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LeBron James All-Star Saturday Interview

David Friedman — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:55:06 +0000

The Cleveland Cavaliers are two games ahead of the defending champion L.A. Lakers in the race for the NBA’s best regular season record—and the Cavs’ lead is really in effect three games because the Cavs swept the head to head season series—yet the Cavs only have one participant in the various All-Star Weekend activities: LeBron James, the 2009 NBA MVP who made the All-Star team for the sixth straight year. Mo Williams is putting up roughly the same numbers he did while earning a 2009 … [visit site to read more]

LeBron James’ Impressive All-Star Game Resume

David Friedman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:52:33 +0000

After just five appearances, LeBron James has already made his mark in the All-Star Game record book, averaging 23.4 ppg (first all-time, 2.9 ppg ahead of former leader Oscar Robertson), 6.6 rpg and 5.2 apg while shooting .516 from the field. James needs just 68 points–three more “average” games at his current pace–to crack the top ten on the All-Star all-time career scoring list, a group whose members have played in at least 11 All-Star games each. James is not a noted long range marksman … [visit site to read more]

Warriors trade Jackson to Bobcats

Michael Granito — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:11:48 +0000

Stephen Jackson was traded from Golden State along with guard Acie Law to Charlotte for guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic.

Stephen Jackson was at the center of numuros trade rumors the past few weeks. The Cavaliers were ready to part away with some of their core players … [visit site to read more]

Celtics Glen Davis sidelined indefinitely

Tariq Ali — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:34:51 +0000

Glenn “Baby” Davis broke his thumb last Sunday in an altercation with a former LSU teammate Sunday and he will need surgery to repair it according to ESPN.

The injury will sideline Davis indefinitely. “It looks like he’s going to … [visit site to read more]

Cavaliers 2009-10 Predictions

Tariq Ali — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:41:12 +0000

Another year for Cleveland’s sports fans. As the Browns crawl their way to another disappointing season, and Indians rebuild (again), Tuesday can’t come soon enough for Cleveland.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will open … [visit site to read more]

NBA Referees getting closer to return

Tariq Ali — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:02:40 +0000

The Referees are expected to return to work next week after an unexpected meeting between David Stern and Lamell McMorris of the referees’ union which led to a tentative agreement.

According to sources at ESPN, the League officials will not officially address how quickly veteran referees will be ready to call games until after Friday’s vote, but sources close to the … [visit site to read more]

NBA to start season with replacement referees

Tariq Ali — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:34:30 +0000

According to an earlier report by Yahoo Sports, the NBA will proceed with replacement referees after the National Basketball Referees Association rejected the NBA’s proposal Sunday.

According to the memo, the sides had agreed in principle to a new two-year deal last Friday. But the NBRA rejected the proposal Sunday.

“On Friday of last week, we reached an agreement in principal on the terms of a new two-year collective bargaining agreement with the negotiators for the National … [visit site to read more]

NBA to unveil social media policy this week

Tariq Ali — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:31:56 +0000

The NBA will introduce its guidelines for players, coaches and team officials on using social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook later this week.

The guidelines are expected to be minimal and less stringent than the guidelines announced earlier by the NFL.

The primary restriction of the policy is expected to … [visit site to read more]

How New Salary Cap Might Impact the summer of 2010

Tariq Ali — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:52:16 +0000

The NBA released a memo warning NBA teams that the salary cap is estimated to drop to somewhere between $50.4 million and $53.6 million for the 2010-11 season. That’s a drop of $5 to $8 million from last season’s salary cap of $58.7 million.

Leagues officials estimate that if … [visit site to read more]

Lebron tells free agents he plans to stay with the Cavalier

Tariq Ali — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:31:18 +0000

According to ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard, quoting an unnamed source close to Ariza, says LeBron James told free-agent forward Trevor Ariza that he plans to remain in Cleveland after his contract expires in 2010.

“Trevor asked LeBron if he would be in Cleveland after next season,” the source said. “And LeBron said, ‘I’ll be there. Of course, I’ll be there.’”

