<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-darius-garland-cleveland-crippling-characteristic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland call attention to Cavs’ crippling characteristic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Golden-State-Warriors-at-Cleveland-Cavaliers.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland call attention to Cavs’ crippling characteristic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T07:06:28-08:00">December 7th, 7:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T07:06:28-08:00">December 7th, 7:06am</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-aside-mental-test-cleveland-must-meet-demanding-challenge">Cleveland Cavaliers continue to take one step forward and two steps back</a>. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland wasted little time pinpointing the most maddening characteristic of the Cavs after their disheartening 99-94 loss to a Golden State Warriors team that was down nine players.</p><p>“We get down, and then we start playing,” Mitchell said in the locker room postgame. “There’s no switch to flip. Until there’s a change in that, we’re going to keep being in these positions where sometimes we do, sometimes we don’t, and we have to fix it. Until we decide on a consistent basis to be that group, we’re going to run into inconsistency… yeah.”</p><p>“Gotta play hard for 48 minutes,” Garland added. “Play with some intensity. Play with some energy.”</p><p>While Mitchell credited the short-handed Warriors — particularly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-dub-pat-spencer-that-motherfer-upset-over-cavs">Pat Spencer and Quinten Post</a> — for coming to play down bodies, he knows the wine and gold have to be better.</p><p>“We’re gonna figure it out one day,” Mitchell said, exasperated. “Can’t keep getting in this position. Shouldn’t come down to it. All the things we’ve done and shown, we do it in spurts, and that’s what’s rough. We just have to figure out how to go out there on a consistent basis.”</p><p>Mitchell pointed out<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KwKB9UMzW1c" rel="noopener"> how the Cavs closed the half and started the third quarter</a>, which gave Golden State confidence. That’s not the first time that’s happened.</p><p>Remember, too, that this is a Cleveland bunch that just scored 130 points in a win over the San Antonio Spurs the night before, only to put up 94 points on a putrid 37-of-107 shooting performance from the field the next contest. Outside of Mitchell, the wine and gold went 3 of 28 from long distance.</p><p>“I mean, it’s deflating when you’re missing shots. Like, it’s deflating,” Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson said. “I don’t know who would be joyful in that situation. It’s just tough. I think we kept it together on the bench and [were] encouraging and [saying] keep competing. We had [24] offensive rebounds. I know a lot of that is ’cause we missed a lot of shots, but I thought, ‘We’re trying, we’re fighting.’ It’s like, we could not get over the hump.</p><p>The most perplexing aspect of this particular game was how the Cavs outrebounded Golden State by 15 and also got as many shots in the paint as they did Friday. The problem is that they made 28% below their expected field goal percentage on those easy looks.</p><p>“I’m not going to fault our effort or our spirit or any of that,” Atkinson said. “Name of the game is putting the ball in the basket at the end of the day… Got to put it in the hole.”</p><p>Even with a better offensive process and despite holding Golden State under 100 points on 38.4% shooting, the consensus takeaway was that the defense still needed improvement.</p><p>“It’s coming together, but it’s the opposite side of the ball for us,” Garland said. “Gotta bring some energy on that side of the ball. I guess it’s difficult for us. Gotta talk a little bit more, bring some energy on the defensive side of the ball.”</p><p>Mitchell believes that it starts with better communication, intensity, getting on the glass, and running the fastbreak. Garland feels like it’s as simple as energy, spirit, and “a will.”</p><p>“When you’re not making shots like that, you’ve gotta get more stops,” Atkinson said. ” It was okay-to-good, but it wasn’t great. We had a fair amount of breakdowns. We’re going for shot fakes at the rim. They weren’t effort things. They were more like focus, cognitive-like mishaps. So, we had to be more perfect on defense than we were.”</p><p>After splitting their weekend back-to-back, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-cleveland-regular-season-big-picture-focus">Cavs will have until Friday to regroup</a> before their matchup with the Washington Wizards in D.C. Sporting a middling 14-11 record, that may be what the doctor ordered.</p><p>“It’s a reset, obviously,” Mitchell said. “When we come back, we’ve gotta be rocking and ready to go.”