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Former NBA star Kenyon Martin rips Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, other players after disappointing playoff run
The Cleveland Cavaliers entered this year's playoffs as the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs then cruised through a first-round series with the Miami Heat.But the Cavs' second-round series with the Indiana Pacers proved to be much more challenging. The Pacers' 114-105 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday secured the Eastern Semifinals win for Indianapolis. Indy now awaits the winner of the Knicks-Celtics series.Amid the criticism over the Cavs' disappointing playoff run, the team's star guard Donovan Mitchell got caught in former NBA player Kenyon Martin's crosshairs.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDuring a recent appearance on Gilbert Arenas' "Gil's Arena Podcast," Martin also took aim at Mitchell's teammates, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter. Martin expressed his displeasure with those three players' lack of availability in the Eastern Semifinals.PACERS ELIMINATE CAVS TO ADVANCE TO 2ND STRAIGHT EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS"You dont suit up, bro, give me something? Were already down Darius Garland, we know he aint healthy. We know this going into it, he missed Game 1. So him playing in Game 2 is slim and none. Weve got to this point DeAndre Hunter, when you came in we started playing better. Evan Mobley we rely on you nightly, it aint just your points, its your defensive presence, its you being out there, its something that we could use. When they didnt play in Game 2 Im like, Oh man they aint going to beat nobody, aint got no heart," Martin said."If Im Donovan Mitchell, Im going to that mother f-r like, Yo, man we got to do something. Whoever youve got to go get, whoever youve got to get rid of."The Pacers eliminated the Cavaliers in five games.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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