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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