Aaron Nesmith went from day-to-day to cleared on the injury report at 6:32 p.m. ET Wednesday, shortly before the Pacers face the 76ers. Indiana is short-handed, so a cleared Nesmith gives the team another wing.
What happened
Aaron Nesmith was cleared on the official injury report at 6:32 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Tipoff against the 76ers was less than half an hour away. He had been listed as day-to-day earlier Wednesday. The report gave no detail and no comment with the change. It is the third time since Saturday that he has come off the list. He was listed day-to-day with a left hamstring issue on Saturday, Oct. 24, and cleared Sunday. He was listed again Monday and cleared Tuesday, then listed again later Tuesday.
What it means for the Pacers
Indiana plays the 76ers at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday on ESPN. The Pacers are 2-2, the ninth seed, and lost their last game. Nesmith's 2026-27 line is 11.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.1 minutes over three games. Indiana is 1-2 with him and 1-0 without him. He returns to a thin group. Tyrese Haliburton, Ivica Zubac, T.J. McConnell, Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy are out, and Obi Toppin is day-to-day with a left hand issue. Without Nesmith, Andrew Nembhard averaged 31.9 minutes and Pascal Siakam 31.6. Kelly Oubre Jr. averaged 22.6, Jarace Walker 20.9 and Quenton Jackson 19.3.
What to watch
Nesmith is cleared, so there is no return date to track. Whether he plays against the 76ers, and for how many minutes, has not been announced. Watch the next injury report. He has been cleared three times since Saturday, and after each of the first two the left hamstring listing came back. Indiana is also waiting on Obi Toppin, who is day-to-day. Haliburton, Zubac, McConnell, Sheppard and Furphy remain out.
Is Aaron Nesmith playing against the 76ers on Wednesday, Oct. 28?
He was cleared on the injury report at 6:32 p.m. ET, ahead of the 7 p.m. ET tipoff on ESPN. His minutes have not been announced.
When will Aaron Nesmith be back?
He is cleared, so he is available. He had been day-to-day with a left hamstring issue, and that listing has come back twice since Saturday after he was cleared.