Cleveland Cavaliers guards Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland will miss Wednesday night’s game against the visiting Detroit Pistons.
Mitchell will be sidelined with groin soreness and Garland will be out due to thumb soreness. Mitchell was held out of five of Cleveland’s six games from Jan. 18-27 due to the same injury, while Garland hasn’t missed a game since Jan. 4.
Raul Neto and Caris LeVert will draw the start on Wednesday in the duo’s absence.
Mitchell, 26, is averaging 26.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists while shooting 47.3 percent from the field in 46 starts this season, his first with Cleveland. He was also named an All-Star for the fourth time in his career and will be starting for Team Giannis on Feb. 19 in Salt Lake City.
Garland, 23, averages 22.0 points and 8.1 assists. He is shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from 3-point range across 47 starts.
–Field Level Media