Brandon Miller has been cleared, coming off the day-to-day tag the Hornets placed on him, and he is set to play when Charlotte opens the season against the Bucks on Sunday night. His clearance removes the question mark over the Hornets' frontcourt rotation for the opener.
What happened
The Hornets' injury report updated Brandon Miller's status to cleared at 5:29 p.m. ET on Sunday, moving him off the day-to-day designation he had carried since Oct. 6. Miller had been out with a leg injury before shifting to day-to-day that same day, and he had already been cleared once this preseason, on Sept. 28, before a Sept. 6 shoulder issue and the early-October leg trouble each returned him to the report. No injury detail or expected-return timeline accompanied Sunday's clearance.
What it means for the Hornets
Charlotte opens its season at home against Milwaukee on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, and Miller is available for it. Last season he averaged 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 30.3 minutes across 65 games, a workload that puts him among the Hornets' top scoring options. In the stretches he was unavailable, Kon Knueppel (31.5 minutes, 18.5 points), Miles Bridges (31.0 minutes, 17.1 points) and LaMelo Ball (28.0 minutes, 20.1 points) carried the largest shares of the workload. The Hornets have not played a regular-season game yet, so there is no record to compare with or without him this season.
What to watch
The Hornets have not announced an expected return timeline beyond Sunday's clearance, since Miller is no longer on the day-to-day list. The next injury report will show whether he stays off it as Charlotte's season opener against Milwaukee tips off, with games following through the week. He carries no designation after the Oct. 6 leg issue and the Sept. 6 shoulder injury that briefly sidelined him during the preseason.
Is Brandon Miller playing vs Bucks?
Yes. Miller was cleared on Sunday, Oct. 11, removing the day-to-day tag, and is available for Charlotte's season opener against Milwaukee at 7 p.m. ET.
When will Brandon Miller be back?
He already is back. His clearance came the same day as the Hornets' season opener, and no further absence has been announced.