Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving has tendinitis, confirmed

Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving has tendinitis in left knee, sprained foot

By Mike Dyce | May 11, 2015

Apr 23, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) drivers the ball against Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (0) during the second half in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 103-95. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

An MRI confirmed that Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving has tendinitis in his left knee, as well as a sprained right foot.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting beat up physically in the NBA Playoffs. Point guard Kyrie Irving had an MRI on his left knee which confirmed that he had tendinitis. Irving also has been dealing with a sprained right foot on top of it.

#Cavaliers Kyrie Irving had MRI on his left knee, confirmed diagnosis of tendinitis. Irving also has a sprained right foot.
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) May 11, 2015

You could say that the tendinitis in his left knee is because Irving has been over compensating for the injury in his right foot with the left side of his body. You should expect Irving to play in Game 5 on Tuesday night though, he will likely be benched to get healthy at this stage of the season and with the series tied at two games apiece.

David Blatt says there has been no discussion on sitting Kyrie Irving for healing purposes. He's going to play through.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 11, 2015

David Blatt says the Cavs are better with Irving at "whatever percent u want to call him" than without him
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) May 11, 2015

The Cavaliers can’t really afford to be without Irving either. They’re already without one of their Big Three in Kevin Love, who had his arm ripped off by Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk.

To make matters worse, LeBron James is banged up and hurt his left ankle in Game 4. He didn’t leave the game and stayed in, of course going on to hit the game winner in the final seconds.

LeBron James said he's getting round the clock treatment on his left ankle and will be playing tomorrow in Game 5
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) May 11, 2015

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