LeBron James isn’t a fan of fans who burn the jerseys of their favorite NBA team’s former players. In fact, he’s downright pissed about it. Video surfaced on Wednesday of a Boston Celtics “fan” burning Isaiah Thomas’ No. 4 following the Kyrie Irving trade that sent him to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The footage is…as dumb [...]
August 25, 2017
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Most people believe the Cleveland Cavaliers did well to flip Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round pick. They might stop short of saying the Cavaliers won a trade in which they coughed up a 25-year-old superstar, but the prevailing thought in the basketball world is that, [...]
August 25, 2017
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The NBA season doesn’t start for nearly two months, and LeBron James is already locked in. The rest of the NBA might want to watch out. ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin relayed this tidbit about James’ offseason workouts: [tweet https://twitter.com/mcten/status/900345378981126145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Ffront-page] There’s an element of training camp talk here. Everyone is optimistic and in the best shape of [...]
August 23, 2017
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As one super sidekick leaves town another one may be returning. Amidst all of the craziness surrounding the mega blockbuster trade between the two top teams in the eastern conference with Kyrie Irving being swapped for a pretty awesome package featuring Isaiah Thomas, some more good news may be on the way for the Cavs: [...]
August 23, 2017
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LeBron James does not care for Blake Griffin’s prediction that he’s more likely to leave Cleveland for New York than Los Angeles. While making an appearance on the”View From the Cheap Seats“ podcast, the Los Angeles Clippers’ All-Star forward said the following (h/t TMZ): “Honestly, I don’t see him coming to L.A. period,” Griffin said … [...]
August 22, 2017
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LeBron James is somewhat of a superhero on a basketball court as a 6’8″, 260 lb. force of nature with incredible, strength, lightning speed, elite explosiveness and the basketball I.Q. and play-making ability to maximize his physical gifts. Apparently he is a superhero in the water as well, call him LeBraquaman! There was a piece [...]
August 21, 2017
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Dwyane Wade probably won’t be finishing next season with the Chicago Bulls. That was the sentiment people within organization conveyed to ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell when forecasting the guard’s future, or lack thereof, in the Windy City: From a pure basketball perspective, it appears the Bulls are well-equipped to do just that. Dwyane Wade isn’t expected to be [...]
August 17, 2017
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LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are cool! Only not in the way you think. And only maybe. Here’s what ESPN’s Tony Rizzo said while making an appearance on The Really Big Show (h/t King James Gospel’s Jackson Flickinger): From very reliable sources. Plural. Kyrie and LeBron were in the same room over the weekend in Florida…Apparently these guys were [...]
August 17, 2017
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As we all know by now, Chris Sheridan of Sheridan Hoops reported Wednesday morning that the relationship between LeBron James and Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert is “beyond repair” and there is a “100 percent” chance he is leaving Cleveland next summer. While it still may be true or close to true, and you can’t really [...]
August 17, 2017
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If LeBron James ends up leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent in 2018, look no further than his relationship with owner Dan Gilbert to explain why. Apparently. According to longtime NBA reporter Chris Sheridan: [tweet https://twitter.com/sheridanhoops/status/897906465960316929] This report was met with rebukes from Fox Sports Ohio’s Sam Amico and Fox Sports 1’s Chris [...]
August 17, 2017
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