A person familiar with the negotiations says LeBron James has signed a two-year, $42.1 million contract with the Cavaliers.
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David Blatt has coached basketball for teams such as Hapoel Galil Elyon, Benetton Treviso, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Moscow, teams with more vowels than Vanna White turns on a monthly basis.
The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft made a strong impression in his Vegas Summer League debut hours after LeBron James announced he was returning to Cleveland, leading the Cavaliers with 18 points in a 70-68 win over Milwaukee and Jabari Parker at a sold-out Cox Pavilion
You see them all around the Vegas Summer League — earnest-looking, college-age young adults in black shorts and white shirts posting signs at Thomas and Mack Center. They’re the 50 interns performing the tasks to keep the 11-day summer league humming at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack and Cox Pavilion.
It seems the San Antonio Spurs are taking every step possible to make sure the air conditioning fiasco that happened during Game 1 of the NBA Finals at AT&T Center never happens again.
Two people familiar with the situation say that Chris Bosh has agreed to a maximum deal with the Miami Heat. The people said that Bosh will be getting a five-year deal worth about $118 million.
Sports books reacted to LeBron James’ announcement that he’s going back to Cleveland by lowering the odds on the Cavaliers to win next season’s NBA title. The Cavs dropped from 40-1 to 9-2 at the Wynn Las Vegas, behind only Oklahoma City.
If LeBron James was going to win another NBA title, heal broken hearts and continue building his legacy, he knew there was only one place to go. To Ohio. Home.
At some point, LeBron James is probably going back home to Cleveland, and not just for a summer vacation. The odds say he will follow his heart and return to play for the Cavaliers, sooner or later.
With a new coach in Steve Kerr and a new roster of players, Golden State’s focus has been altered from trying to dominate to learning to facilitate and get comfortable with a new system and a new way of playing.
NBA Summer League officials have a contingency plan to deal if banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling shows up in Las Vegas. “He is persona non grata,” said Warren LeGarie, the founder of the Vegas Summer League.
Pat Riley made his pitch. And now, LeBron James wants time to think. The Miami Heat president met with the four-time NBA MVP on Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas. James, his agent Rich Paul, Riley and Heat executive Andy Elisburg were at the meeting, sources told the Associated Press.
The league begins its 10th year operating at UNLV on Friday with 24 teams and interest at an all-time high.
NBA superstar LeBron James has one more offer to consider in deciding where to play next season: Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park is promising to rename one of its roller coasters “King James” if he returns home to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers made moves to clear a path for LeBron James to return with a three-way trade on Thursday, ensuring they can offer a maximum contract. Sources say the Cavs will trade guard Jarrett Jack, swingman Sergey Karasev and center Tyler Zeller.