MIAMI (AP) — All-Star guard Darius Garland was ruled out by the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday against the Miami Heat because of a sprained left big toe.
Garland aggravated the injury late in Game 2 of the series on Wednesday, the Cavs winning that game to go up 2-0 in the matchup. Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said Garland would go through a pregame warmup to determine if he could “give it a whirl” in Game 3.
Evidently, that did not go well. The Cavs said about 30 minutes before game time that Garland would not play.