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Cleveland Cavaliers injuries: Latest news on Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De'Andre Hunter
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INDEPENDENCE — Three key Cavaliers players are listed as questionable to play on Tuesday, May 6, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers at Rocket Arena in downtown Cleveland .
They are All-Star point guard Darius Garland , All-Star forward Evan Mobley and wing De'Andre Hunter .
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The Cavs will announce whether Garland, Mobley or Hunter will be ruled out or available to play shortly before Game 2 tips off at 7 p.m. Cleveland trails Indiana 1-0 in the best-of-seven, second-round playoff series after falling 121-112 in Game 1 .
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Here is the latest on those players:
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Garland did not participate in the portion of shootaround open to media on the morning of May 6 at Cleveland Clinic Courts, but he did jog on a treadmill in a workout room beside the court. Garland has missed the past three games with a sprained left big toe he suffered in the regular season and later aggravated April 23 in Game 2 of a first-round sweep against the Miami Heat .
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Mobley was not seen during the portion of shootaround open to media on the morning of May 6 at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mobley suffered a sprained left ankle during Game 1. Mobley said he "came down wrong a little bit" on a hook shot against Pacers center Myles Turner .
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Hunter was not seen during the portion of shootaround open to media on the morning of May 6 at Cleveland Clinic Courts. He suffered a sprained right thumb when it dislocated during a hard fall in Game 1 after guard-forward Bennedict Mathurin blocked his shot. Afterward, Hunter said he expected to play in Game 2. He shoots with his right hand.
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Note: Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell appeared to limp at times in the second half of Game 1, but the Cavs have not listed him on their injury report. Mitchell was asked after shootaround how he's feeling physically. "I'm good. I'm excited. It's going to be a good game," Mitchell said.
Nate Ulrich can be reached at nulrich@thebeaconjournal.com. On Twitter: @ByNateUlrich .
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cavs injury updates on Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De'Andre Hunter
