Kevin Love left Tuesday’s Cleveland Cavaliers-Detroit Pistons game with a hand injury and went for X-rays.
Love exited the game in the first quarter and was reported to have gone into the locker room to see the extent of the injury.
Love took a lob pass inside and had a few Pistons players swat at him, which could have injured his hand. He was seen grabbing at his hand immediately.
Well @NBAonTNT I’m not sure I needed THIS close a look at the hand Kevin Love injured in the first quarter vs the Pistons
Dennis Scott says Love has now gone for x-rays. pic.twitter.com/HMKwGSpKdt— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) January 31, 2018
The Cavs forward had only played five minutes before exiting the game.
Suffering a hand injury not long after his teammates had questioned the legitimacy of a previous injury probably won’t help his standing with his teammates, even if this one is legitimate.
