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LeBron James videobombs Dwyane Wade with hilarious face (Video)

November 27, 2013 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

LeBron James on Wednesday got Dwyane Wade back with a videobomb of his own.

After the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-84, Wade did an interview with Sun Sports. James, of course, wasn’t going to let a videobombing opportunity pass, so he got in the middle of the shot and did his hilarious clown face.

That seems to be a go-to face for LeBron. You may remember that in March he did the exact same thing to Ray Allen.

Still, nothing will top Dwyane Wade ruining a LeBron interview by doing cartwheels.

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Cam Newton does LeBron James celebration after touchdown (GIF)

November 24, 2013 By Larry Brown 1 Comment

Looks like there’s some mutual admiration going on between Cam Newton and LeBron James.

The Carolina Panthers quarterback did the LeBron celebration dance after scoring a rushing touchdown against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. You may recall that LeBron and Dwyane Wade did Cam’s Superman celebration two years ago during a game Newton attended in Charlotte between the Heat and Bobcats.

Below is a video of LeBron doing his celebration. Cam pretty much nailed it.

GIF via GIFD Sports

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Chris Webber had funny keys to the game for LeBron James, Miami Heat

November 20, 2013 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Chris Webber had very little hope for the Atlanta Hawks against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, and for good reason. The Hawks are an average team at best and the Heat hardly ever lose at home. Plus, there’s the whole LeBron James thing.

While working as an analyst on NBA TV, Webber revealed his keys to the game for Miami. As you can see from the photo above that Beyond the Buzzer passed along, Webber felt that the Heat were a lock to win as long as LeBron simply found his way to the arena. It was obviously a joke, but it turned out to be fairly accurate.

LeBron went just 6-for-13 from the field and scored 13 points — his lowest total of the season. His stats were not all that impressive and the Heat still cruised to a 104-88 victory.

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LeBron James does Dirk Nowitzki shot to beat Mavericks (Video)

November 15, 2013 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

LeBron James used Dirk Nowitzki’s signature move to perfection to beat the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

The Miami Heat were leading the Mavs 100-97 with under three minutes left in the game when Dirk Nowitzki made a jumper to make it a 1-point game. LeBron answered by making a shot using Dirk’s one-legged fadeaway jumper to put the Heat back up 102-99. That was the backbreaker, as the Heat extended the lead to 108-99 before eventually winning 110-104.

You can see LeBron do the Dirk move at the 1:05 mark in this highlight video:

LeBron finished with 39 points on 14-for-18 shooting. He went 10-for-11 at the line to seal the game. Dirk had a solid game as well, going for 28 points on 8-for-12 shooting.

LeBron explained his Dirk shot.

“It was a show of respect. I have a lot of respect for Dirk,” LeBron said after the game, per Bleacher Report’s Ethan J. Skolnick.

I don’t know if that means LeBron did it intentionally because of Dirk, or just because the move fit at the time, but that was awesome.

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LeBron James on Heat: We’re playing like s— on defense

November 11, 2013 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

LeBron James has a simple explanation for why the Miami Heat are 4-3 through their first seven games of the season: they’re not playing good defense.

After the Heat’s practice on Monday, James told reporters that the team has been playing like crap defensively.

“It’s simple,” James said as the Heat prepared for Tuesday’s home game against the Milwaukee Bucks. “These first seven games, we’re playing like s— defensively. It’s that simple. We’re not a sugarcoat team. We came in and got right down to it. We’re terrible on defense, and we’ve got to change that.”

The Heat are allowing 100.9 points per game, which puts them 21st in the league. The Indiana Pacers, who lost to the Heat in seven games in the Eastern Conference finals last season, are leading the league with just 85.3 points allowed per game. There’s obviously a huge difference between those two marks.

Sure, the Heat aren’t playing their best, but keep in mind it’s only November. They need to play well enough to get a top seed for the playoffs, but the key isn’t dominating early but rather late in the season. If their defense isn’t improved come January, then I’d be concerned. Until then, I’m not sweating it.

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LeBron James now beloved – stars in Samsung and Nike commercials

October 30, 2013 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

One of the most notable aspects of opening night of the NBA season on Tuesday was how much LeBron James was featured in the commercials. The Miami Heat star was the pitchman in new Samsung Mobile and Nike commercials that aired nationally throughout the first two games, both of which portrayed him as a lovable, friendly and wholesome character, or as branding expert Nate Jones calls it, the “athlete next door.”

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Charles Barkley: LeBron James not in my all-time top five, probably never will be

October 29, 2013 By Steve DelVecchio 10 Comments

LeBron James is already considered by many to be one of the greatest NBA players of all time. Should he win several more championships before his career ends, some would argue that LeBron is No. 1. Charles Barkley does not envision that happening.

In a recent interview with SI.com’s Richard Deitsch, Barkley said he currently ranks LeBron just outside of his top-five NBA players of all time. And he suspects James will remain there.

“I have him there. But he can’t get any higher than where he is,” Barkley explained. “I have Michael [Jordan] at No. 1. Oscar [Robertson] at No. 2. Then Wilt [Chamberlain], Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] and [Bill] Russell. I have Kobe [Bryant], LeBron, Tim Duncan, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor after that. Those are my top 10. Those second five fluctuate, but who do I take off my top five?”

Barkley then raised what he believes is a bigger issue — why people don’t give Kobe Bryant and his five championship rings more respect.

“LeBron can get to No. 6 on my list, but here’s the thing that bothers me about the whole LeBron debate: I want to know why y’all killed Kobe Bryant!” Barkley added. “Y’all don’t even compare him to LeBron anymore. You are skipping him for LeBron and going right to Michael. I’m still going to take five [titles] over two. It makes me laugh with my friends — the media just kills Kobe Bryant. Like he’s dead! Five still is a lot more than two!”

I agree. Jason Kidd named his all-time starting five a few months ago and left Kobe out. Karl Malone rattled his off and put Scottie Pippen in over Michael Jordan, and he included LeBron. Still, no Kobe.

If LeBron wins three more championships before retiring, I’m sure Barkley will change his mind. But for now, his argument makes perfect sense.

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