|
| Speedy Claxton |
PG |
October 15, 2008 |
Pulled hamstring |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Claxton has missed all five preseason games with a pulled hamstring. |
| Al Horford |
FC |
November 18, 2008 |
Right ankle |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Horford was held out of Wednesday night's game against the Washington Wizards with a sprained right ankle. He left the Hawks' 113-96 loss to host Indiana on Tuesday with 5:21 left in the first quarter with a sore ankle. "If I can't go at the level I try to play every night, I won't go because I won't be helping the team,'' Horford said. |
| Josh Smith |
F |
November 7, 2008 |
High left ankle sprain - out 2-4 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Smith sprained his left ankle with 56 seconds left in the first quarter of the Hawks' 110-92 win over Toronto on Friday night and could miss two to four weeks, the Hawks said. |
|
| Kevin Garnett |
PF |
November 17, 2008 |
One game |
League Suspension |
November 20, 2008 |
| Celtics coach Doc Rivers wasn't too happy about being forced to play without Garnett against the New York Knicks on Tuesday. |
|
| Jason Richardson |
GF |
November 12, 2008 |
Arthroscopic surgery - right knee |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Richardson will be out about a week following arthroscopic surgery Wednesday on his right knee. |
|
| Luol Deng |
GF |
November 19, 2008 |
Groin |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Deng missed the Bulls' loss to Portland on Wednesday night with a groin injury. |
| Kirk Hinrich |
G |
November 8, 2008 |
Torn right thumb ligament - out 8-12 wks |
Day-to-Day |
February 9, 2009 |
| Hinrich had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and could be out for three months. |
|
| Darnell Jackson |
PF |
October 25, 2008 |
Wrist - out indefinitely |
Day-to-Day |
December 3, 2008 |
| Jackson is expected to be sidelined for a month with a broken wrist. |
| Eric Snow |
PG |
October 13, 2008 |
Knee - out indefinitely |
Day-to-Day |
November 22, 2008 |
| Snow hasn't played since February because of chronic knee issues, which have forced him to consider retirement. |
| Wally Szczerbiak |
GF |
November 20, 2008 |
Personal reasons |
Day-to-Day |
November 25, 2008 |
| The Cavs put Szczerbiak on the inactive list, excusing him to address a personal matter. |
|
| Josh Howard |
GF |
November 19, 2008 |
Sprained left ankle |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Howard was inactive for the Mavericks' game Wednesday night against Houston because of a left ankle injury. |
|
| Chris Andersen |
FC |
November 9, 2008 |
Fractured rib |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Andersen suffered a fractured rib trying to draw a charge in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 100-90 win over Memphis on Sunday night. |
| Chucky Atkins |
PG |
October 25, 2008 |
Right knee surgery |
Day-to-Day |
November 18, 2008 |
| Atkins had two points in nine minutes of play as the Nuggets beat Milwaukee 114-105 on Tuesday. |
| Steven Hunter |
FC |
November 9, 2008 |
Right knee surgery - out 6-8 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
January 9, 2009 |
| Hunter is scheduled to have surgery on his right knee this week and could miss at least two months. |
| Sonny Weems |
GF |
August 7, 2008 |
Sports hernia, out a month |
Day-to-Day |
November 23, 2008 |
| Weems continues to recover from a groin injury, but it's unclear when he'll be able to start practicing, and he may be headed for the D-League, the Denver Post reported. |
|
| Monta Ellis |
G |
October 11, 2008 |
Thirty games |
Team Suspension |
December 17, 2008 |
| The Warriors suspended Ellis for 30 games without pay Saturday for violating his lucrative new contract by getting into a mo-ped accident. |
| C.J. Watson |
G |
October 25, 2008 |
Elbow - out 6 to 8 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
December 15, 2008 |
| Watson is out of the lineup indefinitely after an MRI performed Wednesday revealed a sprain and a torn ligament in his right elbow. |
|
| Ron Artest |
F |
November 18, 2008 |
Right ankle sprain |
Day-to-Day |
November 19, 2008 |
| Artest returned to action Wednesday night, going 5-for-14 from the field and scoring 14 points in the Rockets' 96-86 loss to Dallas. He added a season-high 13 rebounds. |
| Shane Battier |
SF |
September 27, 2008 |
Inflammation in left foot - out 4 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Battier practiced with the Rockets for the first time on Tuesday since offseason surgery led to inflammation in his left foot. |
| Steve Francis |
PG |
December 31, 2007 |
Left quadriceps surgery - out for season |
Day-to-Day |
December 6, 2008 |
| Francis, who missed the Rockets' season opener Wednesday, is still working his way back from knee surgery, the Houston Chronicle reported. |
