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Oh, Snap: In Jab at LeBron, Governor Makes Mavericks Honorary Ohioans
It’s the sports diss heard ‘round the world. Or all over Ohio, at least.
After The Heat’s Finals Loss, Internet Kicks LeBron When He’s Down
On the eve of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, with the series tied at 2 games apiece, Bill Simmons, one of the most popular sports columnists in America made a stunning prediction. “If Miami blows this Finals after choking away Games …
NBA Finals: Redemption for Dirk, A Title for Dallas
MIAMI – Hours before Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals, Dallas starting center Tyson Chandler joined two of his teammates, future Hall of Famers Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd, for a bite to eat. Chandler sized up Nowitzki’s pre-game demeanor.
J.J. Barea and Brian Cardinal: Unassuming Stars of the NBA Finals
MIAMI – There are plenty of reasons to pull for the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals, which tips off Sunday night, at 8 p.m. Eastern.
NBA Finals: Three Lessons We Learned from Game 2
In an instant, these NBA Finals went from being a potential sleeper to a possible classic.
NBA Finals: Three Things We Learned From Game 1
One game into the 2011 NBA Finals, and we can surely wonder: will Miami’s roll ever end this post-season?
NBA Finals: Five Stories to Watch as the Heat Take On the Mavericks
LeBron. D-Wade. Dirk.
Can’t Boo LeBron Now: Last-Second Victory Leads Miami Heat to NBA Finals
Wow.
LeBron James Returns to Cleveland, Doesn’t Really Have a Good Night Out
NewsFeed enjoys a bit of hyperbole as much as the next site, but this just might have been the most eagerly-awaited return by a superstar in the history of the NBA (well, since the last one). But the result this time will have …
Quotes: Lebron James Happy To Be “Home,” Cleveland Residents Not So Thrilled
“No place like home!!”
— LEBRON JAMES, on how he feels about returning to Cleveland, the city he angered when he chose to leave his hometown team for the Miami Heat. The two teams will face off tonight. The first time the two …
Bieber, Bryant, ‘Melo’-Drama Rule NBA’s All-Star Weekend
Though the NBA’s All-Star weekend isn’t the cultural happening it used to be — sorry, I can’t get too geeked up to see JaVale McGee in the dunk contest, although his dunk of two balls into different baskets was pretty nifty — …