NBA Playoffs Injury Report - Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The 2022-23 NBA regular season has come to an end and with the Play-In Tournament coming to an end, it is officially time for the playoffs to begin!
On Wednesday, April 19, six teams from both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference will continue their respective first-round series, as the Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 2, the Miami Heat will play Game 2 on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves will battle it out with the Denver Nuggets in Game 2.
The Lakers and Heat will be looking to spring another road upset to take a surprising 2-0 series lead, as the Timberwolves will be trying to pull even with the Nuggets in Denver.
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:
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 2: [7] Los Angeles Lakers (1-0) vs. [2] Memphis Grizzlies (0-1) - 7:30 p.m. ET.
Lakers Injuries: Dennis Schroder (Achilles) - Probable, LeBron James (foot) - Probable, Anthony Davis (foot) - Probable
Grizzlies Injuries: Steven Adams (knee) - Out, Brandon Clarke (Achilles) - Out, Jake LaRavia (calf) - Out, Ja Morant (hand) - Questionable
Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 2: [8] Miami Heat (1-0) vs. [1] Milwaukee Bucks (0-1) - 9:00 p.m. ET.
Heat Injuries: Tyler Herro (hand) - Out, Nikola Jovic (back) - Out, Kyle Lowry (knee) - Questionable
Bucks Injuries: Wesley Matthews (calf) - Out, Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) - Doubtful
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 2: [8] Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1) vs. [1] Denver Nuggets (1-0) - 10:00 p.m. ET.
Timberwolves Injuries: Naz Reid (wrist) - Out, Jaden McDaniels (hand) - Out, Jaylen Nowell (knee) - Questionable, Rudy Gobert (back) - Questionable
Nuggets Injuries: Nikola Jokic (wrist) - Questionable
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