Cavaliers' All-Star Kevin Love will return Thursday night after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Valentine's Day and will start against the Utah Jazz at Quicken Loans Arena, coach Tyronn Lue said.
Love was optimistic when he spoke to the media Wednesday, but wasn't willing to pin a date on when he would be back. He and general manager David Griffin felt he would return to action during the Cavs' four-game road trip that opens Saturday in Los Angeles against the Clippers and ends March 24 at Charlotte.
Kyle Korver will miss his fifth consecutive game with a sore tendon in his left foot, but Lue said Korver is "very close.