“The message is that New Orleans is coming back.”
Basketball’s top stars brought laughter and cheers to the same convention center that was a house of horrors for Hurricane Katrina survivors during a relaxed training session Saturday. via The Age
The Indiana Pacers are back after the All-Star break and will open a short homestand tonight versus the Cleveland Cavaliers at Conseco Fieldhouse. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati
“That was the best weekend of his life so far”
‘ Cavaliers coach Mike Brown wouldn’t mind if general manager Danny Ferry made a trade prior to the Thursday deadline, but he also likes the players he has now. via Medina County Gazette
“I have to get better, play better, do better”
The NBA All-Star weekend has taken on the look of a class reunion in recent years with the top picks of the 2003 draft hogging center stage. via The China Post
“I was mad at Dirk because he stole my point guard”
Rafer Alston scored 22 points, Yao Ming added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets tied a team record Tuesday night with their ninth straight road win, 93-85 over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who … via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
In a proud city still restoring its unique beauty, the Eastern Conference repaired its own image. Ray Allen scored 28 points, making three straight 3-pointers in the final 3:15, and LeBron James added 27 as the East, widely considered the NBA’s weaker half, beat the Western Conference 134-128 in Sunday night’s All-Star Game.
Last year, the West humiliated the East in a 153-132 rout in Las Vegas when Kobe Bryant and Co. rewrote the event’s record books. However, this time led by Allen’s 14 fourth-quarter points and a stunning dunk by James with 55 seconds left, the East salvaged some pride and can return to the season’s second half with bragging rights. Read more
“I wish I knew how to do that so I can turn it off once in a while and turn it on when it needs to be”
Kobe Bryant is all smiles as he heads to the Big Easy for All-Star Weekend. The reigning All-Star MVP is playing for a contender - the Lakers were in the fifth playoff spot in the Western Conference going into … via Courier News Online
“I’ll look to do the same when we get back.”
The All-Star break might be coming at the most inopportune time for Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes. via The News-Herald
Daniel Gibson turned the rookie game into a warmup for the 3-point shooting contest.Gibson made a record 11 3-pointers, many coming right in front of Cleveland teammate LeBron James, and scored 33 points to … via The Topeka Capital-Journal
LeBron James today unveiled a new playground built by his foundation in New Orleans. via WANE-TV Fort Wayne
“They got a great player and a great leader and a person who is going to help that team be better merely by his presence.”
Jason Kidd appears to be on the move again, but he’s not going where LeBron James hoped. via YESNetwork
“He has strong principles and we decided he would be a good match for us.”
LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ All-Star forward, has signed a sponsorship agreement with State Farm insurance, which is hoping the popular 23-year-old basketball star can help it attract young adult … via USA Today
According to LeBron James in one of his numerous ads on television, “You don’t want to be me, you want to be better than me.” To be better than Cleveland’s current superstar and second coming of Michael Jordan … via KIRO-TV Seattle
Larry Hughes scored a season-high 40 points and LeBron James added 29 as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 118-111 on Monday night. via USA Today
“When I’m defending a guy like LeBron or Kobe, they’re going to score points”
KING James makes his one royal visit a year to Toyota Center tonight. As the man most responsible for making sure LeBron James isn’t a royal pain to the Rockets, Shane Battier is making the necessary … via Houston Chronicle
Carmelo Anthony poured in 27 points and Allen Iverson added 25 as the Denver Nuggets blasted the Cavaliers 113-83 in Cleveland. via KXMA-TV Dickinson
Not surprisingly, the Cavaliers won because of another outstanding effort from LeBron James. via Sportscolumn Blog
Yao Ming had 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Houston Rockets overcame a poor night from ailing All-Star Tracy McGrady to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-77 on Thursday night.
Rafer Alston had 17 points and nine assists and Shane Battier had 15 points for the Rockets, who’ve won nine of their last 10. Houston outrebounded Cleveland 55-35, the second time the Cavs have been outrebounded by 20 this season.
LeBron James had 32 points and seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, who sorely missed Drew Gooden, their second-leading rebounder. Gooden sat out with a groin injury, the first game he’s missed this season. Read more
Cleveland — LeBron James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston for the second time this season, downing the Celtics 114-113 on Tuesday night. via Springfield News Leader
“That’s all I got. It’s unbelievable.”
LeBron James was in Shaq shock. Like nearly everyone else, Cleveland’s megastar was floored by Shaquille O’Neal’s trade to Phoenix. via CBS SportsLine
