Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley will miss Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat due to a sprained big toe, according to the team’s official injury report. Mobley suffered the injury late in Wednesday’s game in New York when he went up for a block and taking a hard fall.
While there is never an opportune time for an injury, losing a key piece of the front court ahead of a date with the Miami Heat will be difficult to overcome. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo make for a very formidable front court duo, and having Mobley would have helped counter them immensely. Jarrett Allen, who recently returned from an injury of his own, will be tasked with securing the interior on…