Heat forward Udonis Haslem is sidelined indefinitely with a torn ligament in his left foot, but he still wants to accompany his teammates to Cleveland for Thursday's game against the Cavaliers.

The game will mark the first time LeBron James has returned to play at Quicken Loans Arena since he left the Cavaliers as a free agent this past July.

"I would love to be there in Cleveland," Haslem said. "I want a piece of that. By any means necessary. You can take the other foot if you let me go to Cleveland."

It's expected that Haslem will not accompany Miami when the team flies to Ohio late Wednesday night; typically, injured Heat players don't travel on one-game road trips.

LeBron James is preparing for an emotional return to Cleveland as a member of the visiting team on Thursday night.

He was asked on Tuesday whether he'd eventually like to see his jersey hanging in the rafters at Quicken Loans Arena.

"Wow. Of course," James said. "If that's something that organization and franchise would do, I'm all respectful of that. I just tried to be the best player I could be every night, whether I was in that Cavalier uniform, that USA uniform. If that results in me having my jersey retired that would be great."

James added that he'll be ready for whatever response he receives when the Heat battle the Cavaliers in Cleveland later this week.

"I'm ready for whatever response I'm going to get," James said. "It's going to be very emotional. I give a lot of thanks to that city, a lot of thanks to those fans for giving me the opportunity to not only showcase my talent, but to grow from a young boy to a man during my seven years. So it's going to be very emotionally draining. I can tell already."

Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials, it was announced Sunday by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

Scott was fined for comments made to the media on November 26.

LeBron James will return to Cleveland for the first time on Dec. 2 and the Cavaliers have expressed concern about the two-time MVP's safety.

James left the Cavaliers, the team that drafted him, to sign with the Heat as a free agent this past July.

"I'm not concerned [about safety]," James said. "It is a good league and they do their best to try to make sure the players and the fans have a good time."

James said he's still deciding whether any family or friends will attend the game.

"It would probably be a good idea to keep my friends and family away," James said. "But it might be hard ... they want to see it too. We'll see."

Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert disputed ESPN's headline indicating that the team will strictly limit fans' expression of opposition to LeBron James when he returns to Quicken Loans Arena as a member of the Heat on December 2nd.

"ESPN headline is wrong & silly," Gilbert wrote on his Twitter page. "Obviously no profanity,vulgar stuff U wouldn't want kids 2 see but we are not going 2 be the Gestapo @ The Q."

The Cleveland Cavaliers have banned fans from wearing anti-LeBron apparel to the game at Quicken Loans Arena versus the Heat on December 2nd, and the team has added dozens of police officers to help provide a secure environment.  

Many officers will be positioned next to Miami's bench and by the tunnel where the players enter and exit the court.

The anger in Cleveland is intense since LeBron James announced on live television that he was leaving the Cavs to sign a free-agent contract with the Heat.

The Cavs are concerned about the image that the city and team might convey to a national audience during the game, as well as being genuinely concerned about safety issues.

"Honestly, I'm a little bit afraid," one member of the Cavs organization told ESPN. "Some people don't care. Their mentality is 'I've got to get this off my chest.' There's so much negative energy around this game. People aren't excited about the game itself. They're just like, 'I can't wait to do something.'"

Inappropriate signs will also be confiscated by team staff members.

Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison is fine with his reserve role.

"It is what it is," Jamison said earlier this season when asked about coming off the bench. At the time, he was also bothered by soreness in his knee.

Now, things appear to be better.

"I'm fine," Jamison said. "It's two things: One, getting healthy. Two, mentally not worried about coming off the bench and pouting like a little kid.

"Once I put it behind me and went out there and competed, no matter how many minutes I had, I started to get a rhythm."

The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned guard/forward Christian Eyenga to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League, Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant announced on Thursday.

Eyenga has yet to make an appearance with the Cavaliers during the regular season. He played in six games during the preseason, averaging 4.3 points on .625 shooting and 0.8 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game.

Antawn Jamison may not be coming off the bench for the Cavaliers for much longer.

Jamison has averaged 16 points and 8.7 rebounds in three games since returning from a swollen left knee, which has forced Cleveland coach Byron Scott to make a lineup change.

"He's playing so well, I don't know if I can keep him in that role," Scott said.

One factor in the decision will be Jamison's knee which has flared up twice this season. As a reserve, Scott can better monitor Jamison's minutes and keep them around 25 per night.

Scott also doesn't want to disrupt the flow of the reserves, who entered Tuesday second in the league in scoring.

The Erie Bayhawks will begin their season on Friday, which means the Cavaliers can begin sending players to the D-League soon.

Cleveland rookie Christian Eyenga is a candidate for the D-League, but coach Byron Scott isn't sure if he wants to send him down just yet.

"You want to get him on the floor and get him some playing time, and if we can't do that in our games, then obviously the best thing is the D-League," Scott said.

"But right now with Mo [Williams] and Andy [Varejao] being out, bodies are short, so we kind of need him here now."