Injury UpdatesWednesday, Aug 12, 2026

Haywood Highsmith has been waived by the Phoenix Suns. Highsmith was partially guaranteed $1 million of his $3 million for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Highsmith appeared in seven games last season with the Suns, averaging 5.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 13.0 minutes. Highsmith signed with the Suns in February after he was waived by the Brooklyn Nets. Highsmith underwent knee surgery during the 2025 offseason. During the 2024-25 season with the Miami Heat, Highsmith averaged 6.4 points, 3.4 re...

The Portland Fire have signed Nigeria captain Amy Okonkwo to a standard WNBA contract, giving the two-time Women's AfroBasket MVP another opportunity in the league after productive spells with the Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream.

Barring any setbacks, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton plans to be ready for the start of the new season, writes Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. Haliburton, who has been sidelined since tearing his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, updated his condition during a media availability for a Pacers Foundation charity softball […]

The Boston Celtics’ 2025-26 season was a wild rollercoaster that ended in an absolute heartbreaker, and the sting of that collapse hasn’t faded for guard Payton Pritchard. Despite losing superstar Jayson Tatum to an Achilles injury for most of the campaign, Boston rallied. Behind an incredible regular season from Jaylen Brown, the team defied expectations […] The post Celtics’ Payton Pritchard reveals what ‘ate away’ at Boston after early playoff exit appeared first on ClutchPoints.

There is only a little over two months left before the start of the 2026-27 NBA regular season, which would mark the official return of Damian Lillard to action after he took the entirety of the previous campaign off as he recovered from a ruptured Achilles. Lillard will be suiting up for a Portland Trail […] The post Blazers add to Damian Lillard comeback hype with 4-word post appeared first on ClutchPoints.

In the wake of reporting suggesting that Ben Simmons has “regained his athleticism” after dealing with back issues for years and is looking to make an NBA comeback, Jake Fischer said during a Bleacher Report live stream (video link) that there are “definitely” teams around the league with interest in the former No. 1 overall […]

Joel Embiid worked out with seven of his teammates last week at the Sixers‘ practice facility in Camden, writes Adam Aaronson of The Philly Voice. Even with the additions of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, Embiid’s health is expected to be pivotal to the team’s success. He appeared to be slimmed down in a couple […]

Azzi Fudd watched on as Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings dropped their third straight game on Sunday, falling to 19-14 on the 2026 WNBA season after a 103-90 loss to Olivia Miles and the Minnesota Lynx. Now, the Wings will look to get back on track when they return to Dallas to host Marina Mabrey and the Toronto Tempo on Wednesday. While Fudd struggled out of the gate to begin her rookie season, the former UConn Huskies guard has still been one of Dallas' best players in 2026.

The Portland Fire may be without multiple key players in Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Lynx.

Mike Dunleavy shared the Golden State Warriors will have a full 15-man roster to begin the 2026-27 NBA season with Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody out.

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton opens up on his ongoing injury recovery.