Cavs general manager Danny Ferry and head … [visit site to read more]

Artest to sign with the Lakers

Tariq Ali — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:14:37 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers are close to reaching an agreement with Houston forward Ron Artest, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Artest, an unrestricted free agent, is expected to agree to terms Thursday after spending the day meeting with Lakers executives.

In a text … [visit site to read more]

Lebron and the Cavaliers are recruiting Artest

Tariq Ali — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:49:58 +0000

In an interesting move, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in contact with Ron Artest, even Lebron James talked with him according to the Plain Dealer’s Brian Windhorst. Ron and Artest met in Los Angeles last Tuesday.

Artest’s agent has expressed that he has a desire to play in Cleveland. The Cavaliers might be able to get him with the mid-level exception which is aroun $5.6 million. Some believe the Cavaliers will try to offer him a one year deal but Artest is looking for a multi-year … [visit site to read more]

Christian Eyenga very athletic but need to add bulk

Tariq Ali — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:37:43 +0000

This is what I believe, that Christian Eyenga was such an eye opener, that at the NBA Draft, they did not have a name plate for him as he was being suggested as a 2nd round pick or thought to have not been picked at all. He is raw, but very athletic. The Cavaliers do not have a spot … [visit site to read more]

Cavs Draft 2009

Michael Granito — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:23:45 +0000

Welcome back kids to my annual NBA draft article. Last year I missed by having the Cavs taking Roy Hibbert. Turns out that I was on the right track, but they took little known JJ Hickson instead. JJ ended up being a bit of a disappointment once he could not crack Mike Brown’s rotation. Once he did, he injured his back and is still out and will not be able to play Summer League ball in Las Vegas like he did last year. Surgery is … [visit site to read more]

Draft Day: Big Board By Position

Michael Granito — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:21:09 +0000

Top 5 Guards

Ricky Rubio – 6′4” 180 lbs. (Spain) – He has been a professional player since he was 14. He did a number on many teams during the Olympics and throughout Spain. A great pick. However, teams will have to pay a lot to buyout his current contract.
Tyreke Evans – 6′5” 221 lbs. (Memphis – Freshman) – Left after his freshman year and leading Memphis to a great run. Left before the huge Memphis problems and Calipari leaving for … [visit site to read more]

NBA Finals Ratings Down 10 Percent From Last Year

Tariq Ali — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:39:02 +0000

Ratings of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic averaged 8.4 rating. That’s down 10 percent from last year Finals between the Lakers and Celtics which drew a 9.3 for the six games played.

The five games averaged nearly 14 million viewers and were the most watched programs so far in June.

Cleveland – Spurs NBA Finals meeting two years ago holds the lowest NBA Finals rating at … [visit site to read more]

Simply Amazing…

Tariq Ali — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:25:13 +0000

This shot will go down as one of the greatest moments in Cavaliers history. Lebron James hit a 3-pointer as the clock expired with one second left and go on to win 96-95 and tie the series 1-1.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Lebron James Named to to NBA All-Defensive first team

Tariq Ali — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:15:19 +0000

Two days after being named the league’s Most Valuable Player, James was named to his first All-Defensive first team.

LeBron James joined Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul and Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett on the NBA’s all-defensive first team.

“It means a lot,” said James, who finished second to Orlando’s Dwight Howard in the Defensive Player of the Year voting. “It was a big goal of mine to become a … [visit site to read more]

Playoffs roundup: Cavaliers Roll in Game 1

Tariq Ali — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:01:37 +0000

Lebron James wasted no time illustrating why he won the MVP – crushing home a baseline dunk to open the game. Lebron continued to set the tone, going 5-for-6 from the floor for 16 … [visit site to read more]

Lebron to be named the MVP

Tariq Ali — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:40:21 +0000

Lebron James will be named the MVP player this afternoon, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.

James has chosen to have the announcement at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron. All his Cavs teammates are expected to be there as well as representatives from Kia, which will give him a new car as part of the honor. The Cavaliers called a news conference for 4 p.m. ET but didn’t specify the nature of the event.

Lebron will be the first Cavaliers to win this honor. Lebron averaged 28.4 … [visit site to read more]