LeBron James Articles - Page 49

Playing in the shadow of Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James can be a tough ask for any NBA player, and apparently, four-time All-Star Kyrie Irving feels the same way. As most hoops fans know by now, the crafty ball-handler requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert and newly-appointed general manager Koby […]

There is no stranger situation in the NBA than what is going on in Northeast Ohio. The Cleveland Cavaliers quickly became the talking point of the league, as star point guard Kyrie Irving requested a trade to leave the former world champions. The NBA community was sent into a frenzy as new developments were delivered […]

Over the past few weeks, there have been several reports linking the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers to the Phoenix Suns, among other teams, in potential trade discussions — most of which revolve around Kyrie Irving‘s availability. As most Cavs fans know, Irving requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert and […]

On Wednesday night, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James intended on watching the Adidas Uprising Summer Championships game between LaMelo Ball’s Big Baller Brand and Zion Williamson’s SC Supreme in Las Vegas, but security concerns seem to have forced a change of plans. According to a report from ESPN’s Myron Medcalf, the arena was packed with […]

Kyrie Irving requested to be traded and it seems as though the world is coming to an end. When news is delivered about a player of his stature, the NBA world turns into a frenzy of conspiracy theories, trying to work out why a player has chosen to leave or take a different path. This […]

Much of the rumblings surrounding Kyrie Irving over the last few days have stemmed from the uncertainty of LeBron James future with the Cleveland Cavaliers beyond next season. During his introductory press conference, new general manager Koby Altman made it clear that the four-time MVP is still committed to the team and the city. Koby […]

The NBA world was rocked just days ago as reports surfaced Cleveland Cavaliers’ mesmerizing point guard Kyrie Irving had put in a trade request. Fresh off their third straight NBA Finals appearance, it was a shock wave that was felt through the entire NBA community as the news broke. Cavs’ power forward Kevin Love was […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Eastern Conference champs, Now, roughly two weeks after their now-infamous meeting with the crafty ball-handler, team owner Dan Gilbert and newly-appointed general manager Koby Altman are still exploring their options with regards to the situation. As ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports in his recent […]

LeBron James has invited new Cleveland Cavaliers addition Derrick Rose to his workout in Las Vegas, which he accepted. The two will be joined by trade prospect Eric Bledsoe of the Phoenix Suns, who is reportedly also part of the group of players in the workout, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Rose was recently signed […]

On Monday afternoon, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers officially welcomed three-time NBA All-Star Derrick Rose to the team. Rose, a 28-year-old point guard by trade, agreed to the terms of a one year, $2.1 million deal. Most hoops fans, especially the Cavaliers faithful, remember Rose’s rise to prominence with his native Chicago Bulls. After […]

In a rant on his radio show that lasted 15 minutes long, noted sports media personality Stephen A. Smith sounded like a man who would likely beat Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James to a pulp if he ever found himself in a room with the NBA superstar. Smith was apparently incensed when James suggested in a Twitter post […]

Four-time NBA MVP and budding pizza magnate LeBron James is seeing his food business investment grow faster than his hairline could recede. As per the report of ESPN senior reporter Darren Rovell, James and his partners have managed to convert their $1-million investment in 2012 on Blaze Pizza  into a fortune worth $25 million today. […]

If the disconnect between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James wasn’t evident by the headlines stemming from Friday’s leak of the former’s trade request, it has now been made even more apparent in social media circles. Bleacher Report pointed out the Instagram-active Irving didn’t have James in his follow list any longer. The rupture between these […]

The Kyrie Irving soap opera is heating up. Reports that Irving wants a trade hit the Cleveland Cavaliers like a bomb. Speculation upon speculation came, stating many reasons that Irving possibly wants out of Ohio. However, when a player shares the locker room with LeBron James, James will be dragged into the discussion somehow. There were many rumors out there […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to add another former first overall pick to their roster with the addition of veteran point guard Derrick Rose. According to ESPN, this will mark the sixth different first overall selection that LeBron James has played with in his NBA career. When he takes the court with the Cavaliers, Derrick […]

Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million deal with veteran point guard Derrick Rose, the team can now focus on making another run at the NBA championship. Of course, nobody from the Cavs could be more thrilled about Rose joining the team than LeBron James, who had just sent a tweet welcoming the […]

The relationship between LeBron James and his Robin-like sidekick Kyrie Irving has gone on one of the fastest downward spirals in recent memory. While news of Irving’s request to be traded are rather only days fresh, their rapport has deteriorated rapidly, going to the length of not just discontent — but animosity toward one another. “If […]

For those who have followed LeBron James‘ career with a keen eye, it’s easy to realize that he has a certain affinity for professional wrestling — more specifically, the WWE. So, in honor of his interest in the sport, the fine designers at Nike have created three unique colorways for their LeBron 14 line of shoes. The […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday afternoon have officially inked former All-Star guard Derrick Rose to a one-year deal. In light of the move, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN has reported that LeBron James had been in constant communication with Rose throughout the entire process. Derrick Rose has communicated with LeBron James through the process that led […]

