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Hoops Nightly Desk · the morning briefing · 7:00 ET · 2026-27

Clippers' Ingram Out to Start Season With Partially Torn Achilles

← Mon, Sep 28Tuesday, September 29
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · 3 h ago

No games are on the slate for Tuesday, Sept. 29, with the 2026-27 season not yet underway. The injury wire brought a mix of updates, from Brandon Ingram's Achilles issue to a wave of clearances across several teams. Camps also churned through two-way signings and roster cuts around the league.

The injury wire

The Clippers' Brandon Ingram is out with an Achilles injury after being downgraded from day-to-day, then updated again to day-to-day with the same designation. Bradley Beal is day-to-day with a knee issue. The Knicks ruled out N'Faly Dante with a right knee injury; Drew Eubanks is day-to-day with a left thumb issue. Orlando's Izaiyah Nelson is out with a left ankle injury, downgraded from day-to-day, while Franz Wagner was cleared, then relisted day-to-day. Memphis cleared Richie Saunders from out and has Micah Peavy day-to-day with an ankle issue. Also cleared: Nolan Traore (Brooklyn), Rob Dillingham and Brandon Miller (Charlotte), Josh Giddey (Chicago), Ja Morant (Portland), Zach LaVine, Keegan Murray and De'Andre Hunter (Sacramento), and Collin Murray-Boyles (Toronto). Dallas has Morez Johnson Jr. and Santi Aldama day-to-day, and Golden State's Alex Toohey is day-to-day with a left knee issue.

Moves and reports

The Clippers added Fletcher Loyer and Blake Wesley, the Lakers added William Kyle and Cole Swider, and the Grizzlies signed Carson Cooper while waiving Lawson Lovering. The Hawks, Pistons, Warriors, Kings and Jazz filled out camp rosters, while the Hornets waived Rob Dillingham and Ryan Nembhard, the Lakers cut Meechie Johnson and Chase Ross, and the Nets, Wizards and Knicks trimmed camp bodies. Reports, confidence not given: Anthony Slater says Kristaps Porzingis is out indefinitely with a health issue, Tomer Azarly reports Brandon Ingram will miss the start of the season with a partially torn Achilles, Bennett Durando quotes Nikola Jokic saying he plans to sign next year, and Zion Brown gathered injury updates on Haliburton, Curry, Luka and Beal.

By the Hoops Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No games in this window. The 2026-27 regular season tips off October 20; preseason starts October 3.

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Window: 7:00 ET the day before to 7:00 ET on Tue, Sep 29. Scores, injuries and rosters from official feeds; reports from named insiders' public posts and HoopsRumors, with the desk's confidence score. Written 3 h ago.