Two-time All-Star Darius Garland has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 right great toe sprain and will be reevaluated in seven-to-10 days, the Cavaliers announced in a press release.
Garland, a 6’1″ point guard, suffered the injury in the third quarter of Wednesday’s win in Philadelphia. He underwent imaging at the Cleveland Clinic on Saturday, which revealed the Grade 1 sprain.
According to the Cavaliers, Garland will receive treatment and rehabilitate the toe injury over the next week or so until he’s checked out again.
It’s a tough setback for the 25-year-old, who has already missed extended time this season due to a toe injury on his opposite foot.
Garland underwent surgery over the offseason to address a great toe injury on his left foot. He missed the first eight games of 2025/26 while recovering from that surgery, then re-injured his left big toe in November, causing him to miss another five games (eight if you include not playing both ends of back-to-backs).
Garland got off to a slow start this season while dealing with the lingering effects of that left toe injury, averaging just 15.4 points and 6.4 assists on .363/.295/.870 shooting in his first 12 games (29.8 minutes per contest). However, he has started to round into form over the past month, averaging 20.1 PPG and 7.4 APG on .522/.419/.848 shooting in his last 14 games (30.9 MPG).
With Garland out at least four more games (he missed Friday’s rematch with the 76ers), Craig Porter Jr., Jaylon Tyson and Tyrese Proctor are among the Cavs who could get more playing time.