Bynum excused to attend to family matter

Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum has been excused from the team to address "a family medical matter."

The Cavs said in a release on Tuesday that Bynum, who signed a two-year, free-agent deal with Cleveland this summer, is expected to rejoin the team on Saturday in Washington.

The release said Bynum would travel to attend to the matter, but there were no other details.