NBA Playoffs Injury Report - Saturday, April 22, 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 Saturday, April 22, eight teams from both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference will continue their respective first-round series, as the Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4, the Phoenix Suns will play Game 4 on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Miami Heat in Game 3 in Miami and the Memphis Grizzlies will head to Los Angeles to battle it out with the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3.
The 76ers will be looking to sweep their series 4-0, whereas the other series are still interesting, especially the two series at 1-1 entering their respective Game 3.
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 Playoffs First-Round Game 4: [3] Philadelphia 76ers (3-0) vs. [6] Brooklyn Nets (0-3) - 1:00 p.m. ET.
76ers Injuries: Joel Embiid (knee) - Out, Danuel House Jr. (illness) - Questionable
Nets Injuries: Ben Simmons (back) - Out
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 4: [4] Phoenix Suns (2-1) vs. [5] Los Angeles Clippers (1-2) - 3:30 p.m. ET.
Suns Injuries: Cameron Payne (back) - Questionable
Clippers Injuries: Paul George (knee) - Out, Kawhi Leonard (knee) - Out
Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 3: [1] Milwaukee Bucks (1-1) vs. [8] Miami Heat (1-1) - 7:30 p.m. ET.
Bucks Injuries: Wesley Matthews (calf) - Out, Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) - Questionable
Heat Injuries: Nikola Jovic (back) - Out, Tyler Herro (hand) - Out, Kyle Lowry (knee) - Questionable
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 3: [2] Memphis Grizzlies (1-1) vs. [7] Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) - 10:00 p.m. ET.
Grizzlies Injuries: Steven Adams (knee) - Out, Brandon Clarke (Achilles) - Out, Jake LaRavia (calf) - Out, Ja Morant (hand) - Questionable
Lakers Injuries: Dennis Schroder (Achilles) - Probable, Anthony Davis (foot) - Probable, LeBron James (foot) - Probable
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