Josh Hart injury history

Josh Hart is a professional basketball player for the New York Knicks as of November 2024. He was born on March 6, 1995, in Silver Spring, Maryland. His rise to stardom started in Villanova University where he was instrumental in the Wildcats winning the national championship in 2016. Hart’s great performances earned him the Big East Player of the Year and Consensus First-Team All-American in 2017.

Moving to the NBA, Hart was drafted 30th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz but was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on the same day. He has been a member of the Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Portland Trail Blazers and is a member of the New York Knicks, as of November 2024. He averaged 9.4 points, 4.1 assists and 8.3 rebounds per game for the New York Knicks in the 2023-24 season. He was instrumental for the team as they made a deep playoff run, despite the underwhelming squad and poor expectations. He increased his averages in the playoffs with 14.5 points, 4.5 assists, and 11.5 rebounds per game and started in all 13 games he played in the playoffs.

Josh Hart's Injury History

As per Fox Sports, these are all the injuries Hart's has suffered as of November 2024,

Date	Injury
10/28/24	Leg
10/27/24	Ankle
5/18/24	Abdominal
4/3/24	Wrist
1/18/24	Knee
1/16/24	Knee
4/17/23	Ankle
1/31/23	Hamstring
1/27/23	Hamstring
12/22/22	Ankle
12/20/22	Ankle
12/18/22	Ankle
12/15/22	Ankle
12/13/22	Ankle
12/9/22	Ankle
12/7/22	Ankle
11/30/22	Ankle
11/22/22	Ankle
11/6/22	Ankle
2/1/22	Knee
1/30/22	Knee
1/25/22	Ankle
12/28/21	Ankle
12/1/21	Knee
10/21/21	Quad
4/2/21	Thumb
2/15/21	Back
2/13/21	Back
2/8/21	Back spasms
8/12/20	Knee
1/23/20	Ankle
1/21/20	Ankle
11/13/19	Knee/Ankle
3/21/19	Knee
3/18/19	Knee
3/15/19	Right knee tendinitis
3/13/19	Knee
2/11/19	Right Knee Tendinitis
2/9/19	Left knee
2/4/19	Knee
2/1/19	Left Knee Patellar Tendinitis
1/30/19	Knee
1/28/19	Knee
11/24/18	Ankle
11/22/18	Ankle
2/28/18	Fractured left hand
10/19/17	Sore Achilles

Major injuries suffered by Josh Hart

Josh Hart has suffered four severe injuries throughout his tenure in the NBA. He had two long periods of absence in his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2017-18 season and later in 2018-19. He also had a 25-game absence with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2020-21, and his last major absence was with the Portland Trailblazers, where he missed 12 games.

Below is a list of major injuries suffered by Josh Hart during his tenure in the NBA:

March 01, 2018 – March 29, 2018 (Los Angeles Lakers)

Josh Hart suffered his first major injury on March 1, 2018, when he was with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Basketball Reference, he was out for most of the month of March 2018 and made his return on March 29, after missing 14 games of his rookie season. He had surgery on his broken left hand according to Fox Sports.

March 22, 2019 – April 10, 2019 (Los Angeles Lakers)

Josh Hart was again injured in March 2019, due to a knee injury, which required him to undergo surgery, according to Bleacher Report. The surgery was required due to knee tendinitis, which was persistent ever since his college days at Villanova. He made his return on April 10, 2019, and missed a total of 11 games according to Basketball Reference.

April 02, 2021 – October 28, 2021 (New Orleans Pelicans)

On April 02, 2021, Josh Hart had one of his career’s longest absences from playing time, as of November 2024. He suffered from a torn UCL in his right thumb in a game against the Orlando Magic, according to NBA.com. He missed 25 games due to this according to Basketball Reference, and made his return on May 16, 2021.

March 21, 2022 – April 10, 2022 (Portland Trailblazers)

Josh Hart missed 12 games in his latest knee injury, according to Basketball Reference. He was out due to left knee soreness and was absent from the court from March 21, 2022.