Overview
- Team evaluation and imaging showed the left-foot Jones fracture has not fully healed despite positive progress.
- Strus remains limited to rehabilitation, conditioning, and individual on-court work, with a full team practice still weeks away before medical clearance.
- A follow-up assessment with Dr. David Porter and Cavaliers medical staff is planned within the next four weeks to set the path forward.
- The outlook now extends beyond the initial three-to-four-month post-surgery estimate from Aug. 26, and he has already missed 37 games this season.
- Cleveland intends to manage his ramp-up carefully, and he is expected to reclaim the starting small forward spot when healthy, possibly with minute restrictions.