Grayson Allen was listed as cleared on the official injury report Tuesday at 5:00 PM ET, after being day-to-day with a right knee issue since Oct 11. The guard is available for the Hornets' opener at the Nets on Wednesday night.
What happened
The official injury report issued Tuesday, Oct 20 at 5:00 PM ET listed Grayson Allen as cleared. His previous status was day-to-day. He first appeared on the report on Sunday, Oct 11 as day-to-day with a right knee injury. The report carried no additional detail and no comment on the change. The 31-year-old guard is in his first season with Charlotte after averaging 16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 28.8 minutes across 51 games last season.
What it means for the Hornets
Charlotte opens the 2026-27 season at the Nets on Wednesday, Oct 21 at 7:30 PM ET. Allen gives them a guard who played 28.8 minutes a night last season and scored 16.5 points per game. His availability matters more because the injury report still lists Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, Coby White and Kylan Boswell as out. Without Allen, the minutes had been spread across Knueppel, Miles Bridges, Brandon Miller, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Sion James, Collin Sexton and Ryan Kalkbrenner. With Knueppel out and Allen back, Allen slots into the guard rotation alongside Ball, Miller and Sexton. There is no record with or without him yet, since no regular-season games have been played.
What to watch
The next official injury report will confirm whether Allen's cleared status holds through the morning of the Nets game. No return date was ever announced, and none is needed now that he is cleared. The larger question is how the Hornets fill the wing and guard minutes while Knueppel, Williams, White and Boswell remain out. Allen's minutes on Wednesday will show how much of his usual role he picks up right away.
Is Grayson Allen playing at the Nets on Wednesday?
He was listed as cleared on the official injury report Tuesday at 5:00 PM ET, which makes him available for Wednesday's 7:30 PM ET game at the Nets, pending the next report.
When will Grayson Allen be back?
He is already cleared. He was day-to-day with a right knee issue from Oct 11 until the Oct 20 report removed the designation. No expected return was ever announced because none was required.