CLEVELAND, Jan. 29 (AP) -- The most famous big toe in town needs pampering, and LeBron James just might give it some.The All-Star forward said Monday he'll consider sitting out Cleveland's next few games to rest his sore right toe, which he injured on a recent road trip and aggravated during Sunday's game against Phoenix.After missing Friday's game at Philadelphia, James returned and scored 30 points in 42 minutes against the Suns, but he re-injured the toe during the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers' 115-100 loss.James was kept out of an eight-minute scrimmage Monday, but was able to shoot, stretch and even threw around a football on the team's practice court with teammate Sasha Pavlovic following the workout.James said a few days off would do his toe wonders."It would help,'' he said. "I don't like sitting down. I don't like not being able to give something to my teammates. Being out in street clothes, I hate that feeling. I feel like I'm leaving my teammates out on an island."Right now, it's an injury where you go out there and keep reinjuring it. You've got to be smart and it's something I've really got to think about. ... Long term, it would be smart if I took some games off and some practices off, honestly, to get better.''Read Rest HereThis is not what we need, we have some hard games coming up and we need LeBron...
Yep this is definately bad news for the Cavs I mean they have already been struggling with LeBron in the lineup but think how they are gonna play without maybe the most gifted and talented player in the league.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cavsrules @ Jan 29 2007, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>CLEVELAND, Jan. 29 (AP) -- The most famous big toe in town needs pampering, and LeBron James just might give it some.The All-Star forward said Monday he'll consider sitting out Cleveland's next few games to rest his sore right toe, which he injured on a recent road trip and aggravated during Sunday's game against Phoenix.After missing Friday's game at Philadelphia, James returned and scored 30 points in 42 minutes against the Suns, but he re-injured the toe during the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers' 115-100 loss.James was kept out of an eight-minute scrimmage Monday, but was able to shoot, stretch and even threw around a football on the team's practice court with teammate Sasha Pavlovic following the workout.James said a few days off would do his toe wonders."It would help,'' he said. "I don't like sitting down. I don't like not being able to give something to my teammates. Being out in street clothes, I hate that feeling. I feel like I'm leaving my teammates out on an island."Right now, it's an injury where you go out there and keep reinjuring it. You've got to be smart and it's something I've really got to think about. ... Long term, it would be smart if I took some games off and some practices off, honestly, to get better.''Read Rest HereThis is not what we need, we have some hard games coming up and we need LeBron...</div>true, but we have some good players on the bench, like sasha pavlovic, who played alright friday in place of lebron...we really should have gotten sasha in for at least a little bit yesterday...when larry hughes goes 3-13 and david wesley goes 0-4 on the night
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrownsFan9 @ Jan 29 2007, 11:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>true, but we have some good players on the bench, like sasha pavlovic, who played alright friday in place of lebron...we really should have gotten sasha in for at least a little bit yesterday...when larry hughes goes 3-13 and david wesley goes 0-4 on the night</div>Agreed, Hughes was off, and Wesley is always off so why keep them in? Pavs got a DNP, and I think it was a really bad move.Hopeful he does well tomorrow.
Well, James is ruled 'Out' for tonights game at home vs. Golden State...Injury Report: LeBron James (sprained right big toe) is out for tonight's game. Link
LeBron needs to sit out for more than just this game...He shouldn't try to to force himself back to playing, the toe needs time to heal...I know how much he'll want to play vs. the Heat on Thursday, but he has to sit it out. And I don't know what Brown's deal is with not playing Pavs...He puts up points and hustles in his limited minutes, he was a key member of the comeback vs. Golden State, then gets no minutes the next game.
Golden State the Cavaliers can handle without LeBron, but the Heat is by far a new story. I sure hope he is good to go, we are for sure going to need him vs. the Heat...
We're 7-2 without LeBron in the lineup over his career...Depending on how good we look tonight I don't think it would be a bad idea to sit LeBron against the Heat.
Remember, we are on the road vs. the Heat. Even tho we may have a good overall record without LeBron. I don't see us getting a W down in MIA without the King.
