Hornets prevail, hold Cavs to zero points in OT
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NBA insider Brandon Robinson shared how Cleveland Cavaliers fans might have a way to see superstar LeBron James back on the team for one more ride.
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star center Evan Mobley, the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year, will miss the next two to four weeks with a left calf strain, the team announced Saturday.An MRI exam on Saturday revealed the extent of the injury with treatment already under way and the team announcing his expected recovery time.
Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors take on Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 ET on NBA TV.
The league dropped a $250,000 fine on the Cleveland Cavaliers for violation of the Player Participation Policy last week.
The NBA fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $250,000 for violating its Player Participation Policy after star point guard Darius Garland was held out of the team's matchup with the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 24.
Mitchell scored 24 of his 48 points in the fourth quarter. He drilled eight 3-pointers on the evening. And in the process, he passed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and tied Jayson Tatum on the all-time 45-point game list. Tatum and Mitchell have both had nine such games in their careers now, according to StatMuse.
Donovan Mitchell is putting the Cavs on his back yet again, resulting in him joining Stephen Curry in an exclusive club.
The Cavs were fined earlier this season for resting stars, after which coach Kenny Atkinson said he must "look at the Cavs' best interest."
There are very few teams in the NBA that offer Cleveland a better chance of getting back to winning ways than Washington as the two teams reunite on Friday. The Cavaliers’ current streak of 13 consecutive wins over the Wizards dates back to February 2022, when Cleveland trailed 118-110 in their all-time head-to-head.
Down 15 with one quarter to play against one of the NBA's worst teams, Donovan Mitchell played with a bit of desperation in the final period. "Be aggressive," he said. "Can't really lose this game coming out of the break.