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Darius Garland has made significant progress in his recovery from eye injury, but JB Bickerstaff and the Cleveland Cavaliers are not rushing to get him back on the floor. Ahead of their Wednesday showdown with the Orlando Magic, Bickerstaff confirmed that Garland is back shooting since he can already see with his left eye. To […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have failed to make the playoffs in 2021-22 despite a hot start to the year. However, this 2022-23 campaign is bound to be different, especially with a new weapon in their arsenal and a more cohesive unit that has been battle-tested after a grueling season together. Cleveland has already begun to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a strong 2022-2023 start. However, they are looking forward to the return of star Darius Garland. Cavs’ head coach J.B. Bickerstaff recently said Garland participated in on-court activities on Tuesday, per Evan Dammarell. Although Darius Garland will not play Wednesday against the Magic, he is seemingly on track to […]

After a rough opening that saw them tumble against the Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers have strung back-to-back wins. The Cavs have started pretty strong, and there are some good signs that this team will live up to its lofty preseason billing. Here we’ll look at four of the hottest Cavs takeaways from the first […]

The new-look Cleveland Cavaliers could be back at full-strength for an early-season litmus test of where they stand in the Eastern Conference. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, Darius Garland is targeting a return to the lineup on Friday against the Boston Celtics after sustaining a laceration to his left eyelid in Cleveland’s season-opener. The […]

Darius Garland’s return to the Cleveland Cavaliers remains uncertain as he deals with the left eye injury he sustained in their season opener against the Toronto Raptors. With that said, the Cavs have now made a decision on his replacement in the starting lineup while he recovers. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, third-year swingman […]

Darius Garland managed just 13 minutes of action in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season-opening loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. The Cavs point guard was forced to exit the game early due to an eye injury that now appears to be a problematic issue for both Garland and his team. Cavs insider Chris Fedor of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers 108-105 loss in their season opener to the Toronto Raptors was marred by an eye injury that point guard Darius Garland suffered along the way. Garland was clearly shaken up from the injury, and didn’t return to the game after leaving in the second quarter. Unfortunately, it sounds like Garland’s eye injury […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were dealt a brutal blow in the first half of their season opener loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday as Darius Garland left early with an eye injury. The point guard was about to receive an inbound pass under the hoop before Gary Trent Jr ran across and tried to steal […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season opener against the Toronto Raptors came down the wire on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Cavs, they ultimately came up short as the Raptors took care of business in their home court, 108-105. The Cavs lost Darius Garland to an eye injury early on, and it was definitely a factor in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have an injury to deal with just two quarters into their 2022-23 NBA season. Darius Garland has been ruled out of Wednesday night’s road game against the Toronto Raptors after his eye got inadvertently poked by Gary Trent Jr., who has just become public enemy No. 1 of Cleveland based on how […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers traveled to Toronto to face the Raptors in their season opener on Wednesday night. All of the excitement surrounding the Cavs came to a crashing half in the first half. With just under four minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter, Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. went reaching for a steal on Darius […]

After a brilliant rookie season, Evan Mobley is poised to make a big leap in his second year this 2022-23. Both his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Darius Garland and Kevin Love firmly believe that as they heaped praise on the youngster. According to Garland, Mobley is “on a mission right now” after losing out on the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a lot of noise in the offseason and head into the 2022-23 NBA season with so much anticipation and renewed expectations. With those, of course, also come a few big questions and projections. Here we will discuss four bold predictions for the Cavaliers in the 2022-23 NBA season. Last season, the […]

Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the dark horse teams next season. The Cavs All-Star believes they’re ready to compete with the heavy hitters in the East. Garland recently spoke out on the expectations they have as a team heading into a season after adding another established All-Star in Donovan Mitchell to […]

On Wednesday, NBA fans got their first look at what the new look Cavs team will be. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland shared the court in the Cavs preseason opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. Cleveland lost the game 113-112, but that is obviously not of importance. The blend between point guard Darius Garland and newly […]

On paper, Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland should both be very capable of playing off of one another. Realistically, however, there are going to be a few growing pains in their first season together as the Cleveland Cavaliers’ All-Star backcourt. Donovan Mitchell acknowledges the challenge of finding the right synergy between him and his new […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised a lot of teams last season behind a breakout year from then third-year guard Darius Garland, who emerged into an All-Star, and a solid rookie campaign from Evan Mobley. However, they scuffled at the end of last year after injury problems took its toll. Nevertheless, it appears as if the sky […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans have a lot of things to be excited about heading to the 2022-23 season. Not only did the Cavs add a superstar talent in Donovan Mitchell who could help them contend for the title, but the team has also built a unique culture that has Darius Garland, Kevin Love and basically everyone […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a big splash this offseason, pulling off a blockbuster trade for star guard Donovan Mitchell. The best part is they didn’t have to give up any of the very top members of their young core, which bodes well for the Cavs’ playoff aspirations in 2022-23. J.B. Bickerstaff’s squad could potentially have four […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland just became a lot wealthier this summer, inking a brand new five-year, $193 million extension. At Media Day on Monday, the PG was asked about committing his future to the team and made it very clear he has nothing but love for Cleveland. Via Evan Dammarell: “I love Cleveland. Cleveland […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made one of the biggest splashes in the NBA offseason. On a slow news week for NBA fans, the Cavaliers executed a massive trade to acquire shooting guard Donovan Mitchell to pair him with All-Star point guard Darius Garland. The quartet of Mitchell, Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen form four All-Star […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard Darius Garland broke out in 2021-22, averaging an impressive 21.7 points and 8.6 assists per game, leading the Cavs to a hot start before injuries derailed them into a 44-38 finish, good for eighth in the conference. While the end of last season will be especially disappointing for Cavs fans, […]

