Signs were pointing to Cleveland's star point guard making his season debut against the hottest team in basketball. Now, not only will he remain sidelined, but the Cavaliers will be without another guard who was two games into his return.
Kyrie Irving won't suit up Thursday night at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Iman Shumpert will join him on the bench in street clothes.
It's also possible that the man who has been starting in Irving's place, Mo Williams, will miss the game with a sprained right thumb.