SALT LAKE CITY -- Kyle Korver will play tonight if he's allowed by the NBA, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said Tuesday morning.
The Cavs play the Jazz at 9 p.m., and are waiting for word from Atlanta that Mike Dunleavy has passed his physical. When that comes, Korver can suit up and play. He was not allowed to participate in Cleveland's shootaround.
"If he's available to play we're going to play him minutes, so we'll see how it goes," Lue said.
Korver is the eighth-best 3-point shooter in NBA history at 42.9 percent. LeBron James said "the first thing I told him when he walked into the locker room the other day was, 'If you want to fit in, shoot the ball every time you get it.'
"Shoot the ball as soon as it touches your hands," James said. "Shoot it. We don't care."
James said he's watched about 25 minutes of clips on Korver, who is in his 14th season, to see "where he likes the ball, how he likes the ball, if he likes it low, if he likes it high, if he likes the seams, no seams.
"From my perspective, as far as the quarterback, I see where my receiver likes the ball," James said.
Korver played three seasons with Utah before moving on to Chicago and then the Hawks.