<!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/darius-garland-admirably-gritting-through-pain-lead-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Darius Garland admirably gritting through pain to lead Cavs: ‘He’s looking outside himself’');   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/Darius-Garland.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Darius Garland admirably gritting through pain to lead Cavs: ‘He’s looking outside himself’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T22:33:00-08:00">December 14th, 10:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T22:33:00-08:00">December 14th, 10:33pm</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>With two clunker performances in the last three days, after what was described as a reset week consisting of multiple practice days, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-silver-linings-evan-mobley-injury-absence">the Cleveland Cavaliers are going through it</a> right now. That should not take away from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-nation-cleveland-fined-darius-garland">Darius Garland’s willingness to grit his teeth and overcome obvious pain</a> and discomfort in his toe to be out there for the Cavs during such a difficult stretch.</p><p>“I get paid a lot of money to do that, first and foremost. I love basketball,” Garland said after Cleveland’s 119-111 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets. “I love being out there with my teammates, enjoying their success.”</p><p>“That’s who he is, and who he is to us,” Donovan Mitchell added. “We know he’s tough. We know he’s fighting through a lot. But for him to continue to put the team first, that’s what we need. I’m glad he had his best performance. He’s gonna get better and better for us.”</p><p>As Mitchell relayed, this isn’t about Garland’s season-high 26 points or his nine assists.</p><p>It’s about him playing a team-high 39 minutes after again tweaking an already-hurt and bothersome injury that’s held him back since coming back from a reaggravation in Miami on November 10. It’s about the infectious nature of his downhill offensive game and getting others involved. It’s about him challenging Brandon Miller throughout the fourth quarter on the defensive end and taking an off-arm to the chest that could’ve sealed the game as an offensive foul.</p><p>“He broke through,” Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson said. “He gets these stingers when he’s got a hard change of direction, hard plant, and I thought he played through it tonight. I feel like he’s starting to find it a little bit — starting to get by, starting to get to the rim, starting to get into the paint a little more — so that’s a positive.”</p><p>Don’t forget about Garland’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRJt6MRWDZE" rel="noopener">deflections and defensive activity</a>, including a block on Charlotte rookie Sion James’ three-ball that secured a shot-clock violation.</p><p>“I mean, that’s an All-Star,” Jaylon Tyson said. “That’s our point guard. That’s our guy. I’m gonna ride or die with him. I love him to death, and I appreciate everything he’s done for me and this team. We’re gonna keep rocking with him.”</p><p>Understandably sick of being asked about his toe injury, Garland didn’t get into specifics about what happened in the fourth quarter when he fell to the ground and grabbed his left foot after a sudden dribble move. He did say it was the toe, though, so it’s not a new injury.</p><p>“When you’re coming back from an injury like this, there’s a mental piece to it, and there’s a frustration to it,” Atkinson said pregame Sunday. “My conversations with him [are], ‘Don’t let the frustration bring down your energy.’ His energy, personally, and then, the energy of the team. It’s completely normal; we’ve all been there. You miss three 3s in a row, and you’re just like [sigh]. No, you’ve still got to run back on defense, your energy still has to be good.</p><p>“It’s for him, his emotional responses, but for him to get over that hump, but also to help his teammates, ’cause he’s one of the leaders, he’s one of the best players on this team. So those are really the conversations. I’m not talking about makes and misses. ‘While you’re getting back from this injury, keep your energy in a great place, keep your teammates’ energy in a great place.’ That’s one of his jobs as a leader.”</p><p>This past week, Garland opened up on that internal battle he’s facing, including scheduling limitations and the physical aspect itself.</p><p>“It’s been a struggle,” Garland said last Thursday after practice. “Of course, not playing in the games I want to play in and not playing back-to-backs has sucked. That was a doctor decision. That was a decision for all of us to make in the summertime when I had the surgery, so just trying to listen to the doctor, trying to be as healthy as I can for the time when we really need each other.”</p><p>Garland is here now, however, for the wine and gold at the most critical time. It’s easy to lead when you’re winning, but maintaining that spirit when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/should-cavs-look-at-thunder-barometer-for-success">Cleveland is in a seemingly never-ending funk</a> is a necessity.