Love hurt stepping on ref’s foot, sits again in 4th

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TORONTO — Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love said he hurt himself when he stepped on a referee’s foot near the end of the third quarter of Monday’s Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors, before he sat out the fourth quarter for the second straight game.

Love, who struggled in both losses in Toronto, missed 10 of 14 shots and had only 10 points as the Raptors held off Cleveland 105-99 on Monday night to even the series at 2-2. Love said his knee injury will not prevent him from playing in Game 5 on Wednesday.

“I think Kyrie [Irving] was shooting towards the end of the third quarter, and I stepped on the official’s foot and it didn’t feel too great,” said Love, who has a total of 13 points and 11 rebounds in the last two losses to Toronto. “More so the knee [than the ankle hurting]. Will be sore tomorrow but nothing that will prevent me from playing.”

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