The Warriors and Cavaliers are gearing up for a fourth straight NBA Finals matchup after having made it through their respective Conference Finals without key contributors. Andre Iguodala missed the last four games of the Western Conference Finals with a left knee injury, while Kevin Love sat out Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals as he remained in the concussion protocol.
Iguodala’s status for Game 1 on Thursday is still up in the air, according to Mark Medina of The San Jose Mercury News, who writes that the veteran swingman can walk – but not run – without pain. League sources tell ESPN’s Chris Haynes that Iguodala recently got a second opinion on his troublesome left knee in an effort to address the issue.
According to Haynes, Iguodala plans to search in the coming days for a remedy to the injury, which the Warriors are calling a left lateral leg contusion. Head coach Steve Kerr had said prior to Game 7 of the Western Finals that the 34-year-old’s body “has not responded at this point.”
Meanwhile, Love’s availability for Game 1 of the NBA Finals is also uncertain. Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue said on Tuesday morning that the team’s starting power forward remains in the concussion protocol, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. Love will need to be cleared of possible concussion symptoms before he’s permitted to suit up again for the club.
If Iguodala and Love remain on the shelf for Game 1, Kevon Looney and Jeff Green are the most likely candidates to take their spots in the starting lineups.
Cavs Warriors is so stale
Not their fault the Rockets/Celtics couldn’t close things out.
We all knew both of them would come back and win the series.
You should have won a lot of money then.
You should have actually looked at the odds of each team winning the series in Vegas. When Warriors were down 3-2 they were still the tremendous favorite
Write a letter to your GM about it. But showing your jealousy online probably won’t change it. Just sayin…..
What a dumb post. Any GM would have signed KD if given the opportunity. Guess your one of the those who pretend the same teams meeting in the finals for a 4th year in a row is good for the sport. Get out of fantasy land.
Warriors / Celtics would of been nice. But the warriors can close the door on who’s the best if they win their 3rd out of 4 finals. Or is they lose their tied 2 and 2 call it even. We don’t need a 5th with both
So if the Rockets had won, would KD have opted out and signed with them?
If you listened to anything he said you know that’s not a legit question.
He just got out of a stand around, watch the other guy dribble around and shoot situation.
He went somewhere fun to play… they move the ball.
Yes !!!! You are right ! You can see how aggressive the other teams play , Warriors play with fun and finesse
No. But why are you so obsessed with Kd? He obviously isn’t on your team.
If the Cavs pull off the impossible its only more of a reason to have a 5th series as a series decider.
Would be awesome if Lebron could work a miracle & win another ring… though realistically he alone cannot beat all the stars in Golden State… so afraid to say it looks like another boring title to Golden State.
Lebron Should sign with the rockets and release Chris Paul