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Cleveland’s One-Two Punch Knocks Out Heat

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 [...]

Lebron James to compete in the 2010 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

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 name [...]

Lebron James dedicates playground at the Robson Boys and Girls Club of Phoenix

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 fun [...]

Lebron, Howard top All-Star Votes

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 [...]

Who do you want in the Slam Dunk Contest?

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 pick [...]

LeBron and Boobie Turn New Orleans into Cleveland South

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, [...]

Daniel Gibson Finished Second in Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout

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.

Shoot Boobie Shoot

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 will be high [...]

Kevin Garnett and Lebron James Lead the NBA All-Star

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 votes. Dwyane [...]

Shaq vs. LeBron and Dwight Dance Off

Shaquille O’Neal takes on LeBron James and then battles Dwight Howard during practice

Damon Jones gets his wish

League sources have indicated that Damon Jones is expected to be invited to take part in the Three-Point Shootout on All-Star Saturday in Las Vegas. On Monday, he stayed after practice and set up ball racks to work on the contest’s format.
“I feel good about my chances of being invited,” Jones said. “I’ve been watching [...]