Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen was cleared on Thursday's injury report after being listed day-to-day with a right knee issue a day earlier. He is available for Cleveland's game at the 76ers at 7 p.m. ET.
What happened
Jarrett Allen has been cleared to play for the Cavaliers. The change came on the official injury report at 6:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 22, twenty minutes before tip-off in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the 28-year-old center was listed as day-to-day with a right knee issue. Thursday's report gives no new injury detail and no comment on his status. It also gives no return timeline. He is no longer day-to-day and is available for the game.
What it means for the Cavaliers
Cleveland plays at the 76ers on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The team is 0-0 because the 2026-27 season has not started, so there is no record with or without Allen yet. Last season he played 56 games and averaged 15.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27.1 minutes. In games without him, Evan Mobley has averaged 31.9 minutes and 18.2 points. James Harden (33.8 minutes, 20.5 points) and Donovan Mitchell (33.5 minutes, 27.9 points) have carried the biggest loads. Having Allen helps a roster that is missing Khalifa Diop (left knee) and Nae'Qwan Tomlin (back), who are both out.
What to watch
Allen's cleared status covers Thursday's game in Philadelphia. The next injury report will show whether the right knee comes up again after he plays. Watch his minutes against the 76ers, given that he was day-to-day one day before the game. Diop and Tomlin are still out. No return date has been announced for either of them, and no further games are on the schedule here yet.
Is Jarrett Allen playing at the 76ers on Thursday, Oct. 22?
He is available. The official injury report cleared him at 6:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, ahead of the 7 p.m. ET tip-off on ESPN.
When will Jarrett Allen be back?
He is back now. He was listed day-to-day with a right knee issue on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and was cleared on Thursday, Oct. 22.