Dorian Finney-Smith has been cleared to play after carrying a day-to-day tag, with the update logged Monday at 5:54 p.m. ET. The Hawks forward is now available for Atlanta's game against the Thunder at 7 p.m. ET.
What happened
The Hawks listed Finney-Smith as cleared on Monday, Oct. 12 at 5:54 p.m. ET, lifting the day-to-day tag he had carried since the weekend. The injury report first marked him day-to-day on Saturday, Oct. 10 under a rest/other designation, then kept him day-to-day in Monday's update before clearing him later that same day. No specific injury detail or comment was attached to the designation at any point in that sequence. The clearance came just hours before Atlanta's game against Oklahoma City.
What it means for the Hawks
Finney-Smith is available for Atlanta's game against the Thunder on Monday at 7 p.m. ET, with the Hawks at 0-0 since the 2026-27 season has not started. Last season he played 37 games for Atlanta, averaging 16.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist, forward depth off the bench. In minutes without him, the rotation has leaned on Jalen Johnson (35.2 minutes, 22.5 points), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (33.4 minutes, 20.8 points), Dyson Daniels (33.2 minutes, 11.9 points) and Onyeka Okongwu (31.0 minutes, 15.2 points), among others. There is no regular-season record with or without him yet to compare.
What to watch
No expected return timeline has been announced beyond Monday's clearance, since Finney-Smith is no longer listed as day-to-day. Atlanta will issue its next injury report ahead of upcoming games, and any change in his status would appear there first. For now, he is set to be available as the Hawks open their 2026-27 schedule against the Thunder.
Is Dorian Finney-Smith playing vs Thunder?
Yes. The Hawks cleared him on the Monday, Oct. 12 injury report, removing the day-to-day tag ahead of the 7 p.m. ET game against the Thunder.
When will Dorian Finney-Smith be back?
He is already back. The Monday report cleared him after he had been listed day-to-day since Saturday, and no further absence is announced.