NBA Injuries

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Team Pos Status Injury
Atlanta Hawks
11/21/09 Mike Bibby Player News PG Day-to-Day Injury: Sprained left ankle
Bibby sprained his left ankle in the first quarter of the Hawks' loss to New Orleans on Saturday night.
Expected Return: 11/26/09
Boston Celtics
10/27/09 Glen Davis F-C Day-to-Day Injury: Broken right thumb
The Celtics elected not to suspend Davis after an early morning fight with a childhood friend the day before the season opener left him sidelined for at least five weeks with a broken right thumb. The Celtics did fine Davis an undisclosed amount.
Expected Return: 12/01/09
Chicago Bulls
11/06/09 Tyrus Thomas PF Day-to-Day Injury: Fractured left forearm - out 4-6 weeks
Thomas had surgery on his left forearm Saturday, a day after he broke it during a weight-training session.
Expected Return: 12/30/09
09/29/09 Aaron Gray C Day-to-Day Injury: Fractured left fibula - Out 6 to 8 weeks
The Chicago Bulls have confirmed that Gray has sustained a leg injury and is likely to be out for 6 to 8 weeks.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
Cleveland Cavaliers
11/14/09 Shaquille O'Neal C Day-to-Day Injury: Strained shoulder
O'Neal is out for Saturday's game against Philadelphia, the fifth straight game he has missed with a shoulder injury.
Expected Return: 11/25/09
10/26/09 Leon Powe F Day-to-Day Injury: Left knee - out 4 months
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Powe to a two-year contract on Wednesday.
Expected Return: 02/02/10
Dallas Mavericks
11/16/09 Shawn Marion F Day-to-Day Injury: Sprained ankle
Marion missed his second straight game Friday night but told ESPNDallas.com that he could return Tuesday night against Golden State. He left the Dallas Mavericks' game at Milwaukee on Nov. 16 with a sprained ankle.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
11/15/09 Erick Dampier C Day-to-Day Injury: Illness
Dampier was hospitalized after warmups before a 95-90 victory in Detroit on Nov. 15, but the Mavericks have said little about it beyond he wasn't feeling well. He sat out his fourth straight game Friday.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
10/20/09 Josh Howard G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Recovery from ankle surgery
Howard is out indefinitely to continue his recovery from surgery on his left ankle. Howard missed all the preseason and the first five games of the regular season after having arthroscopic surgery on his ankle and wrist in May. He returned to the starting lineup on Saturday against Toronto and played in the past three games.
Expected Return: 12/01/09
Denver Nuggets
11/13/09 Anthony Carter PG Day-to-Day Injury: Strained left hip
Carter missed his second straight game Friday night because of a strained left hip.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
Detroit Pistons
11/03/09 Tayshaun Prince F Day-to-Day Injury: Back injury
Prince will be out of the lineup indefinitely due to a small rupture of a disc in his lower back. Prince had been sidelined since earlier this month with a back injury.
Expected Return: 11/25/09
Golden State Warriors
11/19/09 Ronny Turiaf F-C Day-to-Day Injury: Sprained left knee
Turiaf has missed nine straight games with a sprained left knee.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
11/18/09 Raja Bell SG Day-to-Day Injury: Left wrist surgery
Bell will have surgery on an injured left wrist and may miss the entire season.
Expected Return: 02/21/10
11/14/09 Kelenna Azubuike G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Left patella tendon surgery
Azubuike will undergo surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon in his left knee.
Expected Return: 10/01/10
11/09/09 Andris Biedrins C Day-to-Day Injury: Right groin & abdominal inflammation
Biedrins will have the back and groin injuries that have kept him out of Golden State's past seven games re-evaluated Monday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
10/26/09 Brandan Wright PF Day-to-Day Injury: Left shoulder - out 6 to 8 weeks
Wright injured his shooting shoulder during practice Friday and will miss extended time.
Expected Return: 11/30/09
10/15/09 Devean George G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Strained knee
George is inactive with a strained knee.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
Houston Rockets
10/20/09 Tracy McGrady G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Recovery from knee surgery
McGrady is closer to getting back on the court after microfracture surgery, but no timetable has been set for the seven-time All-Star's return to the Houston Rockets.
