Evan Mobley Set To Make Preseason Debut Friday Against Orlando

Mobley has missed the first three preseason games with an ankle injury

Author:
Jon Rudder
Oct 13, 2022 2:14 PM EDT

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Evan Mobley, who has been sidelined with a right-ankle sprain suffered on October 1^st, will travel with the Cleveland Cavaliers to Orlando for the final preseason game and is expected to play.

Mobley injured his ankle after jumping and landing on a teammates foot. The Cavs initially said he could miss 1-2 weeks but did not seem overly concerned about his status for the regular season opener on Wednesday October, 19^th in Toronto.

Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen will not travel to Orlando and will not play in the preseason finale, however Caris LeVert, who was given a night off against the Hawks on Wednesday night will also play alongside Mobley.

Mobley’s absence has limited the Cavs ability to mix-and-match lineups as much as they would’ve liked during the preseason.

The seven-footer missed time with a sprained ankle back in March. the 7-footer missed five games with a left ankle sprain after landing on Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner’s foot.

He returned in time for the final two games of the regular season before the NBA’s Play-In Tournament, but the Cavs went 1-4 in Mobley’s absence.

The rest of the Cavs starting lineup will be a game-time decision.

The Cavs are coming off a 105-99 win over Atlanta at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.

Final rosters have to be submitted on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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