CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will not play Thursday against the Phoenix Suns because of back spasms, coach Tyronn Lue said.
"He came in from trying to do half of the activities [Wednesday], and today he couldn't get through shootaround," Lue said. "We had to sit him out."
Love tried to play through back discomfort against the Golden State Warriors on Monday, but was forced to exit the game at halftime and did not return, logging just 16 minutes.
It will be Love's fifth missed game this season.