Kyrie Irving Has Fractured Kneecap, Out For NBA Finals
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The Miami Heat handed LeBron James another loss on his former home floor with a 106-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
When LeBron James bolted Miami to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he expressed a desire to help Kyrie Irving become one of the best point guards in the NBA.
Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one shy of the NBA All-Star Game record, and the Western Conference beat the East 163-158 on Sunday night.
Chris Bosh has now three-peated.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade wrapped each other in a pregame embrace, chatted and laughed at halftime, then hugged again after the final buzzer.
LeBron didn't just join the Cleveland Cavaliers. He came to save the world, so to speak, to bring financial and spiritual lubricant to the Rust Belt, an area of America that has been lost to the the meat-hook realities of economics.
James Harden and the U.S. sprinted into the championship game of the Basketball World Cup, riding a huge third quarter to a 96-68 victory over Lithuania on Thursday night.
The bags were already packed and the Americans had already checked out of their rooms.
They figured it would be simple, that they would just beat up on Turkey like they did Finland a night earlier.
Saturday, the terms LeBron James' new contract were revealed. He will make $42 million over the length of the 2-year contract with the Cavaliers and can opt out after just one season.
Before LeBron James makes his next decision, Pat Riley will get a chance to convince him to stay in Miami.
LeBron James usually has his fun in June, when the Miami Heat have won NBA championships the last two years. Doesn't mean he's OK with losing in February. And he certainly won't stand for his team getting picked on.
LeBron James is heading back to Cleveland Wednesday night. But unlike the past trips, the focus won't be completely on James, but rather the entire Heat team as they look for the team's 24th consecutive victory.
Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving beat San Antonio's Matt Bonner to win the 3-point contest during All-Star Saturday night.
For the first time, LeBron James will be facing his former team as an NBA champion.
Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the 2012 Rookie of the Year, beating out another point guard Ricky Rubio of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The ascent has been rapid for the 19-year-old former New Jersey high school player from St. Patrick's who last year, due to an injury, played just 11 games as a freshman at Duke.
LeBron James scored 28 in his third game back to Cleveland as a visitor, Dwyane Wade added 22 and the Miami Heat won their fifth straight — all on the road — by destroying the Cavaliers 111-87 on Friday night.
