This Sunday’s showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and L.A. Lakers should be savored for many reasons: the teams only meet twice a year, this may be an NBA Finals preview and the superstar matchup between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant features—to borrow the title of one of my favorite basketball articles ever—“The Best the Game […]
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Jameer Nelson has torn labrum
MRI results came out today and it was not good for Jameer Nelson and the Orlando Magic. Jameer Nelson could miss the rest of the season for the Orlando Magic because of a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Nelson will decide over the next week whether he will have surgery or attempt rehabilitation. If […]
Delonte West may join the team before All-Star break
Delonte West, who suffered a fractured right wrist Jan. 15 in Chicago said he expects to have his hard cast removed Thursday and will begin shooting exercises later in the week. “That’s some exciting news for me,” West said Sunday prior to Cleveland’s 90-80 victory in Detroit. “I’m good, I’m in good spirits, and I’m […]
Andrew Bynum tear MCL, expect to miss 8-12 weeks
Results of an MRI on Andrew Bynum’s right knee showed a tear of the medial collateral ligament. He is expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. Bynum is the Lakers’ third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, averaging 14.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks. Prior to the game against Memphis had averaged 26.2 points on 65.3 […]
Lebron is third in jersey sale
Lebron James might be the best player in the league or the MVP but when it comes to NBA merchandise, Kobe Bryant has the most popular jersey. The league’s rankings are based on sales at the NBA Store in New York City and NBAStore.com since the start of the 2008-09 season through January 2009. Kobe […]
Cavaliers Beat the Kings behind Mo’s 43 Points
[youtube width=”425″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euK3QrJB_es[/youtube] It was a hot night for Mo Williams last night at the Q as the Cavaliers continued their winning streak at the Q to 21-0, to remain unbeaten at home. Williams had 43 points, smashing his career high of 38 set two seasons ago with the Milwaukee Bucks. He hit seven 3-pointers, […]
Cavs Have Weathered the Injury Storm
Zydrunas Ilgauskas may be returning to action as soon as Thursday. Even though the Cavs obviously missed his length, his physical presence in the paint and his shooting touch, they scraped together enough wins during his absence to still contend for the best record in the NBA. In fact, the Cavs only trail the Lakers […]
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Back at practice, hope to play Thursday
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is ready to play with the bigger boys again. He has been playing one-on-one against Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry since he was cleared to practice last week. Ilgauskas said he went through the entire practice on Monday — fast-break drills, a lot of shooting, two or three defensive drills, four-on-four transition drills […]