The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without big man Tristan Thompson for the foreseeable future after he sprained his ankle Saturday against the Denver Nuggets.
The team announced Sunday that Thompson would miss “multiple games” after stepping on the foot of a Nuggets player, causing his right ankle to swell up overnight.
Tristan Thompson suffered an ankle sprain against the Nuggets on Saturday and experienced "significant swelling" overnight, per Cavs. Thompson is expected to miss multiple games.
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Thompson contributes between 20 and 30 minutes per game for Cleveland, but his absence will definitely hurt. They have already lost three of their last four, and Thompson’s absence will further exacerbate a thin frontcourt hindered by Kevin Love’s hand injury.
