The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the lowly Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Well, some of the Cavs do. Others are loading up the injury report.
At this point, the Cavaliers should be able to beat the Pacers even at half strength. But it's never encouraging to see nearly half a roster is injured, either.
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Cleveland Cavaliers injury report
The Cavs' injury report for Monday night has its official layout as of 1:30 p.m. ET, and it includes six absences.
There are no players whose statuses are still to be determined. Just six listed as out.
Those six out are:
- Jarrett Allen (right third finger strain)
- Lonzo Ball (illness)
- Darius Garland (left great toe injury management)
- Sam Merrill (right hand sprain)
- Larry Nance Jr. (Right calf strain)
- Max Strus (left foot surgery)
That's quite the varied list of ailments.
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Expect a heavy dose of Donovan Mitchell, De'Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley to get the Cavs past the Pacers.
If Cleveland is lucky, that trio will play well enough early that they don't have to play too many minutes in the absence of so many regular rotation players.
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