LeBron James

Building the Next Miami Heat

by Charlie on May 27, 2011

Miami is in the Finals, which makes Pat Riley’s Summer of 2010 look pretty darned impressive. It’s also certain to inspire copycats… Like a certain team in New York that seems intent on assembling its own superstar trio. There’s one major problem with that scenario. The league’s collective bargaining agreement expires after this season. And [...]

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David Stern’s “Initial” CBA Proposal

by Charlie on May 19, 2011

Details of the NBA’s initial proposal for a new CBA threw the hoops blogosphere into full-on Chicken Little mode this week. That’s justifiable, to an extent… after all, no one really thinks the NBAPA is going to accept a hard salary cap at $45 million – which is less than LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and [...]

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LeBron’s “Retarded” Comment

by Charlie on May 9, 2011

LeBron James took exception to a question posed to teammate Dwyane Wade after Saturday night’s loss to the Celtics. But he could have chosen a better way to express that. Wade was being questioned about the play that ended with Rajon Rondo hitting the court and dislocating his elbow. Some were accusing Wade of a [...]

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I was expecting the worst kind of “cash in on a fad” cartoon – something along the lines of the Mr. T or MC Hammer Saturday-morning shows of my youth – and was pleasantly surprised. But that’s a pretty low bar for “The LeBrons” to hurdle. My review: “The LeBrons” – Episode 1

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51-11-8 for LeBron

by Charlie on February 4, 2011

It gets lost in all the bad press he’s generated since last summer, but that LeBron James guy? He’s pretty good at basketball. Case in point: last night he dropped 51 points, grabbed eleven boards and tallied eight assists. And he did it against the Orlando Magic — a team that’s supposed to be pretty [...]

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