MAY 26, 12:57pm: Vardon has now tweeted that Love has been ruled out for Game 7.
MAY 26, 12:53pm: Love was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol today and his status for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals tomorrow night is uncertain, reports Joe Vardon of The Plain Dealer.
Vardon adds that Love will travel to Boston, but will have to pass a series of tests before being cleared to play.
MAY 25, 9:15pm: Kevin Love left Game 6 of the Cavaliers‘ Eastern Conference Finals matchup against Celtics on Friday after a collision with forward Jayson Tatum.
The injury occurred about five minutes into the first quarter after Tatum’s shoulder struck Love in the head. Love remained on the floor for several minutes before being helped to the bench and later evaluated in the locker room. He was ruled out for the remainder of the game for precautionary reasons. Love grabbed four rebounds before exiting due to injury.
Love’s status for Game 7 on Sunday remains unclear as a source tells ESPN that his prognosis will depend on him getting rest. There is cause for concern as Love has a documented history of concussions. The Cavaliers All-Star left a March 28 contest against the Hornets after an errant elbow knocked a tooth loose and caused him to feel concussion-like symptoms. Love also suffered a concussion during Game 2 of the 2016 NBA Finals.
While he has struggled at times, Love is still a vital piece to the Cavaliers’ lineup. In the postseason, he has averaged 14.8 PPG and 10.4 RPG for the club.
Tatum isn’t a guard.
Boston in 7.
You mean Cleveland in 7, right.
Cleveland in 7 minutes will be down 31 by halftime.
And the Cavs still beat the crap out of Boston.
Yea…Celts at home are way better than Celts on the road
Love is so damn fragile. If Cleveland can move him in the off-season, I’d recommend that they do.
Can you imagine if someone told you the ECF would be Boston and Cleveland, and it would go to game 7 without Kyrie or Hayward, and then Kevin Love would be out, leaving a game 7 featuring Lebron and a variety of role players, many who didn’t start the season in CLE, against a team lead by Terry Rozier? Am I the only one who sees how crazy this is? Other Celtics fans I know are like yeah this is what we expected. How could anyone have expected this?