CHICAGO — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving left Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls because of an apparent leg injury.
Irving hobbled badly toward the bench after stepping on the foot of teammate Tristan Thompson with 9:47 remaining in the second quarter. Irving needed to be helped off the court as he headed to the locker room.
ESPN’s Lisa Salters reported that Irving’s left knee was being re-wrapped and that he was likely to return to the game.
The score was tied at 35 when Irving exited.
Irving has battled nagging foot and knee injuries throughout the series. Coach David Blatt revealed last week that Irving initially injured his foot in Cleveland’s first-round series against the Boston Celtics.
Cleveland held a 3-2 lead against Chicago entering Thursday’s Game 6 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.