The Ohio State Buckeyes, beginning in the Big Ten Tournament, will become the first team to wear LeBron James' ``LJ23'' logo on their uniform and will also be issued James' signature shoes. In the past, Ohio State has simply worn the standard Nike swoosh.

``Ohio State is my pick in the tournament,'' James said. ``I just like the way they play; you got four freshmen out on the court. It reminds me of when I was a freshman in high school and the things we did.''

The Cavaliers, after making initial contact to gauge interest, have not pursued Scottie Pippen in the past week, according to a source.

They have no plans to hold a workout with him.

Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas returned to the Cavaliers' starting lineup in Miami on Sunday for the first time since his wife went into early labor and lost twin babies.

Ilgauskas missed four games, a stretch that began before the All-Star break.

His wife, Jennifer, began having problems after Cleveland played the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 11. She was about five months' pregnant at the time, and delivered a stillborn boy and girl on Feb. 14, Ilgauskas said.

"Neither one of them survived, so obviously, I just had to take some time for myself to take care of things," Ilgauskas said softly before the Cavaliers lost 86-81 to Miami on Sunday.

He added that losing the babies was the toughest thing he's ever experienced.

"It puts life in perspective," he said.

The Phoenix Suns were in on the Mike Bibby to Cleveland trade discussions until the very end on Thursday.  They were attempting to unload Marcus Banks, but neither the Kings or Cavaliers wanted the point guard.

The Cavaliers worked feverishly in their attempts to acquire Bibby, lining up several three and four-team trades.

Geoff Petrie reportedly refused to budge from what he wanted, expiring contracts and draft picks.

Despite a host of efforts to trade Mike Bibby, a team official says that he will remain with the Kings.

The Cleveland Cavaliers continued a push to land Bibby early Thursday morning but was unable to come to a compromise.

The Mike Bibby to Cleveland deal was reportedly hitting a snag on Thursday morning, said a person involved in the situation.

Certain parties are reportedly upset about leaks regarding the proposed deal.

The Cavaliers remain highly interested in giving Mike Bibby to LeBron James and Larry Hughes and, according to NBA front-office sources, have been calling all over the league in search of a third team to help facilitate a deal.

The Cavaliers, according to league sources, spent the early part of Wednesday trying to acquire Mike Bibby in a multi-team deal that would have left Sacramento with power forward Drew Gooden, point guard Marcus Banks (via Phoenix) and the expiring contract of center Scot Pollard.

The Kings considered it but declined while inviting Cleveland to come back with another offer that includes more expiring dollars.

According to league sources, the Suns are talking with several teams as the trade deadline nears.

Marcus Banks and Kurt Thomas are the players other teams are bringing up in the discussions.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and at least two other teams have inquired about Banks, and the Suns might be willing to move him as a way to trim their payroll without getting anything in return.

Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas will miss his third straight game on Wednesday to tend to family health matters.

The team said Ilgauskas did not travel to Toronto, where Cleveland will play its first game after the All-Star break against the Raptors. Ilgauskas also missed games last week at Utah and the Los Angeles Lakers.