Shaq Cleared to Play

[Cleveland's Finest]

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- It may have appeared that Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown's worst nightmare came true Monday when LeBron James was carried off the court following practice.

 

But it was just the usual Cavs antics: James had been playfully stuffed into an equipment bag and taken off the floor by teammates Jamario Moon and Leon Powe, among others. Brown has held James out of the last three games to avoid injury since Cleveland has already clinched home-court advantage throughout the postseason.

 

Now he's reconsidering.

 

Shaquille O'Neal has been cleared to return, leaving Brown to wonder if his two stars should play together in Wednesday's finale at Atlanta before the playoffs start over the weekend.

 

"They probably wouldn't play the whole game on Wednesday, so are we going to be that much better because they played 20 minutes together?" Brown said. "Maybe they will, maybe they won't. I keep going back and forth."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5079197

 

Great news. I really think Shaq and Antawn will have an adjustment period, since they've only played a few games together before Shaq's injury. Hopefully he'll play some Wednesday. Imo, it's best if he can start from the 1st round and not come in during the middle of the playoffs.

Edited April 12, 2010 by Cleveland's Finest