Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland underwent surgery Monday to repair the injury to his left big toe that forced him out of four playoff games this spring and could, it seems, cause him to miss more time when the new season comes.
The Cavs said Garland’s status would be updated “following a progression of treatment and rehabilitation in approximately four to five months.” The team’s news release also said Garland was expected to “make a full recovery and resume basketball activities by the start of training camp.”
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The Cavs, and most other NBA teams, are expected to begin training camp in roughly the last week of September, which is less than four months away. “Basketball activities” can mean running, jumping, dribbling and shooting, but not necessarily practicing. The 2025-26 season, of course, is less than five months away.
Garland, 25, averaged 20.6 points and 6.7 assists during the regular season for Cleveland, which was the No. 1 team in the East all year and battled with Oklahoma City for the league’s best record. He re-aggravated a toe sprain during Game 2 of the first round against the Miami Heat and missed the remainder of that series, plus Games 2 and 3 of the second round against the Indiana Pacers.
After the Cavs fell behind, 2-0, to the Pacers, Garland returned to the court but struggled mightily, averaging just 14 points and shooting 34 percent from the field and 17 percent from 3-point range. Garland was listed as “questionable” on the injury report for every game he missed, which is, at least in part, a team strategy meant to keep the opponent guessing on potential strategy for the playoffs.
“Y’all don’t understand what I’m going through,” Garland said after returning for Game 3 against Indiana. “I mean, everybody has their opinion. I’m going out there and playing basketball. Everybody has their nicks and bruises around this time, so, going out and trying to win the series.”
The No. 4 Pacers beat Cleveland in five games and are now tied, 1-1, with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals.
The Cavs said Garland’s surgery was performed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Garland’s alma mater) in Nashville, Tenn., by Dr. Nicholas Strasser, with Cleveland team doctors in consultation.
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