Cavs Star Donovan Mitchell's Status Up in Air for Important Game 5

Cleveland's star guard may miss Game 5 with Cleveland's season on the line.

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell reaggravated an ankle injury in Sunday's Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers. / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell reaggravated an ankle injury in Sunday's Game 4 blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers.

Now, with the Cavaliers down 3-1 and with its season on the line, Mitchell is being tabbed as a game-time decision for Tuesday's Game 5, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

"Donovan Mitchell, the Cleveland Cavaliers' All-NBA star guard, had an MRI [on Monday] for a reaggravation of an ankle injury that he's been dealing with...it's expected that he's going to be a game-time decision for Game 5."

Donovan Mitchell is expected to be a "game-time decision for Game 5” against the Pacers after a reaggravation of his ankle injury, per @ShamsCharania. pic.twitter.com/OjOomgFm5D

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The Cavaliers have already been dealing with several injuries to key players in this series, including guard Darius Garland and their two star bigs in Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. All three players have been fighting through various ailments at less than full health, and now it appears that Mitchell could be doing the same with Cleveland on the brink in Game 5.

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