Expected Return: 11/27/09
07/17/09 Yao Ming C Day-to-Day Injury: Left foot surgery
In an interview with ESPN The Magazine, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said Yao could return at some point in the 2009-10 season and the team no longer feels his broken left foot is a career-threatening injury.
Expected Return: 10/24/10
Indiana Pacers
10/26/09 Mike Dunleavy G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Right knee and hip - out 4 to 6 weeks
Dunleavy is expected to miss the first two months of the season with a knee injury.
Expected Return: 12/16/09
Los Angeles Clippers
11/17/09 Kareem Rush SG Day-to-Day Injury: Torn ACL, right knee
Rush has a serious ligament tear in his right knee. Team spokesman Rob Raichlen says an MRI shows Rush tore his anterior cruciate ligament when his knee buckled during the first quarter of the Clippers' game at New Orleans on Tuesday night.
Expected Return: 10/01/10
11/10/09 Eric Gordon SG Day-to-Day Injury: Sore left groin
Gordon will be out for at least 10 days with a sore left groin muscle.
Expected Return: 11/23/09
10/26/09 Blake Griffin PF Day-to-Day Injury: Fractured left patella - out 8 weeks
Griffin's NBA debut has been pushed back indefinitely after the Los Angeles Clippers revealed late Monday night that their No. 1 overall draft pick has a broken left kneecap. The stress fracture could sideline the Oklahoma star for six weeks, the team announced, promising further information Tuesday.
Expected Return: 11/29/09
11/16/09 Luke Walton SF Day-to-Day Injury: Pinched nerve in back - out 6-8 weeks
Walton has been diagnosed with a pinched nerve. Walton was examined Monday by back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles. The Lakers say Walton is expected to be out at least six weeks.
Expected Return: 01/03/10
Memphis Grizzlies
10/26/09 Darrell Arthur F-C Day-to-Day Injury: Torn pectoral - out 4 months
Arthur underwent surgery to repair a partially torn right pectoralis muscle and is expected to miss up to four months.
Expected Return: 02/16/10
Milwaukee Bucks
11/20/09 Andrew Bogut C Day-to-Day Injury: Left leg injury
Bogut will be out for two to four weeks with a left leg injury.
Expected Return: 12/12/09
11/02/09 Michael Redd G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Strained tendon, left knee - out 2 weeks
Redd is out for at least two weeks after straining a tendon in his left knee during Milwaukee's home opener.
Expected Return: 11/25/09
10/22/09 Joe Alexander SF Day-to-Day Injury: Right hamstring - out 8 to 12 weeks
The Bucks announced today that Alexander re-aggravated his right hamstring injury during rehabilitation exercises this week and will miss 8 to 12 weeks.
Expected Return: 01/26/10
Minnesota Timberwolves
10/16/09 Kevin Love F-C Day-to-Day Injury: Fractured left hand - out 6 to 8 weeks
The Minnesota Timberwolves are calling surgery to repair Love's broken left hand a success.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
New Jersey Nets
11/02/09 Yi Jianlian PF Day-to-Day Injury: Medial collateral ligament in right knee
The New Jersey Nets say an MRI performed on Yi confirmed that he has sprained a ligament in his right knee, and he's expected to miss anywhere from two to six weeks.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
10/28/09 Jarvis Hayes SF Day-to-Day Injury: Strained left hamstring
Hayes injured his left hamstring in the first quarter and did not return Wednesday versus Minnesota.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
New Orleans Hornets
11/13/09 Chris Paul PG Day-to-Day Injury: Sprained left ankle
Paul is expected to be on crutches for two weeks and could miss three weeks to a month with a severely sprained left ankle, sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Expected Return: 12/01/09
Oklahoma City Thunder
11/17/09 Shaun Livingston PG Day-to-Day Injury: Left knee surgery - out 3-4 weeks
Livingston had surgery Tuesday to remove staples from an earlier procedure on his left knee and is expected to be out three to four weeks.
