Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of Friday's meeting with the Indiana Pacers after a magnetic resonance imaging exam revealed a left shoulder strain. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] It's not clear precisely when Irving suffered the injury, but he did begin favoring his shoulder after this drive with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter of Thursday night's nationally televised matchup with the Golden State Warriors: Irving seemed to move more gingerly and look less active immediately after that possession, during which he sparred with defenders Shaun Livingston and Draymond Green before losing the ball out of bounds. He stayed in the game for another couple of minutes before exiting for reserve Matthew Dellavedova at the 1:07 mark of the third. After a trip back to the locker room to get checked out, Irving returned to the bench and, later, to the game with 8:32 remaining in the fourth quarter to help the Cavs close out their impressive 110-99 win over the West-leading Dubs . Irving finished with 24 points on 6-for-17 shooting and a 10-for-10 mark at the foul line to go with three...