The NBA's 4:15 PM Injury Report is a Fantasy Minefield
Underdog NBA tweeted the status updates at 4:15 ET.
The 4:15 PM ET NBA injury report just dropped, and it reads less like a basketball update and more like the VIP list at a high-end physical therapy clinic. According to Underdog NBA, , , and a half-dozen other fantasy anchors are all carrying questionable tags into tonight's slate.
Seeing with a questionable tag is basically a daily tradition at this point, right up there with checking the weather or paying taxes. The are rolling at 6-1 and sitting atop the East, but their star center's availability remains the most volatile variable on the board before they host the Chicago tonight.
Then you have , who is also questionable for the . Ball is putting up 14.4 points and 6.3 assists per game this season, but he is shooting a frosty 39.3 percent from the floor. If he sits against the , Minnesota loses their primary engine and a massive chunk of their offensive usage.
For anyone trying to build a daily fantasy lineup or lay a spread tonight, this slate is a complete minefield. You have Kyrie Irving and Nic Claxton sitting at doubtful, while guys like Scottie Barnes, Dejounte Murray, and Zach LaVine are all pure coin flips.
Trying to project a rotation right now is just guessing with extra steps. Keep refreshing your feeds before tip-off, because these game-time decisions are going to swing the entire night's market the second the inactive lists go final.