Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell (ankle) expected to practice in full this week
The Cleveland Cavaliers have apparently avoided disaster, as head coach Kenny Atkinson provided an update Sunday on star Donovan Mitchell, saying the six-time All-Star would participate fully in practice this week.
Mitchell had to exit a 120-113 loss to the Sacramento Kings on April 6 with a sprained left ankle. He returned to that game but missed the team's next contest against the Chicago Bulls.
The 2022-23 All-NBA guard was ruled out for today's final regular-season game with the Indiana Pacers, his fourth straight missed game.
Atkinson previously described the injury as being "mild," and Mitchell was spotted prior to the Cavs' game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday going through vigorous workouts with associate head coach Johnnie Bryant.
Mitchell, 28, is averaging 24 points and five assists per game. He has appeared in 71 games this year, but the team has limited his minutes, keeping him at a career-low 31.4 per game.
The Cavaliers (64-17) are locked into the top seed in the Eastern Conference and will begin their playoffs with a first-round series against a play-in winner next weekend.
--Field Level Media
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