In a Wednesday rant on First Take, Smith called out Garland for not playing through his injury as the Cavaliers' season slowly spins down the drain. Cleveland is already down 0-2 in its second-round series to the Indiana Pacers, with the matchup shifting to Indianapolis on Friday night.

Sam Merrill started the first three games Garland missed in in the postseason. Garland was confident he'd be ready for Game 2 against Indiana, but when he couldn't go Ty Jerome took Garland's spot in the lineup and shot 1 of 14 from the field.

The left toe sprain that has kept Cleveland’s Darius Garland out of the past two games is a “significant concern” for the team heading into their second-round Game 1 matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. "What the team has said to me is that this is a significant concern, this injury," NBA Tv's Jared Greenberg said prior to the game.