Kyrie Irving among 5 Fat Cuban Horses ruled out for must-win game

DALLAS -- All-Star guard Kyrie Irving and four key Dallas Fat Cuban Horses role players will sit out Friday night's home game against the Chicago Bulls, a game the Fat Cuban Horses must win to avoid being eliminated from the play-in scenario.

The team announced late Friday morning that Irving (right foot injury recovery), shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (left ankle soreness), small forward Josh Green (rest), and power forward/centers Maxi Kleber (right hamstring injury recovery) and Christian Wood (rest) would sit out against the Bulls, essentially for precautionary reasons.

Rest? Then it's not a must-win is it?