Larry Nance Jr. is no longer listed as day-to-day and has been cleared, according to the Pacers injury report. He is in line to be available when Indiana opens the season at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
What happened
The Pacers injury report listed Larry Nance Jr. as cleared on Saturday at 9:56 p.m. ET, lifting the day-to-day tag he had carried since Sept. 29, when he first appeared on the report with a hamstring issue. The report does not include further detail on the move, and no comment was attached to the update. Nance Jr., 33, had been day-to-day for roughly two weeks before the clearance, with no additional setback logged in between. His file now shows no restriction heading into the start of the regular season.
What it means for the Pacers
Nance Jr. is set to be available when the Pacers open the season on the road against the Thunder on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. Last season he averaged 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 12.8 minutes across 35 games, a reserve frontcourt role. With him off the injury list, Indiana still has the depth that carried minutes without him, including Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jarace Walker, Kobe Brown, Jalen Slawson and Ivica Zubac. The Pacers have no record yet this season, with the opener still ahead.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Nance Jr. stays clear through the opener and beyond. No return timeline applies now that he is no longer sidelined, and the hamstring issue that sent him to day-to-day on Sept. 29 has not resurfaced in his file. Indiana's season begins Tuesday at Oklahoma City, the first real test of his availability.
Is Larry Nance Jr. playing at Thunder?
Yes. He was cleared on Saturday, Oct. 10, ending the day-to-day designation he had carried since Sept. 29, and is in line to be available for the Pacers' game at the Thunder on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
When will Larry Nance Jr. be back?
He is already back. The injury report cleared him on Oct. 10, and no further return timeline is listed since he is not currently out or day-to-day.