March 3, 2021, Los Angeles, California, USA: Evan Mobley 4 of the USC Trojans controls the ball against the Stanford Cardinal in the first half of a NCAA, College League, USA basketball game at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Los Angeles USA - ZUMAo44_ 0114596174st Copyright: xKeithxBirminghamx
Cleveland’s Evan Mobley is to miss out on up to 2 weeks due to an ankle issue.
Born in San Diego, California, Cleveland’s power forward is set to sideline at the start of the season because of a sprain in his right ankle that he suffered during practice.
Evan Mobley stands 7 feet on the court and was selected as third overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2021 NBA Draft. During a workout on Saturday, Mobley injured his ankle which was confirmed by MRI causing him out for 2 weeks.
In the previous season, he became the first Cleveland Rookie to record 5 blocks in a NBA Game after LeBron James. He averaged 15 points per game with starting in all 69 games he played, and was ranked as the second best rookie of the season in the previous NBA edition finishing behind Scottie Barnes of Toronto Raptors.
Not only in NBA but also Evan has represented the national side of United States of America in under-17 and under-19 World Cup receiving gold in both of them.
With finishing as the 2nd best rookie, Mobley sure made his name into the eyes of J.B Bickerstaff, head coach of the Cleveland’s side. J.B mentioned that Evan is ready to take another step in development, with him adding muscles during the pre-season, working on his perimeter game, and adding 3 pointer in his games which could be a big asset for the business.
At media day Bickerstaff said “”He has the ability to be a superstar without being the leading scorer on your team,”He has an opportunity to be the best player on the floor without having to take the most shots. That’s hard to find.”
He also added “We want him eventually — and hopefully it’s this year — to be in the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year. We believe he has that type of ability and can have that type of impact on the floor.”
Mobley is set to miss three pre-seasons game and the Cleveland’s side would now be hoping if he could be available at the start of the season.
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