Kyrie Irving was cleared from a day-to-day listing on the Mavericks' Friday, Oct. 16 injury report, filed at 7:00 PM ET, an hour before Dallas opens its season against Atlanta. He is available for the Mavericks' season opener against the Hawks at 8:00 PM ET.
What happened
Irving was cleared from day-to-day on the Mavericks' Friday, Oct. 16 report, filed at 7:00 PM ET, one hour before Dallas opens the season against Atlanta. He had carried a day-to-day tag since the Wednesday, Oct. 14 report, which listed rest and an other designation. The report included no further detail or comment on the clearance. This is the third time in less than two weeks Irving has cycled off a day-to-day listing: he was also cleared on Oct. 9 and Oct. 5, each time after a day-to-day rest designation.
What it means for the Mavericks
Irving's clearance means Dallas has him for its season opener against the Hawks, Friday at 8:00 PM ET, with the Mavericks sitting at 0-0 since the 2026-27 season has not yet started. No season statistical line is available for him yet. In games this group played without him, Cooper Flagg logged 33.5 minutes and 21.0 points, Anthony Davis 31.3 minutes and 20.4 points, P.J. Washington 31.0 minutes and 14.2 points, and Naji Marshall 29.5 minutes and 15.2 points, with Max Christie, Brandon Williams, Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson also drawing extended rotation minutes. Irving's return figures to cut into that workload. Dallas has no record to report with or without him, since no regular-season games have been played yet.
What to watch
Dallas will issue its next injury report before the following game. Irving's status is worth tracking given how often he has cycled between day-to-day and cleared this stretch, including rest-related listings on Oct. 14, Oct. 9 and Oct. 5. No expected return timeline applies, since he has already been cleared and is in line to play in the season opener against the Hawks.
Is Kyrie Irving playing vs Hawks?
Yes. Irving was cleared from day-to-day on the Friday, Oct. 16 injury report, filed at 7:00 PM ET, making him available for Dallas's season opener against Atlanta at 8:00 PM ET.
When will Kyrie Irving be back?
He is already back. Irving was cleared from his day-to-day listing on the Oct. 16 report and is set to play in the Mavericks' season opener against the Hawks.