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UPDATE: Donovan Mitchell's Current Injury Status For 76ers-Cavs Game
Donovan Mitchell is on the injury report for Friday's game.
UPDATE: Donovan Mitchell is available.
UPDATE: Donovan Mitchell was at shootaround (h/t Ethan Sands of cleveland.com).
On Friday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Philadelphia 76ers in Ohio.
For the game, the Cavs could get their best player back in action, as Donovan Mitchell is listed as questionable.
The All-Star guard has missed each of the previous six games.
Via Underdog NBA: "Donovan Mitchell (knee, nose) listed questionable for Friday."
Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported (on Wednesday) that a return was possible.
Via Charania on Wednesday: "Cavaliers All-Star Donovan Mitchell is targeting a return to action as soon as Friday's home game vs. the 76ers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Mitchell has been sidelined since March 16 due to knee issue and nasal fracture. Now on cusp of return."
Mitchell has been in the middle of an incredible season and is averaging 27.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 46.8% from the field and 37.3% from the three-point range in 49 games.
The Cavs are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 44-29 record in 73 games.
They have gone 3-7 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 118-111.
Following the 76ers, the Cavs will visit Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon in Colorado.
Mar 16, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts after
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As for the 76ers, they are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-34 record in 73 games.
They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak.
