Lebron James found out on Thursday that he will have to wear a protective mask on his face, but shouldn't miss any games. James fructured his left cheek bone after being accidentaly elbowed by Houston Rockets' C Dikembe Mutombo in the 2nd quarter of a 98-87 loss on Wednesday.

James admitted that he briefly lost consciousness after receiving the hit. He will be fitted with the protective mask once the swelling in his face goes down.

Head coach Paul Silas was relieved the injury wasn't more serious and thinks Cleveland's leading scorer will be back Monday at Charlotte: "I am so happy. That's the best present I could have received. Your worst fear is that he's going to be out a long time. If they had to operate, he could have been out four to five weeks."

LeBron James was accidentally elbowed in the face by Houston's Dikembe Mutombo late in the first half of the game on Wednesday and had to be helped from the floor.

Early in the third quarter, the Cavs said James had bruised the orbital bone around his left eye and would not return.

James left the game scoring just 3 points and the Cavs went on to lost 98-87.

On December 30th, 1984, Lebron James was born.  As he plays his final game as a teenager, he looks more like a 30 year-old than a 20 year-old.

While growing up and playing in AAU competitions, James was also asked to present his birth certificate to prove his age.

``They questioned me because of the level of my game,'' the Cleveland Cavaliers forward recalled last week. ``I've always played the game above my age.''

``I don't believe that,'' Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers joked recently when told James was still weeks away from his 20th birthday. ``I'm going to check. The way he's playing, he's got to be 30.''

Lebron James scored 40 points, the 7th time he has scored more than 30 this season.  He also had 9 rebounds and 7 assists in the 111-102 win over the Hawks.

"There's not too many teams that play well on the road anyway," James said. "We've just got to come in with intensity like this every time we're on the road. It's simple as that."

"LeBron, that's what he's good at," McInnis said. "We all play behind LeBron. Like in the fourth quarter, LeBron told me to get going. I got on the pick-and-roll and got some baskets. He got Tractor Traylor into the game. We've got guys that can hurt you."

Cleveland Cavaliers activated F Robert Traylor and put C Scott Williams on the injured list with left knee patella tendinitis. Williams will be out of action for at least 5 games.

Traylor missed eight games with a broken left pinkie again New Jersey on December 8th. In the 18 games prior to the injury, he averaged 5.1ppg and 4rpg. Without him, Cleveland went 3-5.

Head coach Paul Silas called his return "a Christmas gift to the team" and said that "Robert was really playing well and a big part of our rotation."

The Cleveland Cavaliers have activated G/F Luke Jackson and placed guard Dajuan Wagner on the Injured List, Cavaliers President and General Manager of Basketball Operations Jim Paxson announced today.

Jackson missed the past five games with right knee patella tendinitis. He has played in nine games this season, averaging 3.0 points in 4.4 minutes per game. Wagner has been placed on the Injured List with left foot plantar fasciitis. He has played in 11 games this season, averaging 4.0 points and 1.2 assists in 9.3 minutes per game.

Lebron James scored 26 points with 12 assists and six rebounds, leading the Cavs to a 107-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

With the loss, Minneosta fells to 0-5 against Central Division foes this season.

Kevin Garnett was impressed with the development of James.

"He's a lot more aggressive this year," Garnett said. "He understands the game a lot more. He's picking and choosing when to attack. His jump shot is 100 percent better. He's totally confident -- you can see that."

Cavaliers guard Eric Snow apologized on Monday for his part in an argument he had with Cleveland coach Paul Silas, who suspended the well-respected Snow for one game without pay following their clash in Detroit last week.

"He's the coach," Snow said. "Everybody gets upset when they come out of the game, but there's no need to show frustration."

Cavaliers backup point guard Eric Snow was suspended for one game without pay for his sideline clash with Cleveland coach Paul Silas during Thursday night's loss in Detroit.

Snow will not play on Saturday night's game against the Boston Celtics. The suspension will cost him one game's paycheck, about $54,000.

"It's unfortunate," Silas said following the team's morning shootaround. "But it's over with and we move on."

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Paul Silas sent his point guard Eric Snow to the locker room following an 8 second violation in the 2nd quarter of a loss to the Detroit Pistons.

The incident happened after a Cleveland timeout with 3 seconds left to get the ball accross the half court line. Snow, the inbounder, got the ball in to rookie Anderson Varejao, who dribbled the ball to commit the violation.

Snow was taken out and got into a shouting match with Silas, shouting "nobody was open" at him. Silas motioned him off the bench, and Snow left for the locker room alongside teammates Robert Traylor and Scott Williams.

He returned to the bench in the 2nd half, but never returned to the game.

Both declined comment after the game.