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Cavs’ Love, Shumpert Leave Game with Injuries
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated2 hours ago on April 29, 2024
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Both Kevin Love (lower back) and Iman Shumpert (left ankle) were forced to exit the game early without returning to action. However, Cavs coach David Blatt downplayed the severity of their injuries moving forward.
“Kev took an elbow to the back and he was experiencing some real discomfort, so we took him out,” Blatt said. “We didn’t want to push it. Hopefully, he’ll be OK. And Iman jammed his ankle. You saw he took sort of a funny step before he attempted to dunk that ball and he jammed his ankle. Also, I think he wanted to come back in there, but we held him out for precautionary reasons. I believe he’ll be OK.
