After the Cleveland Cavaliers were relatively healthy through the first half of the season, the Wine and Gold's injury report is stacking up. The latest injury came to Dean Wade, who banged knees with Tyrese Maxey during Cleveland's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
The Cavaliers face tough times with injuries to their rotation, but hopeful updates suggest a potential return for key players soon.
Cavaliers starting forward Dean Wade departed the third quarter of Cleveland's 132-129 defeat to Philadelphia on Friday a right knee
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cavs forward Dean Wade has a bone bruise in his right knee and is out at least 2 weeks, the team announced Tuesday. The injury happened in Friday’s loss at Philadelphia. Wade, a solid defender, is in his 6th NBA season, averaging 6 points, 5 rebounds and 22 minutes per game.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WKBN) – The Cleveland Cavaliers announced that forward Dean Wade has been diagnosed with a right knee bone bruise following an MRI at Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine. He suffered the injury in the third quarter of Cleveland’s Jan. 29 game in Philadelphia.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a clear need to address ahead of the deadline, especially with recent injuries to the roster. The Wine and Gold must figure out a way to strengthen their perimeter defense with Isaac Okoro and Dean Wade sidelined for the foreseeable future.
Tyson will be in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Heat, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain ... playing time while the Cavaliers are without Wade and Okoro.
Although they dealt with the second game back-to-back, the Cavs showed no sign of fatigue at home against the Hawks.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers started the year on a hot streak. Their 15-0 record to begin the season sent shockwaves around the league, with many wondering if the Cavaliers should be taken more seriously as a threat in the Eastern Conference.
While Naz Reid is already rostered in 85% of Yahoo leagues, McDaniels will be easier to find on waiver wires. The offensive production isn’t the best (although he has shot 51.3% from the field over the past two weeks),