“Next man up.”
There’s a three-word mantra the Cavaliers were hoping they wouldn’t have to break out after the first day of Training Camp.
During last year’s playoff run -- especially after Kyrie Irving went down early in the Finals – that became the Wine and Gold’s rallying cry. And they lived that message through the deciding Game 6, weathering Kevin Love’s season-ending injury, J.R. Smith’s two-game suspension and Irving’s injury in overtime of Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Three months later, the Cavaliers were on the mend and gearing up for the 2015-16 season.