Basketball briefs

CAVS SHIP MILES: Forward Darius Miles, fined by the Cavaliers for skipping a practice earlier this week, was traded Wednesday to the Portland Trail Blazers for guard Jeff McInnis and center Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje. Miles has been a major disappointment in 1 1/2 seasons with Cleveland, which acquired him before last season in a deal that sent guard Andre Miller to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The 22-year-old Miles, who jumped straight from high school to the NBA in 2000, was averaging 8.9 points in 24 minutes per game. But he has been plagued by inconsistency, and first-year Cleveland coach Paul Silas has been reluctant to play him.

LEBRON STILL HURTING: LeBron James participated in a shootaround Wednesday despite a sprained right ankle, but coach Paul Silas said the Cavaliers' rookie isn't ready to play. "Chances are slim," Silas said when asked if he expects James to be available for Cleveland's game against Sacramento on Thursday. "But I wouldn't put it past him."

James, who sat out Tuesday's win over Seattle, was favoring his right ankle Wednesday. Cleveland's leading scorer has not run on the ankle since injuring it in a game at Utah on Jan. 17.

James rolled his ankle when he stepped on the foot of Utah forward Andrei Kirilenko late in regulation, but the Cavs won without him and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who was ejected for fighting in overtime.

NBA PULLS SWEATSHIRTS: The NBA removed sweatshirts imported from Myanmar from its store in Manhattan after a labor rights group accused the league of violating a federal law against selling goods made in the country.

The sweatshirts bearing the "I Love This Game" slogan, selling for $60, were removed from the NBA Store on Tuesday after a protest was lodged by the National Labor Committee.

The group's director, Charles Kernaghan, said he was shocked to see the merchandise from Myanmar, formerly called Burma.

"That's just flat-out wrong," Kernaghan said. "Burma is one of the most vicious dictatorships in the world."

President Bush signed the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act in July, banning imports from the country, which has a poor human rights record, including the jailing of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently under house arrest.

NBA licensees must sign a code of conduct that requires factories "meet NBA standards regarding working conditions," league spokesman Matt Bourne said.