Jarrett Allen drops alarming knee injury revelation for Cavaliers

As the NBA Playoffs loom for Cleveland, the star big man confessed that he isn’t 100% healthy yet from his knee issues.

Jarrett Allen is candid enough to confess that his knee injury remains lingering for him within the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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The star big man told Chris Fedor of cleveland.com that he is still dealing with his troubling right knee issues upon rejoining the Cavs from last week.

“Definitely still sore out there. Definitely not 100 percent,” Allen said. “I’m not able to put a lot of pressure on my knee sometimes. Jumping and landing on the knee still hurts. Not as much as before, when I first got hurt, but still managing it and definitely still struggling with it.”

Allen sustained a right knee tendinitis last March 3 against the Detroit Pistons, forcing him to miss about three weeks and the Cavs’ nine games.

Upon his return, the limited minutes are glaring on Allen’s end. In his injury comeback game last Friday against the Miami Heat, he only logged 18 points and 10 rebounds in 18 minutes.

After not playing against the Utah Jazz last weekend, Allen reentered the Cavs’ lineup last Tuesday against the LA Lakers. But in the team’s 127-113 lopsided loss, he only appeared for 19 minutes while registering 18 points and four boards.

“I don’t know,” Allen told Fedor about when he sees himself fully recovering. “It’s just the truthful answer to that. Hopefully it gets better. I’ve gone through tendonitis all of my career. That’s just a big man’s thing you have to deal with. I think it is going to get better. We have been doing so much to make it get better — and it has — but I can’t answer that question.”

Allen’s injury certainly threatens the Cavaliers’ hopes of winning it all this year. They are currently No. 4 in the East standings with a 47-29 record.

With their big man restricted by knee injuries, Cleveland is facing serious questions about going as deep as they can and reaching the franchise’s goal of clinching its first title since 2016.

By trading for James Harden last trade deadline, many expects the Cavs to seriously compete for the NBA title.

“It’s definitely frustrating,” Allen admitted. “Injuries always suck for anybody, especially at the timing when it happened for me. But you know how I am. What can I do about it? Just have to keep on moving. Having that outlook makes it a lot easier.”

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