Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De'Andre Hunter will return for Game 3

Shams Charania: All three injured Cleveland Cavaliers – Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter – will return tonight against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 (7:30 pm ET, ESPN), sources tell ESPN.Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are the first two to check out tonight. This is usually the spot Donovan Mitchell checks out. – 7:56 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
#Cavs score the first 11 points before Myles Turner draws a foul from Garland on a switch and makes his free throws.
Tough to draw up a better start than this. – 7:52 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
#Cavs off to a 6-0 start here in Indy drawing a timeout from the Pacers. Max Strus hit the first 3-pointer of the game, Evan Mobley split a pair of free throws but grabbed the offensive rebound and found JA for an easy dunk. – 7:47 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Cavaliers’ Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De’Andre Hunter all available, playing in Game 3
nbcsports.com/nba/news/caval… – 7:34 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
#Cavs Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter are all active tonight for Game 3. – 7:01 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Cavs All-Stars Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are ready to go and in the starting lineup — along with Mitchell, Strus, and Allen. – 7:01 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
All three injured Cleveland Cavaliers – Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter – will return tonight against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 (7:30 pm ET, ESPN), sources tell ESPN. – 6:56 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Evan Mobley has taken the floor for his pregame warmup. – 6:48 PM

Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
#Cavs Darius Garland is on the floor going thru his pregame workout like normal. – 6:17 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Darius Garland is on the floor at his usual warmup time. A good sign that he will play. – 6:16 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
#Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson says “they shot around this morning. They’ll test it with Steve and the performance group pregame” on the availability of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter. – 6:03 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers vs Cavs R2G3, 7:30p ET
– Officials: Marc Davis, Josh Tiven, Bill Kennedy
– Injuries: Garland, Mobley, Hunter questionable
– Uniforms: Pacers in white, Cavs in black
– Fans: Gold Out
– TV: ESPN. Ryan Ruocco, Cory Alexander, Angel Gray
– Season: IND 5-1 – 10:29 AM

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Optimism in the Cavs’ house. Garland, Mobley and Hunter towards return in Game 3 sportando.basketball/en/optimism-in… – 2:26 AM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Cavs injury report for Game 3 on Friday:
Darius Garland (left great big toe sprain), Evan Mobley (left ankle sprain), and De’Andre Hunter (right thumb sprain) are questionable.
Pacers’ report is clean. – 5:45 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
#Cavs officially list Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley as questionable for tomorrow’s Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers. – 5:37 PM

Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
#Cavs provide minor injury update on Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley ahead of Game 3.
cleveland.com/cavs/2025/05/c… – 3:18 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
#Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said that today’s practice was more of a shootaround than a real practice, but that Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley all got some reps.
Nothing was live, but they all did something. – 2:26 PM

More on this storyline

Danny Cunningham: #Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson says “they shot around this morning. They’ll test it with Steve and the performance group pregame” on the availability of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter. -via x.com / May 9, 2025

Tony East: Tyrese Haliburton not on the Game 3 injury report after his wrist was sore during/after Game 2. Evan Mobley, De’Andre Hunter, and Darius Garland all questionable. -via Bluesky / May 8, 2025

A league source with knowledge of the Cavs’ workout Thursday said the swelling on Hunter’s injured thumb has subsided, whereas Mobley and Garland were moving as though they’re trying to play through lower leg injuries. -via New York Times / May 8, 2025

There is optimism that all three of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ injured star players, including All-Star guard Darius Garland, who has missed the last four games, will try to play Game 3 Friday against the Indiana Pacers, two league sources told The Athletic. “I don’t think he has a choice,” one league source who is close to the Cavs said of Garland, who hasn’t played since Game 2 of the first round. -via New York Times / May 8, 2025

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