CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Kevin Porter Jr. has a sprained left knee and will miss at least two weeks, the team announced Monday afternoon.

Porter underwent an MRI Monday morning at the Cleveland Clinic following a scary moment in the second half of Sunday night’s 118-103 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Cavs’ plan is to let the swelling calm down before the youngster begins a period of rehabilitation and treatment. Porter will be re-evaluated in about two weeks. That’s when the organization will have a better idea of his official timeline.

“We dodged a bullet,” a source said. “Now we can breathe a sigh of relief.”

Even though Porter will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, stalling his rapid rise, the Cavs view Monday’s results as good news. Nothing is torn and Porter avoided major damage. After watching him collapse to the court in agony, members of the organization felt the injury could have been much worse and there was a high level of concern initially.

Porter left the trainer’s room on crutches late Sunday night, without his knee immobilized, something the Cavs felt was reason for hope. The initial prognosis in the locker room had some feeling optimistic. But until scans came back the following day, there was still a feeling of trepidation.

“I couldn’t sleep last night,” another source said.

Porter suffered the injury early in the third quarter after getting tangled with Minnesota’s Robert Covington on an attempted spin move. It appeared Covington made contact with Porter’s foot, which got caught underneath the teenager, causing him to go down in obvious pain. Porter immediately reached for his left knee while teammates, coaches and trainers surrounded him near the 3-point line. After lying for a bit, Porter was helped to his feet and off the court by Tyler Cook and trainer Steve Spiro. Porter went straight to the locker room, unable to put much weight on his left leg.

Following the game, teammates said Porter was in good spirits.

A nominee for Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month, Porter was starting to come on. He averaged 11.5 points on 47.7% from the field and 37.3% from 3-point range to go with 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 14 December games.

On the season, Porter, the 30th pick on the 2019 NBA Draft, is averaging 8.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 34 games, including two starts.

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