The Cavs Without Tyronn Lue

The Cleveland Cavaliers will play the next couple of days without their head coach Tyronn Lue.

The Cavs announced today that Lue will be taking a leave of absence to address some personal health issues. These health issues also forced him to leave early from three other games this season.

Lue said this in a statement, "After many conversations with our doctors and [GM] Koby Altman and much thought given to what is best for the team and my health, I need to step back from coaching for the time being and focus on trying to establish a stronger and healthier foundation from which to coach for the rest of the season."

Cavaliers superstar LeBron James came out in support of Lue, but of course LeBron James is the de facto coach and GM of the team and even without Lue, LeBron is the one guy that keeps this team upright. Either way, it was the right thing to say and I hope that Lue takes as much time as he needs to combat this health scare and return to the court ready and willing to go for the playoffs. It's the same thing I said about Steve Kerr last season.

Lue has described several health scares that caused him to leave early from some games this season, including a Saturday game against the Bulls. He described several of them, including chest pains and other symptoms related to it, and a combination of a lack of sleep.

David Alridge of TNT said on his Twitter that Lue will try to return as early as next week, assuming he figures out his health scares and gets fully healthy.

Tyronn Lue will be on a one-week plan to address his health issues, per source. The current plan is to return to the bench next week.

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) March 19, 2018

That being said and all that, Tyronn Lue should take as much time as he needs to get over these health scares. He shouldn't have to rush this back. It's like Steve Kerr. Don't rush him back. The team will be fine, and in this case, LeBron is going to be the one guy that keeps this team upright, even with the struggles they've been having since the All-Star break, especially against good teams with winning records.

In the meantime, Cavs assistant coach Larry Drew will take over in the interim. He does have some head coaching experience, having coached the Atlanta Hawks from 2010-13, so this team will be in good hands.

Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, they have their own issues to deal with, not including Lue's health scare. This team is currently 9-7 since Altman traded away half the roster, and they've had bad games against teams with winning records since the All-Star break. Most of this is going to be put on LeBron James, as it should, because he's the star and he's the one controlling the guys out there on the floor. They're going to have to figure out how to win against good teams, otherwise, even without Lue, they'll probably have a miserable end to the season, combined with perhaps a dismal playoff run, assuming it goes that way.

I wish Tyronn Lue all the best in his recovery. No need to rush this back. Take as much time as you can and this team will be fine when you get back. As for the Cavaliers, they have their work cut out in front of them, and they have to figure out a way to get through this slump they're currently in.