Sam Hauser moved from Out to Day-To-Day on the Celtics' injury report Thursday evening, after sitting out Boston's preseason game against the Cavaliers for rest. The forward's expected return is Oct. 10.
What happened
Hauser's designation changed from Out to Day-To-Day on the injury report issued Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:27 p.m. ET, listed under rest and other. He had been ruled out for that night's preseason game against the Cavaliers, tipping off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reported that Hauser was out for rest. The injury report lists an expected return of Oct. 10. No other detail on the rest issue is announced.
What it means for the Celtics
The preseason game at the Cavaliers tipped off Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET, with Boston still at 0-0 since the 2026-27 season has not started. Last season Hauser averaged 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.8 minutes across 78 games. Without him, Boston's rotation minutes have gone to Jaylen Brown (34.4 minutes, 28.7 points), Derrick White (34.1 minutes, 16.5 points), Jayson Tatum (32.6 minutes, 21.8 points), Payton Pritchard (32.3 minutes, 17.0 points), Neemias Queta (25.3 minutes, 10.2 points), Anfernee Simons (24.5 minutes, 14.2 points), Nikola Vucevic (21.1 minutes, 9.7 points) and Baylor Scheierman (18.6 minutes, 5.5 points). There are no regular-season games yet to compare a record with or without him.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Hauser's rest designation changes again before Boston's following preseason game. His expected return is listed as Oct. 10. Several other Celtics, including Paul George, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Mitchell Robinson and Neemias Queta, are also listed Day-To-Day on the same report, so Boston's rotation could keep shifting through the rest of the preseason schedule.
Is Sam Hauser playing at Cavaliers?
No. Hauser was out for Thursday's preseason game against the Cavaliers for rest, per Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston, though his status was updated to Day-To-Day later that evening.
When will Sam Hauser be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Oct. 10. No further timeline has been announced.