Why They're Missing Games
Every time a player is listed Out in 2025-26, we count it. Here are the most common reasons NBA players are sitting out, ranked by total listings. Click on any reason to see which players are affected.
5,521 total "Out" listings this season
1
🦵Right Knee
517games
49 players · 9.4%
2
🦶Left Ankle
437games
72 players · 7.9%
3
🦵Left Knee
404games
44 players · 7.3%
4
🦵Right Calf
238games
22 players · 4.3%
5
🤒Illness
203games
70 players · 3.7%
6
🦵Left Hamstring
182games
27 players · 3.3%
7
🦵Right Hamstring
179games
20 players · 3.2%
8
✈️Not With Team
156games
36 players · 2.8%
9
🦶Left Foot
156games
8 players · 2.8%
10
💪Left Shoulder
154games
9 players · 2.8%
11
🦶Right Foot
150games
9 players · 2.7%
12
🦶Right Ankle
147games
43 players · 2.7%
13
🦵Left Calf
132games
27 players · 2.4%
14
🦶Right Achilles
108games
3 players · 2.0%
15
🩹Right Acl
103games
4 players · 1.9%
16
👍Left Thumb
88games
9 players · 1.6%
17
💪Right Shoulder
83games
12 players · 1.5%
18
🦴Left Hip
78games
12 players · 1.4%
19
🔙Lower Back
68games
16 players · 1.2%
20
🦶Left Achilles Tendon
65games
3 players · 1.2%
21
👍Right Thumb
62games
10 players · 1.1%
22
🦶Right Achilles Tendon
62games
1 players · 1.1%
23
🦴Right Hip
60games
14 players · 1.1%
24
🦶Left Great Toe
58games
4 players · 1.1%
25
🦴Neck
57games
5 players · 1.0%
26
🔙Low Back
55games
20 players · 1.0%
27
💪Left Elbow
54games
7 players · 1.0%
28
🦵Left Adductor
50games
8 players · 0.9%
29
🦵Right Groin
49games
11 players · 0.9%
30
🚫Suspension
42games
13 players · 0.8%
31
🏠Personal Reasons
41games
28 players · 0.7%
32
🛋️Rest
40games
18 players · 0.7%
33
🦶Right 1st Toe
37games
1 players · 0.7%
34
🦴Left Hip Flexor
37games
6 players · 0.7%
35
🤚Right Wrist
36games
7 players · 0.7%
36
🦶Left Toe
35games
4 players · 0.6%
37
🦶Left High Ankle
33games
1 players · 0.6%
38
☝️Right 5th Finger
30games
2 players · 0.5%
39
🩹Right Soleus
29games
2 players · 0.5%
40
🩹Left Sciatic Nerve
29games
1 players · 0.5%
41
☝️Left Finger
28games
2 players · 0.5%
42
🔙Back
28games
10 players · 0.5%
43
💪Right Elbow
26games
4 players · 0.5%
44
🦵Left Groin
25games
7 players · 0.5%
45
🦶Left Achilles
25games
4 players · 0.5%
46
🦶Right Great Toe
25games
5 players · 0.5%
47
🩹Right Oblique
22games
3 players · 0.4%
48
🤚Right Hand
22games
5 players · 0.4%
49
🦴Abdominal
21games
2 players · 0.4%
50
🦵Right Adductor
20games
6 players · 0.4%
51
🦵Left Quad
20games
4 players · 0.4%
52
🩹Return to Competition Reconditioning
20games
8 players · 0.4%
53
🩹Jaw
20games
1 players · 0.4%
54
🔄Trade Pending
20games
18 players · 0.4%
55
🩹Right Mcl
19games
1 players · 0.3%
56
🩹Face
19games
4 players · 0.3%
57
🩹Right Patellofemoral
19games
1 players · 0.3%
58
🧠Concussion Protocol
18games
8 players · 0.3%
59
🦵Right Quad
18games
6 players · 0.3%
60
🩹Pelvic
18games
1 players · 0.3%
61
🩹Left Acl
17games
1 players · 0.3%
62
👁️Left Eye
17games
1 players · 0.3%
63
🩹Right Heel
16games
4 players · 0.3%
64
🧠Head
16games
8 players · 0.3%
65
🩹Left 3rd Mallet
16games
1 players · 0.3%
66
🩹Left Scaphoid
15games
1 players · 0.3%
67
🩹Nose
15games
1 players · 0.3%
68
🦶Right Big Toe
14games
1 players · 0.3%
69
🩹Left Plantar Fascia
14games
1 players · 0.3%
70
🦶Left Big Toe
13games
3 players · 0.2%
71
🩹Lumbar
12games
2 players · 0.2%
72
🩹Right Sciatic Nerve
12games
1 players · 0.2%
73
🔙Lumbar Back
11games
2 players · 0.2%
74
🩹Right Sciatica
11games
1 players · 0.2%
75
🩹Left Oblique
11games
2 players · 0.2%
76
🩹Right Costochondral
11games
1 players · 0.2%
77
🩹Left Patellofemoral
11games
1 players · 0.2%
78
🤚Left Hand
11games
1 players · 0.2%
79
🤚Left Wrist
10games
5 players · 0.2%
80
🦴Right Hip Flexor
10games
3 players · 0.2%
81
🦵Left Quadriceps
10games
3 players · 0.2%
82
🦵Left Knee Mcl
10games
1 players · 0.2%
83
🩹Left Fibula
10games
1 players · 0.2%
84
🩹General
9games
4 players · 0.2%
85
🦵Right Quadriceps
9games
2 players · 0.2%
86
🩹Left Patellar
9games
1 players · 0.2%
87
🩹Left Ulnar Styloid
9games
