Jerami Grant Injury Status for Cavaliers vs Trail Blazers

Will Portland's veteran forward suit up against Cleveland on Tuesday?

Nov 30, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA: Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant (9) drives against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in the second quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images

Will veteran Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant suit up against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday?

That's the question plaguing many Portland fans ahead of a critical matchup in Portland's surprising postseason push.

Grant has been on the shelf with right knee tendinitis since Portland's 119-112 loss to Grant's old team, the Detroit Pistons, on March 9. In that game, the 6-foot-7 Syracuse product scored 25 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor (all of his makes were 3-point attempts, of which he took 11), two rebounds, and one assist.

According to the league's latest injury report, Grant is considered doubtful to suit up — an upgrade from being ruled out, yes, but certainly nothing to write home about.

INJURY REPORT 3/25 vs. CLE:

OUT
Deandre Ayton (L Calf Strain)
Robert Williams III (L Knee Injury Mgmt)

DOUBTFUL
Jerami Grant (R Knee Tendinitis)

QUESTIONABLE
Dalano Banton (Illness)
Rayan Rupert (On Assignment)

— Trail Blazers PR (@TrailBlazersPR) March 25, 2025

Centers Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III are both out. Ayton has been on the shelf for a month-and-a-half with a strained left calf, while Williams remains on the shelf for the rest of the regular season with a left knee injury.

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Second-year Portland shooting guard Rayan Rupert — a non-rotation player — had been on assignment to the Trail Blazers' G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix. Portland has now recalled Rupert, however.

OFFICIAL: The @trailblazers have recalled guard/forward Rayan Rupert from the @ripcityremix.

— Trail Blazers PR (@TrailBlazersPR) March 25, 2025

Guard Dalano Banton has been listed as questionable with an illness.

For the Cavaliers, All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is out with a left groin injury, while Jaylon Tyson is out with a left knee bone bruise. Two-way players Emoni Bates, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, and Luke Travers are with the club's NBAGL squad, the Cleveland Charge.

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Portland is catching Cleveland at a convenient time. The 57-14 Cavaliers have just recovered from a rare four-game losing streak, having blown out the Utah Jazz 120-91 on Sunday. The 32-40 Trail Blazers are three games behind the 35-37 Phoenix Suns, the Western Conference's No. 10 seed, and Dallas Mavericks, the West's No. 11 seed.

In 47 healthy bouts, Grant has been averaging 14.4 points on .373/.365/.849 shooting splits, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.0 blocks and 0.9 assists a night. That's his lowest-scoring output since his 2019-20 season with Denver, and his least efficient field goal conversion rate since his 2014-15 rookie season with the Philadelphia 76ers.

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