Cavs' Tyronn Lue leaves game at halftime with an undisclosed illness
LeBron James: It doesn't catch us off-guard because he's been dealing with it for so long now
Tyronn Lue did not coach the Cavaliers in the second half of the game against the Bulls due to an undisclosed illness.
Larry Drew handed coaching duties from halftime.
Per ESPN, Lue had to exit a loss to the Orlando Magic on Feb. 6 because he was not feeling well. He also missed a game Dec. 21 against the Bulls with an undisclosed illness, needing to stay in the locker room after arriving at the arena and going through his pregame media duties.
"I mean, he's the captain of the ship, so absolutely," James said. "We worry about his health, obviously. That's way more important than this game of basketball. We know he's been doing everything he needs to do to stay healthy. Take even more measures to get himself right. Everything that's been going on with our year, it's just another one."
James added that he and his teammates are prepared to stay the course when Lue is not feeling well.
"It doesn't catch us off-guard because he's been dealing with it for so long now," James said. "But any time he doesn't come back to the bench, it's just an alarm going off, obviously. Like I said, his health is more important. He's not going to talk about it, so I don't want to talk about it no more either. That's just how he is, and I don't want to get too much into it."
Larry Drew handed coaching duties from halftime.
Per ESPN, Lue had to exit a loss to the Orlando Magic on Feb. 6 because he was not feeling well. He also missed a game Dec. 21 against the Bulls with an undisclosed illness, needing to stay in the locker room after arriving at the arena and going through his pregame media duties.
"I mean, he's the captain of the ship, so absolutely," James said. "We worry about his health, obviously. That's way more important than this game of basketball. We know he's been doing everything he needs to do to stay healthy. Take even more measures to get himself right. Everything that's been going on with our year, it's just another one."
James added that he and his teammates are prepared to stay the course when Lue is not feeling well.
"It doesn't catch us off-guard because he's been dealing with it for so long now," James said. "But any time he doesn't come back to the bench, it's just an alarm going off, obviously. Like I said, his health is more important. He's not going to talk about it, so I don't want to talk about it no more either. That's just how he is, and I don't want to get too much into it."
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