| Tracy McGrady |
GF |
November 18, 2008 |
Aggravated left knee injury |
Day-to-Day |
November 19, 2008 |
| McGrady returned to action Wednesday night, going 5-for-14 from the field and scoring 16 points in the Rockets' 96-86 loss to Dallas. |
| Yao Ming |
C |
November 18, 2008 |
Sore left foot |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Ming will sit out Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore left foot. The team said Yao is being held out "for precautionary reasons'' after leaving Monday's game at Oklahoma City with an apparent left ankle injury. |
|
| Mike Dunleavy |
GF |
October 15, 2008 |
Sore right knee |
Day-to-Day |
November 22, 2008 |
| Dunleavy still hasn't made his season debut because of tendinitis in his right knee, and his return to the court is uncertain. |
|
| Derek Fisher |
PG |
November 16, 2008 |
Sore ribs |
Day-to-Day |
November 18, 2008 |
| Fisher returned to the Lakers' starting lineup Tuesday for their matchup against visiting Chicago. |
| Vladimir Radmanovic |
F |
November 16, 2008 |
Thigh contusion |
Day-to-Day |
November 18, 2008 |
| Radmanovic returned to the Lakers' starting lineup Tuesday for their matchup against visiting Chicago. |
| Sasha Vujacic |
G |
November 16, 2008 |
Right ankle |
Day-to-Day |
November 18, 2008 |
| Vujacic was back in the lineup for the Lakers on Tuesday in their home matchup against Chicago. |
|
| James Jones |
SF |
October 16, 2008 |
Right wrist surgery - out 3 months |
Day-to-Day |
January 9, 2009 |
| The Heat will be without Jones for approximately three months because of a ruptured tendon in his right wrist. |
| Jamaal Magloire |
C |
October 9, 2008 |
Left hand fracture - out 6-8 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
November 22, 2008 |
| Magliore will miss at least six weeks with a broken left hand, and could be sidelined even longer if surgery is required to repair the fracture. |
| Dwyane Wade |
G |
November 16, 2008 |
Sprained right ankle |
Day-to-Day |
November 18, 2008 |
| Wade was back in the lineup on Tuesday, scoring 19 points and dishing out 10 assists as the Heat posted a 94-87 win at Washington. |
|
| Michael Redd |
GF |
November 2, 2008 |
Sprained right ankle |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Redd did not play in Wednesday's 105-94 loss to Utah because of a sprained right ankle. |
| Charlie Villanueva |
F |
November 14, 2008 |
Left hamstring strain |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Villanueva sat out Wednesday's loss to the Jazz with a left hamstring strain. |
|
| Josh Boone |
FC |
November 14, 2008 |
Right ankle contusion |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Boone was inactive for Friday's game against Atlanta due to a right ankle contusion. |
| Jarvis Hayes |
SF |
November 16, 2008 |
Back spasms |
Day-to-Day |
November 18, 2008 |
| Hayes returned to the lineup Tuesday, scoring five points in a 106-82 loss at New Jersey. |
| Stromile Swift |
FC |
October 20, 2008 |
Back |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Swift missed the Nets' season opener Wednesday because of a nagging back injury. |
|
| Morris Peterson |
GF |
November 19, 2008 |
Fluid drained from right knee |
Day-to-Day |
November 24, 2008 |
| Peterson was a late scratch from Wednesday's loss to the Kings after starting the first nine games. |
|
| Danilo Gallinari |
SF |
November 14, 2008 |
Sore lower back |
Day-to-Day |
November 30, 2008 |
| Gallinari received another cortisone shot for his ailing back and will have an "extended period of rest" while seeking additional opinions on treatment. |
| Jared Jeffries |
GF |
October 3, 2008 |
Fractured left fibula - out 6 to 8 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
November 25, 2008 |
| Jeffries could return from his broken fibula by the end of November, the New York Times reports. |
|
| Desmond Mason |
GF |
November 17, 2008 |
Sprained elbow |
Day-to-Day |
November 28, 2008 |
| Mason will miss about 10 days with a sprained right elbow. He said Monday night that he hurt the elbow in the Thunder's third game of the season against Minnesota and it flared up worse after their game Friday against the New York Knicks. |
| Mouhamed Sene |
C |
October 13, 2008 |
Knee - out indefinitely |
Day-to-Day |
January 2, 2009 |
| Sene had microfracture surgery on his right knee earlier this week, another setback for Seattle and its glut of underperforming centers. |
| D.J. White |
PF |
October 10, 2008 |
Jaw surgery - out 4-6 months |
Day-to-Day |
February 8, 2009 |
| White will be out four to six months after undergoing surgery on his jaw next week. |
| Chris Wilcox |
FC |
November 9, 2008 |
Sprained right knee |
Day-to-Day |
November 19, 2008 |
| Wilcox returned to Wednesday's 108-88 loss to the Clippers after missing five games because of a strained right knee. He had four points and four rebounds in 13 minutes. |
|