1 players · 0.2%
88
🦵Right Quadricep
9games
2 players · 0.2%
89
☝️Right Finger
9games
2 players · 0.2%
90
☝️Right Ring Finger
9games
1 players · 0.2%
91
🦵Bilateral Knee
7games
3 players · 0.1%
92
🩹Left Heel
7games
2 players · 0.1%
93
🦶Left Midfoot
7games
2 players · 0.1%
94
🦶Left Foot Third Metatarsal
7games
1 players · 0.1%
95
🦴Left Lateral Abdominal
7games
1 players · 0.1%
96
🦶Right Small Toe
7games
1 players · 0.1%
97
🦴Abdominal Muscle
6games
1 players · 0.1%
98
🦶Right Toe
6games
4 players · 0.1%
99
☝️Right 3rd Finger
5games
1 players · 0.1%
100
👁️Bilateral Eye
5games
1 players · 0.1%
101
🩹Right Oblique Muscle
5games
1 players · 0.1%
102
🩹Left Soleus
4games
2 players · 0.1%
103
🦶Right Big Toe/rib
4games
1 players · 0.1%
104
🩹Left First Mtp
4games
1 players · 0.1%
105
🩹Core Muscle
4games
1 players · 0.1%
106
🩹Left Fifth Metatarsal
4games
1 players · 0.1%
107
☝️Left Index Finger
4games
1 players · 0.1%
108
🩹Left Glute
3games
1 players · 0.1%
109
🩹Left Lower Leg
3games
3 players · 0.1%
110
🩹Left Lumbar
3games
2 players · 0.1%
111
🦶Left Foot Joint Arthritis
3games
1 players · 0.1%
112
🩹Na
3games
2 players · 0.1%
113
🩹Thoracic
3games
1 players · 0.1%
114
🦴Rib
3games
1 players · 0.1%
115
🩹Lower Left Leg
2games
1 players · 0.0%
116
🔙Right Low Back
2games
1 players · 0.0%
117
🔙Left Low Back
2games
2 players · 0.0%
118
🦴Left Abdominal
2games
2 players · 0.0%
119
🦵Left Quadricep
2games
2 players · 0.0%
120
🦶Right Midfoot
2games
1 players · 0.0%
121
🩹- Injury Report: 01/06/26
2games
2 players · 0.0%
122
🦴Right Rib
2games
2 players · 0.0%
123
🩹Coach's Decision
2games
2 players · 0.0%
124
💪Right Forearm
2games
2 players · 0.0%
125
🩹Left 1st Mtp
2games
1 players · 0.0%
126
🩹Right Trunk
2games
1 players · 0.0%
127
🩹Dental
2games
1 players · 0.0%
128
🩹Return to Competition Reconditioning Injury Report…
2games
2 players · 0.0%
129
🩹Left Thigh
2games
1 players · 0.0%
130
🩹Left Lung
2games
1 players · 0.0%
131
🩹Right Upper Trap
1games
1 players · 0.0%
132
☝️Right Middle Finger
1games
1 players · 0.0%
133
🩹- Injury Report: 01/04/26
1games
1 players · 0.0%
134
🩹Bilateral Shins
1games
1 players · 0.0%
135
🩹- Gilgeous-
1games
1 players · 0.0%
136
🩹Left Retrocalcaneal
1games
1 players · 0.0%
137
🔙Bilateral Low Back
1games
1 players · 0.0%
138
🩹Lip
1games
1 players · 0.0%
139
👁️Right Eye
1games
1 players · 0.0%
140
🩹- Injury Report: 12/23/25
1games
1 players · 0.0%
141
🩹- Injury Report: 01/11/26
1games
1 players · 0.0%
142
🩹- Jones
1games
1 players · 0.0%
143
🩹Nasal
1games
1 players · 0.0%
144
🩹11/23/25
1games
1 players · 0.0%
145
🩹Injury Report: 12/03/25
1games
1 players · 0.0%
146
🩹Right Thigh
1games
1 players · 0.0%
147
🩹Stomach
1games
1 players · 0.0%
148
🦵Right Knee Mcl
1games
1 players · 0.0%
149
🧠Concussion
1games
1 players · 0.0%
150
🩹Right Leg
1games
1 players · 0.0%
151
🩹Left Ac Joint
1games
1 players · 0.0%
152
🩹Right Si
1games
1 players · 0.0%
153
🩹Left Biceps
1games
1 players · 0.0%
154
🩹Right Cervical
1games
1 players · 0.0%
155
🩹Face Mask
1games
1 players · 0.0%
156
🦶Right Foot/ankle
1games
1 players · 0.0%
157
🩹Left Mcl
1games
1 players · 0.0%
158
🩹Left
1games
1 players · 0.0%
159
🩹Management
1games
1 players · 0.0%
160
🩹Right Biceps
1games
1 players · 0.0%
161
🩹Left Shin
1games
1 players · 0.0%
162
🦵Left Adductor L
1games
1 players · 0.0%
163
🩹Injury Report: 01/23/26
1games
1 players · 0.0%
164
🩹Oblique Muscle
1games
1 players · 0.0%
165
🩹Injury Report: 01/27/26
1games
1 players · 0.0%
166
🩹Anterior Triangle
1games
1 players · 0.0%
167
☝️Left 5th Finger
1games
1 players · 0.0%
168
🩹Left N/a
1games
1 players · 0.0%
169
🩹Nasal Fracture
1games
1 players · 0.0%
170
🔙Left Back
1games
1 players · 0.0%
171
🩹Left Patellar Tendon
1games
1 players · 0.0%
172
🩹Right Plantar Fascia
1games
1 players · 0.0%
Each listing counts separately — a player out 10 games with a hamstring strain = 10 listings. G League assignments are excluded. Data from official NBA injury reports, updated daily.