Kyrie was on the court in the finals. Played in the finals.
"Irving, who had been playing through persistent tendinitis in his left knee, suffered the injury in the 44th minute he was on the court, midway through the overtime period in the Cavs' eventual 108-100 loss. He claims that his knee was cleared heading into the Finals and the heavy minutes he played were negligible."
So yea he had knee tendinitis but the injury didn't happen until the finals. At again they lost period. So fact remains when said player has no help eventually said player will lose. Just like Steph Curry did, just like KD did, just like LBJ did this year. Period!