Boozer, who missed the first 49 games with a strained hamstring, said he will play Friday night when the Utah Jazz visit the Minnesota Timberwolves. “I don’t know how long I’ll play. You’ve got to ask Coach that. But I’ll be in the game,” Boozer said before practice Thursday. Boozer hasn’t played since last Feb. […]
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LeBron James in talks with EA Sports
James and his management team are in talks with EA Sports about a video game endorsement contract. The sports game industry leader makes the wildly popular John Madden NFL video game along with the Tiger Woods PGA Tour game. The brand’s NBA game, NBA Live, doesn’t have a player’s name attached to it, but the […]
Cavaliers 106, Hawks 97
James had 38 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight game, 106-97 on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers were winning 94-93 with 3:17 left when Donyell Marshall hit a 3-pointer that started a 12-4 run that ended the game. Marshall, who buried another 3 with 58.1 seconds remaining for […]
Andriuskevicius Assigned to Arkansas Rimrockers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned forward/center Martynas Andriuskevicius to the Arkansas RimRockers of the NBA Development League, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today. “We think Marty has made good progress thus far with strength and conditioning, practice and adjusting to life here in the States,†said Ferry. “Now we feel like it is the […]
Who is starting tonight against the Nuggets?
According to Michael Reghi from FSN Ohio, Drew Gooden and Z will start tonight. Mike Brown will bring Damon Jones off the bench and start Ira Newble hoping that he will be able to slow Carmelo in tonight’s game against the Nuggets.
Injuries turn players into spectators
Brian Windhorst of the Beacon Journal has a nice article summarizing the last seven games since Hughes went down. “The Cavs have averaged 92 points, 10 below their average in the first 28 games, and all five losses have been by nine points or less. The starting backcourt of Eric Snow and Damon Jones has […]
James in crunch time
How James performs when the pressure is on in crunch time has been an issue recently. He has never hit a game-winning shot, while a contemporary like Carmelo Anthony has already made five. Actually, James has made two buzzer-beating shots to send games into overtime, both on 3-pointers last season against the Indiana Pacers and […]
Cavs – Z – Gooden – Hughes = ?
Ilgauskas is the latest victim, his worrisome left knee acting up. He has loose cartilage in the knee, a result of many years of wear and tear, and the Cavs know that occasionally it will flare up. He’ll be a game-time decision against the Denver Nuggets tonight. Gooden said his right thigh pull was feeling […]