Marc Stein: Kyrie Irving, speaking to the media for the first time in two months, tells reporters in Brooklyn that he has opted for a cortisone shot in his ailing shoulder in hopes it will allow him to avoid surgery – via Twitter TheSteinLine
Brian Lewis: Irving got the shot Dec. 24. He and the #Nets will assess after two months and will hope he can avoid arthroscopic surgery. But that’s certainly possible. He admits he considered it, but it’d take him out 3-4 months. – via Twitter NYPost_Lewis
Not GOOD.
I've had cortisone shots, and often the cure is worse than the disease. Sandy Koufax retired after his finest season, rather than endure any more.
This is serious business and if I were a betting man, I'd wager Kyrie is going under the knife and will return at roughly the same time as Kevin Durant.
Cortisone is a stopgap, a palliative, it is NOT A CURE.