Darius Garland (born January 26, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association’s Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA). This article contains updated injury and other information about this player.
Latest Updates on Darius Garland’ injury status
Injury:
Status: Active
UPDATE (Apr. 26):
Darius Garland is active for Wednesday’s match against the New York Knicks.
UPDATE (Apr. 15):
Darius Garland (leg) isn’t on the injury report for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Knicks on Saturday.
He missed the final two games of the regular season due to a bruised left leg, but he’ll be back in action to begin the playoffs.
UPDATE (Apr. 09):
Darius Garland (leg) will not play in Sunday’s game against Charlotte.
UPDATE (Apr. 06):
Darius Garland has been ruled out for Thursday’s game against Orlando due to a left lower leg contusion.
UPDATE (Mar. 31):
Darius Garland will play on Friday’s game against the Knicks.
UPDATE (Mar. 23):
In 32 minutes of action on Tuesday’s 115-109 victory over the Nets, Darius Garland scored 17 points (7-13 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), grabbed 1 board, dished out 6 assists, and swiped 1 ball.
In the Cavaliers’ victory over the Nets on Tuesday, Garland was one of four players to finish with 15 or more points and the team leader in assists. Ten games in a row, he has recorded at least 15 points and 5 assists.
UPDATE (Mar. 21):
Darius Garland is getting himself ready to participate in the action as a player when the Cavaliers face off against the Nets on Tuesday.
UPDATE (Mar. 17):
Darius Garland finished Wednesday’s 118-109 loss to the 76ers with 15 points (6-17 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 2 rebounds, and 5 assists in 36 minutes.
Garland is still averaging 22.7 points and 7.1 assists in his last ten games, so this is just a small setback. He will have to step up his game in the last 10 games of the season if Cleveland wants to stay in the top four in the East and have a home playoff series.
UPDATE (Mar. 15):
The Cavaliers beat the Hornets 120-104 on Tuesday night, Darius Garland contributed 19 points.
UPDATE (Mar. 14):
In Sunday’s 114-108 victory over the Hornets, Garland played 39 minutes and scored 28 points (8-20 FG, 2-10 3Pt, 10-13 FT) to go along with six rebounds, six assists, and a steal.
UPDATE (Mar. 12):
Darius Garland’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Hornets is in question, as reported by Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Garland has a quadriceps injury.
UPDATE (Mar. 10):
Darius Garland is all set to play against the Heat on Friday.
UPDATE (Mar. 04):
In 41 minutes of play, Darius Garland scored 29 points (12-21 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 0-3 FT), had 3 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals in Wednesday’s 117-113 loss to the Celtics.
Garland was great at both ends of the court, even though his team lost. He almost had a double-double, came close to tying his season-high in steals, and scored 20 points for the fourth time in the last five games.
Even though Donovan Mitchell is the Cavaliers’ best offensive player, the numbers show that Darius Garland is one of the best support players in the league. He has averaged 22.2 points, 6.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in his last 10 games.
