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LeBron: I Know I'm 'Not Superior'

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:29:02 CDT

LeBron James was not a happy camper after the Dallas Maverick's win over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA finals, and he let everyone know about it . In a clarification today, James said the humanity-dissing comments he made may have been misunderstood, and that when it comes...

Herald Runs Ad Praising NBA Champs: Miami Heat!

Tim Karan — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:42:40 CDT

At least Miami Heat fans have one positive newspaper clipping for the scrapbook. The morning after the Heat lost the NBA finals to the Dallas Mavericks, the Miami Herald mistakenly ran a nearly full-page Macy's ad congratulating the Heat on its "win" and offering championship T-shirts and hats. And a...

LeBron James: A King Deposed

Kevin Spak — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:11:38 CDT

Sports columns everywhere are thick with schadenfreude today after LeBron James yet again vanished during the fourth quarter to hand Dallas the NBA title . Here’s what people are saying: LeBron is still royalty, but he’s not a king—he’s “an emperor with no clothes,” writes Mark Heisler of the LA...

LeBron to Former Fans: Your Lives Still Suck

Kevin Spak — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:59:15 CDT

LeBron James gave his detractors a whole new reason to hate him in his post-game press conference last night, essentially telling them that he’d rather have his life than theirs. “At the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail … they gotta wake...

Mavericks Beat LeBron's Heat, Win NBA Title

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:56:37 CDT

For Dirk Nowitzki, the resume is complete. He's an NBA champion. For LeBron James, the agonizing wait continues for at least one more year. Avenging what happened five years ago in perfect turnabout style, the Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of these finals in...

NBA Scores Through Social Media

Tim Karan — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:08:44 CDT

While the NFL tortures its fans with a lockout , the NBA is increasingly bringing fans closer to the action with an aggressive and sophisticated social media campaign. In the midst of a marquee finals match-up between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, the league consistently beats traditional news services to...

Why I'm Rooting for LeBron

Luke Kelly-Clyne — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:27:43 CDT

LeBron James and the Miami Heat aren't evil. They're just committed to winning, like any professional sports team, and it's OK to like them. Take it from Robert Weintraub, who defends the honor of the NBA's concocted villain in Slate . "Time for a confession," Weintraub writes. "I'm rooting for the...

Shaq Announces Retirement

Kevin Spak — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:56:04 CDT

Shaquille O’Neal is ending his Hall of Fame NBA career—not that he’s told the Celtics. The Big Diesel/Shamrock announced his retirement in a brief video posted online today. “We did it. Nineteen years, baby,” he said. “I want to thank you very much, that’s why I’m telling you first,...

LeBron James Raises Value of Miami Heat 17%

John Johnson — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:57:18 CST

Forbes is out with its annual ranking of NBA teams, with this year's headline-grabbing stat coming courtesy of LeBron James. His blockbuster trade to the Miami Heat raised the value of the team by 17% to $425 million, good for seventh in the league. The value of his old team,...