Max Strus went viral after sending an unfortunate message to the Cleveland Cavaliers Group Chat just before he was removed from the postseason.
Cavaliers and Max Strus have been eliminated
The Cleveland Cavaliers lasted in the NBA playoffs after a 3-1 trip to the Indiana Pacers, and there was no comeback in Cleveland.
The Eastern No. 1 seed missed a very important shot as the Pacers ran in their second year and caused upset as they advanced to the conference finals.
Max Strath got into the virus shortly after his defeat when it was revealed that the 29-year-old had motivated the Cavaliers group just before the final match of the year.
Strus reportedly sent a message to the team’s group chat before Game 5, saying, “If you don’t believe it, don’t show up for work.”
Max Strus sent a group text message to his Cavs teammate before Game 5:
“If you don’t believe it, don’t show up for work.”
Max Strus is 0/9, and Cavs is eliminated
😭😭😭
– hater report (@haterreport_) May 14, 2025
Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, it was Stars who didn’t compete in the job.
Strus went 0/9 off the field and 0/6 over ARC on Tuesday night despite playing in 26 minutes.
Unfortunately, Strus won’t be shot at this year’s Cavaliers redraw.
Cavaliers: “Defeating the City”
Donovan Mitchell immediately apologized to the city of Cleveland following the elimination of the Cavs, but vowed that he and his teammates will return next year.
“That energy, that crowd. We were 0-3 at home. We dropped off the city. This place is special. This place is really special and we didn’t get it.”
“We had a lot of positive things,” Mitchell said of his team. “But we weren’t capitalized. Now we have to use this motivation. Everyone is going to write us down… we’re back.”
Mitchell himself remains as great as ever during the postseason, averaging 29.6 points in the playoffs, including 35 in the Indiana Cavaliers’ final stands.