November 3, 2024
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Kenny Atkinson Is Not a Quick Fix For Cleveland Cavaliers' Issues

What Matas Buzelis Said After Electric Chicago Bulls Debut

The Cleveland Cavaliers dealt with their fair share of injury problems throughout the 2023-24 season, and it ended up being the undoing of their season as Donovan Mitchell missed the final games of their second-round playoff matchup against the eventual champion Boston Celtics. And it didn’t take long for an injury problem to come back and haunt the Cavs, as Max Strus was ruled out of the entire second half of Cleveland’s preseason-opening 116-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

Kenny Atkinson Is Not a Quick Fix For Cleveland Cavaliers' Issues

Strus reportedly suffered a right hip contusion and it remains unclear just how severe the injury he picked up was. Nonetheless, even if Strus were to miss time, there is a “silver lining” to his potential absence, and that is the opportunity it opens up for Dean Wade to take on an expanded role, as per Ethan Sands of Cleveland.com.

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