Darius Garland Undergoes Foot Surgery and Will Be Out for Several Months
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Darius Garland underwent surgery on Monday to repair an injury to his left big toe that caused him problems during the playoffs. Garland is expected to be out for four to five months.
The Cavaliers announced in a statement that they expect Garland to “make a full recovery and resume basketball activities at the start of training camp” in October. However, Garland is likely to miss time at the start of the regular season.
Garland’s injury was first diagnosed on March 23 in Utah, but he only missed two regular season games. The injury was aggravated during Cleveland’s first-round series against the Miami Heat, which prevented him from playing four playoff games.
Garland returned during the series against the Indiana Pacers, but the persistent injury affected him at times. The procedure was performed by Dr. Nicholas Strasser at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in consultation with the Cavaliers team physician, James Rosneck of the Cleveland Clinic, and Dr. Bob Anderson of OrthoCarolina.Garland was one of two players to average 20 points, 5 assists and 40% from three-point range this season, along with Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. He made 212 three-pointers this season, the third-most in team history.
