"I'm ramping up every week": Cleveland Cavaliers' Darius Garland details toe injury, surgery, and recovery post-2025 playoffs exit
NBA pro
Darius Garland
recently missed a lot of matches during the Cleveland Cavaliers' 2025 playoff run because of a chronic toe injury. He missed the final two games of the team's playoff series against the Miami Heat in the first round.
He also missed the first two games against the Indiana Pacers in the first round that followed. Now, after several months, he finally opened up to Cleveland.com about the injury and the recovery.
Darius Garland
reflects on toe surgery and comeback plans for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Following the
Cleveland Cavaliers
' devastating loss to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA playoffs, All-Star point guard Darius Garland exited the court slowly. It was later revealed that he had sustained a toe injury. As a result, he also missed a lot of matches during the 2025 postseason run.
Even though he came back for the last three games against the Indiana Pacers, he reportedly couldn't perform properly. In the end, he decided to have the
offseason surgery
even though he had first opposed the idea.
Now, recently, he opened up about the incident to Cleveland.com and said:
"I wasn't myself.. It was difficult. I was hoping to avoid it for the long run, but it got to the point where I had to get surgery. That's just what it was. An easy decision that was going to get me back healthy."
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While talking during his celebrity softball game over the weekend, Darius Garland acknowledged that after the surgery, he felt as though he had his big toe back. He continued:
"It's basically like a brand new toe really.. I got my 10th toe back. I had no big toe at the end of last season. I had like nine toes. I felt like I was playing with nine toes. That's how I would describe it.
The
NBA pro
then said:
"Any type of movement was tough.
Putting on a shoe was tough. Walking. Running. It was difficult. I said it last year to you guys: Nobody really understands what any athlete goes through. At least, injury-wise."
Darius Garland recently opened up about his surgery (Image via Instagram / @dariusgarland)
He added:
"I'm ramping up every week.. It's getting better every day. Just taking my time with it. I'm not really putting a date on it right now. Trying to get back to 100 percent and be ready for June, when it really matters."
Meanwhile, he is currently healthy and preparing for his upcoming matches.
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