Cavaliers Guard Kyrie Irving Cleared to Play

The Cavaliers have announced that rookie point guard Kyrie Irving has been medially cleared to play after missing the team’s previous three games with a concussion.

Fully participating in practice on Tuesday, Irving, who suffered said concussion in the February 7 contest against the Miami Heat, had to await full medical clearance from team doctors and the NBA before he would be able to suit up in a game. Team Physician Dr. AJ Cianflocco of the Cleveland Clinic personally cleared Irving, who will be active, and presumably starting, in Wednesday night’s contest against the Indiana Pacers.

“It was a process I had to go through and it made me appreciate what I was doing at the beginning of the season and when I was out and not being able to be with my teammates,”  said Irving of his time missed. “It was a process I had to go through and  I’m glad it’s done.”

Point guard Ramon Sessions will resume his role as the first point guard off of the Cavaliers’ bench.

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