Concern permeated through the Cavs organization as Donovan Mitchell’s right shoulder dangled and he immediately walked back to the locker room in the opening minutes of the third quarter Tuesday night.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still rolling at the start of the 2024-25 season as they knocked off the Washington Wizards 118-87 on Tuesday night. While the Cavaliers won’t make it out of their NBA Cup group after suffering a pair of losses in tournament play,

They could be headed for their first bit of real adversity as Darius Garland exited Tuesday’s game against the Washington Wizards with a head injury and has been evaluated with a concussion. He will not return to Tuesday’s game.

Turns out, Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson had little to worry about. The Cavs crushed the two-win Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, 118-87, in the final game of group play for the NBA Cup. Already eliminated from Cup contention,