CLEVELAND — ESPN.com’s Marc Stein is reporting Kevin Love (concussion) is out for Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Kevin Love has been informed that he will not be medically cleared to play in Wednesday night's Game 3, ESPN has learned
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 8, 2016
ESPN sources say Love has been lobbying hard for clearance to play Game 3 but has been told Friday's Game 4 is the soonest he'll be cleared
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 8, 2016
Here’s what LeBron said about Love on Tuesday after practice.
“It’s going to be the next man up. We’re down 0-2, and we can’t afford to look and say, “Wow, Kev’s not playing. What are we going to do?” It’s next man up, because it’s a must-win for us.
“So obviously his health is very important, but in the situation we’re in now, we’ve got to stay confident. And whoever Coach decides to give the nod to got to be ready to go, and everybody else has to step up.”
