With the additions of LeBron James and Kevin Love, the 2014-15 Cleveland Cavaliers have a brand-new look. But they're dealing with an all-too-familiar problem.
Anderson Varejao is injured.
Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com has the details, as the 32-year-old center will miss tonight's game against the Indiana Pacers:
Varejao is the prototypical role player. He rebounds, defends and plays with an unrelenting amount of energy. Moreover, the fan favorite has spent his entire 11-year NBA career in Cleveland, showing devotion to the team through the recent rebuilding process, via Haynes:
I've been in Cleveland a long time. I love the city. I wanted to go through the rebuilding process with Cleveland. I wasn't going to demand to be traded. My heart wasn't telling me that. I always felt Cleveland was the place that I needed to be.
The only problem: He has trouble staying on the court. Varejao played in 65 games last season, but he failed to play in more than 31 in each of the previous three campaigns before that.
Fortunately for the Cavs , they have quite a bit more options to fill his void this time around.
With Love holding down the power forward sport, new head coach David Blatt can give Tristan Thompson more minutes at the 5, a strategy that was discussed at length during the preseason.
Still, if this injury is serious, it's undoubtedly a blow to both the depth and defense of the Cavs , who have aspirations of an NBA title this season.
//from Bleacher Report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bleacherreport/~3/_6rY1_cr7BE/2233323-anderson-varejao-injury-updates-on-cavaliers-stars-ribs-and-return
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