SIC Roundup: 5 NBA Injuries to Know This Week (1/18)

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Ben Simmons - SIC score 37

Traveling with the team on a three-game road trip opening Jan. 17 - he also traveled to Paris with the team but has not played since early November with nerve impingement in back - has progressed to full basketball activities recently.

Derrick White - SIC score 83

Ruled out for Jan. 17 game with a left ankle sprain he suffered against the Raptors on Jan. 15 - should only require a short absence as he was able to work out at shootaround before the Jan. 17 game.

White is averaging 15.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists this season on 47% from the field and 41.2% from 3-point range.

Darius Garland - SIC score 60

Garland was cleared on Monday to resume basketball activities while recovering from a fractured jaw he suffered on Dec 14. As he had a month off physical activity, he will need to gradually increase his training for conditioning before he will be able to play. 

The Cavaliers haven’t missed a beat despite having Garland and Evan Mobley out of the lineup. Since Garland’s last game, the team has gone 11-3 and won 6 straight heading into Saturday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks.

Luka Doncic - SIC score 91

The Mavericks star point forward returned to the lineup Wednesday after a three-game absence with a right ankle sprain. He played his usual minutes and finished with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists on 50% shooting from the field and 22% from 3-point range.

Dallas has gone 3-4 without Doncic this season and are 21-14 with him in the lineup. Their game Friday against the Warriors was postponed due to the recent death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic

Desmond Bane - SIC score 20

One of the Grizzlies last remaining healthy starters was diagnosed with a grade 3 left ankle sprain he suffered on Jan. 12 against the Clippers. He will be re-evaluated in six weeks, putting his earliest possible return in early March. 

Memphis is now without Ja Morant for the season, Marcus Smart until mid-February and Steven Adams for the season. Bouncy forward Brandon Clarke recently said he’s targeting a return around the All-Star break in mid-February. Clarke has not played since suffering a torn Achilles tendon on Oct. 19, 2022.