Pelle Larsson will not return to Saturday's preseason game against the Timberwolves after being sidelined by an illness, the Heat's injury report shows. The guard is now listed day-to-day, with an expected return date of Oct. 14.
What happened
Pelle Larsson will not return to Saturday's preseason game against the Timberwolves. The Heat guard was downgraded to day-to-day at 10:11 p.m. ET for an illness, after having been cleared from a day-to-day designation earlier in the day. Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported that Larsson exited due to the illness. Larsson had gone through the same cycle twice already this week, logged as day-to-day for an illness on Thursday, cleared later that day, then day-to-day again Wednesday. No previous status was listed in the report.
What it means for the Heat
Larsson left the preseason game against the Timberwolves, with Miami's 2026-27 regular season still to open; the Heat sit at 0-0. Last season he averaged 11.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.4 minutes over 70 games. In his absence, Miami turned to Bam Adebayo (32.4 minutes, 20.1 points), Tyler Herro (31.3 minutes, 20.5 points), Andrew Wiggins (30.3 minutes, 15.4 points), Norman Powell (29.6 minutes, 21.7 points), Davion Mitchell (28.6 minutes, 9.3 points), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (28.3 minutes, 15.4 points), Kel'el Ware (22.1 minutes, 11.1 points) and Kasparas Jakucionis (17.8 minutes, 6.2 points). No regular-season games have been played, so there is no record with or without him.
What to watch
Miami's next injury report will show whether Larsson's illness has cleared in time for the Heat's remaining preseason schedule. He is listed with an expected return date of Oct. 14, which would put him available before Miami opens the 2026-27 regular season. No further timeline beyond that date has been announced.
Is Pelle Larsson playing against the Timberwolves?
No. Larsson did not return to Saturday's preseason game against the Timberwolves after being sidelined by an illness; he is listed day-to-day.
When will Pelle Larsson be back?
No specific game has been confirmed, but his expected return is listed as Oct. 14.