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2026-27 · Regular season
Monday NBA injury report: Kon Knueppel out at least four more weeks, Dennis Schröder two, and all five Nuggets starters questionable at Houston
The Hornets will reevaluate Kon Knueppel's left hamstring strain in four weeks and Dennis Schröder's in two, and Brandon Miller is out Monday with a right hip strain. Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray and the rest of Denver's starters are questionable at Houston after travel delays leaving Mexico City.
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Charlotte will be without Kon Knueppel for at least four more weeks. The Hornets said Sunday that Knueppel has a left hamstring strain and will be reevaluated in four weeks, while Dennis Schröder has a left hamstring strain of his own and will be reevaluated in two. Brandon Miller is out Monday against Cleveland with a right hip strain. In Denver, all five Nuggets starters and DeMar DeRozan are questionable for Monday’s game at Houston after travel delays leaving Mexico City.
Knueppel: reevaluated in four weeks
Knueppel’s hamstring has bothered him since the preseason. It kept him out of training camp and the Hornets’ first eight games, and he played under six minutes in his season debut at Brooklyn before leaving with what was first called left leg soreness. The official report then listed it as a left hamstring strain, and he missed Friday’s NBA Cup loss to Boston. Sunday’s update is the first timeline the team has given. A reevaluation in four weeks points to early December at the earliest, and he would still have to ramp up after that.
Schröder: left hamstring strain, two weeks; Miller out with a right hip strain
Schröder was listed with left thigh soreness and downgraded to out before Friday’s game. Charlotte has now diagnosed a left hamstring strain and will reevaluate him in two weeks. Miller left Friday’s game in the second quarter with what the team called right groin soreness. On Monday’s report that is now a right hip strain, and he is out against the Cavaliers. The Hornets did not give a timeline for Miller. Grant Williams (right hamstring strain) is also out, and Moussa Diabaté (right quadriceps tendinopathy) has moved from out to questionable.
Cleveland is shorthanded too. Jarrett Allen is questionable with the right knee contusion that kept him out Friday, Jaylon Tyson is out with a right ankle sprain, Sam Merrill is out for right elbow injury management and Nae’Qwan Tomlin is out with a low back stress reaction. Tip is 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).
Nuggets list Jokić, Murray and the rest of the starting five as questionable
Denver’s list for Monday’s 8:30 p.m. ET game at Houston (3:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time) has Nikola Jokić questionable with a right elbow sprain and Jamal Murray questionable with a left shin/tibia contusion. Aaron Gordon and Cameron Johnson are questionable for lower body injury management, Christian Braun for a left calf contusion and illness, and DeMar DeRozan for low back spasms. Julian Strawther is out with a left knee sprain. Anthony Slater reported that the Nuggets had major plane delays getting out of Mexico City after Saturday’s win over Indiana, and he described the listings as minor ailments. Houston is still without Steven Adams (right soleus strain) and Clint Capela (right ankle sprain).
Keyonte George leaves Minnesota loss with a right ankle injury
Keyonte George was cleared from his pregame illness listing and had 19 points and 8 assists in three quarters at Minnesota on Sunday before the Jazz ruled him out for the rest of the night with a right ankle injury. Utah did not give an update after the 115-100 loss. Lauri Markkanen was downgraded to out with his right wrist sprain before tip. The Jazz host Miami on Tuesday, and their list for that game has not been filed yet.
Still pending: Dončić for Atlanta
Luka Dončić was downgraded from questionable to out Sunday with lower back tightness, and the Lakers won 121-116 at Detroit behind 43 points from Austin Reaves. Los Angeles plays the second game of a back-to-back at Atlanta on Monday at 7 p.m. ET, and the Lakers had not submitted their report for that game as of the 12:15 a.m. ET official update. Elsewhere on Monday, Washington lists Anthony Davis as questionable with a right ankle sprain at Detroit. Toronto has Scottie Barnes questionable with a left groin strain, upgraded from out, and Immanuel Quickley questionable with right hamstring tightness against Memphis. Kawhi Leonard remains out for left knee injury management. Indiana lists T.J. McConnell as questionable with a right hamstring strain at Dallas. Our injuries page tracks every team’s latest report.
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