Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell Returns to Practice

Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell returned to practice Tuesday after missing the previous game with what the team called a right ankle strain, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.Donovan Mitchell

Center Jarrett Allen (ankle) and forward Dean Wade (knee) also missed the Cavs’ last game and did not practice Tuesday, Fedor added.

Mitchell suffered the injury in the final seconds of Friday’s loss to the Warriors while driving to the basket. While he remained in the game and made a pair of free throws, he limped to the locker room.

Mitchell, 26, is having another All-Star season in his first year with the Cavs, averaging 31.7 points, 6.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 11 appearances.

He has missed two games so far with ankle issues, the previous one causing him to miss road win over the Pistons. 

The Cavs (8-5) have lost four straight after an eight-game winning streak. They visit the Bucks on Wednesday, before returning to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for four straight games.

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