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Nearly everyone in the Cavaliers locker room felt that Kyrie Irving's return to the Cavaliers went without much of a hitch.
CLEVELAND—The path through the lane parted like the red sea, as he rushed towards the hoop with the ball in his hand.
He hadn’t been presented with an opportunity such as this in at least six months, but having had this experience thousands of times before, the expected result was a well-executed layup.
Instead, Kyrie Irving rolled the ball towards the backboard with his fingers, but it didn’t do what it normally would.