NBA Playoffs Injury Report - Sunday, April 23, 2023
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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 Sunday, April 23, eight teams from both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference will continue their respective first-round series, as the Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the New York Knicks in Game 4, the Sacramento Kings will play Game 4 on the road against the Golden State Warriors, the Boston Celtics will take on the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 in Atlanta and the Denver Nuggets will be in Minnesota with intentions of closing out their series with a 4-0 sweep against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Timberwolves are the only team facing elimination on Sunday, as the Knicks will look to increase their series lead at home to 3-1 and both the Warriors and Hawks will look to even their series up at 2-2 on their home floors.
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: [4] Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) vs. [5] New York Knicks (2-1) - 1:00 p.m. ET.
Cavaliers Injuries: Dylan Windler (foot) - Out
Knicks Injuries: Jericho Sims (shoulder) - Out, Quentin Grimes (shoulder) - Questionable
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 4: [3] Sacramento Kings (2-1) vs. [6] Golden State Warriors (1-2) - 3:30 p.m. ET.
Kings Injuries: Matthew Dellevedova (finger) - Out
Warriors Injuries: Ryan Rollins (foot) - Out, Andre Iguodala (wrist) - Out, Gary Payton II (illness) - Probable, Jordan Poole (ankle) - Probable
Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 4: [2] Boston Celtics (2-1) vs. [7] Atlanta Hawks (1-2) - 7:00 p.m. ET.
Celtics Injuries: Danilo Gallinari (knee) - Out, Marcus Smart (back) - Questionable, Jaylen Brown (face) - Available
Hawks Injuries: NONE
Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 4: [1] Denver Nuggets (3-0) vs. [8] Minnesota Timberwolves (0-3) - 9:30 p.m. ET.
Nuggets Injuries: NONE
Timberwolves Injuries: Naz Reid (wrist) - Out, Jaden McDaniels (hand) - Out, Josh Minott (ankle) - Questionable, Jayen Nowell (knee) - Questionable
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