NBA Injury Report: Key Player Updates including Luka Doncic, Russell Westbrook, and more (2/3)

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NBA Injury Report: Key Player Updates including Luka Doncic, Russell Westbrook, and more (2/3)

Staying on top of NBA injury updates using sicscore.com insights is crucial for fans, fantasy managers and sports bettors alike, especially as the season heats up. Here are some key player insights below:

Russell Westbook - Denver Nuggets

Westbrook has been ruled out ahead of Monday's Feb. 3 game vs the Pelicans with a hamstring injury, this will be his second straight missed game with this injury to his left leg.

Luka Doncic - Los Angeles Lakers

Doncic has been ramping up his activity in an anticipated return before the All-Star break from his calf strain, which is now even more highly anticipated after a blockbuster trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Desmond Bane - Memphis Grizzlies

Bane has been ruled out with left ankle soreness for Monday's Feb. 3 game vs San Antonio, he tweaked his ankle in the final few minutes of Sunday's game vs Milwaukee, sitting Bane on the second night of a back-to-back isn't much of a surprise.

Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks

Antetokounmpo has been ruled out with a knee injury for Monday's Feb. 3 game vs the Thunder, this is the second night of a back-to-back for Giannis so he will use this opportunity to rest the right patellar tendinopathy he has been managing all season.

Khris Middleton - Milwaukee Bucks

Middleton is being held out of the second night of a back-to-back vs the Thunder as a listed rest day for Middleton, he's been managing ankle issues throughout the season that has seen him miss some time.

Julius Randle - Minnesota Timberwolves

Randle sustained a strained right groin on Saturday, a timeline for his return is unclear at this time but will be more transparent once he resumes on-court work.

OG Anunoby - New York Knicks

Anunoby will miss his first game of the season on Feb. 3 after sustaining a right foot sprain on Saturday vs the Lakers, he's considered day-to-day at this point until there are further details about the injury.

Alex Caruso - Oklahoma City Thunder

Caruso will continue to miss time and has been ruled out of Monday's Feb. 3 game vs the Bucks with an ankle injury, his second missed game in a row and is listed as day-to-day.

Jalen Suggs - Orlando Magic

Suggs fresh off returning from a back injury, he's now missed three straight games from a quadriceps injury and his timetable for return from this injury is unclear at this time.

At SICscore.com, we provide expert insights from Dr. David Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) and other top sports doctors including Pro Basketball Doc John Hefferon MD to help fans and analysts understand the impact of injuries on the player and team. Here’s a summary of the latest insights. For full access to our expert NBA analysis, data, game previews and SIC Health Score ratings subscribe to SIC DATA from less than $1 a day here.

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