Isaiah Stewart was cleared on Tuesday's official injury report, a day after he was listed as day-to-day with a left ankle issue. He is off the report heading into Thursday's game at Portland.
What happened
Isaiah Stewart has been cleared by the Memphis Grizzlies. The change came on the official injury report at 1:37 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 27. He had been listed as day-to-day on Monday, Oct. 26, with a left ankle issue. The report gave no other detail and no comment. The ankle has kept him on and off the report all month. Stewart was ruled out on Oct. 9 and moved to day-to-day on Oct. 20. On Oct. 21 he went to out and then back to day-to-day. He was cleared on Oct. 23, then listed again on Monday.
What it means for the Grizzlies
Memphis plays next at Portland on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 10 p.m. ET. The Grizzlies are 4-0, have won four straight and hold the third seed. Stewart, a 25-year-old forward-center, has played three games. He is averaging 7.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 18.0 minutes. Memphis is 3-0 with him and 1-0 without him. Without him, the frontcourt minutes went to Jerami Grant (24.1 minutes, 9.8 points), Zach Edey (21.4 minutes, 6.0 points) and Quinten Post (17.1 minutes, 7.0 points). Cameron Boozer led the rotation at 33.1 minutes, and Ty Jerome averaged 29.8 points.
What to watch
The next injury report comes out before Thursday's game in Portland. Stewart is cleared, and no restriction or minutes limit has been announced. The ankle is still the thing to watch. He was cleared once already this month, on Oct. 23, and was back on the report three days later. If he shows up on the report again before tipoff, Edey and Post are the bigs in line for more minutes. Memphis takes a 4-0 record into Portland.
Is Isaiah Stewart playing at Trail Blazers on Thursday, Oct. 29?
Stewart was cleared on the official injury report on Tuesday, Oct. 27, so he is not listed for the Thursday game at Portland. No restriction has been announced. The next injury report before tipoff will confirm his status.
When will Isaiah Stewart be back?
He has been cleared after being listed as day-to-day on Oct. 26 with a left ankle issue. No other return details or limits have been announced.