Evan Mobley is out against Dallas after a clean MRI, Yves Missi is probable in New Orleans, and the Cavaliers list Mitchell, Harden and Allen as questionable

Cleveland has ruled out Evan Mobley for Saturday’s home game against Dallas with a left great toe sprain, even after an MRI came back clean, and has listed Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Jarrett Allen and Peyton Watson as questionable after a delayed flight back from Miami. New Orleans, meanwhile, has upgraded Yves Missi to probable for the first time since he hurt his left knee in the second game of the season.

Mobley’s MRI is clean, but he is out against Dallas

Mobley sprained the toe in the final minutes of Wednesday’s win in New York and missed Friday’s 133-121 loss in Miami. After the Heat game, coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters the MRI results were clean. “It’s a sprain, so he’s definitely sore and all that, but we don’t expect it to be a long-term thing at all,” Atkinson said, as first reported by Chris Fedor. Cleveland filed its official report at 1:15 p.m. ET and still listed Mobley as out, along with Sam Merrill (right elbow injury management) and Nae’Qwan Tomlin (low back stress reaction).

Mitchell and three other starters are questionable after the delayed flight

The Cavaliers were supposed to fly out of Miami late Friday night, but the nationwide ground stop left them stuck until Saturday morning. Fedor also reported that Mitchell would prefer the game be called off. “Me, personally, yeah, for sure,” Mitchell said. Cavaliers reporter Danny Cunningham wrote that the team waited overnight for a new departure time and landed back in Cleveland at about 11:30 a.m. ET (6:30 p.m. Cairo time), just over eight hours before tipoff, and that he would not be surprised if Cleveland sat a few players.

“This is unprecedented”#Cavs, who are scheduled to play the Mavericks at home tomorrow night, are stuck in Miami because of Friday’s nationwide ground stop. They can’t fly until 9 a.m. Saturday. Because of that, Donovan Mitchell wants the game cancelledhttps://t.co/I78HTJWHk8

— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) November 14, 2026

The report backs that up. Mitchell is questionable with a left knee contusion and injury management after playing 33 minutes and scoring 25 points in Miami. Harden is questionable with left lower-leg/calf tightness after 35 minutes and 20 points. Allen (right knee injury management) and Watson (right hamstring injury management) are also questionable. If all four sit along with Mobley, Cleveland would be badly short of its top players against a Dallas team that lists Max Christie as doubtful with a left ankle sprain and still has Dereck Lively II out after right foot surgery.

#Cavs have landed back in Cleveland after spending the night in Miami. Tip off against Dallas is in just over eight hours.

— Danny Cunningham (@RealDCunningham) November 14, 2026

Missi is probable in his first step back

New Orleans lists Missi as probable against Denver with a left knee contusion and bone bruise, after he had been out since hurting the knee in Utah on Oct. 24. Rod Walker reported this week that the medical staff had cleared Missi to resume on-court work, that he went through a light practice Thursday, and that he had been running and jumping. “I’m feeling pretty good,” Missi said. Coach Jamahl Mosley still did not give a firm return date then, but Saturday’s probable tag is the first official sign he could play. The Pelicans still rule out Dejounte Murray (left ankle sprain), Trey Murphy III (bilateral patellar tendinopathy) and Trendon Watford (right ankle sprain). Denver again lists Julian Strawther as out with a left knee sprain.

What the rest of Saturday’s reports show

Miami lists Giannis Antetokounmpo as probable with a right wrist sprain and Klay Thompson as probable with a left ankle sprain against Detroit, and Pelle Larsson is doubtful with an illness after sitting Friday. The Pistons again rule out Jalen Duren (right hamstring strain) and Isaiah Joe (right hip contusion). Minnesota keeps Anthony Edwards out after right knee arthroscopy, with no new timeline, along with Donte DiVincenzo (right Achilles tendon repair). Chicago lists Norman Powell (low back injury management), Nic Claxton (left hamstring injury management) and Jalen Smith (left finger sprain) as questionable; Caleb Wilson remains out after right-hand surgery.

Brooklyn lists Mikel Brown Jr. (illness) and Nolan Traoré (right calf tightness) as probable at Memphis, which had not filed yet. Indiana, Philadelphia, the Lakers and Phoenix still had not submitted Sunday’s reports as of 1:15 p.m. ET, so there is no official status yet for Aaron Nesmith’s left hand, Joel Embiid or Austin Reaves’ bruised left heel. Our injuries page tracks every team’s latest report.