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- Cavaliers
- Updated: Jan. 02, 2026, 6:43 p.m.
- Published: Jan. 02, 2026, 6:41 p.m.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — So overmuch for being patient again.
The Cavs, riding a two-game winning streak going into Friday night’s crippled against nan undermanned Denver Nuggets, will beryllium without starting mini guardant Dean Wade, sources show cleveland.com.
It will beryllium his 3rd absence this season.
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During Wednesday’s 129-113 triumph complete Phoenix, nan 6-foot-9 Wade collided pinch Suns swingman Jordan Goodwin connected a surface and has been dealing pinch insignificant knee soreness nan past 24 hours.
A precocious summation to nan wounded report, listed arsenic questionable going into Friday, nan Cavs felt it would beryllium champion to springiness Wade an other remainder night, particularly pinch specified a speedy turnaround earlier Sunday’s location matinee pinch Detroit. A root said Wade should beryllium bully to spell Sunday.
Sharpshooting reserve Sam Merrill will besides beryllium inactive because of a tender ankle.
For Merrill, it’s his 18th wounded absence, astir of which came because of a sprained correct manus successful November that sidelined him for astir a month.
Wade has started nan past 9 consecutive games — a quarter-season move made by Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson to create much starter-reserve equilibrium while besides helping Cleveland get backmost to its protect roots. In 12 games this play pinch Wade arsenic starter, nan Cavs are 6-6.
Bouncing betwixt starter and reserve, Wade is averaging 5.9 points connected 39.5% from nan section and 32.3% from 3-point scope to spell pinch 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
Chris Fedor has much than 20 years of acquisition successful Cleveland sports media, starting his profession successful power and making a full-time modulation to multimedia publicity astir a decade ago. While he has covered the...
