LeBron James expects his team to look to him late in close games. The Cleveland Cavaliers certainly did Saturday night. James scored 11 straight points for Cleveland late in the fourth quarter and finished with 32 in the Cavaliers' 97-85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. "They should," James said. "I have done it in the past, and I'm going to continue to do it in the future.
Charles Barkley had a message for LeBron James this week. James gave him one back on Friday.
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LeBron James reacted strongly to Charles Barkley's comments that the Cavaliers star isn't showing respect for Cleveland fans and his teammates by discussing his possible free agency following the 2010 season. "He's stupid. That's all I've got to say about that," James said Friday night before the Cavaliers' game against Golden State.
LeBron James sure does look comfortable in Cleveland right now. James scored 23 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added a season-high 21, and the Cavaliers matched their best home start in franchise history with a 112-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Cleveland (13-3) has won 12 of 13 and is a league-best 9-0 at home, equaling its top home start, first set in 1976-77 and repeated...
LeBron James' future will be debated and analyzed for the next 20 months. There are already whispers that the New...
On a night LeBron James matched his career-low in minutes played, the Cleveland Cavaliers made history. Even with James playing just 17 minutes, Cleveland rolled to an 117-82 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night as the Cavaliers raised their record to 12-3, their best start in franchise history.
LeBron James and Microsoft Corp. have lost their Internet connection. The NBA superstar and the software giant have ended a two-year marketing partnership. James' spokesman Keith Estabrook confirmed Wednesday the contract between the Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star and Microsoft is not being renewed. The collaboration led to only one major project -- a Web site geared toward children and teens that was...
Even Spike Lee, that noted Knicks superfan, was a LeBron James guy Tuesday night. And when New York guard Nate Robinson saw the producer had turned traitor and was wearing a pair of the special red "Big Apple" sneakers James was debuting for this game, he immediately began stepping on Lee's foot. "Stop!" Lee said.
The Knicks have two years to convince LeBron James they can be a title contender. His Cleveland Cavaliers showed New York they might be one right now. James scored 26 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Cavaliers quickly took a charged-up New York crowd out of the game in a 119-101 victory Tuesday night.
The New York Knicks may not be able to LeBron James directly how much they want him for a couple more years.
There's no point in trying to tell you that it doesn't make sense for us to be wondering aloud as to where...
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Last time LeBron James played in New York, he exited the floor to "MVP!" chants, a standing ovation, and even a fan coming onto the court to meet him. If James thought New Yorkers loved him then, wait until he sees the reception he's bound to get this time. James' first visit to New York this season arrives just days after the Knicks boldly positioned themselves for a potential run at the Cleveland...
As the rim neared and with two 6-foot-10 players in his path, LeBron James took flight unsure of his next move. So he dunked -- left-handed. "I just kind of made that one up," he said. James didn't reach his scoring average and it didn't matter as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled past the Atlanta Hawks 110-96 on Saturday night for their ninth win in 10 games.
The Knicks have the money to buy LeBron James a new sidekick. But can they also buy him credibility?
Cleveland 106, New Jersey 82 The Cleveland Cavaliers are first in the NBA in offensive efficiency right now.
The Detroit Pistons are starting to show their potential with Allen Iverson, beating two of the NBA's best teams in less than a week. Iverson scored 23 points, and Rasheed Wallace had 10 of his 21 points during a fourth-quarter surge that gave Detroit a 96-89 victory over Cleveland on Wednesday night that ended the Cavaliers' eight-game winning streak.
The New York media was out in force Tuesday and they all wanted to know the same thing: What is LeBron James...
Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James replaced Kobe Bryant on Tuesday as the youngest player in NBA history to score 11,000 points. James (23 years, 323 days) reached the plateau with a wide-open jump shot set up by a great crossover dribble late in the first quarter of the Cavaliers' game with the New Jersey Nets.
