CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Just in case he'd forgotten, the Cavaliers gave Zydrunas Ilgauskas a collective hug over the past two days. The actions might have him on the cusp of making a commitment to ...

DENVER -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas is bracing himself for the storm. For at least the next six weeks he has a new attachment to his name when it comes to clandestine trade talks and media reports ...

CLEVELAND – At 7-foot-3, Zydrunas Ilgauskas towered over everyone yet stayed completely down to earth. Soft-spoken and doggedly determined, Ilgauskas, who overcame serious injuries and personal ...

Zydrunas Ilgauskas spent 12 seasons with the Cavaliers. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images) “Zydrunas Ilgauskas is not only one of the best basketball players to ever wear a Cleveland Cavaliers ...

Ilgauskas has No. 11 jersey retired by Cavs AP CLEVELAND (AP) — As the arena filled with the familiar drone of "Zeeeeeee," Zydrunas Ilgauskas waved his right hand and used his left to gently pat ...

Zydrunas Ilgauskas said "it would have been almost a detraction" if LeBron James, his "dear friend," wasn't at his jersey retirement ceremony Saturday night, according to the (Cleveland) Plain-Dealer.

CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers are retiring the jersey of former center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the team's career leader in games and rebounds. Ilgauskas' No. 11 jersey will be raised to the rafters of ...

— -- CLEVELAND -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who overcame serious injuries and personal tragedy to become one of the Cavaliers' best and most beloved players, had his No. 11 jersey retired Saturday ...

LeBron James is not the only former Cavalier on the 2010-11 Heat roster. Amid much less fanfare, center Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed with the Heat on July 17 -- less than two weeks after James ...

Zydrunas Ilgauskas of the Cleveland Cavaliers puts up a shot over Channing Frye of the Phoenix Suns during an NBA game at US Airways Center on December 21, 2009, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas spent 12 seasons with the Cavaliers. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images) The Cavaliers announced Monday that longtime center Zydrunas ...