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Kyrie Irving's Injury Log Splits Two Ways Three Days From Tip-Off

One log update cleared him Oct. 5; a second that day left his tag unchanged.

ClearedIrving Injury StatusOct. 5 update, second entry unchanged
2026-10-09Preseason Openervs Rockets, first game of camp
$39.5MIrving SalaryLargest contract on Dallas's roster
$197.9MTeam PayrollOver cap, under luxury tax line
By the Mavericks Nightly Desk · Tuesday, October 6

Kyrie Irving's injury log carried two updates on the same October day: one cleared him, one held his prior tag steady. The current injury list carries no mention of him at all, and camp's first game arrives Oct. 9 against Houston.

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Irving's Two Updates

Dallas logged two separate injury-status changes for Kyrie Irving on Oct. 5. One moved him off the questionable list entirely, marked cleared. The other, a separate tracked entry, left his status exactly where it had been, with no new detail attached. Neither update carried an explanation, and the injury list published Oct. 6 carries no mention of Irving in any form — the clearance is the version that held.

First Test Is Houston

Camp's first real evaluation comes Oct. 9, when the Rockets visit for the preseason opener, with a return trip to Houston Oct. 11. Pelicans and Hawks follow before the Oct. 21 regular-season opener, also at Houston. A roster that finished last season 26-56 with a -5.2 net rating gets its first live look at whether anything on that side of the floor has changed.

Cap Room Stays Thin

Irving's $39.5 million salary is still the largest commitment on Dallas's sheet, on a payroll of $197.9 million that sits over the cap and under the luxury tax. Clearing him matters beyond health — a $39.5 million player sidelined even briefly is the hardest number on this roster to work around.

Is Kyrie Irving dealing with an injury right now?

An Oct. 5 log update cleared him, and the full injury list published Oct. 6 does not list him, so he carries no active tag as of now.

When do the Mavericks play their first preseason game?

Oct. 9, 2026, at home against the Rockets, the first of four preseason games before the Oct. 21 regular-season opener at Houston.

By the Mavericks Nightly Desk, written from the club's data and the reports on file, with every name and number checked against them. How the desks work.

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