Ben Simmons was cleared from day-to-day status Friday at 7:46 PM ET, making him available for Sacramento's game at San Antonio that night. The move ends a week of back-and-forth status updates on the injury report.
What happened
Simmons was cleared Friday at 7:46 PM ET, moving off a day-to-day tag on the injury report. No injury detail or report comment was listed with the update. He had bounced on and off day-to-day status through the week: cleared Saturday, Oct. 10, tagged day-to-day again Tuesday, Oct. 13 under a rest designation, and listed day-to-day earlier Friday before Friday's final clearance. An expected return date is not announced, since he is no longer listed as out or questionable.
What it means for the Kings
Sacramento is at San Antonio Friday at 8:00 PM ET, with the clearance coming just before tip-off. The Kings are 0-0, with the 2026-27 season not yet started, so there is no record split with and without Simmons and no season averages yet for him. In recent games without him, Keegan Murray logged 34.5 minutes and 14.0 points, Zach LaVine 31.4 minutes and 19.2 points, DeMar DeRozan 31.2 minutes and 18.4 points, Domantas Sabonis 29.7 minutes and 15.8 points, and Russell Westbrook 28.9 minutes and 15.2 points. Simmons being available gives Sacramento another ball-handling and defensive option at San Antonio.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Simmons stays off the list or returns to day-to-day given his pattern of status changes this week. No expected return timeline is announced, so his health will need to be tracked report by report. Sacramento's season opener is still ahead after this game at San Antonio, with the 2026-27 regular-season record starting at 0-0.
Is Ben Simmons playing at Spurs?
He was cleared from day-to-day status Friday at 7:46 PM ET, ahead of Sacramento's 8:00 PM ET game at San Antonio, making him available.
When will Ben Simmons be back?
He is already back on the active list after Friday's clearance. No further absence or return date is announced.