NEW YORK — Rookie Evan Mobley was back in the starting lineup for the Cleveland Cavaliers for Friday’s key game against the Brooklyn Nets.
Mobley missed the previous five games with a sprained left ankle and the Cavaliers lost four of them without their big man.
Mobley is a leading contender for Rookie of the Year and tops all first-year players with 20 double-doubles.
The Cavaliers went into the night a game ahead of the Nets for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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