Kyrie Irving was sidelined just nine minutes into Sunday's tilt against the Oklahoma City Thunder with flu-like symptoms, and he blames bed bugs.
The Cleveland Cavaliers point guard showed off what was an apparent bite mark on his face to media after their 96-88 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. He explained that the bugs caused the symptoms and were the reason he didn't sleep well, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin:
Kyrie says his flu-like symptoms in OKC were caused by bed bugs at the hotel giving him a poor night's sleep.