</p><p>“It’s fixable,” Garland added. “Get some rest. Get in the gym. Create some energy for next game.”</p><p>Atkinson senses that Cleveland needs this kind of break to exhale and get some practice time.</p><p>“Schedule is gonna ease up, and we’ll get back on track,” Atkinson said. “But this is a good reset. It gives us time to get some guys healthy, right? Anytime you can buy days in the NBA, guys can heal up a little bit.”</p><p>“Use these four days and get better,” Mitchell added. “That’s it.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland call attention to Cavs’ crippling characteristic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-playing-cavs-spurs-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Darius Garland playing tonight? 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Cavs vs. Spurs injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T10:16:12-08:00">December 5th, 10:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T10:16:12-08:00">December 5th, 10:16am</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-gets-brutally-honest-ugly-loss-blazers-cleveland-scuffles">Cleveland Cavaliers will host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night</a> to continue their homestand at Rocket Arena. Darius Garland is listed as out on the injury report to manage his left great toe, meaning he will miss his 15th game for the wine and gold already this season.</p><p>Five additional Cavs will miss Friday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, who will be without Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle. Here’s everything we know about Darius Garland’s playing status vs. the Blazers.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV. <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="sponsored noopener">Get Access | Save $30)</a></i></b></p><h2><b>Darius Garland’s injury status vs. Spurs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Garland-passes.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When it comes to the question of whether Darius Garland is <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-12-05_11AM.pdf" rel="noopener">playing tonight</a> vs. the Spurs, the answer is no.</p><p>Garland was on the floor for 29 minutes in Cleveland’s disappointing home loss to a short-handed Portland Trail Blazers squad. He went just 2 of 13 from the field for six points, four assists, and two rebounds. Of course, it was difficult to get into a rhythm, as he was in foul trouble from the jump.</p><p>As part of the team’s plan to limit his early-season workload, and despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-nation-cleveland-fined-darius-garland">the Cavs being fined recently</a> for a similar decision, Garland will sit out of Friday’s contest and is expected to suit up on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>Evan Mobley is a late addition to Cleveland’s injury list; he’ll be questionable with an illness. Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, Larry Nance Jr., and Tyrese Proctor will all be out; both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-sam-merrill-jarrett-allen-same-bucket-injury-timelines">Allen and Merrill are dealing with injuries</a> “in the same bucket.” Max Strus remains sidelined, as he is still recovering from surgery on his left foot.</p><h2><b>Cavs injury report</b></h2><p><b>Evan Mobley: QUESTIONABLE </b>(illness)</p><p><b>Darius Garland: OUT </b>(left great toe management)</p><p><b>Jarrett Allen: OUT</b> (right third finger strain)</p><p><b>Sam Merrill: OUT</b> (right hand sprain)</p><p><b>Tyrese Proctor: OUT </b>(personal)</p><p><b>Larry Nance Jr.: OUT</b> (right calf strain)</p><p><b>Max Strus: OUT</b> (left foot surgery)</p><h2><b>Spurs injury report</b></h2><p><b>Luke Kornet: QUESTIONABLE </b>(left ankle soreness)</p><p><b>Victor Wembanyama: OUT </b>(left calf strain)</p><p><b>Stephon Castle: OUT </b>(left hip flexor strain)</p><p><b>Jordan McLaughlin: OUT </b>(left hamstring strain)</p><p><b>Harrison Ingram: OUT </b>(two-way G League assignment)</p><p><b>Riley Minix: OUT </b>(two-way G League assignment)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Darius Garland playing tonight? Cavs vs. Spurs injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-nation-cleveland-fined-darius-garland');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Cavs just got fined $250,000 over Darius Garland');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Garland-passes.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Cavs just got fined $250,000 over Darius Garland</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T14:32:08-08:00">December 4th, 2:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T14:32:08-08:00">December 4th, 2:32pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on the struggle bus of late, continuing with a brutal home <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-thomas-bryant-tenacious-consolation-prize-cleveland-loss-blazers">loss to the Portland Trail Blazers</a> on Wednesday evening. It was another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-texted-donovan-mitchell-43-points-pacers">strong game for Donovan Mitchell</a> in this one, but as has often been the case this year, Cleveland got a rough game from Darius Garland and some other key supporting cast members, sinking their record to 13-10 on the 2025-26 season.