Overview
- The team said an MRI revealed a Grade 1 right soleus strain for Larry Nance Jr., projecting a three-to-four week absence after his calf injury on Friday.
- Jarrett Allen will miss approximately one week with a right finger strain after spending much of the past month playing through a non-displaced fracture in his left ring finger from October 29.
- Sam Merrill, listed as day-to-day with a sprained right hand, was ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Celtics, extending his multi-game absence.
- With two frontcourt rotation players sidelined, the Cavaliers are expected to use two-way big Nae’Qwan Tomlin and seldom-used center Thomas Bryant for minutes.
- The team also noted steady progress for Max Strus in his recovery from offseason foot surgery.