Perhaps no single player better exemplified the frustrating end to the Cavaliers' 2024-25 season quite like Darius Garland, who first suffered a big-toe injury late in the season, then had the injury flare back up on him during a playoff run that ended in the conference semis against Indiana.

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.