Overview
- An MRI revealed a Grade 1 left calf strain, and the Cavaliers said Mobley will miss two to four weeks.
- Mobley was hurt in Friday’s 130–126 win over the Wizards but finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and six assists.
- The reigning Defensive Player of the Year is averaging 19.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 blocks this season.
- Cleveland is 15–11 and seventh in the East, with other injuries including Jarrett Allen, Max Strus, Sam Merrill and Larry Nance Jr.
- Dean Wade is a top candidate to start in Mobley’s place, with added pressure on Thomas Bryant and Nae’Qwan Tomlin, and reports suggest he is unlikely to play on Christmas Day against the Knicks.