</p><p>Garland hasn’t been quite able to put it together this year as he returns from injury, and recently, the Cavs got some tough news regarding their pockets after the <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1996686999743582407" rel="noopener">way they handled</a> their point guard’s availability in late November.</p><p>“The Cleveland Cavaliers have been fined $250,000 for violating the league’s Player Participation Policy,” reported ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“The league says Darius Garland, a star player under the policy, was able to play in one of their two games on Nov. 23 and Nov. 24, but the team did not make him available for their nationally-televised game on Nov. 24 against Toronto,” he added.</p><p>The NBA has indeed cracked down on players being available for national TV games so as to help their bottom line, and it appears that the Cavs did not follow protocol when creating their lineups for that set of games. Garland instead played on November 23 in what turned out to be a Cavs win over the Los Angeles Clippers at home, before sitting out against the Raptors the following night on national TV.</p><p>Still, in the meantime, the Cavs have bigger fish to fry, including trying to figure out how to get Garland playing at the All-Star level he was throughout last season. If the season ended today, the Cavs would be in the play-in game. </p><p>The Cavs will next take the court on Friday evening at home against the San Antonio Spurs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Cavs just got fined $250,000 over Darius Garland

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-playing-trail-blazers-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Darius Garland playing tonight? 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Cavs vs. Trail Blazers injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T13:19:51-08:00">December 3rd, 1:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-03T13:19:51-08:00">December 3rd, 1:19pm</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-cleveland-regular-season-big-picture-focus">Cavaliers will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night</a> to begin a three-game homestand this week. Darius Garland is not listed on the injury report, meaning he will be playing after missing Monday’s win over the Indiana Pacers.</p><p>However, five Cavs will be unavailable for the wine-and-gold’s first matchup against the short-handed Blazers, who also have a lengthy injury report. Here’s everything we know about Darius Garland’s playing status vs. the Blazers.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV. <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="sponsored noopener">Get Access | Save $30)</a></i></b></p><h2><b>Darius Garland’s injury status vs. Trail Blazers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cavs-All-Stars-Donovan-Mitchell-Evan-Mobley-Darius-Garland.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When it comes to the question of whether Darius Garland is <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-12-03_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">playing tonight</a> vs. the Trail Blazers, the answer is yes.</p><p>Garland didn’t play on Monday in Indiana because it was the second night of a back-to-back, and the Cavs aren’t taking any chances with his injury management. But since the team had a day in between games, he’ll suit up for the wine and gold on Wednesday at Rocket Arena.</p><p>Cleveland has listed Lonzo Ball as probable despite him dealing with illness, while Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, Larry Nance Jr., and Chris Livingston will be out. Additionally, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-encouraging-max-strus-injury-update">Max Strus is still recovering from surgery</a> for a Jones fracture in his left foot, and as a result, he remains sidelined.</p><p>As for the visiting Blazers, they’re banged up and on a second night of a back-to-back of their own. Deni Avdija, Donovan Clingan, and Kris Murray are all listed as questionable, and six members of their roster will be inactive. Portland dropped a close one to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, 121-118.