Cavaliers release deaf center Allred Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers released center Lance
Allred, the first legally deaf player in the NBA, on Wednesday.
Allred was signed to a pair of 10-day contracts last March before the team
signed him for the remainder of the season in April. He played in three games
and averaged one point.
He played four minutes in the Cavaliers' 104-84 preseason loss to Toronto on
Tuesday.
Allred, who played in college for two years at Utah before transferring to
Weber State, is writing a book about his disability and growing up in a
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LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 15 points in Friday's 96-94 preseason loss to the Celtics. He also notched four rebounds and an assist in 13 and a half minutes of action.
The AP reports that Sasha Pavlovic will not travel with the team to Providence, Rhode Island, for Fridays preseason game against the Boston Celtics due to a right ankle injury. He is listed as day-to-day.
The Cavaliers list Sasha Pavlovic, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, and Tarence Kinsey are the options for the starting shooting guard spot. Daniel Gibson will continue to come off the bench, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports.