Pelle Larsson was cleared from day-to-day status on the Miami Heat's injury report Friday, Oct. 16, at 5:59 p.m. ET, less than an hour before Miami's season opener at the Orlando Magic. The move ends a stretch of repeated day-to-day tags that began Oct. 7 and makes Larsson available for the 7 p.m. ET tip.
What happened
Pelle Larsson was cleared from day-to-day status on the Miami Heat's injury report Friday, Oct. 16, at 5:59 p.m. ET, less than an hour before Miami's season opener at Orlando. No detail was listed with the clearance, and the report carried no additional comment. It capped a recurring pattern: Larsson was tagged day-to-day with an illness on Oct. 7, cleared Oct. 8, tagged day-to-day again that day, cleared Oct. 10, tagged day-to-day once more that day, and is now cleared again. No expected return date has been announced.
What it means for the Heat
Miami opens its season Friday at Orlando at 7 p.m. ET with Larsson available after cycling on and off the injury report for more than a week. Last season he averaged 11.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.4 minutes across 70 games, a regular role in Miami's backcourt. In games Larsson has missed, the Heat have leaned on Davion Mitchell (28.6 min, 9.3 pts) and Kasparas Jakucionis (17.8 min, 6.2 pts) behind Tyler Herro (31.3 min, 20.5 pts) and Norman Powell (29.6 min, 21.7 pts). The Heat enter the opener at 0-0, with no season record split yet to measure games with or without him.
What to watch
No timetable for any further absence was announced with Friday's clearance. Larsson has moved on and off Miami's injury report repeatedly since Oct. 7, so whether he stays off it is the next thing to track as the Heat open the season at Orlando. Several Heat teammates remain on the day-to-day list, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Kylor Kelley and Dru Smith, which bears watching for Friday's lineup.
Is Pelle Larsson playing at Magic tonight?
Yes. The Miami Heat cleared him from day-to-day status Friday, Oct. 16, at 5:59 p.m. ET, less than an hour before the 7 p.m. ET season opener at Orlando.
When will Pelle Larsson be back?
He is already back. Larsson was cleared from day-to-day status for Friday's opener at Orlando, and no further timetable or expected-return date has been announced.