The Cleveland Cavaliers have seen one too many seasons come off the rails due to injuries. They\u2019re managing the 82-game schedule to the best of their ability, putting health in the postseason above everything else. That\u2019s why Donovan Mitchell isn\u2019t being rushed back to return from a groin injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it were a playoff game he\u2019d play today,\u201d Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said before Cleveland\u2019s Tuesday night game against the Detroit Pistons. \u201cWe don\u2019t want this thing nagging him\u2026 we want him healthy for the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Mitchell has missed the previous four games with his groin injury, including this latest one versus Detroit.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s understandable that the organization is feeling pressure to get Mitchell back on the floor. Not only does Mitchell want to play for himself, but there\u2019s also a sense of urgency to make the most out of the final games of the season, considering all of the new pieces on the roster. Each game missed to injury is an opportunity lost to build chemistry with James Harden.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, nothing matters if Mitchell isn\u2019t able to play or is limited in the playoffs. Soft tissue injuries are nothing to play with \u2014 and nobody wants this issue to linger longer than it has to. Missing a few games in March is preferable to losing anything in April, May, or even June.<\/p>\n
Of course, whether or not a player gets injured is out of anyone\u2019s control. How you manage that injury, however, is entirely your decision. The Cavs are electing to be as cautious as possible. Let\u2019s hope that pays off in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Cavaliers have seen one too many seasons come off the rails due to injuries. They\u2019re managing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":502255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[8174,4576,13054,2934,12811,8304,355,228862,99],"class_list":["post-502254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-detroit-pistons","tag-donovan-mitchell","tag-getty-images","tag-groin-injury","tag-james","tag-nba","tag-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/502255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}