When news broke last week that Kyrie Irving had requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, the entire NBA landscape was set ablaze with nonstop speculation, reports, and opinions. Irving is apparently not content playing second fiddle to LeBron James, and isn’t happy with how involved James is with the organization. But is that really […]

After a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert earlier today, three-time NBA All-Star Derrick Rose has agreed to join the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers. It seems as though Cavaliers superstar LeBron James approves of the team’s addition of Rose. In fact, the King sent out a personalized message to Rose on his Twitter account […]

Things have become quite clouded around the Cleveland Cavaliers surrounding Kyrie Irving‘s future with the team after he requested a trade. It appears that Irving just further fueled that notion by subtly “liking” a photo on Instagram that compares growth to comfort. This photo may represent Irving’s current mindset of wanting to go to a […]

Like many around the NBA have thought, the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ offseason has gone from a rather uneventful one to a complete debacle in the last week — going from very small signings to the trade request that took the league by storm. In Friday’s set of The Jump with Rachel Nichols, recently-retired forward, turned analyst Paul […]

The spark between the All-Star duo of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving has quickly caught fire within the last week, as reports of the latter’s trade request have set the organization ablaze, no longer prioritizing this upcoming year’s roster, but a destination for their 25-year-old star. To make matters worse, the trade request is the […]

It seems like the NBA world is at a standstill after finding out Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. To some degree, there is not much else to discuss, making it difficult for writers such as myself to deviate from this topic. But on another note, no one would expect […]

While speculations continue to emerge that the main reason why Kyrie Irving demanded a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers was because he does not want to play behind LeBron James anymore, there’s also some news that surfaced recently that there are some off court issues as well between the two. It has been reported by […]

The news that Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers broke on Friday afternoon and since then, trade rumors for the guard as well as predictions for what LeBron James will do have been the most talked about topic. With two guaranteed years left on his deal, the Cavs don’t have to […]

LeBron James and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers must be in absolute shock after news broke out that Kyrie Irving wants out of the only team he’s played for since entering the NBA in 2011. Not even a potential fourth straight Finals appearance seemed enough to make Irving want to remain with the Cavs, […]

Count former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson to the list of people stunned at the news of Kyrie Irving demanding the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him. In a tweet posted on his Twitter account Friday night, Johnson told his followers on the social media platform that he got a hold of Irving, asking the point […]

While the NBA world lit fire to the kerosene-drenched news of Kyrie Irving‘s trade request to the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ front office, a disappointed LeBron James (who has known about this for over a week now) chose to instead tweet a throwback slam dunk reel of his friend and former teammate Ray Allen. While he is […]

Yesterday afternoon, the NBA world went into a frenzy after finding out Kyrie Irving requested to be traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers team. The 25-year-old Duke University product reportedly said he wanted to become the face of his own team rather than continue to ride the coattails of LeBron James. The young point-guard definitely has […]

After a relatively quiet start to their 2017 offseason — one in which they made three moves (re-signing veteran sharpshooter Kyle Korver and the additions of forward Jeff Green and veteran point guard Jose Calderon) — fans of the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers received a bit of shocking news when ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported […]

Let’s get this one out of the way from the beginning. Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport is a huge NBA fan, but he is outspoken about not being a fan of LeBron James. It really has nothing to do with his skills or what he does off the court in charity and community work where James gives back […]

In the most shocking day of the offseason, the NBA was rocked by the news that Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from The Land, which even took LeBron James by surprise. Recently, free agent negotiations had been ongoing with Derrick Rose, but there was no indication of any connection to trouble […]

Earlier today, news came down the wire stating that Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert last week. Whether or not the former No. 1 overall pick will indeed be traded is still yet to be seen. According to a report from ESPN’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face a massive debacle with Kyrie Irving‘s intentions of being traded after a meeting with the front office (or what’s left of it) last week. While this secret was kept under wraps for a few days, it didn’t take long to reach team talisman LeBron James, who immediately felt “blindsided” and “disappointed” […]

Over the past decade, the NBA family has transformed into a flourishing business community. Players share the same agents, and as a result, their relationships grow which sometimes makes its way to the floor in front of thousands of people. One of the most influential and well known player agents in all of sports right […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are fortunate enough to have one of the more talented rosters in the entire NBA. Of course, LeBron James grabs most of the headlines, and rightly so, but he has a very special running partner in dynamic point guard Kyrie Irving, who leaves NBA fans in awe on a nightly basis. Irving is one […]

Tuesday marked the 21st birthday for Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons, which elicited a personal message from Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James via Twitter. Happy Bday to my lil bro @BenSimmons25!!! That boi 21 now. Uh-Oh!! Let's go have a Shirley temple with a twist. 😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ — LeBron James (@KingJames) July 20, 2017 The two […]