Kyrie was injured during games 6 & 7 of the 2016 finals

[Mr Feeny]

Just as we suspected all along! Resident Cavs fan and moderator RedBlackAttack posted the following on another thread:




One thing you left out was that Kyrie attacked relentlessly in the first half and was 7-of-7 from the free throw line. He had 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the first half and was dominating the same way he had the game before. However, early in the third quarter, Irving hurt his foot and it seemed to limit him offensively.

Kyrie still finished with 23 points on 18 shots, which is pretty damn good efficiency.

LeBron played great in the second half of that game and definitely took matters into his own hands. Kudos to him. Kyrie definitely did his part as well. I was just happy the foot injury didn't seem to bother him much in Game 7.

It is imperative that we recognize thay the Cavs won against a 73 win team with the 2nd best player on the team hobbled. Remarkable :applause:

[RedBlackAttack]

It was pretty obvious to anyone who watched The Finals.

UPDATE: Kyrie Irving Speaks On Left Foot Injury Sustained In Second Half (http://cavsnation.com/update-kyrie-irving-speaks-left-foot-injury-sustained-second-half/)

Kyrie Irving says foot injury won't keep him from Game 7 (http://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/16273911/kyrie-irving-cleveland-cavaliers-hurts-foot-expects-good-game-7)

NBA Finals: Cavs' Kyrie Irving maintains his foot is 'fine' ahead of Game 7 (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-finals-cavs-kyrie-irving-maintains-his-foot-is-fine-ahead-of-game-7/)

Kyrie Irving injured his left foot in the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers'115-101 Game 6 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday (https://www.instagram.com/p/BGwdjGakL2S/)

Etc.

I'm sure you could find video of the play if you dug deep enough.

[Mr Feeny]

It was pretty obvious to anyone who watched The Finals.

UPDATE: Kyrie Irving Speaks On Left Foot Injury Sustained In Second Half (http://cavsnation.com/update-kyrie-irving-speaks-left-foot-injury-sustained-second-half/)

Kyrie Irving says foot injury won't keep him from Game 7 (http://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/16273911/kyrie-irving-cleveland-cavaliers-hurts-foot-expects-good-game-7)

NBA Finals: Cavs' Kyrie Irving maintains his foot is 'fine' ahead of Game 7 (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-finals-cavs-kyrie-irving-maintains-his-foot-is-fine-ahead-of-game-7/)

Kyrie Irving injured his left foot in the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers'115-101 Game 6 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday (https://www.instagram.com/p/BGwdjGakL2S/)

Etc.

I'm sure you could find video of the play if you dug deep enough.

Absolutely. That's what I've been saying. The Cavs were hardly 100% healthy when they pulled off the comeback.

[Ben Simmons]

Warriors have no excuses lol.

[egokiller]

Kyrie being injured is old news. The one this we can agree on is that to score 40+ points on 75% shooting while injured and having to defer to the first option is the greatest feat by a single player in an NBA finals game. He's only 24 boys.

[Real14]

Please stop trolling OP and RBA. Thank you.

[CTbasketball92]

Ehh, game 7 he looked completely fine. Quickness was all there and he was jumping fine. But him dinging his foot probably did prevent him from another 30+ game in a game 6 where he was still very good. he got to the freethrow line a lot, played good defense and scored the points that gave the cavs a lead they never relinquished. Can't wait for the season to start.

[RedBlackAttack]

Ehh, game 7 he looked completely fine. Quickness was all there and he was jumping fine. But him dinging his foot probably did prevent him from another 30+ game in a game 6 where he was still very good. he got to the freethrow line a lot, played good defense and scored the points that gave the cavs a lead they never relinquished. Can't wait for the season to start.
I actually made note of that. The only time he seemed effected by the foot was the second half of Game 6. Injuries are a part of the game. When you start getting that deep in the playoffs, guys are going to get hurt. You just have to hope it isn't lasting and it doesn't derail what you're trying to accomplish. Thankfully, it did neither.