Donovan Mitchell Ruled Out Against Sacramento Friday Night

Mitchell joins Kevin Love on the injury report, who will also miss the game against the Kings

Donovan Mitchell will miss Friday night’s game when the Cavaliers take on  the Sacramento Kings as he deals with soreness in his lower right leg. Mitchell was officially listed as “questionable” on the teams injury report this afternoon, but was watching warm-ups from the bench in street clothes.

Caris LeVert replaced Mitchell in the starting lineup, marking his first start since November 16th against Milwaukee.

Cleveland.com's Chris Fedor confirmed Mitchell would miss the game on Twitter. 

#Cavs Donovan Mitchell is OUT tonight, sources tell @clevelanddotcom. Caris LeVert will start in his place https://t.co/rjKm8bwuSD

— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) December 9, 2022

Mitchell’s absence comes after scoring a season-high 43 points in a 116-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Cavs’ head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said Mitchell has been dealing with the injury dating back to the Golden State game and re-aggravated it against Toronto.

When making the decision regarding Mitchell, Bickerstaff said he took into account the back-to-back situation with another game Saturday evening against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Cavs are also without Kevin Love against the Kings, who is dealing with lower back soreness. Love has also been suffering from a hairline fracture in his right thumb. Cleveland got Jarrett Allen back from a five-game absence because of a lower back contusion on Wednesday evening against the Lakers.

The Cavs are playing Sacramento for the second and final time this season. The Kings roll into Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on a six-game road trip and are coming off a lopsided loss to the Milwaukee Bucks 126-113 on Wednesday night. 

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