Cavs Give Promising Update on Evan Mobley’s Injury Status

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paul White | Last updated May 9, 2025 8:00 PM ET

The Cleveland Cavaliers were on a magic carpet ride of a season up until this week.

They won the second-most games in franchise history in the regular season, swept the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs by a historic margin and looked like they were primed for a finals run.

Darius Garland got hurt during the Heat series, but many thought it was just precautionary because Cleveland was clearly the better team.

Sadly, the injury is real and painful, which has caused the All-Star to miss the first two games against the Indiana Pacers.

To make matters worse, Evan Mobley tweaked his ankle in game one of the series and missed the next contest.

Cavs fans have been livid with the two All-Stars because their season is on the line and they aren’t playing through pain.

It’s tough to say just how hindering the injuries are, but Cleveland is finally receiving some good news on that front.

Shams Charania of ESPN reported that both Mobley and Garland will be active for the game.

All three injured Cleveland Cavaliers – Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter – will return tonight against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 (7:30 pm ET, ESPN), sources tell ESPN.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 9, 2025

This is the best case scenario for Cleveland.

The Cavs nearly pulled off a rare upset at home because they were down three starters in the second game against the Pacers, but suffered a historic collapse.

The team is praying that getting their All-Star point guard and Defensive Player of the Year back can save their season.

Cleveland has an uphill battle, but nobody ever said it would be easy to get where they want to go.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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