Miami Heat forward Kyle Anderson said after his team was swept from the NBA Playoffs that the Cavaliers were a better team without Darius Garland.

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.

Sour grapes? The usual end of series blather? A veiled attack in support of his chastised teammate? A morsel of truth? In the aftermath of Cleveland’s four-game sweep over Miami in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs,