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An interesting vote

November 13, 2009

Waitingfornextyear.com is taking a poll asking for a vote on LeBron's best dunk. I pick the one against Boston, a spine-tingling moment if there ever was one.

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Jordan is not Jackie

November 13, 2009

Stan van Gundy makes this point when he discusses LeBron James' idea to retire Michael Jordan's number: "It's a nice gesture, but he (Jordan) is not Jackie Robinson."

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LeBron James suddenly refuses to discuss his impending free agency

November 12, 2009

My first inclination when LeBron James said he wouldn't talk anymore about free agency was to think, good for him, he shouldn't. Especially if he meant what he said about not doing so for his team.
But then you get to thinking, and you realize that James has done nothing but talk about his impending free [...]

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The Cavs win impressively in Orlando

November 12, 2009

Well, for one night the Cavs changes all paid off handsomely. They looked like a championship-caliber team with depth in Wednesday's impressive win in Orlando. LeBron James was his usual self, Shaquille O'Neal got Dwight Howard in early foul trouble and played Howard well, and the entire team seemed into the game. The play of [...]

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LeBron won't talk about it, but Dwayne Wade did

November 11, 2009

"It" would be the upcoming NBA summer of free agency.

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LeBron is in New York tonight

November 6, 2009

Which calls for at least one "where is LeBron going to play" next season link.

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Rest easy Cavs fans

November 5, 2009

LeBron James evidently will not attend the New York Yankees parade.

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A new take on LeBron's future

November 4, 2009

Sam Smith offers a new location for LeBron after this season: The Lakers with Kobe Bryant. He writes: "I believe James has no idea yet what he wants to do next summer. But I also believe the Lakers’ scenario makes the most sense for him if he wants a chance to be considered among the [...]

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Cavs lose their first two

October 29, 2009

Well the Cavs didn't lose two in a row last season until February, nor did they lose at home until February. They've done both in two games this season. This isn't your 66-win season anymore, Toto.
It's only been two games, but to date there's been a lot of talk about what needs to be done [...]

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Cavs lose the opener to Boston

October 27, 2009

Not a great opening night for the Cavs, who looked like a team still trying to find itself.
LeBron James called it a "transition period."
Coach Mike Brown said: "We will get better."
The cynic in me started to ask why Boson's transition seemed so much easier, but there is an easy reason. Boston's new guys — Rasheed [...]

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Braylon Edwards continues to impress

October 5, 2009

Braylon Edwards (allegedly) punched a friend of LeBron James in a bar in the wee hours of Monday morning. According to James, the guy weighs about 130 pounds. Nice. Real, real nice. What a joke.

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Maybe this is why LeBron James wanted to keep his options open in 2010

September 24, 2009

The NBA has another billionaire.
Russia’s Mikhail Prokhorov has bought the Nets, and most expect him to be a force in the league – especially with next summer’s free agent class. You might recall that class includes a certain guy named James.
Wrote Yahoo: “Once LeBron James meets Mikhail Prokhorov, the superstar’s sightline will reflect an unprecedented [...]

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Don't worry Cavs fans

September 11, 2009

LeBron’s mom says he’s staying.

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A couple things on the Cavs

September 3, 2009

Good read here by Tom Withers of the AP wrapping up LeBron James’ summer.

And here’s a way-too-early ranking that states the Cavs are the league’s second-best team, better than the Lakers.

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The psychology of Shaq and LeBron — from the Wall Street Journal

August 24, 2009

The Wall Street Journal (of all publications) takes a look at how Shaq and LeBron James will get along. The story is headlined “Is this basketball marriage doomed?” And it includes this: “Dr. Virginia Rutter, a sociologist, psychologist and co-author of ‘The Love Test,’ likens the Shaq-LeBron union to an arranged marriage, where ‘the well-being [...]

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In case you missed it on ESPN last night …

August 23, 2009

Pretty strong statements that LeBron James will become a free agent in 2010.

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LeBron's travels

August 21, 2009

LeBron James and Nike don’t mess around with their World Tours. The premiere showings for the documentary “More Than A Game” will be a true world tour. Sites after Akron: Beijing, Shenyang, Shanghai, Paris, London, New York City and Los Angeles.
First person who can identify the precise location of Shengyang without a GPS or map [...]

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A highlight from the "More Than A Game" Akron premiere

August 21, 2009

I was one of the lucky ones invited to the Akron premiere of the movie “More Than A Game” at the amazingly beautful Akron Civic Theater. The film is the documentary about the St. Vincent-St. Mary team that included LeBron James, Romeo Travis, Dru Joyce III, Willie McGee and Sian Cotton – and was coached by Dru [...]

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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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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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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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