Kevin Love was put under the concussion protocol for the elbow he received in the first half of Game 2. He’s officially listed as out for today’s Game 3 against the Warriors, and here are some of the replacements the Cavs were thinking about for Love during this morning’s shootaround.
RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Holds Nothing Back When Talking About The Importance Of Game 3
Both Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye have been working with starters in event Kevin Love can't go. #cavs
— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) June 8, 2016
Meanwhile, Richard Jefferson is last player on practice court this morning getting up shots. And he's wearing a starter's jersey.
— Jason Lloyd (@JasonLloydABJ) June 8, 2016
Richard Jefferson, who had a solid showing in Game 2, could very well end up starting tonight. Channing Frye could try and work his way into some minutes by running with the starting group. He’s been ineffective and little-used throughout these past couple of games as the Warriors have made it a task to not let him go off.
RELATED: Phil Jackson Believes LeBron James Has To Channel His Inner Michael Jordan
Should the Cavs go with one of those two, or should they try and start Timofey Mozgov, last year’s NBA Finals starter, to go big alongside Tristan Thompson. That would really take out the three-point threat that has been much-needed in this series, but it just might be the way to go.
Stay tuned for the latest on who the Cavs will name as Love’s replacement.
