He's back! Kings hand Aussie a start after 546 days away

• Twelve Australians at 11 clubs, with 41 preseason games between them
• Ten have played so far, with Irving yet to appear and Furphy injured
• Wednesday, October 14: Thybulle's Lakers meet Toohey's Warriors in Las Vegas at 1pm AEDT

Ben Simmons started and scored seven points in nine minutes in his first preseason game for the Sacramento Kings, who lost 111-106 to the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Sunday, October 11 (AEDT), while Rocco Zikarsky scored with 38.5 seconds left in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 125-124 win against the Miami Heat.

Simmons, who was not on Sacramento's box score for its first two preseason games, played all of his minutes in the first quarter, going 2-from-4 from the field and 3-from-4 at the line with an assist, while Alex Toohey did not play for Golden State. Zikarsky's layup put Minnesota ahead 123-121 before Miami edged in front, and Antonio Reeves won it with a floater with 2.3 seconds left.

Dyson Daniels had seven points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 24 minutes as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Indiana Pacers 119-117 in Indianapolis, with Jock Landale adding two points in nine minutes and Johnny Furphy still out with his knee injury.

Twelve Australians are in NBA camps for the 2026-27 preseason, spread across 11 clubs and 41 games. Every game each of them has played, with dates in Sydney time (AEDT), is in the Game Tracker below.

Latest results: Sunday, October 11 (AEDT)

• Ben Simmons (Kings): 7 pts, 0 reb, 1 ast in 9 min, started (2-from-4, 0-from-0 from three, 3-from-4 from the line). Golden State won 111-106 in San Francisco.
• Alex Toohey (Warriors): did not play in the same game.
• Duop Reath (Suns): [PENDING, Phoenix v San Antonio was not final at filing. Fill from the box score or cut this line.]
• Rocco Zikarsky (Timberwolves): 4 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast in 17 min off the bench (1-from-3, 0-from-1 from three, 2-from-2 from the line). Minnesota won 125-124 in Miami.