Lebron James

The Miami Heat of tomorrow aren’t going to come cheap. This, of course, will be assuming the Heat of tomorrow still comprise LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. If they do, then it’s going to cost Miami. Truth told, it was always going to cost Miami. Even if each member of the Big Three [...]

Blake Griffin seems conflicted. The 2011 NBA Slam Dunk champion is now so much more than his dunks, having developed into a high-profile, I-do-more-than-rock-rims superstar. With that increase in offensive range has come the need for a new identity. Despite fans clamoring for Griffin and other NBA superstar to partake in the slam dunk competition, [...]

With all the talk about where Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James will end up this summer, money and salary are on the minds of NBA GM’s as usual, but it got us thinking about the richest players in the NBA today. 10-T. Shawn Marion 35-year old 4-time All-Star Shawn Marion has made about $10 million [...]

Ladies and gentleman, meet Roy Hibbert, All-Star behemoth and resident party pooper. Indiana Pacers teammate Paul George accepted an invite to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend’s dunk competition, going against Hibbert’s wishes. “I don’t think Paul should do it to tell you the truth,” Hibbert said, per the Indianapolis Star‘s Candace Buckner. “He’s doing [...]

Oh, joy. The Miami Heat are still trying to win their third consecutive title, yet the LeBron James free agency talk is already in full swing. It has been for quite some time, which was to be expected because 1) he left the Cleveland Cavaliers in extravagant fashion in 2010 and 2) he’s LeBron James. [...]

It wasn’t until the end of November that LeBron James wore the Nike LeBron 11 for an entire NBA game and that hasn’t happened very many times since. Seems as if Nike has re-“engineered to the exact specifications of LeBron James”-(that is what is written somewhere inside every pair) and addressed the sneaker’s issues as [...]

LeBron James has been here before. Playing great basketball for a team not quite good enough, all the while refusing to provide assurances about his future as he prepares to enter unrestricted free agency—LeBron’s been here before, where Carmelo Anthony is now. To an extent, LeBron himself is there now. Or rather, he should be. [...]

Expensive rentals suck, which is why the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to be more than a means to a different ending for Luol Deng. Cleveland traded Andrew Bynum’s contract and an assortment of draft picks to the Chicago Bulls for the two-time All-Star, in a deal announced by the Bulls themselves. That almost never happens. But [...]

Those New York Knicks are at it again. No, not winning. I said “again,” thereby implying they’re plotting a free-agency coup of epic and unrealistic proportions. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Knicks are hoping Rajon Rondo will force a trade to New York before 2015. If all else fails, they’ll snag him in free [...]

Every so often a story comes around that’s so heartwarming while also bizarre. This is one of those times. According to The Commercial Appeal (via The Score), the Memphis Grizzlies’ Tony Allen is auctioning off the shoe he was wearing when he kicked the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul in the face. One word for [...]