Kyrie Irving will have MRI on left knee after Game 1 exit

— -- OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving will have an MRI on Friday to determine whether he suffered any damage in his left knee during overtime of Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Irving collapsed as he was driving with the ball with two minutes left in the Cavs' 108-100 loss to the Golden State Warriors and grabbed the left knee, which has been bothering him with tendinitis for the past six weeks. Initial tests done by the Cavs' medical staff revealed no damage to Irving's anterior cruciate ligament or medial collateral ligament, but he said this issue felt different.

"You can hear in the tone of my voice that I'm a little worried," Irving said. "I just want to make sure everything is OK and I'm going to take the necessary steps to see what's going on."

The Cavs, according to a source, are hopeful that Irving avoided any structural damage but all parties are going to wait on test results before making any decisions about Irving's ability to play in more games. When he left the locker room Thursday night he was limping significantly.

Irving had been playing well, scoring 23 points with seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocked shots. His block on Stephen Curry late in the fourth quarter helped the Cavs get the game to overtime.

"I hope it's just a re-aggravation," Irving said. "It's disappointing, coming in I felt amazing. It's a setback."

Irving has had least one other MRI on the knee and visited Dr. James Andrews to evaluate the knee during the Eastern Conference finals. Over the Cavs last six playoff games, Irving has missed two and this was the third time he was unable to finish because of re-aggravating the knee.