Kenny Atkinson's drama leads to injury to Evan Mobley, De'andre Hunter, Jarrett Allen: “All three are too much

Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson puts Cleveland's defensive spotlight directly on his star big man Jarrett Allen. “We all know that the next step for JA is to be able to protect five,” Atkinson said. “I think it’s a challenge. But he has versatility. I would say that, they applied that, but we also have two big guys on the offense, so they have to protect us, right? For us, it's a well-trained one. “But I think when we play these two big guys with offensive rebounds, we're playing against JA's offensive offense, they're going to have to protect him. So on the one hand it seems to be a disadvantage for us. It might be an advantage for us. [hand]. ” -Via clutch point/ May 2, 2025