CLEVELAND (KRON/AP) — Cavaliers guard and St. Mary’s College alum Matthew Dellavedova was released from the hospital Wednesday after being treated for dehydration following Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Initial reports indicated that Dellavedova was hospitalized for severe cramps.
The second-year player out of Australia has emerged as an unlikely star in the postseason, scoring 20 points for Cleveland in the team’s 96-91 win over the Warriors on Tuesday night. The Cavs now have a 2-1 lead in the series.
Dellavedova has been starting in place of All-Star Kyrie Irving, who broke his kneecap in Game 1 and was just discharged from the Cleveland Clinic following surgery.
The Cavs said Dellavedova received an IV at Quicken Loans Arena after Tuesday’s game and then was taken by ambulance to the hospital for further treatment.
Dellavedova joined his teammates at the arena Wednesday following his release from the hospital.
True to his reputation, the scrappy guard came up with several loose balls in Game 3 by diving on the floor, and he flattened a chair while soaring over Cleveland’s bench while hustling on one play.
“He’s going to throw his body all over the place,” LeBron James said. “He gave everything’s he’s got.”
Dellavedova’s medical issues are nothing new to the Cavs, who are playing without Irving and forward Kevin Love. Love is also out for the season after hurting his shoulder in the opening round against Boston.
Also, guard Iman Shumpert is expected to undergo imaging tests on his left shoulder, which he bruised in the first quarter during Tuesday’s game, when he ran into a clean screen set by Golden State’s Draymond Green. Shumpert was taken to the locker room for treatment, returned but played with virtually one arm for the rest of the game.
He injured the same shoulder he dislocated earlier this season that sidelined him for six weeks.
James said it was inspiring to see Shumpert keep playing.
“When he came back on the floor with his shoulder wrapped and knowing that he wasn’t at 100 percent, it means everything to the team,” James said. “It means everything to me. It means everything to him as well. But we just can’t afford any more injuries. We’re already depleted.”