LeBron James News

“It’s a three-game series, with two of them at home.”

WALTHAM, Mass. - The usual beds. The usual lockers. The usual baskets. The usual questions. via “The nashuatelegraph.com’s local, sta…

“It’s a recession busting offer, and we certainly hope we have made it up to Cleveland”

Wearing a blue Lebron James “Witness” T-shirt, Patrick Mone was willing to wait as long as necessary to get a 23-cent pizza in a promotion aimed at apologizing to Cleveland Cavaliers fans for a slam against … via WSVN-TV Miami Beach

“And we’d like the game to be viewed for what it is, artistic and athletic. Sure it’s not ballet, but it doesn’t have to be a place where it’s dangerous to be a player.”

Memo to Garden fans: Enjoy the fireworks display while you can. David Stern, who also addressed recent penalties to Paul Pierce [ stats ] and James Posey, appears to have put the current NBA game presentations … via Boston Herald

Back to even, and back to Boston &#0×2014; with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

Still stuck in a shooting slump, James dominated down the stretch and finished with 13 assists &#0×2014; four in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers, whose defense has been overlooked, held the Celtics to just 12 points in the final period. Read more

“He snuck by our security people”

‘ It started with a young man confiscating a backstage pass, asking Cavaliers coach Mike Brown an off-the-wall question and then sneaking into the team’s locker room prior to the game. via Medina County Gazette

“The main part about playing on the road is we’ve got to bring a lot more energy to the game from the start”

It’s not like they didn’t know it was going to be like this. It’s not like the Celtics [ team stats ] weren’t expecting things to be different in the series once they left home. via Boston Herald

It’s the morning after and we’re still digesting the chaos created by Papa John’s 23-cent pizza deal. via Akron Beacon Journal

“We were the first to launch online ordering nationally, the first to launch text ordering nationally, and we will continue to look for ways to make it easier to order our product wherever and whenever our customers want”

Papa John’s International, Inc. - who in 2001 was the nation’s first pizza company to offer online ordering, at www.papajohns.com - has surpassed $1 billion in online sales, the company announced today. via Huliq.com

“I got a phone call from a friend who said it was going on and ESPN was talking about it”

In stunning contrast to soaring gas prices, Papa John’s Pizza offered Thursday customers unprecedented savings: A large, one-topping pizza for 23 cents. via Newark Advocate

Cavaliers starting forward Ben Wallace is doubtful for Game 3 of Cleveland’s playoff series against the Boston Celtics because of allergies and a left inner ear infection. via Asbury Park Press Online

“It’s a recession-busting offer, and we certainly hope we have made it up to Cleveland”

Cavaliers fans are waiting in line for several hours at Cleveland-area Papa John’s locations to buy a large pizza for 23 cents. via WLWT-TV Cincinnati

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named to the All-NBA First Team today by the NBA. via WOIO

First, the Cavaliers knocked the Washington Wizards out of the playoffs for the third straight year. via WMMS-FM Independence

“In transition is my opportunity to get to the hole more”

Celtics can learn plenty from their Game 1 victory NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS By Bill Doyle TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF wdoyle@telegram.com WALTHAM- Paul Pierce provided a simple explanation for his poor … via Telegram & Gazette

Categories: NBA Playoffs AP Kevin Garnett was a man among boys in Game 1 vs. the Cavaliers. via MassLive.com

Kobe Bryant received the Most Valuable Player award from the National Basketball Association Tuesday for a season in which he made the Lakers into contenders for a championship.

Through the regular season, Bryant averaged 28.3 points per game — second only to LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Bryant led the Lakers to a 57-25 record, the best in the Western Conference. The Lakers had won 34, 45 and 42 games the previous three seasons.

Shaquille O’Neal, the last Laker to win the MVP, won the award in the 1999-2000 season. Read more

“We are a very experienced team”

‘ There were smiles all around the Cavaliers locker room Friday night after they beat the Washington Wizards 4-2 in a best-of-seven series, but there was no sign of champagne. via Medina County Gazette

Doc Rivers got a chance to see another side of LeBron James in February, when the Celtics coach was running the Eastern Conference All-Star team and the Cavaliers forward was winning the game’s MVP award for … via WKYC-TV Cleveland

“Everyone wins, and we wish the same for the Cavs and LeBron through the playoffs.”

Looks like Papa John’s is eating humble pie. Or rather, serving it up to Clevelanders - for a whopping 23 cents. via Cleveland.com

“Was it a flagrant foul? I really don’t know”

DeShawn Stevenson, right, swipes at LeBron James, knocking off his headband. The NBA confirmed Monday that Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and Washington Wizards point guard DeShawn Stevenson were fined … via CBC