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Kyle Korver hangs out at Cavs shootaround in a pair of Kyrie 3s.

(Joe Vardon)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Kyle Korver will one day again be catching passes from Kyrie Irving and making 3s.

And it will be because of a different kind of assist from Irving. Korver's switching to the Kyrie 3 Nike shoe to solve the foot issue that dogged him for most of March.

Korver has missed the last three games and 10 games overall last month with inflammation of a tendon on the outside of his left foot. He told cleveland.com his on-court workout Friday before the Cavs beat the 76ers was positive and he was to work out again Saturday, but stopped short of setting a definitive date for his return.

Cleveland hosts the Indiana Pacers Sunday. A source said it was unlikely Korver would play.

Korver believes his foot problems persisted after he returned to the court March 22 because the shoe he's been wearing, the Nike Kobe A.D., wasn't designed to fit the cutting and twisting and turning Korver puts himself through while running off screens.

Korver said he'd take the court for the first time late in the first quarter, and by halftime his foot was aching from wearing a shoe that allowed him to put more pressure on the outside of his foot than he could stand.

The Cavs shut Korver down prior to playing the Spurs on Monday.

It just so happens the Kyrie 3, designed for the shifting, darting Irving, is built with extra support (called suspension pods) on the sides of the shoes to prevent ankles from rolling and, more specifically for Korver, from putting too much weight on the outside of his foot.

But only time, and game action, will tell if the Kyrie 3 can protect Korver's foot from further trouble.

"I didn't tell Kyle to switch to my shoe, but that's awesome that it works for him," Irving said.

Korver is the Cavs' fourth-leading scorer at 10.9 points per game and is shooting .482 from 3-point range. Richard Jefferson, another backup wing, has missed the past two games with left knee tendonitis.

"Hopefully they can play anytime," coach Tyronn Lue said.