LaMelo Ball has been cleared and is available for the Timberwolves' game at the Knicks on Monday night. He had been listed day-to-day since Saturday, and the clearance removes him from the injury report ahead of tipoff.
What happened
The Timberwolves' injury report lists LaMelo Ball as cleared as of Monday, Oct. 12 at 7:25 p.m. ET. He had carried a day-to-day designation for rest since Saturday, Oct. 10. No further detail on the issue is listed, and the report carries no additional comment. The clearance comes about 30 minutes before Minnesota's 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off against the Knicks, closing out a brief stretch on the injury report with no missed games attached to it.
What it means for the Timberwolves
Minnesota opens the night at the Knicks on NBA TV at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the 2026-27 season not yet underway and the Timberwolves at 0-0. Ball enters coming off a 2025-26 season in which he averaged 20.1 points, 7.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds in 28.0 minutes across 72 games. With him cleared, Minnesota does not need to redistribute his usual workload; on nights he has been out, Anthony Edwards (35.0 min, 28.8 pts) and Julius Randle (33.0 min, 21.1 pts) have carried the largest shares of the offense.
What to watch
There is no further update expected beyond Monday's report, and no recovery timeline applies since Ball has been cleared rather than ruled out. The next injury report will cover Minnesota's following game on the schedule. Elsewhere on the team report, Donte DiVincenzo is out with a right Achilles issue, while Jonathan Kuminga, Enrique Freeman and Rocco Zikarsky are each listed day-to-day.
Is LaMelo Ball playing at the Knicks?
Yes. Ball was cleared on Monday, Oct. 12 at 7:25 p.m. ET, about 30 minutes before Minnesota's 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off at the Knicks.
When will LaMelo Ball be back?
He is already back. Ball had been day-to-day for rest since Saturday, Oct. 10, and the injury report lists him as cleared for Monday's game.