11-08 |
| TOR | Nate Bittle C | Out | Right Foot Fracture | 2026-10-28 |
| UTA | Trey Alexander G | Out | Left Knee Bruise | 2026-10-26 |
| UTA | Jusuf Nurkic C | Out | Right Foot Strain | 2026-11-04 |
| WAS | AJ Dybantsa F | Out | Left Ankle Sprain | 2026-10-26 |
| WAS | Tristan Vukcevic F | Out | Left Hip Pinched Nerve | 2026-11-02 |
| WAS | Jamir Watkins G | Out | Left Knee Surgery | 2027-04-02 |
Official NBA report — games on 2026-10-25
| Game | Team | Player | Status | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET@PHI | DET | Jalen Duren | Out | Right Hamstring Strain |
| DET@PHI | DET | Ugonna Onyenso | Out | G League - Two-Way |
| DET@PHI | DET | Elijah Harkless | Questionable | G League - Two-Way |
| DET@PHI | DET | Isaac Jones | Questionable | G League - Two-Way |
| DET@PHI | DET | Ausar Thompson | Questionable | Right Ankle Sprain |
| IND@BKN | IND | Braden Smith | Doubtful | G League - Two-Way |
| IND@BKN | IND | Johnny Furphy | Out | Right ACL Repair / Surgery |
| IND@BKN | IND | T.J. McConnell | Out | Right Hamstring Strain |
| IND@BKN | IND | Ben Sheppard | Out | Left Meniscus Tear |
| IND@BKN | IND | Kobe Brown | Probable | G League - Two-Way |
| IND@BKN | IND | Aaron Nesmith | Probable | Left Hamstring Strain |
| IND@BKN | IND | Jalen Slawson | Probable | G League - Two-Way |
| ORL@NYK | ORL | Paolo Banchero | Out | Right Low Grade High Ankle Sprain |
| ORL@NYK | ORL | Jonathan Isaac | Out | Left Knee Injury Management |
| ORL@NYK | ORL | Izaiyah Nelson | Out | Left Ankle Injury Recovery |
| ORL@NYK | ORL | Noah Penda | Out | Right Partially Torn Hamstring |
| ORL@NYK | ORL | Anthony Black | Questionable | Right Ankle Sprain |
| TOR@MIN | MIN | Donte DiVincenzo | Out | Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery |
| TOR@MIN | TOR | Nate Bittle | Out | Right Foot Avulsion Fracture |
| TOR@MIN | TOR | Malachi Smith | Out | G League - Two-Way |
How often listed players actually play
Players on the official report, matched to the box score of that game. "Questionable" is the status that moves lines.
2%Doubtful: played 25 of 1,169
0%Out: played 83 of 49,019
91%Probable: played 2,735 of 2,992
50%Questionable: played 4,290 of 8,579
| Season | Doubtful → played | Out → played | Probable → played | Questionable → played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 5% | 0% | 93% | 54% |
| 2022-23 | 3% | 0% | 90% | 50% |
| 2023-24 | 1% | 0% | 92% | 50% |
| 2024-25 | 2% | 0% | 91% | 47% |
| 2025-26 | 1% | 0% | 92% | 50% |
| 2026-27 | 12% | 0% | 67% | 40% |
Questionable but usually sits
| Player | Times Q | Played | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markieff Morris | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| Udonis Haslem | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| Trey Jemison III | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Ibou Badji | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Isaiah Wong | 74 | 2 | 3% |
| Pacome Dadiet | 17 | 1 | 6% |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 13 | 1 | 8% |
| James Johnson | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 76 | 10 | 13% |
| Trevelin Queen | 60 | 8 | 13% |
| Kendall Brown | 83 | 12 | 14% |
| Ethan Thompson | 13 | 2 | 15% |
| Keon Johnson | 13 | 2 | 15% |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 19 | 3 | 16% |
| Rui Hachimura | 12 | 2 | 17% |
| Nick Richards | 12 | 2 | 17% |
| Zeke Nnaji | 27 | 5 | 19% |
| Enrique Freeman | 21 | 4 | 19% |
| Mo Bamba | 15 | 3 | 20% |
| Danuel House Jr. | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| Jericho Sims | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| Jaden Springer | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| Frank Ntilikina | 13 | 3 | 23% |
| Tyler Smith | 13 | 3 | 23% |
| Jonathan Isaac | 21 | 5 | 24% |
| Nerlens Noel | 20 | 5 | 25% |
| Quenton Jackson | 43 | 11 | 26% |
| RayJ Dennis | 27 | 7 | 26% |
| Al Horford | 19 | 5 | 26% |
| Monte Morris | 15 | 4 | 27% |
| Sasha Vezenkov | 15 | 4 | 27% |
| Taj Gibson | 15 | 4 | 27% |
| Justin Minaya | 22 | 6 | 27% |
| Khem Birch | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| Terry Rozier | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| Ochai Agbaji | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| Brandon Miller | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| Killian Hayes | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| Maurice Harkless | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| Eric Gordon | 25 | 7 | 28% |
Questionable but usually plays
| Player | Times Q | Played | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Max Strus | 25 | 23 | 92% |
| Julius Randle | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| Luka Doncic | 43 | 39 | 91% |
