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Harrison Faigen: Larry Nance Jr’s shirt at tonight’s Cavs game
Larry Nance Jr’s shirt at tonight’s Cavs game
— Harrison Faigen (@faignews.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T01:14:46.118Z
Chris Fedor: Along with the expected #Cavs who were already out tonight here in Indiana — Larry Nance Jr., Max Strus, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill — the team will also be without Darius Garland (toe injury management) and Lonzo Ball (illness).

Michael Scotto: Cleveland Cavaliers say center Jarrett Allen will miss approximately one week with a right finger strain. Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. will miss 3-4 weeks after an MRI revealed a Grade 1 soleus strain. Cavs guard Sam Merrill is listed as day-to-day with a right hand sprain

Danny Cunningham: #Cavs list Jarrett Allen (finger), Sam Merrill (hand), Lonzo Ball (injury management) and Larry Nance Jr. (calf) all out for tomorrow’s game against Boston. Craig Porter Jr. (hamstring) is questionable.
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Q. Was Kentavious Caldwell-Pope really playing on work release from jail? Was that like a real thing? Like that was that a real thing? Larry Nance Jr: KCP is our guy. Look, KCP, we love him. We love him. That was real. That was real. That was real. That ain't my story to tell, but like it was … I forgot about that, actually. I forgot about that until this very second.
Jorge Sierra: CJ McCollum passed Tobias Harris, Richard Hamilton and Larry Nance in scoring for No. 135 all-time. Kawhi Leonard moved ahead of Richard Jefferson for No. 161. McCollum entered the NBA two years after Kawhi.


Chris Fedor: #Cavs going to be extremely shorthanded here in Miami tomorrow (as I alluded to yesterday): Darius Garland (injury management — left big toe) is OUT. Donovan Mitchell (rest) is OUT. Evan Mobley (rest) is OUT. Larry Nance Jr. (knee contusion) is QUESTIONABLE.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have upgraded Darius Garland (left great toe contusion) to available for Monday's game against Miami. Larry Nance Jr. (left knee contusion) is questionable.

I'm going to get you a sweatshirt that says that, um, for your next trip because I just adore it in every regard. But a question that I've got to ask you is submitted to me by one Larry Nance Jr., which is: Larry Nance has gone over to Leeds three times. Why have you not joined any of those trips? TJ McConnell: It’s a fair question. It really is. And I don’t know how to say this — because Larry has children too — but I think for me, when our season is over, we’re gone for so long. Larry can attest to that. I just want to kind of give my wife a break. She’s Wonder Woman — like a superhero — and takes care of the kids alone for half the year. I mean, even when we have home games, we’re not really here. And for me, I just want to give her a break and spend as much time as I can with her and the kids, and let her do her thing. So I think that’s why I haven’t been over as much. I’ve literally asked her for three years straight, and I think she finally was like, “You know what? I’m sick of you asking — so just go.”

Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward has teamed up with the Men in Blazers Media Network to launch a digital show called “Switch the Play,” a weekly program that will feature those NBA players who are soccer aficionados and discuss happenings in the game. The first episode, featuring Alex Caruso of the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, debuts Thursday.

In many ways, Nance returning to Cleveland was quite possibly the league’s worst-kept secret. Even during his time in New Orleans, Atlanta and Portland — the places he went after a first Cleveland stint that lasted a little more than three years — Nance remained part of the Cavaliers’ family. He was involved in the team’s high-stakes fantasy football league. He kept strong relationships with various members of the organization, including Altman and general manager Mike Gansey. He proudly watched the All-Star-level growth of old teammate Darius Garland. He cheered on his brother, Pete. Spent summers here. Stayed embedded in the community.