Charge Drop Season Opener

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Charge (0-1) fell at home to the Motor City Cruise (1-0), 142-122, in front of 4,039 fans at Cleveland Public Hall on Tuesday night in the team’s first game of the Showcase Cup portion of the 2026-27 NBA G League season.

Cleveland was led by Zack Austin’s 27 points on 7-of-16 threes with two blocks.  Rashaun Agee posted a double-double in his pro debut, scoring 26 points and grabbing 12 boards with five assists.  Jaxson Robinson and Sy Chatman added 18 points and 16 points, respectively.  Noam Yaacov added 12 assists and three steals.

The Cruise were paced by a quartet of 20+ point scorers:  Brice Williams scored 28 points on 7-of-11 threes.  John Ukomadu came off the bench to score 25 points with 11 rebounds and three steals.  Drake Allen had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Dawson Garcia added 20 points and nine rebounds.

The Charge are back home this Saturday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m. against the Sioux Falls Skyforce (Miami Heat) – It’s Mascot Day for Pozzie’s Birthday, plus the first 1,500 fans to enter the building will receive a Pozzie Beanie Giveaway, featuring the fuzziest yellow NBA G League mascot embroidered on winter headwear.

For more information about the Cleveland Charge, including game schedules, tickets, and community programs, visit ClevelandCharge.com or follow the Charge on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Threads. Fans can sign up for text alerts by texting CHARGE to 30594 for the latest updates and special offers.

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Rock Entertainment Group is the umbrella entity of the teams and venues that are part of Dan Gilbert’s Rock Family of Companies.  It includes the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, the AHL Cleveland Monsters, the NBA G League Charge; the operation of Rocket Arena in Cleveland and Cleveland Clinic Courts - the Cavaliers’ training and development center in Independence, Ohio. As the unified brand platform, Rock Entertainment Group formally links multiple sports, venues, music, and content properties together to better position them collectively for collaboration, growth and new opportunities, while relentlessly creating amazing experiences for fans, teams, partners, stakeholders and thousands of staff members across the full spectrum of properties.