Cavs' Donovan Mitchell suffers scary injury but walks off for Cleveland

Billy Heyen

Cavs' Donovan Mitchell suffers scary injury but walks off for Cleveland image

Somehow on this night, Donovan Mitchell even overcame a nasty-looking injury.

Going up for a defensive rebound, Mitchell was dunked on by Indiana's Aaron Nesmith. The Cavs star landed weird.

Nesmith appeared to get wrapped up with Mitchell's neck, bending it at an uncomfortable angle. Mitchell's knees also stretched oddly when he hit the ground.

Mitchell laid prone on the ground for a minute, rolled over, then eventually walked off slowly.

After the stoppage, he stayed in the game.

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The Cavs certainly can't afford another injury. 

Cleveland played Tuesday night's Game 2 without Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter.

Mitchell played a Herculean night, just as the Cavs needed out of him.

And Cleveland will be hoping that Mitchell can stay healthy going forward.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle