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Cavaliers have Terry Talkin' Kevin Love's role and that speech by LeBron James
Author: Terry Pluto
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's not just about the stats.
That's what you have to remember when evaluating Kevin Love.
Consider Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Cavs 93-89 victory over the Golden State Warriors to win the title. Love had a modest nine points on 3-of-9 shooting.
In his Parade Day speech, LeBron James talked about Love having a concussion in Game 2 to "shooting struggles" for the entire series. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Kyrie Irving will play for Team USA in Olympics this summer
Author: Chris Haynes
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio. – Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving has informed Team USA that he will play in this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a league source told cleveland.com.
Jerry Colangelo, the director of USA Basketball, was told of Irving's decision on Saturday. Irving is going for more gold. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Olympics: Kyrie Irving, Harrison Barnes fill out U.S. roster
Author: Associated Press
Publication: News-Herald
The U.S. basketball team has its roster for Rio.
Kyrie Irving and Harrison Barnes accepted spots on the team to fill out the Americans’ 12-player Olympic squad, a person with knowledge of the details said Saturday.
The decisions come two days before the Americans plan to announce the team in New York. They were confirmed to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because roster details were to remain private. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
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