I’m not sure if Kyrie Irving will play a game before January, but he’ll definitely be prepared for the start of training camp per Cleveland.com.
he Cleveland Cavaliers anticipate that Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Timofey Mozgov and Anderson Varejao will be ready for the start of training camp Sept. 29, Northeast Ohio Media Group has learned.
All four players are recovering from surgery.
Irving (fractured knee cap) and Love (separated shoulder) will be active during camp, but on a limited basis. The Cavaliers will work the two in slowly and cautiously. The anticipation is that Love will be fully cleared with no limitations before Irving is given the green light, I’m told.
Love said on the “Late Night with Seth Meyers” talk show Sept. 11 that he was “a month and a half away” from returning.
There were inital reports that suggest Irvin wouldn’t be ready to go until the beginning of the new year.