We sadly won't be seeing Kyrie Irving back in the NBA Finals, or back on a basketball court anytime soon for that matter.
According to multiple media reports, Irving suffered a fractured kneecap during the Cavaliers' Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The Cavaliers just confirmed the injury with the following press release:
Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving left last night’s NBA Finals game one in the overtime period with a left knee injury. He received an MRI today at Stanford Sports Medicine Clinic, which revealed a fractured left knee cap. He will have surgery to repair the knee in the coming days at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland by Cavaliers head team physician Dr.