Each day, this column will provide live updates for all NBA news. Enjoy up-to-the-minute alerts for injuries and lineup confirmations. The Key News to Watch section will highlight notable injuries to monitor for the current NBA slate.
Key NBA News to Watch
Luka Doncic (nose) — Available
Kyrie Irving (thumb) — Available
Tyrese Maxey (illness) — Available
Zion Williamson (foot) — Out
LaMelo Ball (ankle) — Out
Alperen Sengun (back) — Out
Tyrese Haliburton (injury management) — In
Dejounte Murray (back) — Available
Jalen Brunson (ankle) — In
Bradley Beal (ankle) — In
Cade Cunningham (knee) — In
RJ Barrett (injury management) — Available
Jabari Smith Jr. (illness) — Available
Bojan Bogdanovic (calf, traded) — Expects to play
Maxi Kleber (toe) — In
Ausar Thompson (ankle) — In
Coby White (ankle) — Available
Alex Caruso (adductor) — Available
Deandre Ayton (illness) — In
Malcolm Brogdon (illness) — Out
Marvin Bagley (back) — Not on injury report
Cody Martin (knee) — Available
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Confirmed Lineup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren
Isaiah Joe (sternum) — Not on injury report
Gordon Hayward (calf) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Josh Green, Derrick Jones Jr., Maxi Kleber
Luka Doncic (nose) — Available
Kyrie Irving (thumb) — Available
Maxi Kleber (toe, nose) — Available
Dante Exum (knee) — Out
Dereck Lively II (nose) — Out
PJ Washington (traded) — Available
Daniel Gafford (traded) — Available
Both Washington and Gafford are available to make their Dallas debuts Saturday, but coach Kidd said neither would start against Oklahoma City.
Confirmed Lineup: Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson, Mike Muscala, Jalen Duren
Cade Cunningham (knee) — In
Ausar Thompson (ankle) — In
Simone Fontecchio (traded) — Available
Quentin Grimes (traded) — TBD
Shake Milton (traded) — Available
Troy Brown Jr. (traded) — Available
Evan Fournier (traded) — TBD
Malachi Flynn (traded) — TBD
Isaiah Stewart (ankle) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: James Harden, Terance Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac
Confirmed Lineup: Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama
Charles Bassey (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton
Dorian Finney-Smith (ankle) — Not on injury report
Lonnie Walker (hamstring) — Available
Dennis Schroder (traded) — Available
Keita Bates-Diop (traded) — Available
Cam Johnson (adductor) — Out
Day'Ron Sharpe (knee) — Injured
Dariq Whitehead (shin) — Out for season
Finney-Smith is set to return after six missed games and has a chance to jump right back into the starting lineup due to Johnson's injury and the trade of Royce O'Neale to Phoenix. New acquisition Dennis Schroder is available, however, and the Nets could start him at point guard with Simmons at the four.
Confirmed Lineup: Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic
Coby White (ankle) — Available
Alex Caruso (adductor) — Available
Torrey Craig (ankle) — Available
Patrick Williams (foot) — Injured
Zach LaVine (foot) — Out for season
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr.
Confirmed Lineup: Jacob Gilyard, John Konchar, Vince Williams, Santi Aldama, Jaren Jackson Jr.
Luke Kennard (illness) — Not on injury report
Derrick Rose (ankle) — Available
Lamar Stevens (traded) — Available
Yuta Watanabe (traded) — Available
Ziaire Williams (hand) — Out
Desmond Bane (ankle) — Injured
Marcus Smart (finger) — Injured
Brandon Clarke (Achilles) — Injured
Jake LaRavia (ankle) — Injured
Ja Morant (shoulder) — Out for season
With Kennard not on the injury report and Rose questionable to play, the Grizzlies could choose to deactivate Scotty Pippen Jr., as they did on February 6 against the Knicks. Gilyard also started ahead of Kennard in that game and on February 2, a clue into Taylor Jenkins' thought process regarding his rotation.
Confirmed Lineup: Cody Martin, Tre Mann, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Nick Richards
LaMelo Ball (ankle) — Out
Cody Martin (knee) — Available
Grant Williams (traded) — Available
Seth Curry (traded) — Available
Tre Mann (traded) — Available
Vasilije Micic (traded) — Available
Davis Bertans (knee, traded) — Available
Kyle Lowry (traded) — Out
Mark Williams (back) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Maxey, Buddy Hield, Kelly Oubre, Tobias Harris, Paul Reed
Tyrese Maxey (illness) — Available
Mo Bamba (knee) — Out
Nicolas Batum (hamstring) — Out
Joel Embiid (knee) — Injured
Robert Covington (knee) — Injured
De'Anthony Melton (back) — Injured
With Maxey and Batum out on Friday, Cam Payne started in his Philadelphia debut, while Buddy Hield did the same after Philadelphia traded away both Danuel House and Jaden Springer, who had started in that spot over the team's previous four games. Hield looks set to continue in the starting lineup, while Payne could go to the bench if Maxey can return against the Wizards.
Confirmed Lineup: Tyus Jones, Jordan Poole, Deni Avdija, Kyle Kuzma, Marvin Bagley
Marvin Bagley (back) — Not on injury report
Richaun Holmes (traded) — TBD
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (ankle) — Available
Isaiah Livers (hip) — Out
Bagley has missed four straight games with a low back contusion, but due to Washington's lack of depth at the center position, he is likely to start if available against Philadelphia. Richaun Holmes could be the backup if available following his trade from Dallas. Without both players on Friday, the Wizards started Kuzma at center.