</p><h2><b>Cavs injury report</b></h2><p><b>Lonzo Ball: PROBABLE </b>(illness)</p><p><b>Jarrett Allen: OUT</b> (right third finger strain)</p><p><b>Sam Merrill: OUT</b> (right hand sprain)</p><p><b>Larry Nance Jr.: OUT</b> (right calf strain)</p><p><b>Max Strus: OUT</b> (left foot surgery)</p><p><b>Chris Livingston: OUT </b>(two-way)</p><h2><b>Trail Blazers injury report</b></h2><p><b>Deni Avdija: QUESTIONABLE </b>(left ankle sprain)</p><p><b>Donovan Clingan: QUESTIONABLE </b>(lower left leg contusion)</p><p><b>Kris Murray: QUESTIONABLE </b>(left hip contusion)</p><p><b>Jrue Holiday: OUT </b>(right calf strain)</p><p><b>Robert Williams III: OUT </b>(left knee injury management)</p><p><b>Scoot Henderson: OUT </b>(left hamstring tear)</p><p><b>Matisse Thybulle: OUT </b>(left thumb ligament tear)</p><p><b>Blake Wesley: OUT </b>(left foot fracture)</p><p><b>Damian Lillard: OUT </b>(right calf strain)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Darius Garland playing tonight? Cavs vs. Trail Blazers injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-playing-raptors-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Darius Garland playing tonight? 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Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Is Darius Garland playing tonight? Cavs vs. Raptors injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-24T12:18:10-08:00">November 24th, 12:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-24T12:18:10-08:00">November 24th, 12:18pm</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-passes-kyrie-irving-franchise-history-latest-shooting-explosion">Cavaliers will visit the Toronto Raptors on Monday night</a> after finishing their longest homestand of the season. Darius Garland is listed on the injury report, and several other Cavs will also be unavailable for the wine-and-gold’s third matchup against Toronto. Here’s everything we know about Darius Garland’s playing status vs. the Raptors.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV. <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="sponsored noopener">Get Access | Save $30)</a></i></b></p><h2><b>Darius Garland’s injury status vs. Raptors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Darius-Garland-vs-Jaden-McDaniels.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When it comes to the question of if Darius Garland is <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-11-24_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">playing tonight</a> vs. the Raptors, the answer is no.</p><p>Garland is coming off Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers, where he scored eight points, dished out eight assists, and pulled down a rebound in 29 minutes. He returned on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers with a 20-point, seven-assist output in 27 minutes of action. Before the game, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson detailed how Cleveland will handle Garland’s injury situation, comparing it to turf toe injuries seen in football.</p><p>“It’s not linear. There’ll be some little setbacks, and we’re just going to have to deal with that,” Atkinson said. “And luckily, it hasn’t been anything like grave. Really, just certain plays that bother him, and we’re going to have to help him through that. I told him [Sunday] we’re going to have to really communicate in terms of how he’s feeling — not only toe, but conditioning-wise. So, it’s a little bit tricky.</p><p>“We’re very conservative in terms of how we deal with injuries and getting guys back to kind of return to performance. But I see the Brock Purdy and the Joe Burrow [cases]. I’m just like, man, let’s just keep progressing bit by bit. I’m just saying there’s going to be some bumps along the way.”</p><p>Like many games early in the season, the Cavs will be missing a significant number of players. In addition to Garland, De’Andre Hunter, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, and Craig Porter Jr. won’t play; Merrill will have been out for four straight games, and Allen will have missed three consecutive. Porter will miss his second straight, and Dean Wade is listed as questionable due to a hyperextended right knee.</p><p>Cleveland will lean heavily on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-money-spot-career-nba-mvp">Donovan Mitchell’s MVP-like heroics</a> and Evan Mobley, who should be seeking revenge on Scottie Barnes for their last meeting.</p><p>“We’re definitely going to go into there shorthanded [Monday] night, but we’re going to have Donovan and Evan, so that gives us a shot,” Atkinson said postgame on Sunday evening. “Our bench will have to play great again.”</p><h2><b>Cavs injury report</b></h2><p><b>Darius Garland: OUT</b> (left great toe injury management)</p><p><b>De’Andre Hunter: OUT</b> (rest)</p><p><b>Jarrett Allen: OUT</b> (right third finger strain)</p><p><b>Sam Merrill: OUT</b> (right hand sprain)</p><p><b>Craig Porter Jr.: OUT</b> (left hamstring strain)</p><p><b>Max Strus: OUT</b> (left foot surgery)</p><p><b>Dean Wade: QUESTIONABLE</b> (right knee hyperextension)</p><h2><b>Raptors injury report</b></h2><p><b>RJ Barrett: OUT </b>(right knee sprain)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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