Never say Pat Riley didn’t try to replace LeBron James with the next best superstar. No, we’re not talking about Luol Deng, who, in a way, actually is LeBron’s replacement. We’re talking about Carmelo Anthony, who Riley says the Miami Heat chased to no avail after King James took his crown and his throne and [...]
August 1, 2014
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Dwyane Wade doesn’t hold grudges. LeBron James doesn’t forget those who helped him win two NBA championships. The relationship shared between Wade and James—documented friends—has been dissected over and over since the latter left the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Surely their friendship had to be on life support or entering a free fall. [...]
July 23, 2014
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LeBron James is his own man. If there’s anything to take away from what you’re about to read, it’s that. LeBron isn’t a puppet. He is the one pulling the strings. He is the one making the decisions. He is the one who decided to leave the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Much has [...]
July 22, 2014
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The player with the best-selling jersey in the NBA became, once again, the most beloved player in the league, except, perhaps, in parts of Miami, where they’ve gone all Cleveland circa 2010. Once again, people are over-reacting to a man doing what he wants and has every right to do. James is a quality human being [...]
July 15, 2014
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Carmelo Anthony, thou art chivalrous. Or something. Much ado has been made about Anthony’s new contract with the New York Knicks. We know it’s going to be for five years. And we know it’s going to be worth nine figures. We just don’t know the exact amount. Not even now. All we really know is [...]
July 15, 2014
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LeBron James broke the Miami Heat’s Big Three. He did not break Pat Riley’s spirit. There is no replacing King James, the best NBA player on the face of this planet, the point guard, point forward, stretch forward, power forward, small forward amalgam who will go down as one of the greatest, if not the [...]
July 14, 2014
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Daryl Morey wants you to know you’re freaking crazy, Mark Cuban. That’s basically what the Houston Rockets’ general manager implied of the Dallas Mavericks and their fearless, outspoken owner and their pursuit of Chandler Parsons—who they successfully signed, mind you, but not without paying a steep, above-market price. Here’s what Morey told KBME-AM 790 in [...]
July 14, 2014
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All-star forward Chris Bosh is reportedly signing with the Houston Rockets if LeBron James decides to depart from the Heat, according to Chris Broussard and Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com. With the Big Three of Miami opting out of their respective contracts to test the waters in free agency, a lot of teams certainly got their [...]
Poise under pressure is a difficult thing to master, but Miami Heat president and resident hair-slicker-backer Pat Riley has it down, well, pat. When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh opted out of their contracts, it was considered a good thing. They would re-sign. And not only would they re-sign, they would all take [...]
Stealth free-agent recruit mode activated. While everyone was zeroing in on the Los Angeles Lakers’ meeting with Carmelo Anthony on Thursday, general manager Mitch Kupchak flew the coop. Literally. According to the Los Angeles Times‘ Mike Bresnahan, Kupchak left for Cleveland after speaking with Melo, which presumably means he’s hoping to meet with LeBron James: [...]