Kyrie Irving was cleared on the Mavericks' injury report Monday, Oct. 5, moving off the Day-To-Day tag he carried for a left knee issue first listed Sept. 6. The move removes any restriction on him heading into Dallas' next game, Friday against the Rockets.
What happened
Irving's status changed to Cleared on the Monday, Oct. 5, 5:35 PM ET injury report, up from Day-To-Day. He had been listed Day-To-Day since Sunday, Sept. 6, with a left knee issue. The report does not include any added detail or comment on the change, and no expected-return timeline was ever announced for the knee issue since Irving is now clear to play.
What it means for the Mavericks
Dallas' next game is Friday, Oct. 9, at 8:00 AM ET against the Rockets on NBA TV, and Irving's clearance means he is not restricted for it. The 2026-27 season has not started, so there is no season line yet for Irving and no record with or without him to point to. In recent box scores without him, Cooper Flagg (33.5 min, 21.0 pts), Anthony Davis (31.3 min, 20.4 pts) and P.J. Washington (31.0 min, 14.2 pts) led the minutes load, with Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Brandon Williams, Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson also seeing extended time.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Irving's Cleared status holds through game day Friday against the Rockets. No expected-return date was ever announced for the knee issue, since the entry has moved to Cleared rather than carrying a target date. Dallas has also listed Morez Johnson Jr., Dereck Lively II and Santi Aldama as Day-To-Day on the same report.
Is Kyrie Irving playing vs Rockets?
He is cleared on the Monday, Oct. 5, injury report, with no restriction listed for the Friday, Oct. 9, game against the Rockets.
When will Kyrie Irving be back?
He is already off the injury list as of the Cleared status issued Monday, Oct. 5. No expected-return date was announced, since the knee issue that had him Day-To-Day since Sept. 6 did not carry one.