Ben Simmons is listed day-to-day with a rest issue on Sacramento's Tuesday injury report, four days after being cleared from a previous day-to-day designation. The Kings host the Trail Blazers Tuesday night, and the report indicates Simmons is still on track to start the Oct. 21 season opener against the Clippers.
What happened
Ben Simmons is listed as day-to-day with a rest issue on the Kings' injury report issued Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 9:17 p.m. ET, with the cause marked "Rest - Other." Simmons had been cleared from a day-to-day designation on Saturday, Oct. 10, and before that carried a day-to-day tag for an undisclosed issue on Monday, Oct. 5. Marc J. Spears of Andscape reports Simmons is expected to remain in Sacramento's starting lineup alongside rookie guard Darius Acuff for the Oct. 21 regular-season opener against the Clippers.
What it means for the Kings
The Kings host the Trail Blazers Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET, with the regular-season opener against the Clippers set for Oct. 21. Sacramento has not played a regular-season game and is 0-0. In games Simmons has sat, the minutes have gone to 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), with Russell Westbrook also logging 28.9 minutes a game. With no regular-season games played yet, there is no record to compare with or without Simmons on the floor.
What to watch
Simmons' next update will come on Sacramento's following injury report. The current report lists an expected return date of Oct. 16, while also indicating he is expected to start the Oct. 21 opener against the Clippers alongside Darius Acuff. Several other Kings are on the same report: De'Andre Hunter, Darius Acuff Jr., Zach LaVine, Malik Monk and Domantas Sabonis are day-to-day, while Maxime Raynaud and Dylan Cardwell are out.
Is Ben Simmons playing vs Trail Blazers?
Simmons is listed day-to-day with a rest issue on the Oct. 13 injury report for Sacramento's game against the Trail Blazers. No further confirmation of his playing status is in the report.
When will Ben Simmons be back?
The injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 16. Marc J. Spears of Andscape reports Simmons is expected to be in the Kings' starting lineup for the Oct. 21 opener against the Clippers.