LeBron James earning the right to have fun with his incredible play
Holding on to his red, velvety king’s crown with fluffy white trim, and with accompanying cap tied around his neck and draped over his shirtless torso, LeBron James gyrated, shimmied and shook with...
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MVP: LeBron James, Miami No longer burdened by the pressure of winning the NBA title, James has spent the season stretching the imagination about what can be accomplished on the basketball court. He...
View ArticleNBA Finals: LeBron James seeks to get even with San Antonio Spurs
LeBron James readily admits that San Antonio had the superior team when he and the Cleveland Cavaliers faced the Spurs in the 2007 NBA Finals. James was still a young, could-do-wrong phenom back then,...
View ArticleDerrick Rose and other NBA stars work to rehab injuries as well as their careers
The ceremony lasted seven minutes, long enough for a video montage, ring presentation and several refrains of “We Are the Champions” to serenade the Miami Heat. But even after the Heat raised its...
View ArticleLeBron James and Kevin Durant: A tale of two shooters
This past week marked LeBron James’s second trip to the White House to celebrate another Miami Heat championship. But on the morning of Miami’s Wednesday matchup against the Washington Wizards, word...
View ArticleThe Decision 2.0 looms for LeBron James
LeBron James made it clear four months ago during Miami’s media day that he would prefer not to talk about his free agency plans following this season, but that hasn’t stopped others from talking about...
View ArticleWizards’ John Wall on dunking: “I’m more of a dunk contest person”
Aside from his emphatic lefty slam over Detroit’s Greg Monroe and his incredible 360-degree jam against the Los Angeles Lakers, John Wall hasn’t tried to throw down many dunks that would set Twitter...
View ArticleNBA End-of-the-Season Awards Report
With the NBA entering the final week of the regular season, it’s time to separate the contenders from the pretenders and ultimately, crown the next champion. That not only applies to the playoffs but...
View ArticleNBA Finals: LeBron James gets “smoked out” in Game 1
SAN ANTONIO – Before he was crippled by cramps and had to painfully watch the Miami Heat crumble in his absence, LeBron James was already perturbed by the sweltering conditions at AT&T Center. In...
View ArticleNBA Finals: LeBron James starting to find his groove against San Antonio
At this point, the San Antonio Spurs are almost at the mercy of LeBron James. Their strategy in the NBA Finals the past two seasons has been to cut off the paint, let James shoot and deal with the...
View ArticleNBA Finals: Miami’s three-peat dreams teetering after second straight loss
MIAMI – Miami Heat president Pat Riley has trademarked at least four different versions of the term “three-peat” but has been unable to witness his own team cash in during the 25 years since he first...
View ArticleNBA Finals: Lacking its usual swagger, Miami Heat tries to hang on in Game 5
SAN ANTONIO – The first sign of trouble should’ve been when LeBron James showed up at the podium after the San Antonio Spurs walloped the Miami Heat in Game 3 with a basic warm-up T-shirt that read,...
View ArticleLeBron James shows that there is ‘no in between’ by opting out of contract
LeBron James didn’t want to use the NBA Finals stage as a platform to discuss his future plans but on the eve of the Miami Heat’s humiliating Game 5 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, he did reveal the...
View ArticleNBA trade season has begun, with LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony in mind
LeBron James met with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh for a light lunch at a boutique hotel near South Beach on Wednesday to discuss their future plans. When the summit concluded, James sped off in a...
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Paul Pierce, LeBron James to renew individual rivalry Friday
Paul Pierce is the only member of the Washington Wizards with a championship ring and years of significant postseason experience on his résumé. He has advanced to the playoff each of the last seven...
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Wizards vs. Cavaliers: Game 11 discussion thread
A rare scene will unfold Friday night at Verizon Center: The Washington Wizards will play in a marquee game in November. It hasn’t happened in years, but elevated expectations combined with a...
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Marcin Gortat on Cavaliers: ‘I think they were just sloppy’
Marcin Gortat noticed the frustration mounting for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. His Washington Wizards were manhandling them, exploiting Cleveland’s weaknesses down low and surpressing...
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Wizards have to move on quickly to Cavaliers after forgettable outing against...
Back-to-backs in the NBA are usually met with disgruntlement. The toll of an 82-game schedule is substantial, players say, and games on consecutive nights, often in different cities, only intensifies...
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Wizards at Cavaliers: Game 14 discussion thread
CLEVELAND — The Washington Wizards escaped the storm on the East Coast in time Tuesday night to travel to frigid Northeast Ohio for their second meeting with the Cleveland Cavaliers in six nights....
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Wizards vs. Cavaliers: Game 55 discussion thread
Refreshed and slightly modified, the Washington Wizards (33-21) open their unofficial second-half slate after the longest all-star break in NBA history with an Eastern Conference clash against the...
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