Overview
- MRI results Saturday confirmed a Grade 1 left calf strain after Mobley reported tightness postgame, and the team set a two-to-four week timetable.
- Mobley finished Friday’s win over the Wizards with 23 points, 13 rebounds and six assists and is averaging 19.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists this season.
- The Cavaliers’ depth is stretched with Jarrett Allen managing finger issues and Larry Nance Jr., Max Strus and Sam Merrill also sidelined.
- Thomas Bryant, Nae’Qwan Tomlin and Dean Wade are expected to absorb minutes up front, with Allen listed as probable for Sunday’s game against Charlotte.
- The timeline places his availability for the Dec. 25 game at the Knicks in doubt and could threaten 65-game award eligibility if the absence approaches a month.