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With or without Kyrie Irving, Cavs still best in the East Last week's report by the Cleveland Plain Dealer that Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving may not return until January from the fractured patella he suffered during Game 1 of the NBA Finals raised some eyebrows around the league. Odds are Irving will be back during 2015. The January date was presented as something of a worst-case scenario, not a certainty or even a likelihood.
Author: Kevin Pelton
Publication: ESPN.com