It finished the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are down a star player for Saturday’s matchup against the Miami Heat.
Darius Garland, a former first-round pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, is out for Game 3 because of a toe injury.
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Jason Lloyd of The Athletic reported the news as Garland suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of game two. Cleveland has a 2-0 lead in the series as Garland posted 27 points in the opening game and 21 in Game 2. He averaged 20.6 points and 6.7 assists during the regular season for the Cavs to make his second NBA All-Star team this season. The 6-foot-1, 192-pound point guard is part of an exciting roster with Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley.
Darius Garland will miss today’s game against the Heat with a sprained left toe. It happened late in the fourth quarter of Game 2, according to the team.
— Jason Lloyd (@ByJasonLloyd) April 26, 2025
Hopefully, the team will have Garland back for Game 4.
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