The Cleveland Cavaliers' 140-138 loss to the Miami Heat invited disaster on multiple levels. For one, the Cavaliers managed to drop a contest against a Heat team without Bam Adebayo or Tyler Herro in the lineup. The bigger trouble? Darius Garland left the game early with a toe injury.
Garland finished the night with 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals, shooting 2-of-9 from the field, after exiting the game in the third quarter. ESPN reported the injury was a toe and was indeed on his left foot. However, it was highlighted that it was not clear if it was an aggravation of the same injury that forced the Cavaliers star point guard to rehab all summer.