NBA Play-In Tournament Injury Report - Friday, April 14, 2023
The 2022-23 NBA regular season has come to an end, which means it is time for the playoffs!
Before the start of the playoffs though, four teams in the Eastern and Western Conference will battle it out to try and keep their hopes of earning a playoff spot alive, as the two final elimination games are set to take place in the Play-In Tournament.
On Friday, April 14, the 10-seeded Chicago Bulls will be on the road playing the Miami Heat, who were the 7-seed in the East entering the play-in games. In the West, the 8-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves will host the 10-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. The two winners of these games will advance to the postseason to play the 1-seed in their conference.
As for the losers, they will officially be eliminated from postseason contention.
Below is a list of every game set to take place today, as well as every team’s injury report with their updated status leading up to tip-off in each game:
Eastern Conference 8-seed Elimination Play-In Game: [10] Chicago Bulls (40-42) at [7] Miami Heat (44-38) - 7:00 p.m. ET.
Bulls Injuries: Lonzo Ball (knee) - Out
Heat Injuries: Nikola Jovic (back) - Out, Gabe Vincent (hip) - Questionable, Kyle Lowry (hip) - Questionable
Western Conference 8-seed Elimination Play-In Game: [10] Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42) at [8] Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) - 9:30 p.m. ET.
Thunder Injuries: Chet Holmgren (foot) - Out, Kenrich Williams (wrist) - Out, Aleksej Pokusevski (knee) - Out
Timberwolves Injuries: Naz Reid (wrist) - Out, Jaden McDaniels (hand) - Out, Rudy Gobert (back) - Questionable, Jaylen Nowell (knee) - Questionable, Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) - Questionable
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