Peyton Watson's Hamstring is Acting Up Again Just in Time for OKC
Underdog NBA reported: 'Peyton Watson (hamstring) listed questionable for Monday.'
is officially questionable for Monday night with a hamstring issue, which is starting to feel less like an injury report and more like a recurring subscription.
The forward popped up on the tracker ahead of a heavy-hitting matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. If you are holding a ticket on any Cavs rotation props, it is time to start refreshing the timeline because this one could go right down to warmups.
Watson has been a highly functional piece since Cleveland acquired him in that massive five-team summer blockbuster. He is currently putting up 10.8 points, 4.0 boards, and 3.0 assists per game.
The are sitting at a comfortable 4-2, but losing a versatile wing against a Thunder squad that is also 4-2 is the exact kind of headache a coaching staff hates in early November.
The real red flag here is the specific body part. Watson and hamstring strains have a relationship that rivals most bad sitcom couples. He missed the final stretch of the regular season and the entire playoff run for the Denver Nuggets last spring with a right hamstring issue, and now the same muscle group is barking just two weeks into the new campaign.
Soft tissue injuries are the check engine light of the NBA. You can ignore them for a few miles, but eventually, the car is going to stop on the highway. Cleveland has to decide if pushing him in a November game is worth risking a multi-week absence.
Keep an eye on the final shootaround reports before locking in any Monday night action. If Watson sits, expect the to shuffle their wing rotation heavily to try and slow down Oklahoma City.