Derrick White has been cleared from the Celtics' injury report, lifting the day-to-day tag that had been attached to him. He is now in line to be available when Boston opens its season at the Pistons on Tuesday.
What happened
The Celtics listed Derrick White as cleared on the injury report Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3:35 p.m. ET, removing the day-to-day designation tied to a rest-related issue. White had been day-to-day for the same rest issue as recently as Friday, Oct. 16. He had gone through an earlier version of this cycle, too, cleared from day-to-day on Oct. 10 after being tagged day-to-day on Oct. 8 for the same rest-related reason. No further detail or evaluation timeline accompanied Saturday's update.
What it means for the Celtics
Boston opens its season Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. ET at the Pistons, a game airing on NBC/Peacock. Last season White averaged 16.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 34.1 minutes across 77 games, production the Celtics now don't have to open the year without. The team is 0-0 with the 2026-27 season not yet underway, so there is no record to cite with or without him. In games he has sat out, Boston has leaned on Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard for extra minutes, with Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser and Anfernee Simons also seeing expanded roles.
What to watch
Boston's next injury report comes out ahead of Tuesday's opener at the Pistons. No return timeline applies to White since he has already been cleared. The same report that cleared White listed Sam Hauser, Mitchell Robinson, Neemias Queta and Payton Pritchard as day-to-day for rest-related issues, so the pregame report Tuesday will show whether any of them clear in time to join him.
Is Derrick White playing at the Pistons?
Yes. White was cleared from the Celtics' injury report Saturday, Oct. 17, removing the day-to-day tag, and he is in line to be available for the season opener at the Pistons on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
When will Derrick White be back?
He is already back. White was cleared from day-to-day on Saturday, Oct. 17, after being listed day-to-day for a rest-related issue the day before, on Friday, Oct. 16.