INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- One day after earning head coach Tyronn Lue's praise, David Nwaba will be held out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' second preseason game against the Boston Celtics.
Nwaba, who Lue declared part of his rotation despite a glut of guards, is nursing a groin injury. He tweaked it "a little bit" in practice recently.
The 25-year-old free agent addition will join George Hill, Kyle Korver, Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson on the sidelines Saturday night. That quartet will rest, allowing Lue to get a better look at some of his end-of-roster players in hopes of getting more information before making a final determination on the final roster spot in about two weeks.