Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal traveled to Maryland Sunday with Cavaliers head team physician Dr. Richard Parker from The Cleveland Clinic for additional evaluation of his right thumb sprain by Dr. Thomas Graham at the National Hand Center in Baltimore.

O'Neal is now scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the thumb Monday morning at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.

The surgery will be performed by Dr. Graham, with Dr. Parker assisting.

His status will be updated following the surgery and a time table for his return to play will be established at that point.

The Bulls could still release a player and sign an additional big man prior to the home stretch.

Monday is the deadline for released players to be eligible for the postseason with a new team, which could be an incentive for a guy like Devin Brown to reach a buyout with Chicago.

The Celtics haven't been themselves lately and Rasheed Wallace said after their shocking loss to the Nets on Saturday that the team is "bored."

"No matter if we're bored or not, shoot, you still gotta go out and play the game the right way and get wins," Wallace said.

Even before Saturday's loss to New Jersey, Kendrick Perkins said that the regular season simply wasn't exciting.

"It's different [the 2007-08 season], guys are really anxious to get to the playoffs," Perkins said. "You've got veteran guys -- Rasheed, [Kevin Garnett] -- you can tell the regular season, it really don't excite them. Even with Paul [Pierce] and Ray [Allen], but you still gotta go out there and compete, it's not an excuse for losing. Guys just really want to get to crunch time."

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy doesn't think the MVP race will be close this season.

James won the NBA's Most Valuable Player award last season.

"It's over," Van Gundy said. "LeBron's going to get the award."

Van Gundy did say, however, that guys like Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant should be in the conversation.

Nuggets coach George Karl, who was recently diagnosed with throat cancer, has already undergone five radiation and two chemotherapy treatments.

Dr. Jacques Saari said Karl's tumor, which had grown the size of a walnut, has already begun to shrink thanks to the treatments.

Saari described the first three weeks of Karl's treatment as the easiest and added that the last two weeks will be the toughest, adding that Karl will have major trouble swallowing and could develop oral ulcers.

A Mavericks representative told ESPN.com on Sunday that agent Herb Rudoy informed the team that Zydrunas Ilgauskas intends to re-sign with the Cavaliers.

Rudoy has repeatedly insisted that Ilgauskas won't make a firm decision until next week.

NBA rules dictate that Ilgauskas must wait 30 days before re-signing with Cleveland, who traded him to Washington for Antawn Jamison earlier this month.

Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal was scheduled to have his injured right thumb looked at by a specialist on Sunday.

Dr. Thomas Graham of the National Hand Center in Baltimore was expected to look at the thumb.

An MRI Saturday confirmed the injury was a significant sprain.

O'Neal will miss Monday's game against New York after suffering the injury on Thursday against Boston.

Al Jefferson was arrested and booked into jail early Sunday morning for allegedly driving drunk, according to jail records.

Jefferson was arrested by the State Patrol at 1:08 a.m., and was brought to the Hennepin County Jail shorty after 2 a.m., according to the State Patrol and jail records. He was released at 3:19 a.m.

Jefferson was arrested on a charge of fourth degree driving while impaired, said State Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske.

Jefferson initially was pulled over for speeding as he left downtown Minneapolis, heading west on 394. He was clocked going 56 mph in a 40-mph zone, Roeske said.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have recalled guard/forward Danny Green from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today.

Green was assigned to Erie on Feb. 24 and played in two games (one start) with the BayHawks, averaging 25.5 points on .415 shooting, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 4.0 steals, and 1.0 block in 35.5 minutes per game. In his most recent game with the BayHawks against the Dakota Wizards on Feb. 26, he scored a game-high 36 points on 13-28 shooting (.464), including making 6-12 (.500) from three-point range, and added team highs of nine rebounds and three steals in 44 minutes.

The Warriors are planning to call-up Reggie Williams from the D-League on Tuesday, according to Marcus Thompson of the Oakland Tribune.

The NBA will give Golden State another roster exemption.