Overview
- Atkinson said Garland is "really close" after a full shootaround and multiple scrimmages with the Cleveland Charge with no reported setbacks or soreness.
- The coach declined to set a return date and would not commit to Garland playing as early as Sunday against the Hawks.
- Mitchell was ruled out of Friday’s game in Toronto with left hamstring tightness after treatment and evaluation at shootaround.
- Allen was also inactive due to a finger injury that Atkinson called a freak halftime incident in Boston when a Dean Wade make landed on his hand.
- Cleveland faced the Raptors short-handed for Group A NBA Cup play, with four of five usual starters and key bench guard Sam Merrill unavailable.