</p><p>“I’m out there playing. I’m out there for my teammates, trying to win basketball games,” Garland said.</p><p>“He’s looking outside himself,” added Atkinson, who saw him pick up the Cavs following a subpar first half vs. the Hornets. “He’s engaging his teammates. He’s talking to them. His positive spirit on the bench. I just loved his energy [Sunday]. That’s what we need, and that’s kind of the ask as he goes through this struggle to get back to the DG we know.”</p><p>Looking to engineer any type of boost, Garland is pleading with the crowd at Rocket Arena to help get the Cavs out of this rut.</p><p>“I know it’s not a lot to cheer for right now, but we need the fans in it,” Garland said. “That gets us going. So when the fans [are] not in it, the bench has to be into it. Larry [Nance Jr.] did a really good job, and Thomas [Bryant], on the bench [Sunday]. Really doing everything they can to try to get some energy in the arena, standing up, screaming from the other side of the floor. Really trying to find that energy. That’s what we need.”</p><p>Cleveland has another slow week of games coming up, with the Chicago Bulls next up in a home-and-home series starting in Chicago, so we’ll have to wait until Friday to see if Garland’s wish is granted.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Darius Garland admirably gritting through pain to lead Cavs: ‘He’s looking outside himself’

<!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

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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>

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

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Cavs vs. Clippers injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-23T11:13:28-08:00">November 23rd, 11:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-23T11:13:28-08:00">November 23rd, 11:13am</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 Cavaliers will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Darius Garland is not listed on the injury report for the first time since Nov. 7, meaning he will play in his second straight game since returning from a reaggravated left great toe injury on Friday. Several other Cavs will not be available for the contest, though. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-return-lineup-absence">Kawhi Leonard is also set to come back for the Clippers</a> after 10 games on the shelf. Here’s everything we know about Darius Garland’s playing status vs. the Clippers.</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. Clippers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cleveland-Cavaliers-guard-Darius-Garland-10.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-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_2025-11-23_12PM.pdf" rel="noopener">playing tonight</a> vs. the Clippers, the answer is yes.</p><p>Garland will be suiting up for the Wine and Gold as the team closes its season-long six-game homestand against former head coach Tyronn Lue and his LA squad. The Cavs are coming off a 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers, where Cleveland’s offense looked more like itself <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-jaylon-tyson-return-uplift-latest-win">because of Garland and Jaylon Tyson’s comebacks</a>. Half-court possessions were fluid, drives were up team-wide, and the ball was popping around from paint-to-corner kickouts.</p><p>In his postgame press conference, Garland was grateful for coming out of the game healthy despite a minor stinger that he had at the end of the game. He described the process of returning to the court after the setback in Miami on Nov. 10.</p><p>“A lot of recovery, a lot of treatment,” Garland said. “Trying to get the toe moving, trying to get the flexibility back in it, and a lot of time on the court.”</p><p>Additionally, back from a concussion, Tyson is good to go for his second consecutive contest.</p><p>It’s good that the Cavs have these two to lift their energy because Jarrett Allen, Lonzo Ball, Sam Merrill, and Craig Porter Jr. have all been ruled out. Those four will join Max Strus, who has yet to make his season debut as he continues to recover from a Jones fracture in his left foot.</p><h2><b>Cavs injury report</b></h2><p><b>Jarrett Allen: OUT</b> (right third finger strain)</p><p><b>Lonzo Ball: OUT</b> (left knee injury management)</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><h2><b>Clippers injury report</b></h2><p><b>Bogdan Bogdanovic: QUESTIONABLE </b>(left hip soreness)</p><p><b>Bradley Beal: OUT </b>(left hip fracture)</p><p><b>Derrick Jones Jr.: OUT</b> (right knee sprain)</p><p><b>Jordan Miller: OUT</b> (left hamstring injury management)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Darius Garland playing tonight? Cavs vs. Clippers 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-jaylon-tyson-return-uplift-latest-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson uplift Cavs in NBA Cup win over Pacers');   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/2025/11/Cleveland-Cavaliers-guard-Darius-Garland-10.