The last thing the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers need is another problem. When Kevin Love was lost for what likely will be the better part of two months Tuesday night, that's exactly what they got.
Love's injury, however, is not the biggest problem facing the Cavaliers. That's not a slight on Love, who deservedly was picked to make his fifth All-Star team earlier this month and is averaging more than 18 points and 11 rebounds per game. It's recognizing that Isaiah Thomas arguably has been the NBA's worst player since returning to the court a few weeks ago.
Those numbers weren't helped by Thomas's performance Tuesday night in Cleveland's 125-114 loss to the Detroit Pistons.