In light of the shocking news about Tyronn Lue stepping down for the time being, a slew of injuries continues to plague the Cleveland Cavaliers, as Rodney Hood, Tristan Thompson, Larry Nance Jr. and Cedi Osman will miss tonight’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, while Kevin Love and Kyle Korver are listed as questionable to play, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
Love had planned to return on Friday, Mar. 23 against the Phoenix Suns, but could potentially be back sooner than expected, as the Cavs have regained the third spot in the East with a win over the Chicago Bulls over the weekend, hovering only a half game over the Washington Wizards.
The Cavs have been worn thin in their frontlines, often being out-rebounded by a wide margin without the likes of Love (the team’s leading rebounder) and Thompson in the frontcourt.
Cleveland is also missing even more depth with Nance and Osman out this early in the week, making it a challenging proposition to navigate these final 13 games of the regular season.
This team will once again be forced to go with Jeff Green and Ante Zizic in the frontcourt in light of all these injuries if none of the six players make appearances. The Cavs have won only five of their last 10 games.