Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley, who suffered a left ankle sprain in the team’s win over Orlando on Monday, will miss at least three games, according to a press release.
Mobley has been ruled out for Wednesday’s contest against Dallas and won’t accompany the club on its road trip to Atlanta (Thursday) and New York (Sunday), per the Cavs.
With an MRI to confirm the injury, Mobley will undergo a period of treatment and rehab, with his timeline updated when appropriate, the team said in Wednesday’s announcement.
The Cavs have had to deal with bad injury luck all season and will now be missing their two defensive anchors – Mobley and Jarrett Allen (broken finger) – for the foreseeable future. Cleveland is also playing without Dean Wade (knee) and Collin Sexton (knee), who are both out for the rest of the season.
Mobley’s absence will have an impact on both the Cavs’ push for a top-six seed in the East and on his own candidacy for Rookie of the Year. Currently, Cleveland is the No. 7 team in the conference, one game back of the Raptors for No. 6, while Mobley is vying with Scottie Barnes and Cade Cunningham for Rookie of the Year honors.
With Mobley unavailable, the Cavs figure to learn more on Lauri Markkanen and Kevin Love in the frontcourt, with Moses Brown and Ed Davis both candidates to pick up some minutes at the five.
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