The injury bug is once again sweeping through the Cleveland Cavaliers roster. This time it's affecting key rotation members as they head into a critical matchup against the New York shorthanded.
Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell will once again be OUT for the Cavs, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
He missed Cleveland's matchup against the Detroit Pistons which the wine and gold ended up winning. This will now be the fourth game that Mitchell has missed since returning from the All-Star Break. However, the other absences were due to an illness.
Of course, the biggest storyline here will be that Spida will not be playing against his home team Knicks who've been rumored to be interested in trading for him despite Cleveland's front office refusal to do so.
Isaac Okoro
No one on the Cavaliers has taken a bigger jump this season than Isaac Okoro. He's been as consistent as it gets whether that be as a starter or off the bench.
Okoro was never listed on the injury report leading up to the game, but he's relevant to not here. His back was giving him issues in Detroit on Friday evening and exited the game in the third quarter and never returned to the game despite the Pistsons getting themselves back into the game late.
Thankfully, it appears that he's a go against the Knicks.
Caris LeVert
Caris LeVert has been a reason why Cleveland's bench has been so strong this season. The Cavs will be without their Six Man of the Year candidate against New York as LeVert has been deemed OUT, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
He did not play in the Cavaliers' victory over the Pistons and was visibly in discomfort when Cleveland played the Chicago Bulls in the middle of the week.
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