Cavaliers star Darius Garland dealt with a nagging toe injury that caused him to miss multiple games during the team's 2025 playoff run. Garland missed the final two games of the team's opening-round playoff series against the Miami Heat and also was sidelined for the first two contests against the Indiana Pacers in the ensuing round.

In the late hours of May 13, following the Cavs’ stinging loss to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA playoffs, All-Star point guard Darius Garland slowly and gingerly walked out of Rocket Arena toward an uncertain summer.