Darius Acuff Jr. was cleared on the Friday, Oct. 16 injury report after being tagged day-to-day earlier in the week. The clearance makes the rookie guard available for Sacramento's game at San Antonio that night.
What happened
Darius Acuff Jr. was cleared on the Friday, Oct. 16 injury report, an upgrade from the day-to-day tag the Kings had placed on him. Sacramento first listed the 19-year-old guard as day-to-day for rest on Tuesday, Oct. 13. No further detail accompanied Friday's report, and no comment was issued with the clearance. The report was filed at 7:30 p.m. ET, about a half hour before Sacramento's 8 p.m. tip at San Antonio.
What it means for the Kings
Acuff is a 19-year-old rookie guard without a regular-season line yet; Sacramento's 2026-27 season has not started, and the team is 0-0. His clearance adds a healthy body to a backcourt already carrying day-to-day tags on Zach LaVine and Malik Monk. In games without him, Sacramento has leaned on Dennis Schroder (26.4 minutes, 12.8 points) and Russell Westbrook (28.9 minutes, 15.2 points) at the point, with LaVine (31.4 minutes, 19.2 points) and DeMar DeRozan (31.2 minutes, 18.4 points) carrying the scoring load. There is no with-or-without-him record to cite yet.
What to watch
Sacramento will issue another injury report ahead of its next game, and Acuff's status could move again given how quickly it changed this week. No expected return timeline applies now that he has been cleared. The Kings also list De'Andre Hunter, Precious Achiuwa, Ben Simmons and Domantas Sabonis as day-to-day, and Maxime Raynaud and Dylan Cardwell as out, for the game at San Antonio.
Is Darius Acuff Jr. playing at Spurs?
Yes. Acuff was cleared on the Friday, Oct. 16 injury report, making him available for Sacramento's game at San Antonio that night.
When will Darius Acuff Jr. be back?
He is already back. His day-to-day tag was lifted, and he is cleared to play in the Kings' game at San Antonio on Friday, Oct. 16.