CLEVELAND: Perhaps it’s no coincidence Matthew Dellavedova and Tristan Thompson have formed a bit of chemistry this season. After all, they take the court with essentially the same mindset.
They’re both brawlers — Thompson has the scars on his eyes and Dellavedova has the reputation to prove it. Thompson received three stitches on his right eyelid recently to close a wound. He also needed stitches on his left eyelid once from a basketball-related injury.
“It’s part of being a big,” he said. “If you’re a big man and you don’t get no wounds, don’t get no cuts, you’re not playing hard enough.