On Wednesday, Cleveland announced that the forward will remain out indefinitely due to a right knee sprain.
However, the Wine and Gold will be without a key bench contributor for at least the remainder of the best-of-seven series.is out for the rest of Cleveland’s series against the Magic due to a right knee sprain, and will remain out indefinitely. He did not play in either of the series’ first two contests.Including missing three games due to personal reasons on March 10, 11, and 13, the 27-year-old has not played in the Cavaliers’ last 18 combined regular-season and postseason games.
Wade has been a critical part of Cleveland’s rotation this season, playing 54 games and making a career-high 32 starts this regular season. He averaged 5.4 points per game, as well as career-bests of 4.0 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 0.5 blocks , 1.5 three-pointers, and 20.5 minutes per contest. Wade also shot an efficient 39.1% from three-point range.
Mar 6, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade dribbles against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter at State Farm Arena.The Cavaliers’ rotation has been fairly limited in their first two playoff games this year. They had 10 players take the floor in Game 1 this past Saturday, and nine players logged minutes in Game 2 this past Monday. The lone rotational difference between these two contests was guardCleveland fans will look for the team to win its First Round series in hopes of Wade having a chance to get back into the fold.
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