Confirmed Lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
Tristan Thompson — Suspended
Ty Jerome (ankle) — Injured
The minutes limits should continue to increase for both Garland and Mobley. On the second end of a back-to-back Thursday, neither player rested. Garland hit 29 minutes after consecutive games at 28, while Mobley played 26. Crucially, both players did not play for the final seven minutes of the game with the score out of reach, indicating they could have played more if the game were close. The Cavaliers have won eight straight games and are 21-4 over their last 25 outings. They have the league's best winning percentage over that span.
Confirmed Lineup: Immanuel Quickley, Gary Trent Jr., RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Jakob Poeltl
RJ Barrett (injury management) — Available
Newly acquired Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji were available on Friday but rested by Darko Rajakovic after heavy travel and with the Raptors playing the front end of a back-to-back. They both are likely to make their Toronto debuts Saturday.
Confirmed Lineup: Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Jeff Green
Alperen Sengun (back) — Out
Jabari Smith Jr. (illness) — Available
Cam Whitmore (ankle) — Out
Jae'Sean Tate (ankle) — Available
Fred VanVleet (adductor) — Injured
Tari Eason (leg) — Injured
Steven Adams (knee) — Out for season
Amen Thompson has started each of the last two games in VanVleet's place, playing 34 and 32 minutes, respectively. Green and Sengun both saw their minutes heavily cut on the front end of the back-to-back Friday. Whitmore also suffered an ankle injury in that game, limiting him to 18 minutes.
Confirmed Lineup: Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu
Dejounte Murray (back) — Available
De'Andre Hunter (injury management) — Out
Bruno Fernando (illness) — Out
Wesley Matthews (illness) — Out
Patty Mills (illness) — Out
Clint Capela (adductor) — Injured
Mouhamed Gueye (back) — Injured
With the Hawks on the second end of a back-to-back Saturday, expect Hunter to receive a questionable tag for injury management on his right knee. He sat the first leg of a back-to-back on February 2.
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner
Tyrese Haliburton (injury management) — In
Jalen Smith (back) — Out
Doug McDermott (traded) — TBD
Haliburton has been procedurally listed as questionable for injury management in every game since returning from a hamstring ailment on January 30. He's played each time and has seen his workload increase slightly to 29 and 26 minutes over his previous two outings, losing several minutes due to blowout in his last game. He did not exceed 22 minutes in his first four appearances since returning. He'll likely remain on some sort of limit if available against the Knicks, but that limit does appear to be slowly increasing.
Confirmed Lineup: Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart, Precious Achiuwa, Taj Gibson
Jalen Brunson (ankle) — In
Bojan Bogdanovic (calf, traded) — Expects to play
Alec Burks (traded) — Expects to play
Jericho Sims (illness) — Out
Isaiah Hartenstein (Achilles) — Out
Julius Randle (shoulder) — Injured
OG Anunoby (elbow) — Injured
Mitchell Robinson (ankle) — Injured
Hartenstein left Thursday's game with an Achilles injury after just 15 minutes. He previously missed back-to-back games on January 23 and 25 with an injury to the same Achilles, which is a concern. Sims could step into a starting role if available on Saturday. Taj Gibson, who played 22 minutes on Thursday, is also an option, or the Knicks could start small with Achiuwa at the five.
Confirmed Lineup: Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen, Kevin Durant, Jusuf Nurkic
Devin Booker (hip) — Not on injury report
Bradley Beal (ankle) — In
Royce O'Neale (traded) — Available
David Roddy (traded) — Available
Damion Lee (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green
Klay Thompson (illness) — Not on injury report
Gary Payton II (hamstring) — Not on injury report
Chris Paul (hand) — Injured
Payton II's return injects a new complexity into the Warriors rotation, which has seen Lester Quinones ascend to an important role of late. Expect Payton II to compete with Quinones, Moses Moody, and Gui Santos for playing time off the bench.
Confirmed Lineup: CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III, Jonas Valanciunas
Zion Williamson (foot) — Out
Trey Murphy III (knee) — Available
Naji Marshall (back) — Available
Cody Zeller (knee) — Out
Dyson Daniels (knee) — Out
Williamson has played both ends of a back-to-back as recently as January 2 and 3, but in the Pelicans' last two instances, he sat one of the two legs. His status is worth monitoring after New Orleans' game against the Lakers on Friday night.
Confirmed Lineup: Ashton Hagans, Matisse Thybulle, Jerami Grant, Jabari Walker, Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton (illness) — In
Malcolm Brogdon (illness) — Out
Scoot Henderson (foot) — Out
Duop Reath (knee) — Out
Dalano Banton (traded) — TBD
Anfernee Simons (ankle) — Out
Shaedon Sharpe (core) — Injured
Moses Brown (wrist) — Injured
Robert Williams (knee) — Out for season
The Blazers' four questionable tags, plus the uncertainty of newly acquired Banton, make them among the most volatile teams Friday. Brogdon, Henderson, Ayton, and Reath were all out on Thursday, leading to big minutes for Grant, Walker, Thybulle, and Toumani Camara. After Simons was injured in the third quarter, 10-day signee Ashton Hagans played the final 17 minutes of the game.