Player Injury News Notifications - Overview


What is a Player Injury News Notification?

Player Injury News Notifications are push notifications that alert you if a player in your lineup might not play due to an injury status. 

These notifications are sent if all conditions are met: 

  1. A player in your lineup changes injury statuses.
  2. The player’s new injury status is questionable or more severe. 
  3. The injured player is still swappable in your lineup.
  4. The lineup is attached to a contest entry. 
  5. You’ve enabled push notifications from DraftKings. 

Learn more about how to manage Player Injury News notifications by following the easy step by step guides below.

How to manage Player Injury News via the DraftKings Fantasy Sports app 

  1. Log into the DraftKings Fantasy app. 
  2. Tap your profile photo in the top right corner. 
  3. Tap Notification Preferences. 
  4. From the Category dropdown, select Updates. 
  5. Toggle ON/OFF Push Notifications below Lineups Need Attention.

How to manage Player Injury News via desktop or laptop

  1.  Log into DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sports.
  2. Click your profile photo in the top right corner and select Account Information from the dropdown that appears.
  3. On the left rail, select Login & Security. 
    • Note: On smaller screens, the left rail becomes a dropdown on the top center of the screen. 
  4. Under Communication Preferences, click Configure. 
  5. On the left rail of Communication Settings, click Daily Fantasy Sports. 
  6. Under Updates, toggle ON/OFF Push Notifications for Lineups Need Attention.

Note: If you’d like to receive notifications, please ensure notifications are also turned on for the DraftKings app through your phone settings. 

How to manage Player Injury News via the mobile web

  1. Log into DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sports.
  2. Tap the three-line Menu icon in the top left corner. 
  3. From the left rail, tap the gear Settings icon and tap Account Information. 
  4. Tap Log in and security from the dropdown. 
  5. Under Communication Preferences tap Configure. 
  6. Under Category tap Updates
  7. Toggle ON/OFF Push Notifications below Lineups Need Attention. 

Note: If you’d like to receive notifications, please ensure notifications are also turned on for the DraftKings app through your phone settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will the Player Injury News Notification tell me? 

The notification will tell you the player’s name, their new injury status, and the latest possible time you have to swap that player out of your lineup.

Are the notifications available through push and email?

Player Injury News Notifications are only available as push notifications at this time. 

Are the notifications available for both iOS and Android users?

Yes, notifications are available for both iOS and Android.

What sports do notifications work for?

Player Injury News Notifications are available for every sport on DraftKings.

Do these notifications also send if a player is not in the starting lineup (i.e. for baseball or soccer)?

These notifications are only for injury statuses and aren’t dependent on lineup position.