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson uplift Cavs in NBA Cup win over Pacers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-21T21:25:26-08:00">November 21st, 9:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-21T21:25:26-08:00">November 21st, 9:25pm</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-darius-garland-jarrett-allen-playing-pacers-nba-cup-injury-report">Cleveland Cavaliers got Darius Garland and Jaylon Tyson back</a> for the first time since November 10 in Miami, and each’s presence was felt on the court and even on the bench. The Cavs beat the Indiana Pacers 120-109 with a more recognizable-looking attack. A sight for sore eyes offensively. Combining for 34 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds, Garland and Tyson provided a huge lift together with their performances and positive attitudes.</p><p>“The excitement was up,” Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said postgame, noting the crowd’s energy. “Those two guys bring a lot of life, a lot of life to the arena, a lot of life to the team, a lot of life to the bench. So, I think without them, we’re a little more business. Don [Mitchell]’s business like, Evan [Mobley]’s business like. They can be goofy and fun and have a laugh, even in tense moments. I know it helps me. It helps me to calm down sometimes. Those guys are great spirits.”</p><p>“JT has high energy. DG as well,” Mobley added. “Just happy guys, and we’re definitely excited for them to come back and play with us on the court. So I feel like that just brings more life to the team.”</p><p>Garland had a heck of a first half, where Cleveland had drive-kick-swing-swing possessions going like it was 2024-25. He found De’Andre Hunter and Dean Wade in the corners, and from there, it was popping all around the perimeter. Four starting Cavs had at least 20 points in the final box score, including Mitchell, Mobley, Hunter, and himself. Atkinson didn’t even know that until he saw the <a href="https://www.nba.com/game/ind-vs-cle-0022500048/box-score" rel="noopener">stat sheet</a>.</p><p>“I thought we had three or four possessions you want to put on the coaching highlight film, in terms of making the extra pass, extra swing pass, crisp, great spacing,” Atkinson said. “They were, like, reminiscent of stuff we had going on last year. Having those two guys back, Darius and Jaylon, really, really helps. Helps with our spacing. We can make those plays.”</p><p>Having 28 assists on 43 field goals seems somewhat pedestrian at first glance, but Cleveland was driving into Indiana’s space for the entirety of the game. You wouldn’t know it by the paint attempt numbers, but rather how many sprayouts came off those initiations.</p><p>“It is getting there,” Garland added of the wine-and-gold’s offense. “It takes time, though. We’re still not even a hundred percent healthy yet, so it’s going to take some time, especially when everybody else gets back. It’s still going to take a little bit more. But yeah, we’re starting to get some flashes of some stuff from last year.”</p><p>Garland was glad to come out of the game unscathed despite a “little stinger” toward the end with his left toe. He was grateful to “come out alive, come out healthy.”</p><p>Tyson was a bright spot in his own right, picking up right where he left off before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-evan-mobley-injury-report-heat">suffering a concussion against the Heat</a>.</p><p>“It was good to be back and to compete with my brothers and ultimately win,” Tyson said postgame. “My love of the game, I love this thing, right? I want to play a long time. I want to be able to take care of my family. I tell my pops this all the time: my one goal with the NBA when I retire, when my future kids go to school, their dad, I want them to know, ‘Yeah, Jaylon Tyson, he was that dude.’ That’s where the joy comes from.</p><p>“I’m just playing my role. I have a role on this team to bring that energy and be that connector for this team. I’ve got to do that every day.”</p><p>There’s no question what Garland and Tyson mean to this Cavs group, and maybe it’s time to realize that Cleveland may be just as dangerous as it once was as soon as the injury list dwindles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson uplift Cavs in NBA Cup win over Pacers

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Cavs vs. Pacers NBA Cup injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-21T08:26:20-08:00">November 21st, 8:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-21T08:26:20-08:00">November 21st, 8:26am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to host the Indiana Pacers in a Friday night NBA Cup clash. Although the 10-6 Cavs expect to get the win against the 2-13 Pacers, Cleveland is dealing with some injury trouble heading into the matchup. Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen are among the Cavs listed on the injury report, so are the stars playing tonight vs. the Pacers?</p><p>Allen is battling a finger injury while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-jaylon-tyson-returning-injury">Garland has a toe injury</a>. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-fundamental-issue-costing-cleveland-games">Cavs have endured early season ups and downs</a>, but they still project to be a contender. Having Garland and Allen available would obviously help the team develop further consistency.