CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Kevin Love and Shawn Marion expect to play against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night — welcome news for a Cleveland Cavaliers team without LeBron James for the next two weeks because of knee and back strains.Love said at Friday mornings shootaround that the back spasms that kept him out of Clevelands last game have subsided and hes going to give it a go. Marion missed the last two games with a sprained ankle.Love hopes to use James absence as a chance to expand his role. The Cavs are 18-14 and have lost three straight.You have to look at this as a glass half full, he said. I know that our best player is out, our leader is out, but its an opportunity for other players to step up, myself included.James did not travel to Charlotte. The team said Thursday the four-time MVP will be treated with anti-inflammatories, rehabilitation, training room treatments and rest.James could miss 10 games if hes out the full two weeks, which would be the longest stretch of his career. The 11-year pro has never missed more than five straight games during his career.Cavaliers coach David Blatt said Friday that James hasnt felt 100 per cent for some time.Hes been toughing it out and hes been giving us everything he has despite some discomfort — not overwhelming discomfort, but discomfort, Blatt said.It was exacerbated during the Miami game (on Christmas), he added. And from that that point forward we looked at this in a different way and decided together with him the best thing was to try to attack this problem straight on and allow him to heal completely, even at the expense of him being down for more than a few days and get him back to where he feels 100 per cent and go from there.Blatt isnt sure when James will resume travel with the team, saying it will depend on his rehab. Point guard Kyrie Irving said he others must hold the fort down.We have to pick up the work that is not out there right now and it goes back to everyone being ready to play, Irving said.Irving expects to have the ball in his hands more with James not on the court.When you have LeBron out there you can conserve a lot more energy because when hes playing point guard, as being off the ball you see things a little differently, Irving said. You kind of get on the second side pick-and-roll and defences arent loading up on you as much. For me now, I just have to pick my spots on when to attack and when to get other guys involved.The Cavaliers face a Hornets team also without its best player. Center Al Jefferson has an injured groin and will be sidelined at least four weeks. Jaylen Brown Jersey . With newly minted president of hockey operations Trevor Linden looking on from above one day after being handed the keys to the franchise, it was more of the same on Thursday night. Pervis Ellison Jersey . Viewers in the Jets region can watch the game on TSN Jets at 6:30pm ct/7:30pm et. The game is also avialable on TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg at 7pm ct. https://www.cheapceltics.com/302n-carsen-edwards-jersey-celtics.html . The third-seeded Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., was coming off a semifinal appearance at the French Open. She took the opening set before the unseeded American came back for the 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory. Bill Sharman Jersey . -- Canadian mens rugby coach Kieran Crowley has made four changes to his starting roster for Saturdays Pacific Nations Cup clash against the United States. Don Chaney Jersey .com) - The Chicago White Sox have officially announced that the club has agreed to terms with utilityman Emilio Bonifacio on a one-year, $4 million contract that includes a team option for the 2016 season.INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey will not play in Saturdays playoff game at New England. Heyward-Bey did not practice all week because of a hamstring injury. Coach Chuck Pagano said Heyward-Bey was expected to miss at least a week and they signed former New England receiver Deion Branch to help fill the void. Starting safety LaRon Landry and backup linebacker Josh McNary are listed as probable.dddddddddddd Both have been full participants in practice this week after being diagnosed with concussions in last weekends 45-44 victory over Kansas City in a wild-card game. Nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin, who got some extra rest this week, and offensive lineman Khaled Holmes, who hurt his calf, were the only other players on Fridays injury report. Both are listed as probable. ' ' 'goalkeeper with added coverage of his net is not permitted. Unless a goalkeeper intended to fight during the game he would likely not snap the tab on the back of pants. ' ' '