Jrue Holiday remains day-to-day for the Trail Blazers after the injury report of Tuesday, Oct 20 kept his status unchanged, with the report noting he sat out Friday's preseason finale against the Warriors with right hand soreness. Portland opens the 2026-27 season Wednesday against the Suns with its starting guard's availability still unresolved.
What happened
The injury report issued Tuesday, Oct 20 at 7:47 PM ET lists Holiday as day-to-day, the same status he carried on Friday, Oct 16, when the issue was first logged as a right hand problem. The report's comment states that Holiday was out for Friday's preseason finale against the Warriors due to right hand soreness. No further detail has been attached to the listing, and no expected return has been announced. Holiday, 36, is in his first season as a Trail Blazer and has yet to play a regular-season game for Portland.
What it means for the Trail Blazers
Portland opens the regular season Wednesday, Oct 21 at 10:00 PM ET against the Suns, so the team is 0-0 and there is no with-or-without record to lean on yet. Holiday averaged 16.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 29.4 minutes across 53 games last season, and those playmaking minutes are the main gap. In games Holiday has missed, Scoot Henderson has handled 24.9 minutes and 14.2 points, Caleb Love 20.7 minutes and 10.4 points, and Deni Avdija has carried 33.3 minutes and 24.2 points as the primary creator. Shaedon Sharpe is also out with a right knee issue, so the backcourt is thin.
What to watch
The next injury report before Wednesday's tip against the Suns will settle whether Holiday is upgraded, downgraded or held at day-to-day. No return date has been announced, so his status remains a game-by-game call. Chris Youngblood (left calf) and Micah Potter (illness) are also day-to-day, and Sharpe is out, so Portland's opening-night rotation depends on several listings beyond Holiday's.
Is Jrue Holiday playing vs the Suns on Wednesday?
He is listed as day-to-day, which means it has not been decided. He missed Friday's preseason finale against the Warriors with right hand soreness, and the next report will determine his availability for Wednesday's opener.
When will Jrue Holiday be back?
No return date has been announced. He has been day-to-day with a right hand issue since Friday, Oct 16, and the status has not changed.