The Cleveland Cavaliers have their backs up against the wall, and are now heading into Game 3 of the NBA Finals without Kevin Love.
.@kevinlove (concussion) is listed as OUT for tonight's #NBAFinals Game 3. [DETAILS]: https://t.co/TSZqGxlTQT pic.twitter.com/RfXmmzQMFU
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 8, 2016
Love was listed as “questionable” for Game 3, but he will not be suiting up against the Golden State Warriors tonight.
The big fella took part in the Cavs’ shootaround this morning:
Sources told ESPN.com that Love, after suffering a concussion in Sunday’s Game 2, has been aggressively lobbying the Cavaliers to clear him to return for Cleveland’s pivotal home game Wednesday night, in which the Eastern Conference champions will be trying to cut into the Golden State Warriors’ 2-0 series lead.
But Love, sources say, was told that he would not be permitted to return to the lineup after two days of evaluation in the wake of the inadvertent shot to the back of the head he took from Warriors forward Harrison Barnes on Sunday night in Oakland.
Love went through a portion of shootaround Wednesday morning and is officially listed by the Cavaliers as questionable for Game 3,. But sources said he’s been informed that Friday’s Game 4 is the earliest he’ll be considered for a return.