After many months of rumors since Rudy Gobert was traded, Donovan Mitchell is headed to a new team. The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired the three-time All-Star last week in exchange for Collin Sexton (who signed a four-year contract worth $72 million via sign-and-trade), Lauri Markkanen, rookie Ochai Agbaji, three first-round picks and two pick swaps to […]

To the surprise of many, the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off a blockbuster trade for All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell on Thursday, adding to an already talented core of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen. The man behind the magic, Cavs president Koby Altman, has addressed his decision to beat the New York Knicks to the […]

Donovan Mitchell is about to turn 26 real soon, and so his Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Darius Garland is already making plans. On Instagram live, the two got together and just had fun talking and sharing updates. During the stream, Garland mentioned Mitchell’s upcoming birthday and noted how they got “birthday shots” coming. Mitchell is celebrating […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ acquisition of Donovan Mitchell has turned heads around the league, as Mitchell possesses the ability to take the Cavs to the next level. After a promising season that ended unceremoniously with play-in defeats to the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks, Mitchell’s addition to the core led by young stars Darius Garland, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers played spoiler for the New York Knicks and their summertime infatuation with Donovan Mitchell. After the Knicks set a hard deadline that the Utah Jazz crossed without caving earlier this week, it was the Cavs that were there to make a deal that New York wouldn’t. The price they paid was far […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers shocked the entire NBA world on Thursday by pulling off a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz for star guard Donovan  Mitchell. Shortly after the news broke, Cavs PG Darius Garland hopped on Twitter and expressed his excitement to link up with Spida in this new-look backcourt. Mitchell is clearly feeling the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a huge move on Thursday, agreeing to a blockbuster trade for Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell. The move makes the Cavs a major player in the Eastern Conference, while also giving them one of the better backcourts in the league with Mitchell and Darius Garland. An excited Garland took to Twitter […]

With the new NBA season about to start soon, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland is making sure to use his remaining time to serve his community. Even better, Garland is not only focusing on Cleveland. He’s also getting back to his roots that helped shape the basketball player he is today. Over the weekend, Garland […]

There are many reasons to be optimistic about the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2022-23 season. After all, they enjoyed their first winning season since LeBron James departed to join the Los Angeles Lakers following the 2017–18 campaign. In 2021-22, they ended with a 44-38 record. Even though the Cavs were defeated by the Brooklyn Nets […]

After earning an All-Star nod for the first time in his still nascent NBA career, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland has turned his attention this offseason to getting even better. Here’s the incoming fourth-year Cavs star almost nonchalantly toying with the competition during NBA trainer Jamal Richardson’s sessions. Darius Garland so smooth out there 🥶 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still in the early stages of a long-awaited come-up after LeBron James left again in 2018. As the wine-and-gold look to get back to the playoffs for the first time since then, their best young players are taking a page straight from The King’s late-summer playbook. All-Star point guard Darius Garland […]

Darius Garland is coming off the best season of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers last term. The 22-year-old has had tremendous progress in his first three seasons in the league, and there’s no denying that the former fifth overall pick has adjusted to life in the NBA quite well. Garland recently made a guest […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have found a trio of young stars to build around in Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. Garland and Allen were first-time All-Stars for the Cavs and Mobley could become one very soon. With Garland’s playmaking skills and the size that Allen and Mobley bring, Cleveland has a very solid foundation […]

Between them, Darius Garland and Ja Morant put pen to paper on a total of $385 million worth of salaries in their new max extensions. It was Morant who signed his deal first, and apparently, Ja’s new deal had a major role in Garland’s contract negotiations with the Cleveland Cavaliers. When Garland signed his massive […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fell short of their goals last season. They were one of the biggest surprise packages throughout the regular season, which led to lofty expectations for the Cavs. In the end, they didn’t even make it to the playoffs — a fact that still weighs heavily on Cavs star Darius Garland. In a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to make some noise in 2022-23 and they did a good job of adding some nice pieces to the mix in the offseason. Of course, the Cavs’ core of Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, and Jarrett Allen is the focal point, but bringing in complementary players to surround their star trio […]