| Mickael Pietrus |
GF |
November 19, 2008 |
Bruised ribs |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Pietrus missed Tuesday night's game against Toronto with bruised ribs, but said Wednesday after practice that he expects to play Friday night when the club faces the Pacers in Indianapolis. |
|
| Reggie Evans |
PF |
November 16, 2008 |
sprained left thumb |
Day-to-Day |
November 19, 2008 |
| Evans, who left Saturday's game with Oklahoma City after spraining his left thumb, played nine minutes without a point or a rebound in Wednesday's loss to Minnesota. |
| Jason Smith |
FC |
August 9, 2008 |
Torn left ACL - Out for season |
Day-to-Day |
March 1, 2009 |
| Smith tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during an NBA-approved camp in Las Vegas in early August. It's unclear when he'll be able to return to the court, but there's a possibility he misses the entire 2008-09 season. |
|
| Leandro Barbosa |
G |
November 15, 2008 |
Personal reasons |
Day-to-Day |
November 20, 2008 |
| Barbosa returned to Brazil after his mother died. |
|
| Raef LaFrentz |
FC |
October 13, 2008 |
Shoulder - Could miss entire season |
Day-to-Day |
March 1, 2009 |
| LaFrentz will have shoulder surgery later this month and could miss the entire 2008-09 season. |
| Martell Webster |
GF |
October 9, 2008 |
Stress fracture left foot, out 8-10 wks |
Day-to-Day |
December 9, 2008 |
| The Blazers said that Webster had surgery Thursday to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Webster was injured in the exhibition opener, a 110-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings. |
|
| Francisco Garcia |
GF |
October 20, 2008 |
Strained right calf - out 2-4 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Garcia, still sidelined with a strained calf, could return to action this week, the Sacramento Bee reported. |
| Kevin Martin |
SG |
November 19, 2008 |
Sprained right ankle |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Martin missed his sixth consecutive game because of a sprained ankle in Wednesday's win over the Hornets. |
|
| Manu Ginobili |
SG |
September 2, 2008 |
Left ankle - out til mid-December |
Day-to-Day |
December 10, 2008 |
| Ginobili's offseason ankle surgery will cause him to miss all of November and as many as 25 games, according to the San Antonio Express-News. |
| Tony Parker |
PG |
November 7, 2008 |
Left ankle sprain - out 2 to 4 weeks |
Day-to-Day |
December 7, 2008 |
| Parker will miss four weeks after an MRI confirmed that the Spurs' star guard has a grade 2 left ankle sprain. |
|
| Jose Calderon |
PG |
November 16, 2008 |
Strained right hamstring |
Day-to-Day |
November 19, 2008 |
| Calderon scored eight points and seven assists in Wednesday's 101-95 win over the Heat after missing the Raptors' previous two games because of a strained right hamstring. |
|
| Jarron Collins |
C |
November 19, 2008 |
Elbow |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Collins missed Wednesday's win over the Bucks with an elbow injury. |
| Brevin Knight |
PG |
November 19, 2008 |
Thigh |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Knight missed Utah's game against Milwaukee on Wednesday night because of a thigh injury. |
| Mehmet Okur |
FC |
November 10, 2008 |
Personal reasons - Not with team |
Day-to-Day |
November 19, 2008 |
| Okur returned to action Wednesday night, scoring one point and grabbing five rebounds in 20 minutes of Utah's 105-94 win over Milwaukee. |
| Deron Williams |
PG |
November 14, 2008 |
Left ankle inversion sprain |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Williams was sidelined for Wednesday's game against Milwaukee with more pain in his injured left ankle. |
|
| Gilbert Arenas |
PG |
September 18, 2008 |
Left knee surgery - out 3 months |
Day-to-Day |
December 5, 2008 |
| Arenas had a third operation on his bothersome left knee Wednesday morning, once again throwing into doubt his status for an upcoming Washington Wizards season. The Wizards offered no timetable for his return - beyond the fact that he obviously won't be ready for the start of training camp next week - but Arenas told The Washington Post that he plans to be back on the court in early December, which would rule him out for the first month of the season. |
| Antonio Daniels |
PG |
November 16, 2008 |
Sore knee |
Day-to-Day |
November 21, 2008 |
| Daniels, who has missed three of the last four games with a right knee injury, did not play in Tuesday's 94-87 loss to visiting Miami. He is also expected to sit out Wednesday's game at Atlanta. |
| Brendan Haywood |
C |
October 9, 2008 |
Right wrist surgery - out indefinitely |
Day-to-Day |
March 23, 2009 |
| Haywood could miss up to six months while recovering from surgery on his right wrist. |
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Updated Thu Nov 20 1:12 PM EDT
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