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If not for the Balloon Boy's fantastical helium ride through the brisk Colorado skies on Thursday, the news that LeBron James, King of the Free World, had possibly contracted swine flu (!) would have broken the internet. (As it were, the internet was basically broken by Balloon Boy, leaving the Bron Flu as a Hot Trends footnote.)

But fear not for LeBron's health. Just as the worry/excitement over Balloon Boy's jaunt ended up wasted as Falcon Heene spent the balloon chase chilling in his garage, the concern over the H1N1 virus tearing through the MVP is unfounded. LeBron does have the flu, but NBA.com's David Aldridge reports that James is not sick with the swine flu. Whew.

Earlier this week, Cleveland lost bench gunner Daniel Gibson for two weeks as the guard sprained a toe. The Cavs hardly missed Gibson in Wednesday's defeat of Philadelphia. But during that Sixers game, a Cavalier of more import went down late. Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is out indefinitely with a moderate ankle sprain. The typical recovery period for that malady is 2-4 weeks.

Ilgauskas has been Cleveland's second best player this season (and, well, for the last few seasons). Certainly, his offensive output (15 points on 52% shooting, extremely low turnover numbers given his high usage) will be missed. Windhorst reports that Anderson Varejao will assume the starting role, and youngsters Darnell Jackson and J.J. Hickson find themselves in a bigger potential role.

Crystal Ballin' takes a team-by-team look at what should, could, and probably will happen in the June 26th NBA Draft.

The locals thirst for a roster explosion. At least 26 other fan bases would trade for this roster in a second. The NBA: Where 'The Grass is Greener' Happens!

Picks: #29, #59.

Needs: Depending on the depth of Joe Dumars' detonation, depth requirements could pop up all over. In particular, the land behind Tayshaun Prince is a bit dry.

Best case scenario: Assuming Amir Johnson plays power forwards in days ahead, a smaller forward like Ryan Anderson (who has a touch of 'Sheed, at least on offense), J.J. Hickson, or Jason Thompson would look good in Pistons blue. At the end of the draft, a defensive-minded combo like DeMarcus Nelson could potentially pay dividends.