Leaky Black was cleared from the Sacramento Kings' injury report early Sunday after two days as day-to-day with a face and head issue. The forward is now available for Tuesday's game against the Trail Blazers.
What happened
The Kings cleared Leaky Black on the injury report at 12:07 a.m. ET Sunday. He had been listed day-to-day since Friday, Oct. 9, with a face and head issue. The report does not specify how the issue was sustained, and it carries no additional comment. With the cleared status, Black has no injury limitation listed heading into the week, and no expected return date was ever attached to the day-to-day listing since he has now been cleared outright.
What it means for the Kings
Sacramento is 0-0 with the 2026-27 season not yet underway, and its next game is Tuesday against the Trail Blazers at 10:00 p.m. ET. Last season Black averaged 28.9 minutes, 7.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 15 games. With him sidelined, the Kings leaned on Keegan Murray (34.5 minutes, 14.0 points), Zach LaVine (31.4 minutes, 19.2 points), DeMar DeRozan (31.2 minutes, 18.4 points) and Domantas Sabonis (29.7 minutes, 15.8 points) to cover frontcourt and wing minutes. There is no record data yet to compare games with and without him this season.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Black's cleared status holds through Tuesday's game against the Trail Blazers. No expected return date applies since he is no longer listed as out or day-to-day. Elsewhere on the Kings' report, Maxime Raynaud, Malik Monk, Dylan Cardwell and Domantas Sabonis are all day-to-day, which bears watching for Sacramento's rotation in the same game.
Is Leaky Black playing vs Trail Blazers?
He is cleared on the injury report as of Sunday, Oct. 11, with no limitation listed for the Kings' game against the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
When will Leaky Black be back?
He already is back. The Kings cleared him Sunday after listing him day-to-day since Friday, Oct. 9, with a face and head issue.