Almost everything that can go wrong for the Cleveland Cavaliers has this season, and their latest bit of bad news came when Tristan Thompson left Monday’s game with a foot injury that is expected to keep him out for a while.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Thompson was diagnosed with a sprained foot and could miss anywhere from two weeks to a month. The veteran center left Monday’s 108-92 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks after landing awkwardly on Malcolm Brodgon’s foot.
Thompson is averaging 12.0 points and 11.6 rebounds per game for a Cavs team that has already lost Kevin Love to a foot injury. Love is expected to be out until January after he underwent toe surgery.
Even in a disastrous year for the Cavs, Thompson has been very outspoken and was fined recently for getting into it with some opposing fans. He’s a leader on a 6-21 team that doesn’t have many of them left, so losing him will be yet another obstacle for Cleveland to overcome.