</p><p>Here’s everything we know about Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen’s injury statuses for tonight’s game vs. the Pacers.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen’s injury statuses vs. Pacers</b></h2><p>According to the NBA injury report, Garland (left great toe injury management) and Allen (right 3rd finger strain) are <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-11-21_10AM.pdf" rel="noopener">both listed as questionable</a> for Friday night’s game.</p><p>The Cleveland stars’ final injury statuses will go a long way toward determining the outcome of the matchup. Indiana would love to earn an upset on the road, but Cleveland is more than capable of getting the job done at home.</p><p>When it comes to the question of if Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen are playing tonight vs. the Pacers, the answer is maybe.</p><h2><b>Cavs’ injury report</b></h2><p>The Cavaliers have seven players listed on Friday’s injury report.</p><ul><li>Darius Garland (left great toe injury management): Questionable</li><li>Jarrett Allen (right 3rd finger strain): Questionable</li><li>Jaylon Tyson (head concussion): Questionable</li><li>Sam Merrill (right hand sprain): Out</li><li>Max Strus (left foot surgery jones fracture): Out</li><li>Chris Livingston (G League two-way): Out</li><li>Luke Travers (G League two-way): Out</li></ul><h2><b>Pacers’ injury report</b></h2><p>The Pacers have six players on the injury report.</p><ul><li>Tyrese Haliburton (right Achilles tendon torn): Out</li><li>Johnny Furphy (left ankle sprain): Out</li><li>Quentin Jackson (right hamstring strain): Out</li><li>Kam Jones (lower back stress reaction): Out</li><li>Aaron Nesmith (left knee MCL sprain): Out</li><li>Obi Toppin (right foot stress fracture): Out</li></ul><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Are Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen playing tonight? Cavs vs. Pacers NBA Cup 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-jaylon-tyson-returning-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'How far are Cavs’ Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson from returning from injury?');   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/2025/11/How-far-are-Darius-Garland-Jaylon-Tyson-from-returning.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How far are Cavs’ Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson from returning from injury?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-19T15:17:10-08:00">November 19th, 3:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-19T15:17:10-08:00">November 19th, 3:17pm</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>Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson shared updates on Darius Garland and Jaylon Tyson on Wednesday <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-rockets-cavs-injury-report-primetime-showdown">before the team’s meeting with the Houston Rockets.</a> They were quite encouraging.</p><p>Garland is “itching” to come back and isn’t too far away.</p><p>“He’s had contact,” Atkinson said in his pregame press conference. “He’s played 3-on-3, 4-on-4, a little bit of 5-on-5, as much as we do. I just think we’re right there. We’re getting real close to getting over that hump and having him in the lineup.”</p><p>Meanwhile, Tyson is also “super close” to being back active for Cleveland. Atkinson revealed that Wednesday was even a possibility, but the organization wanted to <a href="https://cms.nba.com/official/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/05/2022-23-NBA-Concussion-Program-Summary.pdf" rel="noopener">ensure extra caution</a> with the second-year swingman.</p><p>“I think [Cavs director of player health and head athletic trainer] Steve [Spiro] really takes a good approach with these guys,” Atkinson said. “We can wait another game, probably. Hoping on Friday. But he’s looked great in his return to play protocol.”</p><p>Tyson and Garland have missed the last four games, both with injuries they sustained in Miami last Monday. Tyson has been in concussion protocol since showing symptoms postgame that night, while Garland reinjured his surgically repaired left great toe on a routine drive to the basket, where he made contact with Heat forward Nikola Jovic.</p><p>Over the last week, the Cavs have had some rocky performances despite a 3-1 record on the schedule. The wine-and-gold offense hasn’t been pretty without its lead floor general and bright, young sophomore wing, so getting those two back will undoubtedly help the squad out in multiple areas.</p><p>Cleveland has been steadfast in protecting its players from a hellacious 15-game-in-27-night schedule. That is tied for the most played in the league. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-cleveland-fined-donovan-mitchell-evan-mobley-miami">Cavs were fined $100,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for resting Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley</a> in the Miami rematch seven days ago, it’s clear that the franchise will do what it must to ensure the health of its roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How far are Cavs’ Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson from returning from injury?

