CLEVELAND -- Kevin Love will make an earlier-than-expected return to the Cavaliers.
The All-Star forward will start Thursday night against the Utah Jazz, with the team making the announcement a day after general manager David Griffin had said Love likely would be back on the Cavs' upcoming four-game road trip.
On Feb. 14, Love underwent arthroscopic surgery to have a loose body removed from his left knee. He was expected to miss six weeks.