NBA News & Fantasy Basketball Notes 1/13

J.J. Calle
Underdog Sports
5 min readJan 13, 2022

NBA News, Injuries, and Lineups for the 1/13 slate.

Each day, this column will provide live updates for all NBA news. Enjoy up-to-the-minute alerts for injuries and lineup confirmations.

The Key News to Watch section will highlight notable injuries to monitor for the current NBA slate. Recent News will display the last 10 news items of the day. Scrolling to the bottom allows you to view Looking Ahead, where you’ll see news for the following day.

Key News to Watch

  • Kevin Durant (rest) — Out
  • Klay Thompson (rest) —In
  • Jrue Holiday (ankle) — Out
  • Patty Mills (rest) — Out
  • Steven Adams (illness) — Out
  • Nic Claxton (hamstring) — Out
  • LaMarcus Aldridge (foot) — Out
  • Will Barton (toe) — Available

Recent News

Blazers will start Dennis Smith Jr., Ben McLemore, Nassir Little, Robert Covington, and Jusuf Nurkic on Thursday. [9:48pm ET]
Nuggets will start Monte Morris, Will Barton, Aaron Gordon, Jeff Green, and Nikola Jokic on Thursday. [9:37pm ET]
JaMychal Green (personal) ruled out Thursday. [9:01pm ET]
Markus Howard (knee) available to play Thursday. [9pm ET]
Will Barton (toe) available to play Thursday. [9pm ET]
Nets will start James Harden, Bruce Brown, DeAndre’ Bembry, Kessler Edwards, and Day’Ron Sharpe on Thursday. [8:00pm ET]
Grizzlies will start Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Ziaire Williams, Kyle Anderson, and Jaren Jackson Jr. on Thursday. [7:34pm ET]
Clippers will start Reggie Jackson, Amir Coffey, Marcus Morris, Nicolas Batum, and Ivica Zubac on Thursday. [7:30pm ET]
Pelicans will start Devonte’ Graham, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, Herb Jones, and Jonas Valanciunas on Thursday. [7:29pm ET]
Wolves will start D’Angelo Russell, Patrick Beverley, Anthony Edwards, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Karl-Anthony Towns on Thursday. [7:18pm ET]
Thunder will start Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Josh Giddey, Aaron Wiggins, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl on Thursday. [7:07pm ET]
Cody Zeller (knee) ruled out Thursday. [7:07pm ET]

Golden State Warriors

Warriors will start Stephen Curry, Gary Payton II, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, and Kevon Looney on Thursday.

  • Klay Thompson (rest) — In
  • Jonathan Kuminga (knee) — Not on injury report
  • Draymond Green (calf) — Injured
  • James Wiseman (knee) — Injured

Milwaukee Bucks

Bucks will start Giannis Antetokounmpo, Grayson Allen, Wes Matthews, Khris Middleton, and Bobby Portis on Thursday.

  • Grayson Allen (health protocols) — Not on injury report
  • Jrue Holiday (ankle) — Out
  • George Hill (health protocols) — Available
  • Langston Galloway (health protocols) — Out
  • Brook Lopez (back) — Injured

Minnesota Timberwolves

Wolves will start D’Angelo Russell, Patrick Beverley, Anthony Edwards, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Karl-Anthony Towns on Thursday.

  • Jaylen Nowell (ankle) — Out
  • Leandro Bolmaro (health protocols) — Out

Memphis Grizzlies

Grizzlies will start Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Ziaire Williams, Kyle Anderson, and Jaren Jackson Jr. on Thursday.

  • Steven Adams (illness) — Out
  • Killian Tillie (health protocols) — Out
  • Yves Pons (health protocols, ankle) — Out
  • Dillon Brooks (ankle) — Injured

Los Angeles Clippers

Clippers will start Reggie Jackson, Amir Coffey, Marcus Morris, Nicolas Batum, and Ivica Zubac on Thursday.

  • Luke Kennard (health protocols) — Out
  • Justise Winslow (health protocols) — Out
  • Kawhi Leonard (knee) — Injured
  • Paul George (elbow) — Injured
  • Isaiah Hartenstein (ankle) — Injured
  • Jason Preston (foot) — Injured

New Orleans Pelicans

Pelicans will start Devonte’ Graham, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, Herb Jones, and Jonas Valanciunas on Thursday.

