LeBron James revealed last night that he is thinking about changing his jersey number. James told TNT’s Craig Sager that he will likely ditch No. 23 and switch to No. 6 – the number he wore when he played for Team USA in the Olympics – as his way of honoring his idol Michael Jordan, … [Read more…]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will not win an NBA championship this season. Sorry, Cavs fans. You’re all going to have to wait a little bit longer to taste the champagne because this Cavaliers team, the way it is currently constructed, is not good enough to win in June. Here are four reasons why the Cavaliers won’t … [Read more…]
Shaquille O’Neal loves to give nicknames and enjoys tossing around slogans. The latest gem from the Big Quotatious was the comment he made about him and fellow Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. When 7-foot-1 O’Neal was asked about his relationship with 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas, the Cavs’ longtime center until this season, Shaq said, “Myself and [Ilgauskas], we … [Read more…]
Jermaine O’Neal saw firsthand what super trainer Tim Grover did for Dwyane Wade last season, and he couldn’t think of a better guy to rebuild his body as well as his career. This past offseason, Grover put O’Neal through a rigorous training regimen that included a new diet and more rehabbing than resting. After two … [Read more…]
For better or for worse, the legend of Manu Ginobili grew exponentially on Oct. 31, 2009 – Halloween Night. During the first half of the Spurs-Kings game at AT&T Center in San Antonio, a bat flew in the arena and began to disrupt the game. Without batting an eye (no pun intended), Ginobili slapped the … [Read more…]
Delonte West returned to the court on Saturday night, and it’s not the court where a jury decides his fate. This time, the only people who were judging West were the 20,000 Cavaliers fans in attendance at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, and they delivered an uplifting verdict to the troubled Cavaliers guard. West scored … [Read more…]
Even though there are still 79 games on the schedule, the Boston Celtics have posted three impressive victories thus far. The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers on opening night 95-89, and their last two victories have been blowouts. They limited the Bobcats to 59 points and took apart the Bulls 118-90 on Friday night. That’s 101.6 … [Read more…]
With the theme song of the evil Republic playing in the background, Vince Carter was introduced to New Jersey Nets fans in East Rutherford, N.J., on Friday night, but this time as a member of the Orlando Magic. For the most part, the crowd was appreciative and there were more cheers than boos. The cheers … [Read more…]
The NBA league office issued a statement on Thursday saying it will review allegations reportedly made in a tell-all book written by former referee Tim Donaghy – a book that was recently pulled from publication. Excerpts from the book “Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA” were recently posted Deadspin.com and among … [Read more…]
Don’t blame Shaquille O’Neal for the Cavaliers’ slow start. Kevin McHale talked about Cleveland’s early-season woes during TNT’s postgame show on Thursday and hopefully Cavaliers coach Mike Brown was listening. McHale said the Cavaliers’ biggest problem on offense is spacing. McHale pointed out that power forward Anderson Varejao does not have the shooting range to … [Read more…]