The Cavaliers will not allow center Zydrunas Ilgauskas to play for Lithuania during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Ilgauskas made it known that he would like to play for his home country for the first time in his career, but the team considers it to be too much of a risk.

"Zydrunas is an important member of our team and has generally been a higher risk player due to his injury history," Cavs' General Manager Danny Ferry said Thursday night.

"We declined consent for Zydrunas to play in the Olympics when he approached us several weeks ago, and in light of the inability to insure Zydrunas adequately, we continue to deny consent and will not permit Zydrunas to play in the 2008 Olympics as a member of the Lithuanian National Team."