JANUARY 28, 2025 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Amid absence of Jimmy Butler, Heat try to catch Cavaliers off guard again The Heat handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their fourth loss of the season when the teams met in Miami last month.On Wednesday, the short-hande...
Caris LeVert - Still out for Wednesday LeVert (wrist) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against Miami.
Impact LeVert will miss his sixth consecutive contest while he deals with a right wrist sprain, and his next opportunity to feature will come during the second leg of the team's back-to-back set in Thursday's game against Atlanta. With the 30-year-old guard still on the shelf, Sam Merrill and Ty Jerome are candidates for a slight bump in playing time off the bench.
JANUARY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Pacers look to keep hot streak going at home vs. Pistons After a split of two games in Paris, the Indiana Pacers return home for the first time in 11 days to host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday.The...
JANUARY 28, 2025 • THESTATE.COM
Marcus Sasser - Scores 11 points Sasser finished Monday's 110-91 loss to the Cavaliers with 11 points (4-8 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five assists and one steal in 19 minutes.
Impact Sasser made a rare splash off the bench in this contest, but he remains off the fantasy radar in most formats. He's averaging 14.7 minutes in 14 January appearances to go with 5.9 points, 2.6 assists, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 three-pointers.
JANUARY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Crucial Cavaliers Forward Out For At Least Two Weeks Due To Injury Cleveland announced on Tuesday that Dean Wade has been diagnosed with a right knee bone bruise.
JANUARY 28, 2025 • SI.COM
Isaac Okoro - Will remain out Wednesday Okoro (shoulder) didn't travel with the Cavaliers for their two-game road trip and will remain out Wednesday versus the Heat, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Impact Okoro missed his sixth straight game in Monday's win over the Pistons while he recovers from an AC joint sprain of his right shoulder, an injury he initially suffered Dec. 16 and kept him out for eight games. He returned to action Jan. 8 but was ineffective over a stretch of five games before aggravating the injury when he took a hard hit to the shoulder in a Jan. 16 loss to Oklahoma City. According to Fedor, Okoro hasn't done much on-court work since his latest setback, so the fifth-year forward will most likely remain sidelined when the Cavaliers return to home to play the second leg of a back-to-back set Thursday versus the Hawks.
JANUARY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Dean Wade - Likely out through All-Star break Wade was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee following a recent scan and is facing a multi-week recovery timeline, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Impact Fedor notes that Wade's injury is unrelated to his past knee problems, including the meniscus issue that sidelined him for the end of the 2023-24 regular season before he returned to action last May in the Eastern Conference Semifinal series loss to the Celtics. Even so, Wade will likely be sidelined through the All-Star break, and his absence along with Isaac Okoro's (shoulder) -- who has missed the last six games and is facing an uncertain return timeline -- should pave the way for Max Strus to continue starting at small forward. Along with Strus, bench players Caris LeVert (wrist), Ty Jerome, Georges Niang and Ty Jerome could continue to benefit from more playing time while the Cavaliers are without Wade and Okoro.
JANUARY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
