David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Cavaliers' Taurean Prince to have season-ending ankle surgery

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Apr 22, 2021 5:14 PM ET

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to get bad news on the injury front.

Cleveland forward Taurean Prince tallied eight points in Wednesday's 121-105 win over the Chicago Bulls, but The Athletic's Kelsey Russo reports that the 27-year-old is set to undergo season-ending surgery to repair an ankle injury:

#Cavs forward Taurean Prince is expected to undergo season-ending surgery for an ankle injury, sources tell @TheAthletic.
— Kelsey Russo (@kelseyyrusso) April 22, 2021

Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com also confirmed the operation.

Prince appeared to reference the setback via Twitter:

You can’t script this movie.....
— TP (@taureanprince) April 22, 2021

Prince joined the Cavaliers via the multi-team January trade that involved superstar guard James Harden making the move from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets. In total, Prince appeared in 41 games during the 2020-21 season and averaged 9.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest.

Prince was the subject of trade rumors leading up to the March 25 deadline but remained with the Cavaliers. According to Spotrac, he will be on an expiring $13 million contract next season, so it's possible, if not likely, that he will be dealt before he takes the court again for a competitive game.

On Wednesday, the Cavaliers announced that swingman Dylan Windler underwent what will likely be season-ending left knee surgery.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

More must-reads: