Report: Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell to miss Game 5 versus Boston Celtics
If the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to bring their best-of-seven NBA playoff series against the Boston Celtics back to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this weekend, they will have to do it without Donovan Mitchell tonight at TD Garden in Boston. The calf injury that sidelined him in Game 4 will do so again.
Cavaliers All-Star Donovan Mitchell is expected to miss tonight's potential elimination Game 5 vs. Boston, sources tell me and @joevardon. Mitchell is dealing with a calf strain. pic.twitter.com/mdp5As2FVI
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 15, 2024
Shams Charania and Joe Vardon, NBA writers for “The Athletic,” report Mitchell has been ruled out for Game 5. A win by the Celtics, who lead the series 3-1, would send them into the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals.
The battered Cavs could also be without Jarrett Allen (ribs) and Caris LeVert (bone bruise), who are both listed as questionable for the game.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Report: Cavs' Donovan Mitchell to miss Game 5 versus Boston Celtics