{"id":35061,"date":"2014-12-12T16:21:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T08:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=35061"},"modified":"2014-12-12T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T08:32:46","slug":"lebron-james-misses-cavaliers-game-at-thunder-because-of-sore-left-knee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/12\/lebron-james-misses-cavaliers-game-at-thunder-because-of-sore-left-knee\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James misses Cavaliers\u2019 game at Thunder because of sore left knee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OKLAHOMA CITY\u2014LeBron James sat out the Cleveland Cavaliers\u2019 game at Oklahoma City because of a sore left knee.<\/p>\n

Cleveland coach David Blatt announced the decision Thursday night during his pregame media session. He said James started to have issues following Cleveland\u2019s victory over Toronto on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the last game, he felt some soreness in the back of his knee,\u201d Blatt said. \u201cNothing major. He got up this morning and didn\u2019t feel particularly good, so we decided to hold him out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving then left the game late in the second quarter when he injured his left knee. A Cavaliers spokesman said it was a left knee contusion, and Irving returned to start the second half.<\/p>\n

James has averaged 24.9 points, 9.0 assists and 4.9 rebounds during Cleveland\u2019s eight-game winning streak, helping the Cavaliers climb to the top of the Central Division. He entered the day fourth in the NBA in scoring at 24.8 points per game and second in minutes at 38 a game.<\/p>\n

James has played in all 20 of Cleveland\u2019s previous games this season. Blatt said it\u2019s a day-to-day situation, and there are no plans for an MRI.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re monitoring it, and I really don\u2019t believe we have any kind of serious situation on our hands, just some soreness and we\u2019re being cautious,\u201d Blatt said.<\/p>\n

With 1:31 left in the second quarter, Irving jumped to contest a shot by the Thunder\u2019s Russell Westbrook, and his knee connected with Westbrook\u2019s knee on the way down. Irving, who began the night second on the Cavs in scoring at 20.8 points per game, clutched his knee and was helped off the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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