The Cleveland Cavaliers will be at full strength for Game 1 of The Finals tonight (9 ET, ABC).
The team announced today that All-Star forward Kevin Love has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and is OK to suit up and play against the Golden State Warriors in Game 1.
“Kevin Love has completed the NBA’s Concussion Return to Play Program and will be available to play tonight in Game 1 of the NBA Finals,” the team said in a statement Thursday.
Love was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol and the All-Star forward missed Sunday’s series finale of the Eastern Conference finals. The Cavs won that game to reach The Finals, but Love’s status for the championship series was in doubt.
The Cavaliers said Love, who inadvertently bashed heads with Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum in the first quarter of Game 6 of the East finals, experienced concussion-like symptoms Saturday before the team’s flight to Boston.
