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LeBron

Something I wonder regarding Varejao

July 9, 2009

I wonder if the fact that the contract is six years indicates something about the future of LeBron James. Let's be honest, James makes Varejao a better player, and Varejao is valuable because he plays so well off of and with James. That's a strength. Without James, Varejao would be the guy few other teams [...]

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More Ariza … and LeBron

July 7, 2009

Trevor Ariza is not changing his mind … he will go to Houston (evidently), but ESPN.com wrote this: "The Cleveland Cavaliers got some bad news followed by some potentially terrific news on Sunday. In a last-ditch effort to recruit Trevor Ariza away from the Houston Rockets, LeBron James told Ariza he would remain with the Cavaliers past 2010, according [...]

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Some interplay with Shaq, LeBron and Dwight Howard at the 2007 All-Star Game

June 25, 2009

Shaq wins!

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How I spent my offseason

June 17, 2009

The LeBron James way.

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High praise for the LeBron documentary

June 17, 2009

AOL's Kevin Blackistone watched More Than A Game, the documentary about LeBron James and his St. Vincent-St. Mary days, at the film's premier showing this week. Blackistone gives the movie high marks, and states that it mainly is about one thing: consideration for others. "That is the overwhelming message … " Blackistone writes. He then gives [...]

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Thank you, Jack McCallum …

June 6, 2009

For some proper perspective on the LeBron James situation …

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LeBron James meets the media

May 31, 2009

Some highlights of LeBron James' season-ending session with the media at the team's practice facility: 
On why he didn't speak after the game: "I didn't have much to say. Congratulations to the Orlando Magic. They played an unbelievable series and they deserved it."
Last year in Boston: "What happened in Boston I got better from. I carried [...]

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Tonight's game comes down to …

May 30, 2009

What does tonight's game boil down to? In its essence, its purest form, its DNA, its molecular structure?
Shooting.
Mo Williams took a huge stride toward regaining his form in Game 5 (after he had taken small strides in Game 4). His shooting, along with that of Daniel Gibson, opened things up for LeBron James at "the [...]

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So can the Cavs win, or can't they?

May 30, 2009

I ran into SI's Ian Thomsen last Wednesday as I was leaving the hotel in Orlando. The Cavs were down 3-1, and in typical Cleveland fashion I was starting to wonder how they could ever, ever win the next game. So I asked if he thought the Cavs could win the series.
"Sure," he said.
Really, I [...]

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Cavs remain a confident crew

May 30, 2009

It seems that LeBron James' attitude has become infectious. Many people treat tonight's game like the Cavs should and will win, and many think the series will go the Cavs way.
One thing that was striking about James after the team's Game 4 loss was how composed he was. I made a brief mention that he [...]

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Some more thoughts while flying to Orlando

May 24, 2009

—It is imperative that Mo Williams find his shot tonight. At times in Game 2, Williams looked like a mess. He hesitated on shots and looked very uncertain. The Cavs made a concerted effort to get him shots early, and when he didn't make them his shooting struggles (13-for-40 in the series, 57-for-139 in the [...]

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The Cavs key to winning rests in their touchstone

May 22, 2009

It was frustrating to watch the Cavs offense bog down in Game 1 into the old style offense.
See LeBron.
See LeBron dribble.
See LeBron dribble some more.
See LeBron shoot.
Yes, James, as he said, "had it going." He was hitting a lot of jumpers, and he was carrying his team, but it always seems like the Cavs are [...]

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This week's SI cover story

May 20, 2009

It's on LeBron James and Cleveland sports. But … do the folks in the background — who can say they made the cover of SI — enhance the jinx or negate it?

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Barkley was just being Barkley

May 19, 2009

 A few questions were asked of the Cavs during Monday's interview about Charles Barkley's opinion that Orlando would beat the Cavs to win the East. But nobody asked about Chris Webber and Kenny Smith ridiculing Barkley's pick.
Is this not classic Cleveland sportsism – focusing on the one guy who picked against the Cavs and ignoring [...]

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Behind the court, heading into the locker room, over the shot clock …

May 18, 2009

Seen LeBron's latest?

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And the opponent will be Orlando

May 18, 2009

 The Cavs finally know their opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals, and it's the Orlando Magic. And Charles Barkley thinks the Magic will win the East. This opinion by Barkley will not endear him to LeBron James, but it does reflect a reality about the challenge the Cavs face.
Orlando beat the Cavs twice this season [...]

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LeBron said it

May 15, 2009

Dan Patrick asked LeBron James on Patrick's radio show if winning a title would make it harder or easier to leave Cleveland.
Said James: "It's hard to answer that question. I think I'm happy in Cleveland. I don't have any plans of going anywhere and playing the game of basketball. These fans have done everything to [...]

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A St.V-St. M student blogs on LeBron for ESPN …

May 13, 2009

Congratulations to Nick Shook, a junior at St. Vincent-St. Mary who wrote about LeBron James winning the MVP and receiving the award at his high school. Shook's well-written story for ESPNHS (high school) details the mood at the school during the day: "The event was kept very quiet, but Monday morning word started to spread that the [...]

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"Come on Kobe, let's go down the highway"

May 13, 2009

In case you have yet to see it:

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LeBron enters new territory with 47, 12 and 8 in Game 3 win over Atlanta

May 9, 2009

The Cavs tell us that no player in NBA history has had a playoff game with 47 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Until LeBron James did it Saturday night in Atlanta. Apparently Michael Jordan had one with 45, 10 and 8.
Which means we are not in Jordanian territory, but beyond. That's how good LeBron [...]

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Cavs make it look ridiculously easy beating Atlanta

May 7, 2009

Mike Brown doesn't want his team to get ahead of itself after two easy wins over the Atlanta Hawks.
Good luck.
The Hawks started Game 2 without Al Horford and Marvin Williams, then they lost Joe Johnson in the third quarter. Then they lost to the Cavs by 20 points. It wasn't near that close. At one [...]

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No arguing with this LeBron LeLogic

May 7, 2009

"He is LeBron James. And everyone else is not." Agreed.

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Cavs first win in Round 2 was not that difficult

May 5, 2009

Game 1 of the Cavs-Hawks didn't provide a lot to grab hold of, so let's grab hold of this: The Cavs have won all five of their playoff games by double digits. They become the fifth team in NBA history to win five or more postseason games by 10 or more points — and the [...]

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Catching up with the MVP, Part II (written word)

May 5, 2009

Here's a small sampling of stories and columns about LeBron James winning the MVP.
Jack McCallum of SI.com is still waiting for James to mess up, saying: "It's the way he conducts himself on and off the court that has gotten my attention." And Jay Mariotti of AOL (sorry Alan) pretty much gushes: "When he could [...]

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Catching up with the MVP, part I (video)

May 5, 2009

Some more on LeBron James, the 2008-09 NBA MVP:
ESPN put together his Top Ten plays from the season:

And here James speaks about and to his mother at yesterday's news conference:

If you missed the news conference, it's worth watching and it's here. Grab a cold one … it's 30-some minutes, and there are some preliminaries prior [...]

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