<!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-encouraging-injury-update-kenny-atkinson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Darius Garland lands encouraging injury update from Kenny Atkinson');   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/2025/05/darius-garland_49afdf.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs’ Darius Garland lands encouraging injury update from Kenny Atkinson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-15T13:44:30-08:00">November 15th, 1:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-15T13:44:30-08:00">November 15th, 1:44pm</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>Cleveland Cavaliers head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-playing-grizzlies-injury-report">Kenny Atkinson provided the latest injury updates on Darius Garland</a> and Jaylon Tyson on Saturday before the team’s meeting with the Memphis Grizzlies at Rocket Arena.</p><p>Garland is shooting and going through workouts with coaches on the court again, but hasn’t gotten on the floor for live 5-on-5 action. Atkinson was there to observe the session.</p><p>“He was moving really well, I’ll just put it that way,” Atkinson said. “Didn’t seem like there was anything that was slowing him down. It wasn’t a 5-on-5, but that was my personal observation.</p><p>“He’ll shoot again [Saturday], and then we’re gonna try to get him a run, like a 5-on-5, here pretty soon. That’s kind of the progression, and we’ll evaluate where he’s at after that.”</p><h2><b>Cavs swingman Jaylon Tyson’s status after suffering concussion</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cleveland-Cavaliers-guard-Jaylon-Tyson-20-knocks-the-ball-away-from-New-York-Knicks-guard-Jalen-Brunson-11.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Tyson, on the other hand, is <a href="https://cms.nba.com/official/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/05/2022-23-NBA-Concussion-Program-Summary.pdf" rel="noopener">still in the earliest step</a> of the NBA concussion protocol. Atkinson shared that he’ll start light, monitored biking on Saturday. There’s a strict policy that ensures players pass several stages before they can officially return to play. If there’s a holdup at any point, the player will revert one step and then have to clear it again.</p><p>“There are other benchmarks we’ve got to pass,” Atkinson said. “I wish I could say, ‘Man, in a week he’s gonna be ready, two weeks.’ I just don’t want to go there yet because there’s an evaluation process that goes with it. But I’ll tell you this, it’s not like in two days he’s ready. That’s not how this works. There’s steps he’s got to take.”</p><p>These are two important Cavs pieces in their own ways. Garland is an offensive organizer who brings a different ball-handling and scoring dynamic to the fray, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-second-year-swingman-jaylon-tyson-critiques-opening-week">Tyson’s relentlessness on the glass and on the defensive end</a> has not gone unnoticed.</p><p>Based on Atkinson’s comments, it sounds as if Garland could surprisingly be back before Tyson. It just depends on the second-year swingman’s testing in the concussion protocol and whether Cleveland’s All-Star point guard feels physically confident following an injury scare.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Darius Garland lands encouraging injury update from Kenny Atkinson

<!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-grizzlies-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Darius Garland playing tonight? 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Cavs vs. Grizzlies injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-15T06:05:02-08:00">November 15th, 6:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-15T06:05:02-08:00">November 15th, 6:05am</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/memphis-grizzlies/grizzlies-news-tuomas-iisalo-memphis-on-blast-36-point-loss-celtics">Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night</a>. Darius Garland is listed as out on the injury report and will miss his third straight game due to his left great toe contusion and injury management. Jaylon Tyson will also be out for his third consecutive contest because of a concussion. Here’s everything we know about Darius Garland’s injury and his playing status vs. the Grizzlies.</p><p>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV. <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="sponsored noopener"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b><i>)</i></a></p><h2><b>Darius Garland injury status vs. Grizzlies</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/garland-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-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_2025-11-14_10PM.pdf" rel="noopener">playing tonight</a> vs. the Grizzlies, the answer is no.