Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James glides to the hoop against the Chicago Bulls in the first half. (Joshua Gunter/Northeast Ohio Media Group) Monday, January 19, 2015. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio.

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The Cavaliers held practice without All-Star forward LeBron James on Tuesday.

James is dealing with flu-like symptoms and stayed home to recuperate.

"Hopefully it's nothing serious as far as an illness is concerned, but we wanted to let him rest," head coach David Blatt said after practice.

The team will see how he feels Wednesday morning and decide if he's able to give it a go against the Utah Jazz at The Q following morning shootaround.

This explains why James didn't seem himself on Monday.

Before the 108-94 rout of the Chicago Bulls, he was sitting quietly by himself at his locker stall. Usually he's in more of a jovial mood and cracking jokes with teammates and team staff.

After the game, he came off as just wanting to exit the arena even though they had just beaten an Eastern Conference rival. He wasn't his typical engaging self. Good news -- the organization doesn't believe it's anything significant.

James is averaging 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 33 appearances. The Cavaliers are 1-8 when he's out of the lineup.