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Here’s the 15-minute interview my girl, Rachel Nichols of ESPN, did with LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade after James and Bosh decided to join Wade in Miami to play for the Heat.
“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE. You can take that to the bank.” – Cleveland majority owner Dan Gilbert in reaction to LeBron James’ decision to leave Cleveland for the Miami Heat.
As Flavor Flav would say, ‘Wooooooooooooooooow!!!”
Check out this letter Cleveland majority owner Dan Gilbert sent out through Cleveland’s official website in regards to LeBron James announcing Thursday night he’s leaving the Cavaliers to play in Miami with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade with the Heat.
“Wooooooooow!!!”
On the eve of two-time NBA MVP LeBron James being able to declare himself a free agent July 1, I asked basketball fans in Erie one simple question Tuesday.
Should James stay in Cleveland with the Cavaliers or go elsewhere?
Here’s what they said.
Jordan Farmar served up a facial on Kevin Garnett. Ouch.
The Los Angeles Lakers showed up tonight.
Well, the real Los Angeles Lakers showed up and put a hurtin’ on the Boston Celtics, 89-67, in Tuesday’s Game 6 to force and seventh and deciding game Thursday in Los Angeles.
They clamped down defensively, Ron Artest showed up and Kobe Bryant set the tone. Couple that with Boston center Kendrick Perkins going down with a knee injury in the first quarter and that was the beginning of the end for the Celtics tonight.
Now Perkins did walk out the arena on his own, but if he can’t go for Game 7, Boston is done.
Coming into the game with a 3-2 lead, the Celtics had a chance to close out the series, but also realized they had a game to play with. So you didn’t see them come out with the emotion needed to win on the road.
No need to talk too much about this because there isn’t much to discuss.
The Celtics played poorly (shot 33 percent for the game), the Lakers played better and Bryant was the best player on the floor (26 points, 11 rebounds).
So what are keys for Game 7?
At 6-foot-9, the rangy Durant is the closest thing to George Gervin since the Iceman himself ripped the NBA up with his offensive arsenal. Durant, who has five 40-point games, has put himself in the MVP race.
In today’s NBA, the scoring title is a honor for the younger guns.
See, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lead the league in scoring two seasons ago, is battling it out with Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant for this season’s title. Only a tenth of a point separates the two.
James is at 29.8. Durant 29.7.
If James does in fact winning the scoring title, his block on Durant in Cleveland’s 100-99 home win against the Thunder on Jan. 23 may be the deciding factor.
Now although James is just 25 years old, he’s in his seventh NBA season.
As for Durant, he’s only 21. For a player like him, he needs to win the scoring title to start making that push to becoming one of elite players in the NBA.
The Cleveland Cavaliers just announced point guard Delonte West won’t play in tonight’s game at Miami against the Heat as he is out with a fractured left ring finger.
That can only mean one thing.
Cedric Jackson will play again tonight.
The Cavaliers signed Erie BayHawk rookie point guard to a 10-day contract Saturday after losing West to the injury he sustained in Thursday’s win against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavaliers are also without starting point guard Mo Williams, who is out with a left shoulder sprain.
Jackson played just two minutes, 2 seconds in Saturday’s win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but may see more time tonight.
Erie rookie point guard Cedric Jackson is averaging 27 points and nine assists in his last five games.
Erie BayHawks rookie point guard Cedric Jackson confirmed Friday that he will sign a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
In his last five games, Jackson has averaged 27 points and nine assists for the BayHawks. He scored a career-high 34 in a loss to Austin on Tuesday.
The BayHawks (10-13) are playing tonight against Rio Grande Valley Vipers while the Cavaliers play at home Saturday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
With Cleveland starting point guard Mo Williams out with a shoulder injury and back up Delonte West getting diagnosed with a fractured left ring finger after injuring it against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, the move seems logical for the Cavaliers to pick up Jackson.
Kobe Bryant's 31 points were not enough to lead the Lakers past the Cavaliers.
After his Los Angeles Lakers lost 93-87 at Cleveland to the Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant didn’t pull any punches when talking about his team after the game.
Were they more physical?
“Yeah. Their bigs were very active. Very physical. Wore us down.”
Disappointed to lose twice to them now?
Yeah. It was a test for us. We got another test here later on on this trip. See how we respond to it. Got another physical team in Boston. So it’s going to be interesting to see how we respond.”
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Here helping Shaquille O'Neal defend Kobe Bryant, Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Jamario Moon will miss three weeks with an abdominal strain on his left side.
When rookie Danny Green had to fly back to Cleveland after supposedly traveling to Boise, Idaho to play two games with the Erie BayHawks in the D-League Showcase, puzzled reactions ensued.
Why was he called back? Does it involve a trade? Did he not want to go?
Try an injury.
Now the Cavaliers are likely working on possible trades to improve their chances to win a title before LeBron James bolts for who knows where, but one reason Cleveland called Green back was because Jamario Moon has an abdominal injury and is schedule to be out three weeks.
So the Cavs needed to keep a perimeter player. Green is a small forward out of North Carolina.
Having Green would have given the BayHawks a boost, but when it comes to the D-League, its NBA affiliates have to look out for themselves.
In keeping Green, the Cavs are doing that, but don’t count them out in regards to making a deal before the trade deadline next month.
Kobe Bryant called it luck.
True, but when you fade to the left and hit a straight-on 3-pointer off the glass at the buzzer over Dwyane Wade to give your team a 108-107 win over the Miami Heat to complete a 17-point fourth quarter, that’s greatness as well.
The Black Mamba is still the best player in the NBA. Not LeBron. Not Melo. Not D-Wade.
Kobe. Period.
