Category — LeBron

Even without Chris Paul, who sat out his 2nd straight game with a sore hammy, this is embarrassing for the Clippers. And they fall a game back of the Lakers, who they handled just days ago, in the standings. It doesn’t mean much now though, but it definitely was a message sent by the Jazz, who have owned the Clippers in Utah.
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Ballin at its finest. Chris Paul was the man though, finishing with 27 points, 11 assists, 3 steals and 6 rebounds and handing the Heat their 2nd straight loss.
The Clippers and the Lakers, who beat the Jazz in overtime tonight in Utah, clash on Saturday.
AP

Blazers 105, Clippers 97.
After getting smacked by the Suns, Portland avenged its only other loss of the season by trimming the Clippers. On Wednesday, the Heat, beaten in overtime by the Warriors in Oakland tonight, is in L.A. for a showdown with the Clippers.
AP

The wonderful TV personality passed today after an apparent heart attack. He was only 67.
AP

There also is a tale about Super Bowl Sunday in Dallas last February, but that’s a story best told on a rainy day.
Nothing could have been sweeter for the Dallas Mavericks than capturing their 1st NBA title, particularly by beating the Miami Heat, but a close second was Dirk and his mates wiping out the Lakers in a sweep that still resonates in L.A.
For me though, nothing in 2011 compares to Game 6 of the World Series in St. Louis, where the Rangers were a strike away from claiming their 1st championship before David Freese drilled a fastball to right over the head of Nelson Cruz and the Cardinals, who were on life support just to make the playoffs a month before (not everyone thought such though), began a seemingly impossible rally in extra innings that resulted in the club winning its 11th banner.
Hours before Game 7, which was practically an afterthought as far as Cards fans were concerned, I strolled up to a betting window in 1 of my favorite sportsbooks (Santa Fe Station in Vegas) like the cocky young fella I used to be, decked out in a classic power blue Cards’ jersey (think the ’80s and the “White Rat”) with the Wizard’s name and number in red letters on the back and flashing the biggest and shittiest grin 1 could imagine. Even the betting clerk couldn’t resist smirking.
“You know why I’m here,” I said sarcastically, confident as I’ve ever been before wagering a bet.
“Good luck,” he said.
I didn’t need it. I knew my money was as good as gold.

The 1961-62 NBA season provided some of the game’s most memorable individual performances. Wilt Chamberlain produced the greatest season of all time, averaging 50.4 points and 25.7 rebounds per game. And Oscar Robertson averaged a triple-double 50 years ago, finishing ith 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game.
But the Celtics claimed the ultimate prize, capturing the NBA title.
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Even noted ladies man Luke Walton couldn’t resist an upclose look at that hand job.
Line of the week: “Is it a coincidence that Kobe’s wrist injury coincided with the release date of Lindsay Lohan’s nude Playboy pictorial?”
Grantland.com

Is it me or do the Lakers have a lot of white guys?
Depending on who you ask, Chris Paul and the Clippers jumping up and down in the Lakers’ ass Monday night meant nothing. It’s still a long season, the Lakers will say, if only 66 games. And though it was only 1 game, tonight’s beatdown by the Clip Joint could be a pattern.
ESPN LA

It’s a Heat-Thunder NBA final waiting to happen. Can’t argue with that.
Fox Sports

Forget the Lakers getting the shaft in the Chris Paul deal. The Rockets are reeling too. And the reputation of Hornets’ GM Dell Demps. Can you spell s-l-a-n-d-e-r?
Adrian Wojnarowski pens 1 of the best pieces I’ve read so far regarding this hijacking by David Stern and the NBA.
Yahoo Sports