OAKLAND – Cleveland forward Kevin Love, hit in the back of the head by a Harrison Barnes elbow in the second quarter, left Game 2 of the NBA Finals in the third quarter and did not return.
Upon the inadvertent elbow from the Warriors forward, Love fell to the floor and remained down for a few moments before slowly rising and making his way to the bench. He returned for the third quarter, but left for good with 9:54 remaining.
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The Cavaliers issued the following statement:
“Cavaliers forward Kevin Love experienced dizziness after returning to play at the start of the second half. He was taken to the locker room for further examination. The result of that exam is that he has now been placed in the NBA Concussion Protocol and will not return to play.
“Kevin did not exhibit any signs or symptoms during the first half, or at halftime, that would have caused him to be placed in the concussion protocol prior to now.”
Love had five points and three rebounds in 20 minutes prior to leaving.