  • Didi Louzada (suspended) — Active
  • Zion Williamson (foot) — Injured
  • Kira Lewis Jr. (knee) — Injured

Oklahoma City Thunder

Thunder will start Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Josh Giddey, Aaron Wiggins, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl on Thursday.

  • Isaiah Roby (health protocols) — Out
  • Kenrich Williams (health protocols) — Out

Brooklyn Nets

Nets will start James Harden, Bruce Brown, DeAndre’ Bembry, Kessler Edwards, and Day’Ron Sharpe on Thursday.

  • Kevin Durant (rest) — Out
  • Nic Claxton (hamstring) — Out
  • LaMarcus Aldridge (foot) — Out
  • Patty Mills (rest) — Out
  • Kyrie Irving (ineligible) — Out
  • Joe Harris (ankle) — Injured

Portland Trail Blazers

Blazers will start Dennis Smith Jr., Ben McLemore, Nassir Little, Robert Covington, and Jusuf Nurkic on Thursday.

  • Cody Zeller (knee) — Out
  • Anfernee Simons (personal) — Out
  • Norman Powell (health protocols) — Out
  • CJ McCollum (lung, personal) — Injured
  • Damian Lillard (abdominal) — Injured
  • Larry Nance Jr. (knee) — Injured

Denver Nuggets

Nuggets will start Monte Morris, Will Barton, Aaron Gordon, Jeff Green, and Nikola Jokic on Thursday.

  • Will Barton (toe) — Available
  • JaMychal Green (personal) — Out
  • Markus Howard (knee) — Available
  • Jamal Murray (knee) — Injured
  • Michael Porter Jr. (back) — Injured
  • PJ Dozier (knee) — Injured
  • Vlatko Cancar (foot) — Injured

Looking Ahead

Gary Payton II (back) ruled out for 1/14.
Alperen Sengun (ankle) not on injury report for 1/14.
Rajon Rondo (hamstring) listed questionable for 1/14.
Isaac Okoro (elbow) listed questionable for 1/14.
Cory Joseph (knee) not listed on injury report for 1/14.
Torrey Craig (quad) listed questionable for 1/14.
Frank Jackson (conditioning) remains out for 1/14.
Richaun Holmes (conditioning) listed questionable for 1/14.
Tristan Thompson (illness) listed questionable for 1/14.
Marvin Bagley (hand) not listed on injury report for 1/14.
Chris Duarte (personal) not listed on injury report for 1/14.
Ish Wainwright (conditioning) listed questionable for 1/14.
Cam Johnson (ankle) listed questionable for 1/14.
Drew Eubanks (illness) probable for 1/14.
Doug McDermott (health protocols) not on injury report for 1/14.
Derrick White (health protocols) listed questionable for 1/14.
Danny Green (hip) listed out for 1/14.
Shake Milton (back) listed out for 1/14.
KZ Okpala (wrist) listed out for 1/14.
Marcus Garrett (conditioning) listed out for 1/14.
Markieff Morris (conditioning) remains out for 1/14.
Mo Bamba (toe) listed questionable for 1/14.
Wendell Carter Jr. (hamstring) listed out for 1/14.
Chris Paul (COVID-19 testing) available to play 1/14.
Jimmy Butler (ankle) questionable for 1/14.
Jalen Suggs (thumb) not on injury report for 1/14.
Marcus Smart (health protocols) questionable for 1/14.
Jalen Johnson (ankle) doubtful for 1/14.
Clint Capela (ankle) ruled out for 1/14.
Kevin Huerter (foot) questionable for 1/14.
Richaun Holmes (conditioning) considered day-to-day.
Derrick Jones Jr. (knee) expected to miss 2–4 weeks.
Chris Paul (COVID-19 testing) uncertain for 1/14.
Willie Cauley-Stein (personal) remains out for 1/14.
Scottie Barnes (knee) questionable for 1/14.
Gary Trent Jr. (ankle) questionable for 1/14.