The Cavs have their own injury concerns, especially with Lauri Markkanen suffering what sources believe is a high ankle sprain against the Thunder. Sources say X-rays taken were negative. But the organization is preparing to be without him for a while.
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Cavs forward Lauri Markkanen exit game with ankle injury
sportando.basketball/en/cavs-forwar… – 4:33 AM
Cavs forward Lauri Markkanen exit game with ankle injury
sportando.basketball/en/cavs-forwar… – 4:33 AM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
#Cavs Lauri Markkanen leaves game with sprained right ankle
cleveland.com/cavs/2022/01/l… – 9:41 PM
#Cavs Lauri Markkanen leaves game with sprained right ankle
cleveland.com/cavs/2022/01/l… – 9:41 PM
Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs Lauri Markkanen (right ankle sprain) will not return tonight. – 9:19 PM
#Cavs Lauri Markkanen (right ankle sprain) will not return tonight. – 9:19 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
A source tells @clevelanddotcom that #Cavs are looking at Lauri Markkanen’s right ankle in the locker room. Not knee or Achilles. The initial feel is that it’s a pretty good sprain. – 9:16 PM
A source tells @clevelanddotcom that #Cavs are looking at Lauri Markkanen’s right ankle in the locker room. Not knee or Achilles. The initial feel is that it’s a pretty good sprain. – 9:16 PM
Serena Winters @SerenaWinters
Prayers up to Lauri Markkanen, who came down incredibly hard on his right ankle & was helped off the floor by teammates.
Will update you when I know more. pic.twitter.com/TCkexumo0k – 9:02 PM
Prayers up to Lauri Markkanen, who came down incredibly hard on his right ankle & was helped off the floor by teammates.
Will update you when I know more. pic.twitter.com/TCkexumo0k – 9:02 PM
Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
#Cavs F Lauri Markkanen contested an OKC shot and came down awkwardly on right ankle; was down for a while and was helped to the #Cavs locker room.
Updates to follow … – 8:59 PM
#Cavs F Lauri Markkanen contested an OKC shot and came down awkwardly on right ankle; was down for a while and was helped to the #Cavs locker room.
Updates to follow … – 8:59 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
#Cavs Lauri Markkanen assisted off the court by two teammates. Putting very little weight on his right leg. It looked bad on replay and Markkanen was in a lot of pain. – 8:59 PM
#Cavs Lauri Markkanen assisted off the court by two teammates. Putting very little weight on his right leg. It looked bad on replay and Markkanen was in a lot of pain. – 8:59 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse has gone silent. #Cavs Lauri Markkanen is still down after landing awkwardly on his right leg. – 8:56 PM
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse has gone silent. #Cavs Lauri Markkanen is still down after landing awkwardly on his right leg. – 8:56 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Lauri Markkanen is down and in a lot of pain. The whole Cavs team is huddled around him. – 8:56 PM
Lauri Markkanen is down and in a lot of pain. The whole Cavs team is huddled around him. – 8:56 PM
More on this storyline
Cleveland Cavaliers starting small forward Lauri Markkanen suffered a sprained right ankle in the first half of Saturday night’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder and was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game. Sources tell cleveland.com that X-rays taken on his ankle were negative. The sense is Markkanen has a high ankle sprain. -via Cleveland Plain Dealer / January 23, 2022
Eventually, he was assisted to the locker room by Cedi Osman and Dean Wade. Markkanen wasn’t able to put much weight on his leg and was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game with a sprained ankle. A source tells cleveland.com that the Cavs did not examine Markkanen’s knee or Achilles. -via Cleveland Plain Dealer / January 23, 2022
Kelsey Russo: #Cavs Lauri Markkanen went down on the court, with the entire team surrounding him. Cedi Osman and Dean Wade are helping him off the floor at the moment, heading back to the locker room. -via Twitter @kelseyyrusso / January 22, 2022