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NBA-Cavs without injured Irving for rest of Finals

* MRI reveals fracture in Irving's left knee cap

* Point guard likely out for at least three months (Updates with Irving out for rest of NBA Finals)

June 5 (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers' title hopes were dealt a severe blow on Friday when their All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving was ruled out for the rest of the NBA Finals with a fractured knee.

Irving, 23, was on crutches when he left the team's hotel to be evaluated earlier in the day and a subsequent MRI revealed a fracture in his 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.