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. Recent News will display the last 10 news items of the day. Scrolling to the bottom allows you to view Looking Ahead, where you’ll see news for the following day.
Key NBA News to Watch
James Harden (hamstring, traded) — Out
Anthony Edwards (knee) — Available
D'Angelo Russell (ankle) — Available
Rudy Gobert (calf) — Out
Nikola Vucevic (hip) — Available
Darius Garland (back) — Out
Tyrese Maxey (hamstring) — Available
Malcolm Brogdon (Achilles) — Out
Tyrese Haliburton (traded) — In
Jalen Suggs (Achilles) — In
Ayo Dosunmu (concussion) — Available
Buddy Hield (traded) — In
Cade Cunningham (hip) — Available
Marvin Bagley (ankle, traded) — Out
Recent NBA News
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Hornets will start LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre, Miles Bridges, and Mason Plumlee on Friday.
Montrezl Harrell (traded) — Available
James Bouknight (wrist) — Available
Cody Martin (ankle, Achilles) — Out
Jalen McDaniels (ankle) — Out
Gordon Hayward (ankle) — Injured
Pistons will start Cade Cunningham, Cory Joseph, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, and Isaiah Stewart on Friday.
Cade Cunningham (hip) — Available
Marvin Bagley (ankle, traded) — Out
Cavs will start Caris LeVert, Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen on Friday.
Darius Garland (back) — Out
Lauri Markkanen (ankle) — Injured
Collin Sexton (knee) — Injured
Pacers will start Tyrese Haliburton, Chris Duarte, Buddy Hield, Oshae Brissett, and Goga Bitadze on Friday.
Malcolm Brogdon (Achilles) — Out
Tyrese Haliburton (traded) — In
Buddy Hield (traded) — In
Tristan Thompson (traded) — Probable
Isaiah Jackson (ankle) — Available
Jalen Smith (traded) — Available
Terry Taylor (illness) — Out
Myles Turner (foot) — Injured
TJ McConnell (hand) — Injured
TJ Warren (foot) — Injured
Thunder will start Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Lu Dort, Darius Bazley, and Derrick Favors on Friday.
Isaiah Roby (ankle) — Available
Mike Muscala (ankle) — Injured
Aaron Wiggins (ankle) — Injured
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (foot) — Injured
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle) — Injured
Sixers will start Tyrese Maxey, Furkan Korkmaz, Matisse Thybulle, Tobias Harris, and Joel Embiid on Friday.
James Harden (hamstring, traded) — Out
Tyrese Maxey (hamstring) — Available
Paul Millsap (personal, traded) — Out
Shake Milton (back) — Available
Spurs will start Dejounte Murray, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, Doug McDermott, and Jakob Poeltl on Friday.
Tre Jones (dental) — Available
Josh Richardson (traded) — Out
Romeo Langford (traded) — Out
Goran Dragic (personal, traded) — Out
Tomas Satoransky (traded) — Out
Lou Williams (hamstring) — Available
Nuggets will start Bones Hyland, Will Barton, Aaron Gordon, Jeff Green, and Nikola Jokic on Friday.
Austin Rivers (hip) — Available
Monte Morris (concussion) — Out
DeMarcus Cousins — TBD
Michael Porter Jr. (back) — Injured
Vlatko Cancar (foot) — Injured
Jamal Murray (ACL) — Injured
Celtics will start Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, and Robert Williams on Friday.
Derrick White (traded) — Available
Daniel Theis (traded) — Out
Wolves will start D'Angelo Russell, Patrick Beverley, Anthony Edwards, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Karl-Anthony Towns on Friday.
Anthony Edwards (knee) — Available
D'Angelo Russell (shin) — Available
Patrick Beverley (ankle) — Available
Naz Reid (knee) — Available
Josh Okogie (quad) — Available
Taurean Prince (ankle) — Available
Bulls will start Ayo Dosunmu, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Javonte Green, and Nikola Vucevic on Friday.
Nikola Vucevic (hip) — Available
Ayo Dosunmu (concussion) — Available
Derrick Jones Jr. (finger) — INjured
Alex Caruso (wrist) — Injured
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Injured
Patrick Williams (wrist) — Injured
Magic will start Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr., and Mo Bamba on Friday.
Jalen Suggs (Achilles) — In
Moe Wagner (rib) — Out
RJ Hampton (knee) — Injured
Bol Bol (foot) — Injured
Markelle Fultz (ACL) — Injured
Jonathan Isaac (ACL) — Injured
Jazz will start Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O'Neale, and Udoka Azubuike on Friday.
Rudy Gobert (calf) — Out
Rudy Gay (knee) — Out
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (traded) — TBD
Juancho Hernangomez (traded) — TBD
Looking Ahead
Andre Iguodala (back) remains listed out for 2/12.
Dwight Howard (back) listed probable for 2/12.
Carmelo Anthony (hamstring) listed out for 2/12.
Eric Bledsoe (Achilles) ruled out for 2/12.
Daniel Gafford (health protocols) listed out for 2/12.
Norman Powell (toe) listed questionable for 2/12.
Nerlens Noel (knee) listed questionable for 2/12.
RJ Barrett (ankle) listed out for 2/12.
Anthony Davis (wrist) listed probable for 2/12. Russell Westbrook (back) listed questionable for 2/12. LeBron James (knee) listed questionable for 2/12. Nic Claxton (hamstring) ruled out for 2/12. LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) ruled out for 2/12. Seth Curry listed questionable to make Nets debut on 2/12. Andre Drummond listed questionable to make Nets debut on 2/12. Yves Pons ruled out for 2/12. Killian Tillie ruled out for 2/12. Xavier Tillman ruled out for 2/12. Santi Aldama (foot) questionable for 2/12. Marquese Chriss (knee) ruled out for 2/12.
Willy Hernangomez (health protocols) available to play 2/12.
Fred VanVleet (groin) questionable for 2/12.
Carmelo Anthony (hamstring) unlikely to play 2/12.