</p><p>Garland will be watching from the sidelines again and hasn’t played since Monday night, when he suffered a left great toe contusion after landing on it awkwardly and drawing a foul on Miami Heat forward Nikola Jokic. He tried to play through it in the second half, but had to commit a personal foul on purpose to come out of the game in pain midway through the third quarter.</p><p>Following the game, the Cavs held out hope that the setback would be minor. Additional <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-out-heat-toe-injury">evaluation on Tuesday showed that Garland only suffered a bruise</a>. Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson was relieved with the findings after a “freak collision.”</p><p>“He experienced a little bit of stiffness, but it wasn’t grave or anything like that,” Atkinson said before Wednesday’s rematch in Miami. “This is not an easy injury to come back from. We see it in the NFL; follow all the quarterbacks who’ve had a similar injury. I think everybody thinks with this one, you can just kind of take off like you’re coming back from an ankle sprain. This is different.</p><p>“I’ve read up a lot about it. I’ve been educated by our group. So we’ve got to have patience, and DG’s got to have patience, right? You’re not gonna all of a sudden be All-Star DG. So he understands that. It’s just that he’s a competitor, wants to do great for the team. I’m glad it wasn’t anything really concerning.”</p><p>Atkinson revealed on Thursday that Garland got some shots up on the court, and the team is labeling his status as day-to-day.</p><h2><b>Cavs injury report</b></h2><p><b>Darius Garland: OUT</b> (left great toe/injury management)</p><p><b>Jaylon Tyson: OUT</b> (concussion)</p><p><b>Max Strus: OUT</b> (left foot surgery)</p><p><b>Chris Livingston: OUT</b> (two-way contract G League assignment)</p><h2><b>Grizzlies injury report</b></h2><p><b>Cedric Coward: DOUBTFUL </b>(right foot soreness)</p><p><b>Zach Edey: QUESTIONABLE </b>(left ankle surgery recovery)</p><p><b>Olivier Maxence-Prosper: QUESTIONABLE </b>(left quad contusion)</p><p><b>Brandon Clarke: OUT</b> (right knee surgery recovery)</p><p><b>Scottie Pippen Jr.: OUT</b> (left great toe surgery recovery)</p><p><b>Ty Jerome: OUT</b> (right calf strain)</p><p><b>Javon Small: OUT</b> (left turf toe)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Darius Garland playing tonight? Cavs vs. Grizzlies 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-out-heat-toe-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Darius Garland’s toe injury update rules him out for Cavs vs. Heat. 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What comes next?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-12T08:30:43-08:00">November 12th, 8:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-12T08:30:43-08:00">November 12th, 8:30am</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 Cavaliers released an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-isnt-worried-darius-garland-injury">injury update on Darius Garland</a> on Tuesday morning. He aggravated his left toe injury in Monday night’s overtime loss to the Miami Heat and couldn’t finish the game, leaving midway through the third quarter. Luckily for the wine and gold, Garland only suffered a bruise.</p><p>In the team’s press release, the Cavs announced that Garland suffered a left great toe contusion when he made incidental contact with Heat forward Nikola Jovic on a drive to the basket. He was evaluated after the game and the next morning.</p><p>The Cavs announced that he and several other members of the squad will miss Wednesday’s rematch with the Heat.</p><p>“Garland will receive daily treatment and continue with the established post-surgery management plan,” the team said. “He is listed as OUT for tonight’s game in Miami and his return to play availability will be updated as appropriate.”</p><p>Seeing how he reacted on the floor the other night, this update is as <a href="https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-darius-garland-251112" rel="noopener">positive as it gets</a> for Cleveland and its fan base. Garland simply had a minor setback in his third game back from recovery.</p><p>“This is all a part of the progress; progress isn’t linear,” Donovan Mitchell said on Monday night. “You’re gonna have days where you feel great, and you’re gonna have moments like this. The biggest thing is how can we continue to progress and staying with it, staying with your routine and not getting deflated. But in those moments, I know it’s tough. It sucks, man. It’s tough to see, seeing all the work that he put into it.”