Donovan Mitchell underwent an MRI, diagnosed with reaggravated ankle injury

Shams Charania reports that it’ll be a game-time decision for Game 5.

Nothing is going right for the Cleveland Cavaliers right now. They’re playing awful, they’re injured, and things don’t seem to be getting better any time soon.

Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Monday afternoon that Mitchell’s MRI has shown a “reaggravation of an ankle injury.” He’s expected to be a game-time decision for Game 5 on Tuesday in Cleveland.

The Cavs' season is on the line on Tuesday as they face a 3-1 hole. Mitchell is likely going to do anything he can to suit up. He told reporters yesterday that “he’s good” for Tuesday. We’ll see if his ankle allows him to do so. Mitchell has also been playing through a calf strain that flared up at the end of Game 2.

Coming back from a 3-1 deficit is difficult to do. It’d be a tall order even if the Cavs were 100% healthy. With them being as banged up as they are, it seems the series outcome is already decided.

It’s a shame that Mitchell’s series is being hampered by this injury. He was playing the best basketball of his career and was the top playoff performer this postseason. The Cavs falling apart had nothing to do with Mitchell.

All three of Cleveland’s best players will be less than fully healthy if they’re able to go in Game 5. Darius Garland looked better in Game 4, but the mobility on defense isn’t there. Evan Mobley has looked fine since returning from his ankle injury. That said, his screen navigation yesterday seemed to indicate he doesn’t have the same side-to-side movement that he normally does.

Game 5 is Tuesday at 7 PM in Cleveland.