Why LeBron James is Going to Win the Most Valuable Player Award »

Mar 25, 2009 at 3:13 pm | around-the-nbalebron-james

… and it’s not even close! ESPN finest – John Hollinger – predicts an MVP year for LeBron James. We all know that this types of guessing is worthless before the season, because no matter what LeBron does, it requires a 50 win campaign to be taken seriously by the voters. He was the best […]

LBJ Wins ‘Player of the Week’ for NBA All-Time Best Seventh Time »

Mar 24, 2009 at 4:36 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named yesterday as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, March 16th through Sunday, March 22nd. James wins the award for the second consecutive week and becomes the only player in the history of the award to win it seven times in a season […]

Shaq Calls LeBron’s Intro Weak And Goes Human Bowling »

Mar 24, 2009 at 4:08 am | around-the-nbalebron-james

By now, you’ve no doubt seen LeBron James and the Cavaliers’ hilarious pre-game “photo-op” intro. Before the starters take the floor, LeBron pretends to grab a bunch of cameras from his teammates and snaps pictures of them as they pose for group shots like high school students out on a class trip.

LeBron Introduces the SVSM Six for St. Patrick’s Day »

Mar 18, 2009 at 2:27 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers don’t have any green-ish jerseys, King James decided to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on his own. Yesterday, in a matchup against the Orlando Magic, LeBron broke out the St. Vincent – St. Mary edition of his current signature sneakers – Nike Zoom LeBron VI. It was a very close game, but […]

King James Records His Fifth Triple Double of the Season »

Mar 11, 2009 at 4:40 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

More than any other team, the Clippers have kept LeBron James in check. Before Tuesday’s 32-point triple-double, James averaged “only” 21.3 points per game in 11 games against Los Angeles. Last night, Cleveland faced 19-point deficit entering the fourth quarter, but even that advantage isn’t always insurmountable when LeBron James is on the court. James […]

King James and Dwyane Wade Put on a Show To Remember in Miami »

Mar 3, 2009 at 2:28 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

This time, the Miami Heat were witnesses, not winners, because of a fourth-quarter comeback. Cleveland’s LeBron James scored 42 points, one more than Miami’s Dwyane Wade in a shootout between basketball’s two top point producers, and the Cavaliers defeated Miami 107-100. It was the second time James and Wade have each had 40-plus in a […]

King James Drops 55 On Bucks Including 8 For 11 From Deep »

Feb 22, 2009 at 2:56 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

On Friday, LeBron James heaved a 33-foot shot through the net to beat the buzzer and headed into halftime with 25 points under his belt. Turns out, he was just getting warmed up. Then he scored 16 points in less than three minutes to begin the third quarter, on his way to 55 for the […]

King James Still Wants To Be in the 2010 Dunk Contest »

Feb 19, 2009 at 1:50 am | around-the-nbalebron-james

James is still hedging a little on his proclamation that he wants to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest next year, but he didn’t say it in the heat of the moment. He feels the contest has “gotten out of control” and he plans to recruit some of his fellow superstars to take it back. […]