</p><p>In addition to Garland, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-evan-mobley-injury-report-heat">Cleveland has chosen to rest Mitchell and Evan Mobley</a> because of the minute load each had on Monday, in addition to Wednesday’s tilt being the first night of a road-home back-to-back. The Toronto Raptors will be waiting at Rocket Arena at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday.</p><p>The Cavs will have to move forward in the short term with Lonzo Ball, Craig Porter Jr., and rookie Tyrese Proctor to pick up for their teammate. How long that will be is still undetermined; knowing Kenny Atkinson and his performance staff, they may handle this as delicately as possible.</p><p>The fact that there wasn’t a reinjury to Garland means that the franchise dodged a bullet — and can exhale.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Darius Garland’s toe injury update rules him out for Cavs vs. Heat. What comes next?

<!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', '/news/cavs-news-another-darius-garland-injury-brutal-capper-stunning-last-second-loss-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Another Darius Garland injury the brutal capper to Cavs’ stunning last-second loss to Heat');   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.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cavs-All-Star-Darius-Garland-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Another Darius Garland injury the brutal capper to Cavs’ stunning last-second loss to Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-11T12:45:25-08:00">November 11th, 12:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-11T12:45:25-08:00">November 11th, 12:45pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson joined ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Monday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers took a brutal loss <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-reveals-how-andrew-wiggins-game-winning-dunk-vs-cavs-was-4-years-in-the-making">to the Miami Heat</a> by a score of 140-138. The Cavs tied this game up at 138 thanks to a miraculous corner three <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-isnt-worried-darius-garland-injury">by Donovan Mitchell</a>, but unfortuantely had a breakdown on the ensuing Heat inbounds pass, relinquishing a winning dunk from Andrew Wiggins.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/SpinDavies/status/1988120670585413901" rel="noopener">Making matters worse</a> for the Cavs was that Darius Garland, who just recently returned to the lineup after missing the first chunk of the season due to injury, exited this game with a toe injury.</p><p>After the game, Mitchell spoke on what he said to Garland in the wake of the injury.</p><p>“I came back here with him, and I said, ‘Hey, this is a part of it. I’d rather this happen today than in four or five months.’ This is all of a part of it,” said Mitchell, per Spencer Davies of ClutchPoints. “And it’s easy for me to say that, right? It’s easy for us to sit here and say, ‘You’ll be fine,’ and he’s not trying to hear that.</p><p>“But at the end of the day, there’s gonna be setbacks. There’s gonna be things that happen. It’s not about him not working. I could see if he was upset because you didn’t do the things necessary, but he’s been in the gym, he’s been working on himself. It’s nothing to be worried about.”</p><p>Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson did not have an update on the injury in the postgame press conference, but said he believes it is the same toe that kept Garland out to open up the season.</p><p>The Cavs had done a nice job of weathering the absences of both Garland and Max Strus to open up the season but would love to have both players back in the lineup sooner rather than later.</p><p>The Cavs will next hit the floor on Wednesday, once again in Miami for a rematch against the Heat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Another Darius Garland injury the brutal capper to Cavs’ stunning last-second loss to Heat

