Most Games Missed in the NBA (2025-26)

Steven Adams leads this list with 48 games missed with an injury designation in 2025-26. Ranked by games missed while listed on the official NBA injury report.

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Top 50

#	Player	Injury	Other	% of games	PPG
1	Steven AdamsHOU	48	8	54.5%	5.8
2	Jimmy ButlerGSW	40	6	47.6%	20.0
3	Ja MorantMEM	40	21	50%	19.2
4	Jalen WilliamsOKC	40	19	41.7%	16.7
5	Cam WhitmoreWAS	40	21	48.8%	9.2
6	Santi AldamaMEM	38	1	47.5%	14.0
7	D'Angelo RussellDAL	33	23	40.7%	9.3
8	Tyrese HaliburtonIND	33	49	40.2%	0.0
9	Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL	32	14	39%	27.6
10	Domantas SabonisSAC	32	30	39.5%	15.8
11	Peyton WatsonDEN	32	2	36.4%	14.6
12	Joel EmbiidPHI	31	18	33%	26.4
13	Zach LaVineSAC	30	12	37%	19.2
14	De'Andre HunterSAC	30	3	38.5%	13.7
15	Lauri MarkkanenUTA	29	11	35.4%	26.7
16	Stephen CurryGSW	29	10	34.5%	26.5
17	Miles McBrideNYK	29	10	29.3%	10.0
18	Johnny FurphyIND	29	18	35.4%	5.1
19	Shaedon SharpePOR	28	4	31.8%	19.5
20	Jaren Jackson Jr.UTA	28	2	36.8%	19.2
21	Paul GeorgePHI	28	17	29.8%	17.1
22	Jusuf NurkicUTA	28	13	34.1%	10.9
23	Keyonte GeorgeUTA	27	1	32.9%	23.6
24	Ajay MitchellOKC	27	2	28.1%	13.9
25	Aaron GordonDEN	26	23	29.5%	15.8
26	Egor DeminBKN	26	4	31.7%	10.3
27	Franz WagnerORL	25	24	28.7%	20.1
28	Kevin Porter Jr.MIL	25	19	30.5%	17.4
29	Alex SarrWAS	25	9	30.5%	16.3
30	Kyshawn GeorgeWAS	25	9	30.5%	14.8
31	Anfernee SimonsCHI	25	0	31.3%	14.3
32	Moussa CisseDAL	25	18	30.9%	4.5
33	Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM	24	46	30%	11.4
34	Taurean PrinceMIL	23	33	28%	9.2
35	Ty JeromeMEM	22	43	27.5%	19.7
36	Moses MoodyGSW	22	2	26.2%	12.1
37	Mark WilliamsPHX	22	5	25%	11.5
38	Jalen SmithCHI	22	7	26.8%	10.2
39	Luka DoncicLAL	20	8	21.7%	33.5
40	Dillon BrooksPHX	20	6	22.7%	20.4
41	Isaiah StewartDET	19	4	20.2%	8.8
42	Day'Ron SharpeBKN	19	1	23.2%	8.7
43	Jaden IveyCHI	19	8	29.7%	8.5
44	Michael Porter Jr.BKN	18	12	22%	24.2
45	Norman PowellMIA	18	6	21.7%	21.6
46	Al HorfordGSW	18	19	21.4%	8.4
47	Josh GiddeyCHI	17	11	20.7%	17.0
48	Grayson AllenPHX	17	18	19.3%	16.2
49	Russell WestbrookSAC	17	0	21%	15.2
50	Anthony BlackORL	17	0	19.5%	14.1

Injury = missed while listed out, doubtful, questionable or probable. Other = missed without an injury designation (coach's decision, G League, etc.).

Official injury designations tracked since January 2026. Games before then are counted as missed but may not show a reason.