OAKLAND — LeBron James sat at the podium Friday, still slick with sweat, following a solo spectacle, a 20-minute shooting workout on the main floor of Oracle Arena, one that predictably sidetracked both the impressed and bemused media members talking to many of his teammates. One teammate, the one who was the day's hottest topic, hadn't been in attendance anyway; instead, Kyrie Irving had been excused from all team activities because he was receiving further evaluation on his damaged left knee.
When James' own interview session started, maybe he knew more about the severity of Irving's situation than he was letting on. Maybe he knew that Irving's left knee cap was fractured and would require surgery, keeping the All-Star point guard out for the rest of the NBA Finals and necessitate four months of recovery, as the Cavaliers later announced. Or maybe James didn't. Either way, one of his quotes captured what we now all know to be the Cavaliers' conundrum, even as James stopped well short of capitulation.
"Well, there are a few things that you would love to have going late in the season," James said. "That's b ...
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Kyrie Irving’s Loss Leaves LeBron James Facing Another Lost Year of His Prime
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