Injury

Oh, good. The Memphis Grizzlies are dealing with more injuries. Chandler Parsons (knee) and Brandan Wright (ankle) are still recovering from setbacks that kept them out of the team’s season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, and Tony Allen ended up joining them with a knee injury of his own, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: [...]

Joel Embiid has arrived in a big way for the Philadelphia 76ers. Finally healthy, the 22-year-old made his NBA regular-season debut on Wednesday night, more than two years after being drafted. Though the Philadelphia 76ers lost a nail-biter to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Embiid racked up 20 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, even draining [...]

The Toronto Raptors just got a little thinner as center—which is a problem, considering they were pretty thin there to begin with. Jared Sullinger, whom the Raptors essentially signed as a Bismack Biyombo replacement, is expected to miss a bunch of time after having foot surgery, per The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/790276368646963200] It’s not [...]

In the NBA, injuries are, and will forever remain, the absolute worst. Seriously. Think of all the injuries preseason and training camp have brought upon the league: Gordon Hayward. Ben Simmons. Nerlens Noel. Reggie Jackson. Cameron Payne. Khris Middleton. We’re not even sure Anthony Davis is at full strength. Let’s not forget about Chris Bosh’s [...]

Contrary to what some may think (only those who have never played competitive basketball) basketball can be a very physical sport. Banging bodies and fighting for leverage with some of the most chiseled and impressive athletes in the world night in and night out can and does take a toll on even the most durable [...]

Good thing the Boston Celtics were able to poach Al Horford from the Atlanta Hawks, because Kelly Olynyk’s shoulder still isn’t right. A healthy Olynyk, to be sure, wouldn’t have prevented the Celtics from going full tilt after Horford. The latter is a superstar, the former an injury-prone(ish) prospect with a developing skill set. Nevertheless, [...]

Phew, that was close. On Saturday night, midway through the Memphis Grizzlies’ 134-125 double-overtime preseason victory (WUT), Ronald Tillery of the Commercial Appeal tweeted that Marc Gasol appeared to have hurt his right ankle: [tweet https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/787468497068576768] Given that Marc Gasol missed nearly half of last season after fracturing that same foot, you can understand the [...]

Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis has had a rough past year on the injury front and continues to prove to be an injury prone player in general, missing a number of games in every season since entering the NBA. The latest setback, although minor, is a sprained ankle suffered during Wednesday morning’s preseason game [...]

A timeline has officially been set for Reggie Jackson’s return to the Detroit Pistons, and it’s far from ideal. The point guard is not only dealing with tendinitis in his left knee, but also addressed a right thumb issue that’s been plaguing him since last season. He is expected to miss between six and eight [...]

According to ESPN Reporter Marc Stein, Pistons Point Guard Reggie Jackson could miss “extended time” due to knee tendinitis. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/783665277720338432] Apparently he had dealt with the issue throughout much of his career, but it appears to be flaring up at the moment and is becoming a concern for Jackson and the Pistons organization. This [...]