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So many people believe that the NBA season begins and LeBron James is crowned the Most Valuable Player before he's even scored a basket. Well, this season, things are vastly different.
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So many people believe that the NBA season begins and LeBron James is crowned the Most Valuable Player before he's even scored a basket. Well, this season, things are vastly different.
With LeBron James sticking around and some of the NBA's best players joining him, the U.S. basketball team could be better than ever.
At six-foot seven and with a lengthy wingspan, Livingston's size wrecked havoc on Miami on both ends. Livingston played 51 of the 58 minutes and filled up the stat sheet with 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and 3 blocked shots.
Joe Johnson scored 32 points, Shaun Livingston helped Brooklyn dominate the second overtime after LeBron James fouled out, and the Nets beat the Miami Heat 104-95 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
James was announced Thursday as The Associated Press' 2013 Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the third basketball player to capture the award that has been annually awarded since 1931.
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is No. 2 on the list, followed by Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks.
The former South African president, Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid leader died Thursday at the age of 95, leading to a vast outpouring of tributes from the world's best-known athletes and top sporting bodies.
The Nets talked big in advance of last night's home opener versus the Heat, with several players unafraid to go on the record.
"I don't know if we felt we were a better team than the Heat last year," Williams said. "And so I think in order for us to be able to beat them this year, we have to feel like we are a better team and we can beat them. And I think we do."
LeBron James told ESPN that Allen Iverson was "pound-for-pound, probably the greatest player who ever played."
Deron Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
King James has his two NBA Championships, multiple MVP awards and Olympic gold medals, now LeBron wants to give the NFL a try.
"I think the first thing I thought was, 'Wow, Ray got killed for leaving Boston, and now these guys are leaving Boston,'" the nine-time NBA All-Star said.
"I'm not putting AK in (LeBron's class in terms of talent)," Kidd said, "but when you talk about guys who fill up the stat sheet, that's what he does and that's what he's always done."
"I don't think I would lose," Jordan said in the video, before smiling and adding, "Other than to Kobe Bryant because he steals all of my moves."
Some members of the Miami Heat have been told the NBA is considering having them and the Brooklyn Nets wear "nickname jerseys" in at least one of their four matchups this season.
The ceremony was the highlight of a three-day celebration that will conclude with a brunch on Sunday.
Melo has refused to discuss the possibility of leaving the Knicks via free agency.
The Knicks are a win-now team that just got someone whose prime was expended and expired in Los Angeles. Metta World Peace. Just feels funny saying it.
For years, aside from the Jason Kidd era, the Nets had no chance to compete for a championship. Now they do.
At a time when youngsters are force-fed the mantra that there are no losers, that the score is incidental and every team gets trophies, we have LeBron James as the global, athletic avatar.
Matt Harvey isn't the next Roger Clemens, Zack Wheeler isn't the next A.J. Burnett and LeBron James isn't the next Michael Jordan.
