Greg Boeck from USA TODAY has an interesting article on Pacers’ Jasikevicius. “Great shooter, but too slow and unpolished with the basketball to make it in the NBA as a point guard.” That was the rap against Sarunas Jasikevicius (Shuh-RU-ness yah-sa-KEV-uh-chiss) coming out of Maryland in 1998. Even he bought into it. “I always said […]
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Pavlovic out for 2-3 weeks
Cleveland Cavaliers guard/forward Sasha Pavlovic suffered a sprained left ankle at practice on Monday. X-rays were negative but he is expected to miss two to three weeks of action. Pavlovic has played sparingly for the Cavs in 12 games this season, averaging 1.9 points and 0.7 rebounds per game.
Quickens Loans Closer Than You Think
Jay Miller from Crains Cleveland Business writes: “Though it hasn’t announced a location yet, Quicken Loans Inc. has begun a process that would bring a loan production office to Cleveland. Today, Dec. 5, the Ohio Tax Credit Authority will consider granting the company a 10-year, 60% state tax credit for creating 300 jobs in the […]
CAVS Fall Again
Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon Journal gives us a nice recap of Saturday evenings loss to the Clippers. “In every NBA season there are invariably going to be nights when a team is destined to lose. The Cleveland Cavaliers were in that slot Saturday night as they swallowed an understandable, if not expected defeat, […]
Lebron as popular as the Beatles?
Ken Wiebe from SLAM SPorts says that Kevin Garnett thinks so. Accolades have become commonplace for LeBron James, but it’s not every day you get compared to the likes of John, Ringo and Paul in their heyday. While the comparison seemed a bit odd, at first, coming out of the mouth of Kevin Garnett on […]
Preview: Cavaliers at SuperSonics
Sports Betting and Gambling Online have a nice preview of Friday nights game. Preview: Cavaliers at SuperSonics GAME: Cleveland Cavaliers (10-4) at Seattle SuperSonics (6-8). TIME: Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST. LINE: Oddsmakers list Cleveland as 3 1/2-point favorites with the total set at 203. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Seattle SuperSonics last […]
James, Brand Named Players of the Month
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Elton Brand today were named Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in November. James led the Cavaliers to a 10-4 month, marking the first time the team posted 10 or more wins in November since 1977-78 and only […]
Cleveland Cavaliers Clinics
This holiday season, December 27, 28th and 29th, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in partnership with the National Basketball Academy, will be hosting basketball clinics in 3 locations around the Greater Cleveland area. Open to boys and girls in the 3rd-8th grades, these 3-day clinics will feature: Quality basketball instruction from the National Basketball Academy, a ticket […]