Jusuf Nurkic
Utah Jazz · C
Injury risk score: 89/100 (High).
Current status: Out — Foot (on today’s NBA injury report).
Latest: Nurkic (toe) has begun participating in on-court activities as he continues recovering from a right foot injury sustained during an Oct. 4 preseason game against Denver. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the Jazz announced Friday.
Next up while he’s out: Mo Bamba (8.6 PPG), Jaxson Hayes (7.4 PPG), Tony Bradley (4.0 PPG).
Why Jusuf Nurkic’s risk score is 89
- Injury History (+58): 34 recorded injury events, 13 in the past 18 months, 6 severe
- Non-Injury Absences (context only): Missed games for illness/personal reasons in the past 18 months: ~4 (not counted toward risk score)
- Age Risk (+6): Moderate age adjustment (32)
- Position Load (context only): C with 14 lower-body injury event(s) (context only, not counted toward risk score)
- Recurring Injury (+15): Calf has been the site of 4 separate injury episodes — a recurring, chronic-pattern concern rather than isolated bad luck
The injury risk score (0–100) is built from a player’s injury history — how often, how recently and how seriously he has been hurt — plus a body part that keeps failing, age, a recent return from injury, and his contract situation. 70+ is High risk, 40–69 Medium, under 40 Low.
Jusuf Nurkic injury history
Jusuf Nurkic has 21 recorded injuries since 2022, 16 of which cost games (91 games missed in total). Most common: ankle (4), foot (3), calf (3).
- Oct 5: Foot tear (Out)
- Feb 2026: Nose (Out) — 25 games missed
- Jan 2026: Toe (Out) — 2 games missed
- Jan 2026: Toe (Out) — 2 games missed
- Dec 2025: Rib (Out) — 1 game missed
- Mar 2025: Neck soreness (Probable) — 1 game missed
- Nov 2024: Quad (Out) — 4 games missed
- Nov 2024: Ankle sprain (Questionable) — 1 game missed
- Apr 2024: Ankle (Out) — 1 game missed
- Mar 2024: Ankle sprain (Questionable) — 1 game missed
- Feb 2024: Ankle sprain (Probable) — 1 game missed
- Jan 2024: Thumb (Out) — 1 game missed
Utah Jazz injury report
- Keyonte George — Day-To-Day: Ankle
- Lauri Markkanen — Day-To-Day: Wrist
- Jaren Jackson Jr. — Out: Knee
Utah Jazz injury risk
- Jaxson Hayes, C — 72 High
- Lauri Markkanen, F — 66 Medium
- Jaren Jackson Jr., F — 62 Medium
- Josh Green, G — 57 Medium
- Isaiah Collier, G — 53 Medium
- Keyonte George, G — 53 Medium
- Kobe Bufkin, G — 52 Medium
- Kyle Filipowski, F — 38 Low
- Josh Okogie, G — 34 Low
- Brice Sensabaugh, F — 32 Low
- Trey Alexander, G — 25 Low
- Ace Bailey, G — 20 Low
- Harrison Ingram, F — 20 Low
- Svi Mykhailiuk, G — 14 Low
- Tony Bradley, C — 14 Low