NBA Play-In Tournament Injury Report - Tuesday, April 11, 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 earn the final two playoff spots in each conference via the Play-In Tournament.
On Tuesday, April 11, the 7-seeded Los Angeles Lakers will host the 8-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the West and in the East, the 7-seeded Miami Heat will host the 8-seeded Atlanta Hawks. The two winners of these games will claim the 7-seed in their conference and advance into the first-round of the playoffs.
As for the losers, they will have one more chance to earn a playoff spot via the 8-seed in their conference in one last play-in game on Friday, April 15.
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:
UPDATED: 4/11/23 at 8:55 p.m. ET.
Eastern Conference 7-seed Play-In Game: [8] Atlanta Hawks (41-41) at [7] Miami Heat (44-38) - 7:30 p.m. ET.
Hawks Injuries: None
Heat Injuries: Nikola Jovic (back) - Out, Kyle Lowry (knee) - Available, Max Strus (finger) - Available
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Western Conference 7-seed Play-In Game: [8] Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) at [7] Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) - 10:00 p.m. ET.
Timberwolves Injuries: Naz Reid (wrist) - Out, Jaden McDaniels (hand) - Out, Rudy Gobert (suspension) - Out, Jaylen Nowell (knee) - Questionable, Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) - Questionable
Lakers Injuries: D’Angelo Russell (foot) - Available, Anthony Davis (foot) - Available, LeBron James (foot) - Available
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