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."