It’s a testament to how much a player truly means to a team’s culture when his mere presence causes a front office to scramble around and generally do whatever it takes in order to satisfy said player’s needs. For all the talks about change and title-chasing, it’s actually pretty rare for all that effort to […]
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O’Neal Gets Good First Impression of Cleveland
Shaquille O’Neal was welcomed to town Sunday with a star-studded party that included sports celebrities and Average Joes looking to rub elbows with them. O’Neal arrived in an SUV at 11:15 p.m. as fans cheered on the sidewalks and took pictures of him and other celebrities who joined the party. Shaquille’s first impression of Cleveland […]
Anderson Varejao agrees to a six year deal with the Cavaliers
The Cavaliers have come to terms with Anderson Varejao, agent Dan Fegan said Wednesday. Varejao is set to get six-years contract and worth as much as $50 million. According to Fegan, the Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder were also interested in him and other potential sign-and-trade offers from other teams, but Varejao wanted […]
Artest to sign with the Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are close to reaching an agreement with Houston forward Ron Artest, the Los Angeles Times reported. Artest, an unrestricted free agent, is expected to agree to terms Thursday after spending the day meeting with Lakers executives. In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: “I am happy to […]
Ray Allen suspended one game for elbowing Varejao
Ray Allen will not play tonight against the 76ers for elbowing Anderson Varejao in the groin. The suspension was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 5:05 remaining in the third quarter of the Celtics 107-76 loss to the Cavaliers last Sunday. [youtube width=”400″ height=”215″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgDF0oFM4Y[/youtube]
Minor wrist injury sidlines Anderson Varejao
Anderson Varejao is being treated for a swollen and stiff wrist. He received therapy before Sunday’s game against the Spurs but it didn’t improve. X-rays taken at the arena showed no break and there’s a chance he’ll have an MRI today. The team believes it is not serious. Varejao said he could play if it […]
Lebron Drops 55 Points over Bucks, Cavaliers win (111-103)
Lebron James put on one of his tremendous offensive displays of his career and it was probably one of the most entertaining games behind Game 5 of the Conference final at Detroit two years ago. He nearly broke his own franchise scoring record with 55 points, one shy of his 2005. He did break the […]
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 […]