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Twitter reacts to the Kevin Love injury

By Stanford Crissey

Apr 26, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) injures his shoulder during the first half in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics. at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 26, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) injures his shoulder during the first half in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics. at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /
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Cleveland’s Kevin Love injured his shoulder early in Game 4 against Boston; Twitter reacts

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In the first quarter of their game four matchup against the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love suffered what appears to be a dislocated shoulder in a collision with Boston’s Kelly Olynyk.

There aren’t many details yet, but ESPN is reporting that Love will not return to the game.

Here is video of the injury:

Obviously, as a member of the Cavs’ “Big Three,” Love is of paramount importance to Cleveland as they try to earn the franchise’s first championship.

Depending on how long Love is out, this could be a huge development, and Twitter users provided their instant reactions to the injury.

Some provided their medical opinions on Love’s dislocated shoulder:

While others lamented the loss of Love for the Cavs:

No one on Twitter seemed to be celebrating the injury the way the Boston crowd was.

Love was having an impressive postseason up until the injury, averaging 18 points and 9 rebounds, and was playing well in Game 4 before Olynyk tried to rip his arm off.

It’s all speculation until we know more, but Love’s injury did not look good. If he misses significant time, this will be a huge blow to the Eastern Conference favorites in their championship quest.

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