Get the current NBA injury report from Basketball-Reference.
One row per injured player with team, the date the status was last updated and the injury note (status + description). No API key is required.
Note on RotoWorld: RotoWorld was a long-standing NBA injuries source, but
NBC shut it down (it now redirects to nbcsports.com/fantasy and the injuries
tool is gone). This function uses Basketball-Reference's live injury report
instead, which is maintained and carries the same player / team / status /
note fields.
Value
A hoopR_data tibble with one row per injured player:
| col_name | types | description |
| player | character | Player name. |
| team_name | character | Team name. |
| date_update | character | Date the status was last updated. |
| note | character | Injury status and description. |
See also
Other Basketball-Reference Functions:
bref_awards(),
bref_draft(),
bref_player_bios(),
bref_player_game_log(),
bref_players_stats(),
bref_standings(),
bref_team_roster(),
bref_teams_stats()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(bref_injuries())
#> ── NBA injury report from basketball-reference.com ────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 07:17:27 UTC
#> # A tibble: 41 × 4
#> player team_name date_update note
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 Egor Dёmin Brooklyn Nets Mon, Mar 9, 2026 Out For Season (Foot)…
#> 2 Michael Porter Jr. Brooklyn Nets Fri, Apr 3, 2026 Out For Season (Hamst…
#> 3 Day'Ron Sharpe Brooklyn Nets Thu, Mar 12, 2026 Out For Season (Thumb…
#> 4 Danny Wolf Brooklyn Nets Fri, Apr 3, 2026 Out For Season (Ankle…
#> 5 PJ Hall Charlotte Hornets Thu, Apr 9, 2026 Out For Season (Ankle…
#> 6 Zach Collins Chicago Bulls Sat, Feb 21, 2026 Out For Season (Toe) …
#> 7 Noa Essengue Chicago Bulls Wed, Dec 3, 2025 Out For Season (Shoul…
#> 8 Jalen Smith Chicago Bulls Thu, Mar 26, 2026 Out For Season (Calf)…
#> 9 Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks Wed, Feb 18, 2026 Out For Season (Knee)…
#> 10 Dereck Lively II Dallas Mavericks Sun, Dec 21, 2025 Out For Season (Foot)…
#> # ℹ 31 more rows
# }