Shaquille O’Neal was welcomed to town Sunday with a star-studded party that included sports celebrities and Average Joes looking to rub elbows with them. O’Neal arrived in an SUV at 11:15 p.m. as fans cheered on the sidewalks and took pictures of him and other celebrities who joined the party. Shaquille’s first impression of Cleveland [...]
Thursday, July 9, 2009
The Cavaliers have come to terms with Anderson Varejao, agent Dan Fegan said Wednesday. Varejao is set to get six-years contract and worth as much as $50 million. According to Fegan, the Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder were also interested in him and other potential sign-and-trade offers from other teams, but Varejao wanted [...]
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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 message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: “I am happy to [...]
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Ray Allen will not play tonight against the 76ers for elbowing Anderson Varejao in the groin. The suspension was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 5:05 remaining in the third quarter of the Celtics 107-76 loss to the Cavaliers last Sunday. [youtube width="400" height="215"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgDF0oFM4Y[/youtube]
Monday, April 6, 2009
Anderson Varejao is being treated for a swollen and stiff wrist. He received therapy before Sunday’s game against the Spurs but it didn’t improve. X-rays taken at the arena showed no break and there’s a chance he’ll have an MRI today. The team believes it is not serious. Varejao said he could play if it [...]
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Lebron James put on one of his tremendous offensive displays of his career and it was probably one of the most entertaining games behind Game 5 of the Conference final at Detroit two years ago. He nearly broke his own franchise scoring record with 55 points, one shy of his 2005. He did break the [...]
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Zydrunas Ilgauskas may be returning to action as soon as Thursday. Even though the Cavs obviously missed his length, his physical presence in the paint and his shooting touch, they scraped together enough wins during his absence to still contend for the best record in the NBA. In fact, the Cavs only trail the Lakers [...]
Sunday, January 4, 2009
The left ankle injury that Zydrunas Ilgauskas suffered versus Philadelphia on December 10 when he landed on former Cav Donyell Marshall’s foot was originally diagnosed as a sprain but further tests have revealed that he actually has a small fracture in the talus bone. The good news is that overall his foot—which had to be [...]
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
In a matchup of two defensive minded teams with legitimate championship aspirations, Cleveland defeated Houston, 99-90. LeBron James bounced back from a sluggish first half (eight points, two rebounds, two assists, five turnovers) to finish with game-high totals in points (27) and rebounds (nine). He also had five assists, three steals and one very impressive [...]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The three bedrock foundation blocks for the Cavs in recent years have been defense, rebounding and LeBron James’ brilliance. The Cavs currently lead the league in point differential while ranking second in defensive field goal percentage and third in rebounding differential. James is playing a career-low 35.7 mpg because the Cavs have been blowing out [...]
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Cavaliers only needed 11 points from Lebron James, his lowest since Oct. 31 of last year when he scored 10 against the Dallas Mavericks.Lebron spent most of the night guarding Danny Granger who scored 33 points on him last month. This time, Lebron held him to four points. “He’s the key to their team [...]
Monday, September 28, 2009
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