Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is out of the NBA finals with a broken kneecap

Kyrie Irving
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Dealing a blow to the Cleveland Cavaliers' championship hopes, ESPN reports that point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the rest of the NBA finals with a broken left kneecap. Irving limped off the court in overtime of game one of the finals on Thursday, which the Golden State Warriors went on to win, 108-100.

Game two will be played on Sunday evening.

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