Blatt hopes LeBron will practice Monday, status for Tuesday uncertain

It sounds like LeBron James is on the mend after nagging knee and back issues have kept him out since the end of December. 

Speaking to reporters prior to the Cleveland Cavaliers' Sunday night game against the Denver Nuggets, head coach David Blatt revealed that he hoped James would practice on Monday, notes Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports.

The Cavaliers play the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday and are hoping to snap their recent five-game slide. In nine games without James this season, the Cavaliers are 1-8.

James and Blatt are undoubtedly itching for a return soon. Not only have the Cavaliers struggled mightily in James's absence, the Cavaliers' newly acquired players need to become acclimated to playing within the team's structure.