Pelle Larsson is day-to-day with an illness and will not play in Thursday's preseason game against the Pelicans. The Miami guard, who played 70 games for the Heat last season, is now sidelined with an expected return listed as Oct. 10.
What happened
Larsson was marked day-to-day with an illness in the report filed at 7:27 p.m. ET Thursday, listed under illness and other. That update reversed an earlier clearance from day-to-day status earlier the same day; he had also been day-to-day with the same issue on Wednesday before being cleared. Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports that Larsson, dealing with the illness, will not play in Thursday's preseason game against the Pelicans. His expected return is listed as Oct. 10.
What it means for the Heat
Miami plays the Pelicans Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET without Larsson, who averaged 11.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.4 minutes across 70 games last season. With him out, the backcourt minutes fall to Tyler Herro (31.3 minutes, 20.5 points) and Davion Mitchell (28.6 minutes, 9.3 points), while Bam Adebayo (32.4 minutes, 20.1 points), Andrew Wiggins (30.3 minutes, 15.4 points) and Norman Powell (29.6 minutes, 21.7 points) carry the rest of the rotation. The Heat have not started the 2026-27 regular season and are 0-0, so there is no record yet with or without Larsson this year.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether the illness has cleared in time for Larsson's listed return date of Oct. 10. Two other Heat players are on the same report: Keshad Johnson is out with a hamstring issue, and Dru Smith is day-to-day with a right calf issue. No further Miami preseason games are listed yet.
Is Pelle Larsson playing vs Pelicans?
No. Larsson is day-to-day with an illness and will not play in Thursday's preseason game against the Pelicans, which tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET.
When will Pelle Larsson be back?
His expected return is listed as Oct. 10. No further detail on the illness beyond illness and other has been announced.