Notes, quotes and observations from the Cavaliers’ 114-100 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena.
1. Before getting to the Cavs’ embarrassing and maddening tendency to give little effort when an opponents’ top player or players are sitting, information on Kyrie Irving’s left knee, which could jeopardize his chances of playing Sunday in Atlanta.
2. With 1:47 left in the third quarter, Irving sat on the bench grabbing the knee, the same one that had the kneecap fractured in the 2015 NBA Finals. Trainer Steve Spiro examined Irving, who briefly headed to the locker room.