<!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-isnt-worried-darius-garland-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Donovan Mitchell isn’t worried about Cavs backcourt partner Darius Garland’s injury');   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/2025/08/Cavs-All-Stars-Donovan-Mitchell-Evan-Mobley-Darius-Garland.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Donovan Mitchell isn’t worried about Cavs backcourt partner Darius Garland’s injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-10T21:37:57-08:00">November 10th, 9:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-11T08:34:51-08:00">November 11th, 8:34am</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>Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-ruled-out-rest-heat-game-concerning-injury">Darius Garland was injured in Monday night’s game against the Miami Heat</a>. He was forced to miss the rest of the contest with a left toe injury that was evaluated postgame.</p><p>Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson, who was ejected in the third quarter, didn’t have an update in his press conference. He isn’t sure and can’t confirm it, but assumes it is the same big toe <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-what-darius-garland-return-mean-unrecognizable-offense">Garland had surgery on this offseason</a>.</p><p>Garland grimaced with a noticeable limp after a drive to the basket, where he drew a foul from Nikola Jovic with 2:08 left in the second quarter. Sam Merrill came in for him following another minute of play as he tried to tough it out.</p><p>“I came back here with him, and I said, ‘Hey, this is a part of it. I’d rather this happen today than in four or five months.’ This is all of a part of it,” Donovan Mitchell said after the 140-138 overtime loss. “And it’s easy for me to say that, right? It’s easy for us to sit here and say, ‘You’ll be fine,’ and he’s not trying to hear that.</p><p>“But at the end of the day, there’s gonna be setbacks. There’s gonna be things that happen. It’s not about him not working. I could see if he was upset because you didn’t do the things necessary, but he’s been in the gym, he’s been working on himself. It’s nothing to be worried about.”</p><p>Atkinson shared that the medical staff consulted with the Cavs’ point guard, who wanted to give it a go <a href="https://www.nba.com/game/cle-vs-mia-0022500201" rel="noopener">in the second half</a>, but just couldn’t continue. He intentionally wrapped up Andrew Wiggins midway through the third quarter and left the court to go to the locker room again.</p><p>While Cleveland’s head coach initially considered shutting him down when the initial injury occurred, he stuck with Garland.</p><p>“There were a couple of times where he was limping,” Atkinson said. “You have to defer to the player. I have a good trust with Darius. He plays through a lot, so I kind of kept him out there. Maybe I should’ve pulled him earlier, but I trust him. We have good communication. But then, it got to the point where he had to give the foul to stop the play, and we got him out.”</p><p>“Just hope he’s okay,” Evan Mobley said. “That’s the main thing going through my head, and then after that, just trying to finish the game as best we can.”</p><p>Mitchell shared that Garland is “fine” and in good spirits, noting that it’s early November and that there’s a long way to go.</p><p>“This is all a part of the progress; progress isn’t linear,” Mitchell said. “You’re gonna have days where you feel great, and you’re gonna have moments like this. The biggest thing is how can we continue to progress and staying with it, staying with your routine and not getting deflated. But in those moments, I know it’s tough. It sucks, man. It’s tough to see, seeing all the work that he put into it.”</p><p>Garland just returned to the fold last week to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/darius-garland-quarterbacks-cavs-season-debut-annoying-6-months-sidelines">ignite the Cavs’ offense</a>. In the two games he played before Monday night, Cleveland has scored 132 and 148 points.</p><p>Depending on the findings of Garland’s evaluation, this could be a brutal blow to the wine and gold. Cleveland is crossing its fingers for good news, as is the rest of the basketball world.</p><p>“I felt for him,” De’Andre Hunter said. “Any athlete that has dealt with injuries knows how that feels to rehab and come back and feel good, and just for a split-second, you go back to how you were feeling, it’s terrible. I’m just hoping the best for him and hoping he’s not out for too long.”</p><p>“Whether it’s long-term, short-term, whatever it is, we’ll deal with it,” Mitchell added. “And we know who we have here to help lift who we are, while he may be out or may not be out, I don’t know. But at the end of the day, he puts the work in, so he’ll be back and he’ll be better than ever.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.4	2.4	6.0	-	0.6

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.4	2.4	6.0	-	0.6

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