NBA Injury Report: Cleveland Cavaliers Star Donovan Mitchell a Game-Time Decision for Game 5

Charania appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” and gave an update on the Cavaliers star.

“I am told he [Donovan Mitchell] had an MRI today and he has been diagnosed essentially with a reaggravation of an ankle injury he has been dealing with,” Charania said. “It is expected that he is gonna be a game-time decision for Game 5.”

“Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De’Andre Hunter, this is a Cavaliers team that has been absolutely ravaged by injuries at the worst possible time.”

The Cavaliers need Mitchell’s presence the most on Tuesday to save their season. As for the Pacers, they look to take advantage of their 3-1 lead and close the series out in Cleveland.

Cleveland Cavaliers star isn’t giving up despite being down 3-1

Following the injury to Mitchell, many fans have started to write the Cleveland Cavaliers off. Additionally, their performance in Game 4 didn’t give anyone hope that they could still make a comeback in the series.

After their blowout loss, Cavs star Darius Garland talked about his mentality as they are down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. According to the All-Star guard, the team still believes they can make a comeback despite the deficit.

“This franchise has been down 3-1 before. This group can do it. We’ve got the talent. We’ve got the skillset. The camaraderie is always there. We just have to just go out there and play with our physicality that we played with and play our brand of basketball,” Garland said.

Garland has not been available for most of the series due to an injured toe. The two-time All-Star has only appeared in two games (Games 3 and 4) and has been a non-factor as a 3-point shooter. The Cavs guard has only made three shots from deep in 12 attempts against the Pacers.