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Cleveland Cavaliers Receive Huge Injury Update Before Game 3 vs. Pacers
May 4, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, middle, watches from the bench during the first half against the Indiana Pacers in game one of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

The Cleveland Cavaliers are down 0-2 in their second round series with the Indiana Pacers, and the injury bug has brutally crushed the Eastern Conference's regular season champions.

The Cavaliers have had to rely on guard Donovan Mitchell more as Darius Garland has yet to play in this series. Evan Mobley missed the second game too.

Not even Mitchell's 48 points in Game 2 was enough to save the Cavaliers, who allowed a massive comeback to put them in an even greater hole. Dropping both games at home will be difficult to overcome. However, there is a positive update on the status of the Garland and Mobley ahead of the third game in the series.

Both the Cavaliers stars along with key role player De'Andre Hunter, who they acquired in the middle of the season from the Hawks in an effort to make a championship push, were at the team's morning shootaround and are being listed as questionable. Hunter scored 11 points in 30 minutes in the first game of the series.

This article first appeared on Cleveland Cavaliers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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