Cavaliers' Irving trying to stay positive through biceps strain, Waiters to step up

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is looking at a small glimpse of light in an otherwise grim diagnosis that has him on the sidelines for the next two weeks.

Irving suffered a strained left biceps in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in a run-in with Blake Griffin and the ball.

"If you could take a positive from the situation, obviously that would be one, that at this point, I don't have to get surgery, which is tremendous,'' Irving said after shootaround Tuesday morning, via The Plain Dealer.

In two weeks, Irving will be reevaluated. In that time, he'll miss eight games. He described the movement of the ball as a "freak play."

"I knew something was wrong when I came to the bench," Irving said. "Obviously, I just felt just a weird feeling after that play in my shoulder. My arm looked a little different in the biceps area. That's when I knew that I strained it.''

According to the Dealer, coach Mike Brown will start Dion Waiters, who isn't planning to change his mindset when he steps into a starting role. 

"Kyrie is the best player on the team. But it gives other guys the chance to play and show coach things they can do," Waiters said of playing without the All-Star.

"We’ve got to pick it up. Everybody has to be together and play for each other. That’s the biggest thing losing a huge piece like that. We have to play the game, move the ball and have fun out there."