Darius Garland was sidelined for the first two games against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In his absence, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers surprisingly dropped both games and appeared to be losing their grip on the series.

Darius Garland had a response for his critics regarding his painful toe injury after the Cavaliers secured a dominant Game 3 win.

Darius Garland could've sat out again on Friday night. But there was no way the Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard was going to do that with his Cavs down 2-0 to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semis.