“I can still remember that play. I was trying to make strides, trying to take steps in the right direction and trying to get better and then, boom, I literally get hit in my face and it’s back to d— near square one all over again,” Garland told cleveland.com in an exclusive interview during Cavs training camp at IMG Academy. “That’s what made it so tough last year. The momentum was picking up. Was getting better every day. We were getting better as a team. I felt like I was starting to learn so much and then … another bump in the road, another year of adversity. “I sort of lost my joy for basketball.”