Expected Return: 12/07/09
Orlando Magic
11/17/09 Jameer Nelson PG Day-to-Day Injury: Left knee surgery - out 4-6 weeks
Nelson will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus. He is expected to miss four to six weeks.
Expected Return: 12/19/09
10/21/09 Adonal Foyle C Day-to-Day Injury: Right knee surgery
Foyle has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. The Magic made the announcement Wednesday.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
Philadelphia 76ers
11/21/09 Jason Kapono G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Sprained left ankle
Kapono sat out Saturday's loss to the Cavs with a sprained left ankle. He was injured in the fourth quarter of Friday's loss to Memphis.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
11/15/09 Marreese Speights F-C Day-to-Day Injury: Torn left MCL - out 6-8 weeks
Speights will miss six to eight weeks with a left knee injury. Speights was injured in the fourth quarter of a 94-88 loss at Chicago on Saturday night. An MRI on Sunday revealed he has a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee.
Expected Return: 01/18/10
Phoenix Suns
10/26/09 Robin Lopez F-C Day-to-Day Injury: Bruised left knee - out 2 weeks
Lopez will have surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
Expected Return: 12/01/09
Portland Trail Blazers
11/14/09 Travis Outlaw F Day-to-Day Injury: Surgery, left foot - out 3-5 months
Outlaw had surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot.
Expected Return: 03/19/10
10/26/09 Jeff Pendergraph PF Day-to-Day Injury: Right hip flexor - out 3 to 4 weeks
Pendergraph has a right hip flexor that's expected to sideline him for a month at the beginning of the season.
Expected Return: 11/23/09
10/26/09 Nicolas Batum G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Right shoulder - 2 to 3 weeks
Batum will undergo surgery on his right shoulder to repair torn cartilage. The team said Monday a return date will be determined after Friday's surgery in Los Angeles.
Expected Return: 12/29/09
Sacramento Kings
11/06/09 Kevin Martin SG Day-to-Day Injury: Fractured left wrist - out 6-8 weeks
Martin will be sidelined for about two months after deciding to undergo surgery on his injured wrist.
Expected Return: 01/01/10
11/05/09 Kevin Martin SG Day-to-Day Injury: Fractured left wrist
Martin will be sidelined for about two months after deciding to undergo surgery on his injured wrist.
Expected Return: 01/01/10
10/10/09 Francisco Garcia G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Wrist surgery - out 5 months
Garcia will miss at least four months after undergoing surgery on his injured forearm and wrist. He was injured lifting weights Friday and had surgery the next day at UC Davis Medical Center to repair a broken bone in his right forearm and ligament damage to his wrist. The team says he will be in a cast for eight weeks.
Expected Return: 02/10/10
San Antonio Spurs
11/18/09 Manu Ginobili SG Day-to-Day Injury: Stained left groin
Ginobili won't play Thursday night against Utah after straining his left groin in Wednesday's overtime loss at Dallas.
Expected Return: 11/23/09
11/18/09 Tony Parker PG Day-to-Day Injury: Sprained left ankle
Parker rolled his ankle in a loss on Nov. 6 at Portland and is out for San Antonio.
Expected Return: 11/25/09
Utah Jazz
11/18/09 Mehmet Okur C Day-to-Day Injury: Flu-like symptoms
Okur didn't make the trip for Thursday's game against San Antonio, staying home because of flulike symptoms.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
10/26/09 Matt Harpring G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Sprained left knee - out 6 to 8 weeks
Harpring will not take part in the team's training camp or preseason and will miss the start of the regular NBA season.
Expected Return: 12/04/09
10/23/09 Kyle Korver G-F Day-to-Day Injury: Left knee surgery - out 3 to 5 weeks
Korver is recovering from surgery to remove a bone spur in his left knee.
Expected Return: 11/24/09
Washington Wizards
11/09/09 Mike James PG Day-to-Day Injury: Broken left hand - out 5 weeks
James is expected to miss up to five weeks with a broken bone in his left hand.
Expected Return: 12/14/09
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