Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Cavs Worry Love's Concussion May Not Be Severe Enough to Keep Him Out of Entire NBA FInals

Cavaliers forward Kevin Love remains in concussion protocol, leaving his availability to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in doubt. This is prompting fears from teammates and fans alike that Love may actually be healthy to play at some point during the best-of-seven series.

Love was originally injured in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals after smashing heads with Celtics rookie sensation Jayson Taytum. Immediately following the play Lebron James could be seen high-fiving Tatum and slipping him a crisp $20 bill.

"Considering Tatum's phenomenal post-season this year, he is the only one I trusted to make the play," James commented. "Hard head. Great technique. The all-out-effort to clock Love straight in his big ugly forehead."

"During that time-out we attempted to gauge whether Love was concussed and confused enough that we could simply put him on a bus heading back to Minnesota and tell him he never left," Coach Tyronn Lue revealed.

The update that is breaking the hearts of Cavalier nation is that Love appears to be in a race against the clock, rather than simply being declared out for the entire post-season.

All season, but particularly during the playoffs the Cavaliers have been at their best when Love is anywhere but on the court. Cleveland is minus-20 in point differential with Love in the game but plus-18 when he's off.

As Thursday's Game 1 approaches the team is mulling various options to keep Love in street clothes. Team doctors have been working around the clock to determine the most effective treatment to re-concuss Love should he be cleared to play. Tune Squad experts from the set of Space Jam have been consulted on delivering creative and concussive blows.

The latest development in this story is the Cavaliers are considering a controversial but potentially effective new strategy of removing the guise of playing with 5 players and admitting they are better off with Lebron James operating solo.