Kyrie Irving is questionable in Boston with left knee injury management, Daniel Gafford is probable after his stinger, and Andrew Nembhard is out in Philadelphia

Dallas has listed Kyrie Irving as questionable for Sunday’s 6 p.m. ET game in Boston (1 a.m. Monday Cairo time) with what the league’s injury report calls left knee injury management. It is the second night of a back-to-back. Daniel Gafford, who left Saturday’s game with a right shoulder stinger, is probable. In Philadelphia, Indiana ruled out Andrew Nembhard with a sore left hip but upgraded Aaron Nesmith to available after he avoided a fracture in his left hand.

Irving is listed after 37 minutes in Cleveland

Irving was not on the Mavericks’ report for Saturday. He played 37 minutes in the 127-117 loss in Cleveland and scored 34 points on 11-of-25 shooting, with seven threes and 20 points in the third quarter. Dallas filed its report for Boston at the 1 p.m. ET update and has not said whether the listing is a precaution for the back-to-back.

Gafford went to the locker room in the third quarter on Saturday after contact with Thomas Bryant and did not return. He had 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in 17 minutes. Max Christie (left ankle sprain), who sat out Saturday, is doubtful, and Santi Aldama is questionable with a left ankle sprain after playing 16 minutes in Cleveland. Dereck Lively II (right foot surgery), Tarik Biberovic (right heel bursitis) and Sergio de Larrea (right knee sprain) are out, and Caleb Martin is available with a splint on his right thumb. Boston, 10-2, lists only two-way and G League players.

Nembhard is out, and Nesmith plays through the hand sprain

Indiana ruled Nembhard out about an hour before the 1 p.m. ET tip at Philadelphia. Before the game, coach Rick Carlisle said Nesmith had avoided a fracture and called him a “definite maybe,” Pacers reporter Tony East wrote. The team then listed Nesmith as available, along with T.J. McConnell (right hamstring strain). Nesmith hurt the hand in the final seconds of Friday’s win over New York. Tyrese Haliburton, Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy remain out.

Aaron Nesmith is a game time decision today, Rick Carlsile says. Avoided a fracture in his hand. He’s a “definite maybe”.

Andrew Nembhard is out.

— Tony East (@TonyREast) November 15, 2026

Injury Update for today’s game in Philadelphia:

T.J. McConnell – Available (right hamstring strain)
Aaron Nesmith – Available (left hand sprain)
Andrew Nembhard – Out (sore left hip) https://t.co/3lSbBsHkEP

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) November 15, 2026

Philadelphia is without Joel Embiid (right foot plantar fascia injury management), Dominick Barlow, Adem Bona and Ariel Hukporti, so coach Nick Nurse said Jabari Walker will start at center. Nurse said Dean Wade and LeBron James will also get time at the position.

Nick Nurse said Jabari Walker will start at center today with Joel Embiid out.

— Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) November 15, 2026

Fox is added in Utah, Barnes is still questionable, and Adams is back

San Antonio added De’Aaron Fox as questionable with left hip tightness at the 1:15 p.m. ET update, four hours before its 5 p.m. ET game in Utah. Fox was not on the Spurs’ earlier reports. Victor Wembanyama is still not listed, while Tobias Harris (left calf strain) and Jayden Quaintance remain out.

Toronto has kept Scottie Barnes questionable with a left groin strain for Sunday’s 6 p.m. ET game against the Knicks. He has missed four straight games. Kawhi Leonard (left knee injury management) and Nate Bittle (right foot avulsion fracture) are out, and New York has no one on the report.

Houston upgraded Steven Adams to available after a right soleus strain kept him out of recent games, though Clint Capela (right ankle sprain), Fred VanVleet (right knee injury management) and Marcus Smart, who is serving a league suspension, are out at Washington. Atlanta moved Jock Landale from available to questionable with right hip inflammation, Milwaukee added Ryan Rollins as questionable with an illness, and Sacramento lists Keegan Murray (illness) and Precious Achiuwa (left ankle soreness) as questionable against Oklahoma City, which still has Ajay Mitchell questionable with a left ankle sprain.

Orlando is the first to file for Monday

Orlando, at Boston on Monday, was the first team to submit for Monday’s games and again rules out Paolo Banchero (right high ankle sprain), Jonathan Isaac, Noah Penda and Izaiyah Nelson. Philadelphia, which plays at Brooklyn on Monday night, had not filed by 1 p.m. ET, so Embiid’s status for the second game of the 76ers’ back-to-back is not yet known. Cleveland, Chicago, Minnesota and the other Monday teams are also still to report. Our injuries page tracks every team’s latest report.