Cleveland Cavaliers forward Wally Szczerbiak will miss at least one week with a bruised right knee.

In a generous, gift-giving mood, the Cleveland Cavaliers nearly handed a precious win to one of the NBA’s neediest teams.

LeBron James sat in one corner of Cleveland’s locker room soaking his sore feet in a tub full of ice. Like a boxer who just left the ring, he was hurting all over.

The Cavaliers keep on winning.

LeBron James said he’ll consider signing an extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer, well before he enters the free-agent market in 2010.

The showdown between Olympic teammates LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony quickly turned into more of a smackdown - and a statement.

LeBron James looked relaxed as ever during a rather nonchalant night, a performance still impressive enough for the success-starved Minnesota crowd to warrant a standing ovation upon his departure from the court near game’s end.

Cavaliers starting center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is out of the walking boot, but he’s not quite ready to get back into Cleveland’s lineup.

The nonprofit organization launched by Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is cutting its staff and some of its charitable work.

“I didn’t come to watch LeBron James,“ Bibby said. “I came to play.“

Wrapped in a pair of towels after his postgame shower, LeBron James paused in front of one of the flatscreen TVs mounted in Cleveland’s locker room. He saw the Boston Celtics were winning their 14th straight game.

Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is expected to miss at least two games after spraining his left ankle in a win at Philadelphia on Wednesday, the second significant Cleveland player to go down with an injury this week.

LeBron James had to sweat out the fourth quarter for once. The result was still the same: another Cleveland victory.