The mercurial Smith is shooting 35 percent from downtown in the series and his shooting discipline has played a large part in the Cavaliers taking a 2-1 series lead. Varejao is a tenacious rebounder and his energy level will never be a question mark, but his injury history is too extensive for owners in standard leagues to take a chance on him
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But the president Monday didn't do himself any favors while talking to a Cleveland TV reporter, specifically bringing up the one man, in local terms, Who Shall Not Be Named. On Sunday afternoon, the 250-pound 7-footer stepped in front of LeBron James and nudged him when he saw James acting aggressively toward one of his teammates
What Bill Russell, other greats see in MVP LeBron James
Moses Malone appreciates that he and James were able to go straight from high school to the NBA and win multiple MVPs.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar admires James' desire to be the best, and Bob Pettit sees his strength and conditioning commitment in James' game.In a virtual roundtable, Russell, 79; Abdul-Jabbar, 66; Karl Malone, 49; Moses Malone, 58; and Pettit, 80, who was the NBA's first MVP winner in 1956, talked to USA TODAY Sports about MVPs and James, who won his fourth MVP on Sunday. When you go from high school and win MVP, we did something right.Photo illustration by Tim McGarry using USA TODAY Sports, Getty Images photosExceeding expectationsAs a junior in high school James appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline "The Chosen One." The expectations were immense, but James was too young and naive to comprehend the pressure.Ten years into his career, James is a nine-time All-Star, has made the All-NBA first-team six times (soon to be seven) and the All-Defensive team four times, has been player of the week 43 times and player of the month 25 times, won two NBA All-Star MVPs, was MVP of last year's Finals and became the youngest player to score 20,000 career points.James: I really didn't know how big it was
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As soon as Kyrie Irving figures out that 15 points and 10 assists are move valuable to his team then 36 points and no assists, the sky is the limit for him and his team. This Cavs team may eventually be better than any of the previous 4 Heat team, but this Cavs team would have never made Lebron the player he is now back in 2012-2013
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Aldridge has a 13-3 advantage in games against Love.DEFENDING JAMES: While Aldridge and Love matched up, several players were assigned to James, including Matthews and Nicolas Batum. I don't think we brought a kind of mindset to defend, and that caught up with us."UP NEXTCavaliers: Visit Utah on Wednesday.Trail Blazers: Host Dallas on Thursday
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He showed off his playmaking skills, but James got the Cavs comfortably ahead while Kobe sat out the start of the fourth quarter under a strict minutes limit.James and Bryant laughed and joked throughout the game, exchanging good-natured jabs while waiting to check into the game together. When Bryant went back to the bench after getting his 15th assist in the third quarter, James took charge of the Cavs' rally to an 11-point lead in the fourth."For all of us, those are two all-time greats going at it ..
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James was 23, already supremely famous, had by that time taken the Cavaliers to one NBA final, but he was a few months away from winning his first MVP (of four, currently) and of course this was before LeBron bolted to Miami, won two titles there, then bolted back to Cleveland this season
James steps in and knocks her trifling ass back to Barbados Dr-Okey N Viewpoints hope she doesnt go to destroy that happy family and devastate the kids. Steve Collinsworth dont forget she partied with jr dumbass smith before so who knows what plans she had dam freak killer Maybe she was just going to give him the choke sign
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Sportswriters and his coaches agreed that James has shown uncommon maturity for a player his age, handling his newfound fame and the extraordinary expectations of others with grace. Anthony has been described as an unusually mature player who has maintained his down-to-earth style even in the midst of the money, celebrity, and pressure that have come his way
What LeBron James opting out means in NBA free agency
It would take front-office creativity for some teams, such as the Clippers and Rockets, to land James.Sunday, James' wife Savannah posted a photo on Instagram with word "Akron" and a star where the city is located on a map of the United States. It just means that he, like Carmelo Anthony, will explore options in free agency.On Thursday, Riley urged Heat players to "stay together, if you've got the guts." Fair enough, Riley is savvy and knew what he was doing.But James countered by deciding on free agency and in essence told Riley: "Show me how you are going to make the Heat a better team."FREE AGENCY: LeBron's 7 best optionsOLD CONTRACT: Was it worst in sports?Riley said he saw this coming."We fully expected LeBron to opt-out and exercise his free agent rights, so this does not come as a surprise," he said in a statement
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Since going small with Andre Iguodala in the starting lineup, the Warriors have won two straight and are on the brink of ending the franchise's 40-year drought."If they play the way they are capable of playing for just three quarters, they are going to win easily," Barry said, according to Yahoo Sports. "But it came out."As James made his way out of the arena with longtime friend Maverick Carter, he was smiling almost sheepishly -- as though he regretted having said it
The Heat reached four straight NBA Finals during their four seasons together in Miami, winning two NBA championships over the span, and established the legacies for all three players. And while both All-Stars have pretty much made it clear that neither intends to leave Cleveland, until both of their names are signed on the dotted line, uncertainty lives
July 10, 2010: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat for a 2011 2nd round draft pick (Milan Macvan was later selected), a 2012 2nd round draft pick (Jae Crowder was later selected), a 2013 1st round draft pick (Nemanja Nedovic was later selected) and a future 1st round draft pick
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about 2 days ago LeBron joins Cavaliers at summer league finale LeBron James made an appearance in Las Vegas to see the Cleveland Cavaliers' summer league finale -- and made highlight reels with a shot from the bench. team close ESPYS triumphantly ESPY voters tabbed Peyton Manning's eclipsing of Brett Favre's career touchdown mark in the NFL as the Best Record-breaking Performance of the past 12 months, an award that kicked off the show
2015 NBA Playoffs: LeBron James' unfathomable workload
The rest of the night, the 260-pound James was on his feet, leaping, colliding, sprinting, exploding, falling, rising and slaloming all over the 94-foot court.Just 12 hours later at practice, James limped to the podium and could barely keep his eyes open as he addressed the media."You guys can see I'm not getting much sleep right now," James said. After that, performance declines and injuries mount."Having dealt with stress levels in our training of elite athletes, we all know that LeBron has to be absolutely shot," Young says
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