{"id":508865,"date":"2026-01-01T01:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/508865\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T01:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:56:10","slug":"cavs-lonzo-ball-appears-headed-to-banishment-from-cleveland-cavaliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/508865\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs’ Lonzo Ball appears headed to banishment from Cleveland Cavaliers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cavs’ Lonzo Ball appears headed to banishment from Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> traded for Lonzo Ball in the offseason to add a quality point guard to their rotation.<\/p>\n

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It has taken less than half a season for Ball to have fallen entirely out of the rotation.<\/p>\n

The Cavs won in blowout fashion on Wednesday, and everyone on the active roster played, except for Ball.<\/p>\n

He was listed as a Did Not Play – Coach’s Decision.<\/p>\n

It’s the second consecutive game that Ball was a DNP-Coach’s Decision.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0T<\/a>he Pistons randomly threw the ball right to Bronny James<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cavs have instead gone with Craig Porter Jr. as their backup point guard to Darius Garland.<\/p>\n

You can’t really blame Kenny Atkinson for that. CPJ has played great.<\/p>\n

It has fans wondering what’s next for Ball, though. Is a trade in the cards?<\/p>\n

It’s certainly a disappointing outcome for the Cavs after that trade.<\/p>\n

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Ball probably still has time to regain his spot.<\/p>\n

But he might also be on the outside looking in for a while.<\/p>\n

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