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Evan Mobley ruled out Friday for Cavaliers with sprained big toe

A quick read on what changed — and what it means for the rotation.

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What happened

The Cavaliers said Evan Mobley will miss Friday night’s game against Miami because of a sprained big toe on the official injury report.

The injury happened late Wednesday in New York after Mobley went up for a block and landed hard, per the team report.

LINEUP CONTEXT

Mobley’s absence removes a frontcourt defender, so Cleveland may need a different starting look or more minutes from its healthy bigs.

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