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Cavs' Love tried to play through knee injury

CLEVELAND -- Kevin Love played at least three games on his injured left knee that required arthroscopic surgery this week, Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue revealed before his Cavs hosted the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

One of those games -- a nationally televised contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder last Thursday on the second night of a back-to-back -- garnered extra attention because Lue initially said he would "probably" rest Love, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving en masse, before he changed course and played all three of them.