Cavaliers' Irving Gets Apology After Bout with Bed Bugs

***The original article related to Kyrie Irving’s bed bug bout ran on PCT Online on 2/22. The article was updated on 2/29 with the Hilton response *** 

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Hilton Hotels apologized Feb. 23 after Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving said he was bitten by bed bugs during a weekend stay in downtown Oklahoma City.

As ESPN.com reported, Irving played just nine minutes (in a Feb. 21) win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Irving said he was suffering from sleep depravation and a sore back after discovering bed bugs on a pillow, forcing him to sleep on a couch instead of his bed at the Skirvin Hilton.

Hilton and environmental health inspectors from the Oklahoma City-County Health Department both called it an isolated case and said the room was being treated.

"The comfort of our guests is a top priority, and we are very sorry to hear about Mr. Irving's stay," Hilton said. "Since bed bugs can be easily transmitted anywhere and are often lodged in luggage or on clothing, our hotel maintains high levels of vigilance and we perform regular inspections."

Irving said he had just three hours of sleep the night before the game and felt nauseated. As he told ESPN.com, "Our team said I was out with flu-like symptoms," Irving said after the Cavs' 96-88 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. "It was honestly from the bed bugs from the frickin' Hilton that we stayed at."

The Cavs, like most NBA teams that visit Oklahoma City for road games, stayed at the historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel. A spokesperson for the Skirvin confirmed to ESPN.com that there were indeed bed bugs found in Irving's room.

"Unfortunately, every hotel occasionally has a case of bed bugs," the spokesperson said. "This is one of those cases where a guest did bring in bed bugs to this particular room, and it was reported to us, fortunately, and we responded immediately and put the room out of order and all of the surrounding rooms to be inspected by a professional company.

"We actually had the company come out first thing [Monday] morning, and we found it was an isolated case in the one room, and we're taking the necessary steps to remediate the problem.

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Source: ESPN.com

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