The Cleveland Cavaliers announced Saturday that guard Darius Garland has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 sprain of his right big toe and will be reevaluated in seven to 10 days.
The 25-year-old suffered the injury during the third quarter of Wednesday’s road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Follow-up imaging at the Cleveland Clinic confirmed the sprain, according to the team’s press release.
Garland will receive treatment and begin rehabilitation immediately. The timetable means he is expected to miss at least the next four games; he already sat out Friday’s rematch with Philadelphia.
Season marked by foot issues
The setback is the latest in a series of toe problems for the two-time All-Star. Garland underwent offseason surgery to repair a left great-toe injury, costing him the first eight contests of the 2025/26 campaign. He aggravated that same toe in November, leading to five additional absences—eight if resting on both ends of back-to-back sets.
After a slow start while managing the lingering effects of his left toe surgery—averaging 15.4 points and 6.4 assists over his first 12 games—Garland found his rhythm in the past month with 20.1 points and 7.4 assists per game across 14 appearances.
With Garland sidelined, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff is expected to rely more heavily on Craig Porter Jr., Jaylon Tyson and Tyrese Proctor to handle backcourt minutes.
Source: Hoops Rumors
