Rob Dillingham was cleared from Day-To-Day on Monday, ending the latest stretch of a recurring right wrist issue that has bounced him on and off the injury report since early September. The clearance puts him back with no restriction listed as Charlotte looks ahead to its Oct. 6 game against the Nets.
What happened
The Hornets' injury report listed Rob Dillingham as cleared on Monday, Sept. 28 at 5:22 PM ET, moving off the Day-To-Day tag he carried a day earlier for a right wrist/arm issue. It is the second clearance of this same injury in less than a month: he was also cleared on Saturday, Sept. 26, only to return to Day-To-Day on Sunday, Sept. 27 with the same wrist listing, which first appeared on the report on Sunday, Sept. 6. No further detail or comment was included in Monday's report.
What it means for the Hornets
Charlotte's next game is Oct. 6 at 7:00 PM ET against the Nets, with the 2026-27 season not yet underway and the team's record at 0-0. Last season Dillingham played 65 games at 14.9 minutes, averaging 6.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists. When he has been out of the lineup, Charlotte's backcourt and wing minutes have gone to Kon Knueppel (31.5 min, 18.5 pts), LaMelo Ball (28.0 min, 20.1 pts), Brandon Miller (30.3 min, 20.2 pts) and Miles Bridges (31.0 min, 17.1 pts), with Collin Sexton also seeing time (22.3 min, 14.2 pts). There is no regular-season record with or without him yet this season.
What to watch
A return date has not been announced. Given the wrist issue has already produced two clearances followed by a return to Day-To-Day this month, the next injury report will show whether Monday's clearance holds through the Oct. 6 opener against the Nets. Charlotte's other reported injuries — Kon Knueppel (hamstring), Grant Williams (hamstring) and PJ Hall (ankle), all Day-To-Day — will also factor into the lineup for that game.
Is Rob Dillingham playing vs the Nets?
As of the Monday, Sept. 28 injury report, Dillingham is cleared, with no restriction listed. His availability for the Oct. 6 game against the Nets has not been separately announced.
When will Rob Dillingham be back?
He is currently cleared as of the Sept. 28 report. No expected return timeline has been announced, and this same wrist issue has led to alternating Day-To-Day and cleared statuses since Sept. 6.