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
Anthony Davis (Achilles, hip) — In
Donovan Mitchell (illness) — Out
Brandon Ingram (illness) — Out
Domantas Sabonis (illness) — In
Jamal Murray (leg) — In
Paolo Banchero (illness) — In
Bradley Beal (hamstring) — Out
Cade Cunningham (injury management) — Available
Isaiah Hartenstein (Achilles) — In
Dereck Lively II (nose) — Available
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (hamstring) — In
Isaiah Stewart — Suspended
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Confirmed Lineup: Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton
Ben Simmons (knee) — Not on injury report
Dariq Whitehead (shin) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: Immanuel Quickley, Gary Trent Jr., RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Jakob Poeltl
Kelly Olynyk (back) — Not on injury report
Confirmed Lineup: Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson, Simone Fontecchio, Jalen Duren
Cade Cunningham (injury management) — Available
Quentin Grimes (knee) — Out
Isaiah Stewart — Suspended
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner
Myles Turner (illness) — Not on injury report
Bennedict Mathurin (knee) — Not on injury report
James Johnson (illness) — Not on injury report
Jalen Smith (back) — Available
Aaron Nesmith (ankle) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart, Precious Achiuwa, Isaiah Hartenstein
Donte DiVincenzo (hamstring) — Not on injury report
Isaiah Hartenstein (Achilles) — In
Bojan Bogdanovic (calf) — Available
DaQuan Jeffries (signed) — TBD
Jacob Toppin (signed) — TBD
Julius Randle (shoulder) — Injured
OG Anunoby (elbow) — Injured
Mitchell Robinson (ankle) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Maxey, Buddy Hield, Tobias Harris, Nicolas Batum, Paul Reed
Tobias Harris (hip) — Not on injury report
Kyle Lowry (reconditioning) — Available
Nicolas Batum (hamstring) — In
Darius Bazley (signed) — Available
Joel Embiid (knee) — Injured
Robert Covington (knee) — Injured
De'Anthony Melton (back) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Jalen Suggs, Gary Harris, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr.
Paolo Banchero (illness) — In
Jalen Suggs (groin) — Not on injury report
Markelle Fultz (injury maintenance) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Darius Garland, Isaac Okoro, Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
Sam Merrill (illness) — Not on injury report
Dean Wade (illness) — Not on injury report
Donovan Mitchell (illness) — Out
Tristan Thompson — Suspended
Ty Jerome (ankle) — Injured
The Cavs have gone 6-3 in nine games sans Mitchell this season. If he doesn't suit up, Garland will likely have the ball in his hands more often. In four games without Mitchell, Garland has seen a +7.6% usage rate increase and has averaged 7.9 more points per contest. Cleveland will match up against Orlando, who allow the third-most points per game (26.5) to point guards this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Devin Booker, Eric Gordon, Grayson Allen, Kevin Durant, Jusuf Nurkic
Bradley Beal (hamstring) — Out
Thaddeus Young (signed) — TBD
Damion Lee (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Josh Green, PJ Washington, Dereck Lively II
Luka Doncic (nose) — Available
Dereck Lively II (nose) — Available
Maxi Kleber (nose) — Available
Dante Exum (knee) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis
Jaden Springer (ankle) — Available
Kristaps Porzingis — Not on injury report
Jaylen Brown (shoulder) — Not on injury report
Xavier Tillman (knee) — Available
Al Horford (toe) — Not on injury report
Confirmed Lineup: Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic
Patrick Williams (foot) — Injured
Torrey Craig (knee) — Injured
Zach LaVine (foot) — Out for season
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun
Cam Whitmore (ankle) — In
Fred VanVleet (adductor) — In
Reggie Bullock (back) — Available
Tari Eason (leg) — Injured
Steven Adams (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Trey Murphy III, Zion Williamson, Jonas Valanciunas
Brandon Ingram (illness) — Out
Cody Zeller (knee) — Available
Dyson Daniels (knee) — Injured
Ingram played at least 35 minutes in each of his final five appearances before the All-Star break and has been rather healthy this season. However, after Ingram missed Wednesday's practice, the Pelicans could be forced to lean more on Williamson, who has attempted 17.5 field goal attempts per contest in two outings sans Ingram this season. Williamson has taken 14.9 shots per game when playing alongside Ingram.
Confirmed Lineup: James Harden, Terance Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac
Kawhi Leonard (adductor) — Not on injury report
PJ Tucker — Not on injury report
Bones Hyland — Not on injury report
Confirmed Lineup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren
Gordon Hayward (calf) — Available
Bismack Biyombo (signed) — Available
Confirmed Lineup: Tre Mann, Cody Martin, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Nick Richards
LaMelo Ball (ankle) — Out
Mark Williams (back) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Keyonte George, Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Taylor Hendricks, John Collins
Otto Porter Jr. (not with team) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Tyus Jones, Bilal Coulibaly, Deni Avdija, Kyle Kuzma, Marvin Bagley
Kyle Kuzma (illness) — Not on injury report
Isaiah Livers (hip) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray (leg) — In
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (hamstring) — In
Julian Strawther (ankle) — Available
Braxton Key (illness) — Out
Vlatko Cancar (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, Taurean Prince, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis (Achilles, hip) — In
Cam Reddish (ankle) — Out
Max Christie (ankle) — Available
LeBron James (ankle) — Out
Jarred Vanderbilt (foot) — Injured
Gabe Vincent (knee) — Injured
Christian Wood (knee) — Injured
James will miss his second consecutive regular season contest despite participating in the All-Star game on Sunday. Davis and Russell will likely absorb more usage in his absence, as they've seen respective usage rate differentials of +4.2% and +1.9% sans James this season. The Lakers will face the Warriors, who won six of their final seven outings leading up to the All-Star break.
Confirmed Lineup: Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green
Gary Payton II (illness) — Out
Chris Paul (hand) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama
Charles Bassey (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis
Domantas Sabonis (illness) — In
Sasha Vezenkov (ankle) — Injured
Sabonis has played every game this season, and the Kings could struggle against Victor Wembanyama in Sabonis' possible absence. Wembanyama had 27 points and nine rebounds in his lone appearance against the Kings this season. If he sees more matchups against Alex Len or Trey Lyles, he could have his way with a Sacramento team whose 115.4 Defensive Rating over the last 10 games has been middle-of-the-pack league-wide.