Fantasy Basketball Week 17 Injury Report: Stephen Curry, others target post-break returns

With only three games on Thursday’s schedule, Wednesday is the last busy day on the NBA schedule before the All-Star break. From an injury management standpoint, fantasy managers have already seen how some lottery-bound teams plan to approach the rest of the season. Add in the injury situations for the rest of the league, and there will be a lot for managers to sift through as they look to give themselves the best chance of winning a league title.

The games immediately after the All-Star break are likely to feature some key players returning from injury, either for teams they’ve been with all season or for teams they’re making their post-trade debuts with. Let’s look at some of the injury situations affecting fantasy basketball in Week 17.

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F Jonathan Kuminga, Atlanta Hawks

Kuminga’s season with the Warriors was a wash from a fantasy standpoint, and he finally got his wish at the trade deadline with the move to Atlanta. However, due to a left knee injury suffered while playing for the Warriors, he’s yet to appear in a game as a Hawk. That makes it challenging to project how he’ll fit into Quin Snyder’s rotation, but there’s certainly some intrigue. Kuminga (21 percent rostered, Yahoo!) will be re-evaluated after the All-Star break, so he’s unlikely to be available for any of Atlanta’s final three games of Week 17, beginning with the 76ers on February 19. For those who have been stashing Kuminga in an IL spot, you might as well wait it out.

F Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

There was encouraging news regarding Tatum’s recovery from an Achilles tendon rupture on Monday when the team announced that he was being sent to the G League to participate in portions of the Maine Celtics’ practice that day. Rookies Hugo González and Amari Williams went as well, presumably to work with Tatum during the session. The six-time All-Star had already progressed to controlled 5-on-5 scrimmaging with members of the coaching staff, so the G League practice represents further progress.

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However, it should be noted that Tatum still does not have a return timeline. When healthy, Sam Hauser (eight percent) has been the…

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