The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2025-26 NBA season with championship aspirations following a 64-18 campaign that earned them the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Yet just two games into the new season, injuries have tested that optimism as they prepare to face the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night at Barclays Center.

Cleveland will once again be without All-Star guard Darius Garland, who continues to recover from offseason toe surgery, and forward Max Strus, who remains sidelined after fracturing his left foot during an offseason workout. To add to the challenge, forward De’Andre Hunter is questionable with a right knee contusion suffered in the preseason finale against Detroit.

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Hunter’s potential return could provide some relief. The forward practi

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