The Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is mentally and physically good to play and has been this way for a week. But their head coach, David Blatt says the team won't see Irving on Tuesday's game against the Boston Celtics.
According to ESPN, Blatt said that Irving practiced well and he is looking and feeling good. So the question is, why is he holding up Irving to play again?
The report said that the Cleveland Cavaliers are practicing extreme caution when it comes to Irving. A previous report from Cleveland.com claimed that Irving had been pestering the coaching staff and the front office to let him play again, and it came to a point that he even got angry.
However, extra work on the court allowed him to forget about his frustrations. He and LeBron James were the last two players that went through shooting drills after Sunday's practice.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have proven that they can play well without Irving. That's true, but maybe with Irving, they could play better. Still, the desire to see the Cavaliers in full capacity at the early stage of the current season does not outweigh the team's plan to be whole when it's most necessary, the publication stated.
Blatt also said that Irving has some pending tests to complete before the team clears him. Those tests measure the pressure Irving is putting on his joints when he makes plays on the court and to see if the muscles supporting these joints are good enough to do their job.
A report from Ohio says that Irving looks good to be in the starting lineup for the Christmas game with the Golden State Warriors.
Meanwhile, J.R. Smith also went back practicing on Sunday after missing a game with an illness. No words from Blatt yet on whether Smith or Iman Shupert will take Irving's position on Tuesday.