| LeBron James | 137 | 124 | 91% |
| P.J. Tucker | 39 | 35 | 90% |
| Joel Embiid | 78 | 69 | 88% |
| Anthony Edwards | 78 | 68 | 87% |
| Stephen Curry | 22 | 19 | 86% |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 13 | 11 | 85% |
| Kyle Lowry | 34 | 28 | 82% |
| Stephon Castle | 11 | 9 | 82% |
| Domantas Sabonis | 21 | 17 | 81% |
| Terance Mann | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Franz Wagner | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Quinten Post | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Gabe Vincent | 35 | 27 | 77% |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 26 | 20 | 77% |
| Taurean Prince | 26 | 20 | 77% |
| Obi Toppin | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| Jaden McDaniels | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| Kawhi Leonard | 29 | 22 | 76% |
| Mitchell Robinson | 33 | 25 | 76% |
| Jimmy Butler | 37 | 28 | 76% |
| Desmond Bane | 24 | 18 | 75% |
| Torrey Craig | 16 | 12 | 75% |
| Victor Wembanyama | 16 | 12 | 75% |
| Trey Lyles | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 42 | 31 | 74% |
| Dillon Brooks | 19 | 14 | 74% |
| Devin Booker | 15 | 11 | 73% |
| Bruce Brown | 15 | 11 | 73% |
| Dante Exum | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Clint Capela | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Luguentz Dort | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Jeremy Sochan | 18 | 13 | 72% |
| Dejounte Murray | 21 | 15 | 71% |
| T.J. McConnell | 24 | 17 | 71% |
| De'Anthony Melton | 17 | 12 | 71% |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 17 | 12 | 71% |
Most games listed Out (injury/illness)
| Player | Games out |
|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 250 |
| Brandon Clarke | 212 |
| Vlatko Cancar | 202 |
| Zion Williamson | 199 |
| Jonathan Isaac | 191 |
| Steven Adams | 188 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 184 |
| Ty Jerome | 180 |
| Damian Lillard | 178 |
| Bradley Beal | 172 |
| Robert Williams III | 169 |
| Victor Oladipo | 166 |
| Maxi Kleber | 166 |
| Nikola Topic | 161 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 160 |
| Joel Embiid | 160 |
| James Wiseman | 159 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 154 |
| Ben Simmons | 153 |
| Ja Morant | 147 |
| Andre Iguodala | 147 |
| Zach Collins | 145 |
| Chet Holmgren | 140 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 140 |
| LaMelo Ball | 140 |
| Khris Middleton | 139 |
| Cody Martin | 138 |
| Anthony Davis | 136 |
| Dereck Lively II | 133 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 133 |
| Collin Sexton | 132 |
| Jalen Suggs | 131 |
| Kyrie Irving | 130 |
| Dejounte Murray | 129 |
| Marcus Smart | 129 |
| Dante Exum | 128 |
| Moritz Wagner | 128 |
| Paul George | 127 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 127 |
| Fred VanVleet | 127 |
Most common injuries
| Body part | Player-games out |
|---|---|
| Knee | 6549 |
| Ankle | 4332 |
| Foot | 1923 |
| Hamstring | 1621 |
| Shoulder | 1298 |
| Calf | 1272 |
| Wrist | 762 |
| Hip | 748 |
| Low Back | 573 |
| Achilles Tendon | 562 |
| Hand | 456 |
| Achilles | 454 |
| Thumb | 453 |
| N/a | 381 |
| Adductor | 369 |
| Back | 365 |
| Elbow | 357 |
| Groin | 316 |
| Great Toe | 278 |
| ACL | 268 |
| Illness | 267 |
| Lower Back | 253 |
| Acl | 201 |
| N/A | 194 |
| Lower Leg | 180 |
Player-games out by team and season
| Team | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 141 | 80 | 296 | 272 | 148 | 6 |
| BKN | 186 | 141 | 245 | 374 | 235 | 2 |
| BOS | 96 | 203 | 102 | 102 | 114 | 2 |
| CHA | 71 | 201 | 299 | 355 | 201 | 12 |
| CHI | 220 | 171 | 255 | 158 | 304 | 5 |
| CLE | 208 | 197 | 250 | 120 | 240 | 4 |
| DAL | 169 | 155 | 165 | 316 | 264 | 13 |
| DEN | 282 | 164 | 141 | 213 | 224 | 4 |
| DET | 188 | 282 | 238 | 113 | 113 | 0 |
| GSW | 315 | 250 | 102 | 117 | 292 | 12 |
| HOU | 103 | 112 | 220 | 100 | 222 | 2 |
| IND | 275 | 165 | 89 | 252 | 385 | 5 |
| LAC | 318 | 149 | 122 | 150 | 235 | 10 |
| LAL | 206 | 161 | 260 | 248 | 193 | 5 |
| MEM | 194 | 230 | 461 | 280 | 473 | 0 |
| MIA | 207 | 284 | 246 | 167 | 132 | 0 |
| MIL | 223 | 199 | 119 | 120 | 189 | 0 |
| MIN | 38 | 153 | 126 | 92 | 85 | 2 |
| NOP | 232 | 231 | 145 | 338 | 195 | 1 |
| NYK | 159 | 94 | 154 | 158 | 124 | 0 |
| OKC | 252 | 246 | 52 | 377 | 403 | 6 |
| ORL | 388 | 259 | 130 | 201 | 177 | 8 |
| PHI | 122 | 86 | 216 | 364 | 188 | 10 |
| PHX | 295 | 209 | 167 | 108 | 163 | 3 |
| POR | 317 | 244 | 280 | 187 | 350 | 6 |
| SAC | 78 | 35 | 107 | 109 | 270 | 6 |
| SAS | 136 | 243 | 143 | 144 | 127 | 6 |
| TOR | 125 | 162 | 165 | 238 | 112 | 2 |
| UTA | 143 | 138 | 105 | 284 | 277 | 5 |
| WAS | 151 | 139 | 209 | 320 | 324 | 9 |