Cavs to attend Hughes' brother's funeral

The team is still uncertain if Hughes will join them for Game 5 in Detroit.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- In the midst of the NBA playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to St. Louis to attend the funeral of Justin Hughes, the 20-year-old brother of guard Larry Hughes.
The Cavaliers planned to leave following Game 4 Monday night against the Detroit Pistons and fly to Missouri to be with Hughes, who has missed two playoff games to mourn with his family following Justin's death last week.
Justin Hughes was born with a heart defect and had a transplant in 1997.
Will head to Detroit after
Following the funeral today, the Cavaliers will go to Detroit for Game 5 of their best-of-seven series scheduled for Wednesday night.
It was not known if Hughes, who missed 45 games this season with a serious finger injury, will accompany the team to Michigan.
Cleveland coach Mike Brown said Justin's passing has touched everyone in the Cavaliers' organization.
"We just want Larry to have his space and his time and we want him to be able to do whatever is necessary to help his family get through this," Brown said following Monday's morning shootaround. "We just want to let him know that we are there for him and his family in anyway that we can."
Wore black bands
During their Game 3 win over Detroit, the Cavs wore black bands on the left shoulders of their uniforms as a memorial to Justin Hughes, who attended a few games in Cleveland this season.
LeBron James and guard Damon Jones wore sweat bands with Larry Hughes' No. 32 as well.
James said he didn't expect Hughes to be back for Game 5.
"There's no limit or time frame," James said.
"I just let him know take as much time as he needs, basketball is secondary. Family comes first."
Pistons' coach impressed
Before Monday's game, Pistons coach Flip Saunders said he was impressed by the Cavs' decision to go to Hughes' funeral.
"It shows the closeness of the team," he said.
"Teams are like a family and out of respect for the family they have feelings for Larry and what he's going through. They want to help him out and help him through the situation."