Kevin Love Has Not Be Cleared To Play, Will Miss Game 3

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love has been ruled out for tonight's Game 3 of the NBA Finals, according to ESPN's Marc Stein:

Kevin Love has been informed that he will not be medically cleared to play in Wednesday night's Game 3, ESPN has learned

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 8, 2016

ESPN sources say Love has been lobbying hard for clearance to play Game 3 but has been told Friday's Game 4 is the soonest he'll be cleared

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 8, 2016

Love suffered a concussion in their Game 2 loss after being elbowed in the head by Harrison Barnes while they were going for a rebound.

He participated in a portion of shootaround with the team this morning and was "optimistic" about his chances to play in the game, according to ESPN, but he has been unable to pass the league's concussion protocol.

Love is averaging just 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in the Finals on 37.5 percent shooting. He averaged 16.0 points and 9.9 rebounds during the regular season.

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