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Cavs’ Darius Garland (toe contusion) is out on Wednesday vs. the Miami Heat
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All posts by Zach WolpinUpdated3 hours ago on November 12, 2025
Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers were on the road Monday to face the Heat. They played a closely contested game with Miami that went to OT.
The Heat walked away with a 140-138 victory after Nikola Jovic set up Andrew Wiggins for a game-winning dunk. Against the Heat on Monday, Cavs’ all-star PG Darius Garland re-injured his toe. He tried playing through the injury, but eventually had to exit the game early. On Wednesday, the team announced that Garland suffered a contusion in his toe. The 25-year-old will not be available on Wednesday for Cleveland.
How much time will Darius Garland miss due to a toe injury?
Darius Garland has a contusion in his left toe
He will review daily treatment and continue with his post-surgery management plan pic.twitter.com/4Zc0oRRMuF
— SleeperCavs (@SleeperCleCavs) November 12, 2025
At the end of the 2024-25 season, Cavaliers’ Darius Garland suffered a toe injury. He missed a few games to end the year but was available for the playoffs. However, the toe injury started to linger, and Garland missed four consecutive games for Cleveland. Without Garland’s production, the Cavs struggled in the second round vs. the Pacers and lost the series. During the 2025 offseaosn, Darius Garland had surgery to repair his toe.
The recovery process went well for Garland, but he was forced to miss the first seven games of the 2025-26 season. Since his return, Garland has played in three of the team’s last four games. Against the Heat on Monday, Darius Garland re-injured the toe he had offseason surgery on. He attempted to play through the pain but eventually left in the third quarter. The team announced on Wednesday that Darius Garland suffered a contusion in his left toe. Not ideal for the Cavaliers.
Darius Garland will miss tonight’s game against Miami, but he the latest injury update from the #Cavs did have good news after his scare on Monday night against the Heat. pic.twitter.com/OCvZhQicMI
— Locked On Cavs (@LockedOnCavs) November 12, 2025
Cleveland has announced that Garland will receive daily treatment on his toe. Additionally, he’ll continue his post-surgery management plan. The team said that Darius Garland will not be available for the Cavs on Wednesday. That’s a blow to the roster after Garland just made his season debut last week. It’s unfortunate timing, but the team has depth on the roster who can step up.
While Garland is out, backup guard Sam Merrill will see an increased role. Merrill got off to a hot start to begin the 2025-26 season for Cleveland. He scored 19, 22, and 17 points in his first three games. Through eight games and four starts, Merrill is averaging a career-high 14.6 points per game. We’ll see how much playing time Merrill sees on Wednesday when the Cavs face the Heat in their second consecutive game.