While his free agency is still two years away, LeBron James won't hesitate to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers if another franchise offers the superstar a better chance to win multiple NBA titles. "I think you do what is best for you and you do what is best for your career," James said Tuesday night when asked about his sense of loyalty to the Cavaliers before they played the Nets in New Jersey.
With free agency awaiting him in 2010, LeBron James put on a show for the New York metropolitan area and its deep-pocket teams highlighted by length-of-the court sprint to block a dunk by Devin Harris. James had 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists in another dominating performance and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to their eighth straight win with a 106-82 decision over the New Jersey Nets...
After Anthony Morrow put up 37 points in his first start for the Warriors, it only seemed right to take a closer look at the rookies in this week's Power Poll.
Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James on Monday was named the Eastern Conference's Player of the Week.
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LeBron James is convinced CC Sabathia will end up in pinstripes. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and New York Yankees fan wants his favorite baseball team to land Sabathia, the top starting pitcher in this year's free-agent class. The Yankees have formulated a proposal to Sabathia that would exceed Johan Santana's $137.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Mets both in total and average.
LeBron James calls the fourth quarter "winning time." The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar proved that yet again Saturday night. James scored 16 of his 38 points in the final period, leading a second-half rally that gave the Cavaliers their seventh straight victory, 105-93 over the short-handed Utah Jazz.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Ben Wallace is questionable for Saturday's game against the Utah Jazz with a left knee contusion.
Mo Williams has upgraded the Cavaliers' offense and moved the team into the top 5 of this week's poll.
In the locker room at halftime, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown forced his players to watch a horror flick -- highlights of their defense in the first half. "We were watching film and it was as ugly as it looked," Mo Williams said. After allowing 61 points in a first-half track meet, the Cavaliers buckled down, held Denver to 38 after halftime and won their sixth straight, 110-99 over the Nuggets on...
LeBron James supplied the Cleveland Cavaliers with a double dose of 40. James matched a season-high with 41 points in a season-best 43 minutes and Mo Willams scored 16 against his former team, leading the Cavaliers to their fifth straight win, 99-93 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. It was the third time in four games that James has scored exactly 41.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday.
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LeBron James saw defenders come at him from all angles and did what he normally does. He made them look invisible. James toyed with Chicago again, scoring 41 points for the second time in four days, and the Cleveland Cavaliers hung on to beat the Bulls 106-97 on Saturday night. This one came after a big performance in a 14-point win over Chicago at home Wednesday night.
LeBron James got plenty of help on offense, then sealed the victory with a spectacular play on defense. James scored 27 points, Anderson Varejao added 10 of his career-high 18 in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-107 on Friday night. Mo Williams, a key offseason acquisition from Milwaukee, finished with 21 points for Cleveland, which trailed...
His two young sons at his side and surrounded by family members overcome by emotion, LeBron James witnessed history on Tuesday night. And when Barack Obama walked onto the stage in Chicago's Grant Park as the country's first African-American president, Cleveland's superstar tried to grasp the awe-inspiring moment.
This herd of Bulls got run over and over and over. Once LeBron James decided he was going to the basket, there wasn't anything Chicago's defense could do to stop him. It's not like they didn't try. Muscling inside at will and blasting to the rim almost every time he touched the ball, James scored a season-high 41 points -- 15 on free throws -- with ease and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 points and 10...
It took me more than an hour to vote this morning, and that was with me getting up at 5:45 and getting to my...
LeBron James snapped a third-quarter tie with a flying rebound-layup, then Mo Williams broke things open early in the fourth, sending the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-81 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. James was only 8-of-20, but scored 29 points and took over when his team needed it.
Detroit GM Joe Dumars made trade for Allen Iverson with eye on landing Cavaliers star in 2010.
Chris Paul had an overflow crowd on its feet before he'd even removed his warmups, showing off his Olympic gold medal during the pregame ceremonies for the Hornets' home opener. Now Paul seeks to add an NBA championship to his basketball resume and has to feel good about his chances with the help he's getting from new teammate James Posey.
