2 Cavs Players Are Dealing With Sudden Illness

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been fully healthy for some time now and it has helped the team score a number of important victories.

But they could be without a couple of stars during Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls.

Thankfully, if both players are out it likely won’t be for long.

Chris Fedor is reporting that both Darius Garland and Sam Merrill are on the injury report for Wednesday, as they are questionable with illnesses.

#Cavs have added Darius Garland and Sam Merrill to tonight’s injury report as well. Both are QUESTIONABLE with illnesses.

— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) February 14, 2024

The idea of losing both Garland and Merrill isn’t good, of course, but an illness is something that they will be over in a number of days.

So even if they do sit out of Wednesday’s game, they will be back soon.

Wednesday night is the last game before the All-Star Break, so the Cavaliers don’t have another game until February 22, when they face the Orlando Magic.

That means that Garland and Merill will have plenty of time to rest and get better.

Both players have been important to the team all season and are important guards who greatly assist with Cleveland’s offense.

Garland is averaging 18.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game on 47.3% from the field, while Merrill is putting up 8 points per game.

Merrill doesn’t play as much as Garland but he does make his time count and has a very strong 44.2% three-point percentage.

His impressive output this season has gained a lot of attention and people were predicting he could be part of the three-point contest during All-Star Weekend.

Instead, Merrill will probably use that time to get healthy and prepare for his return to the team next week.