Cavs won't allow Ilgauskas to play for Lithuania in Games

[2535Miles]

"Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry says Ilgauskas is a higher-risk player because of his injury history. The 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas was plagued by foot injuries early in his career and the Cavs are concerned about his lower back."
ESPN

Major bummer for Ilgauskas, he thinks this is his last chance to play in the Olympics.

[hc5duke]

"Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry says Ilgauskas is a higher-risk player because of his injury history. The 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas was plagued by foot injuries early in his career and the Cavs are concerned about his lower back."
ESPN

Major bummer for Ilgauskas, he thinks this is his last chance to play in the Olympics.

Tough call - it's the opposite situation of where China told Yao Ming to sit out the rest of the Rockets season so that he'll be ready to play for the Chinese national team... or so goes my conspiracy theory anyway