Three years after Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert decided to fire Mike Brown, he re-evaluated his decision and on Wednesday rehired Brown as the head coach. “I am thrilled to return to Cleveland to coach the Cavaliers,” Brown said in a release. “The commitment ownership and management have shown in their efforts to build a [...]
Cleveland Cavaliers Interested in Rehiring Mike Brown
April 23, 2013 | Posted by
The Cleveland Cavaliers have wasted no time in the pursuit of a new coach after firing Byron Scott last Thursday. They are now heavily interested in rehiring former coach Mike Brown. Brown met with Cavs owner Dan Gilbert over dinner Sunday night and the meeting went well, but no offer was extended to him, according [...]
Byron Scott Fired as Coach of Cavaliers
April 18, 2013 | Posted by
Byron Scott, the former Los Angeles Lakers guard who coached a depleted Cleveland team, was fired by the Cavaliers Thursday morning. Playing mostly without all-star guard Kyrie Irving, the Cavs lost 16 of their final 18 games to finish at 24-58, the third-worst record in the NBA. The team blew several large leads, including a [...]
LeBron James Elated To Dunk on Jason Terry’s Head
March 20, 2013 | Posted by
LeBron James put Jason Terry in a poster Monday night, punctuating the Miami Heat’s 23rd straight victory, the second-longest streak in NBA history, with one of his all-time greatest dunks. According to James, the spectacular jam could not have happened on a better guy. You see, James expressed a problem with Terry’s penchant for brash [...]
Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving Out 3-4 Weeks With Shoulder Injury
March 12, 2013 | Posted by
Just when it seemed that Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard Kyrie Irving was getting back on the healthy track, he suffered a sprained shoulder in Sunday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors and will be sidelined for the next 3-4 weeks. Irving sustained the injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s night game, when he collided [...]
Cavs’ Kyrie Irving Does Not Want To Rest Ailing Knee
March 8, 2013 | Posted by
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving has been having a breakout second-year in the NBA, despite being bothered by injuries. And the apparent heir to the throne as the league’s next top point guard does not want it to end prematurely, despite a lingering knee pain. “The only way I would get better is if [...]
Kyrie Irving Steals Three-Point Contest at NBA’s All-Star Weekend
February 17, 2013 | Posted by
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving entered Saturday’s NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout as the dark horse to win the competition, but was able to edge out San Antonio Spurs lethal sharpshooter Matt Booner in the finals to take home the gold ball trophy. “I just wanted to go out and prove a point that I was [...]
Struggling Lakers Eye Kobe Bryant for Defense Boost
January 15, 2013 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers, who are 16-21 and in 11th place in the Western Conference standings, are turning to their superstar Kobe Bryant with hopes he can provide a bigger defensive boost to their embattled defense. Bryant was left off last year’s NBA All-Defensive first team for the first time since 2005. He took the [...]
Texas’ Myck Kabongo To Receive Yearlong Suspension
December 20, 2012 | Posted by
Texas Longhorns guard Myck Kabongo will reportedly receive a yearlong suspension from the NCAA, according to a Yahoo! Sports report Wednesday night. Kabongo has yet to play a single game for the Longhorns this season because the NCAA is investigating his activities while weighing his options during last spring’s NBA draft. The NCAA is looking [...]
Sports Community Impacted By Connecticut Tragedy
December 15, 2012 | Posted by
There were multiple sports figures that took to social media websites Friday to express their feelings about the shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, with every NBA game having a moment of silence before their Friday night start. “I don’t know if any of you have family, friends or connections to the horror that took place [...]
