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 [...]
Friday, February 5, 2010
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 [...]
Sunday, March 8, 2009
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were the headline acts but Mo Williams stole the show with a game-high 29 points as Cleveland beat Miami 99-89 to improve to 28-1 in the friendly confines of Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs are also an NBA-best 12-1 after a loss, as they managed to quickly put Friday night’s [...]
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Lebron James just announced that he will compete in the 2010 slam dunk contest in Dallas, Texas. “Right now, I am preliminary putting my name in the 2010 dunk contest Saturday night” Lebron said during the All-Star Sprite Slam Dunk contest. “Lebron James is saying, in 2010 in Dallas stadium I am preliminary putting my [...]
Friday, February 13, 2009
James will dedicate a state-of-the-art playground at the Robson Boys and Girls Club of Phoenix. Last season, James and his foundation teamed with State Farm on a similar project in New Orleans, where they installed at St. Bernard Recreation Center, devastated by Hurricane Katrina. “A playground is an important place for kids to play, have [...]
Friday, January 23, 2009
For the fifth consecutive season, James was voted to the All-Star Game and got a career-best 2,940,823 to top all forwards in the Eastern Conference. The Magic’s Dwight Howard led all players with a record 3,150,181 votes. James was second overall and the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant was third with just over 2.8 million. The game [...]
Thursday, January 8, 2009
In partnership with Coca-Cola, we are giving away two Lebron James posters to two fans to help us choose the fourth dunker who will go against Dwight Howard, Rudy Gay and Nate Robinson in the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest at the NBA All-Star 2009 in Phoenix. In order to win the poster, CavsNews will [...]
Saturday, February 23, 2008
New Orleans seemed like Cleveland South by the end of All-Star Weekend. LeBron James nearly posted the second triple double in All-Star Game history, finishing with 27 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots en route to capturing the All-Star MVP as the East beat the West 134-128. Prior to that, [...]
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Former Cavaliers, Jason Kapono defended his title in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout with 25 points, tying the all-time record set in 1986 by another Cavaliers, Mark Price. Boobie Gibson finished in second place with 17 points, Dirk Nowitzki finished third with 14.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Daniel Gibson set a new record for the Rookies All Star Challenge with 11 3-pointer. Boobie walked away with an MVP award. He lead the NBA’s sophomore stars to a 136-109 victory. Gibson will compete in the 3-point shootout Saturday, and will be hard to beat if he shoots the way he did. “My confidence [...]
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The first returns of 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting was lead by Kevin Garnett and Lebron James, while Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony lead Western Conference players. Lebron James who lead all players last season was overthrown by Kevin Garnett with 735,664 votes while James received 597,768 votes. Dwight Howard leads Eastern Conference centers with 596,187 [...]
Saturday, February 13, 2010
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