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Joakim Noah May Go On Vacation Sooner Than He Thinks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle looks back on a wild start to the NBA Playoffs. So the playoffs have started, and nearly all the series are offering us something to talk about. Even an open and shut series like Bulls and Cavaliers has the added spice of the trash talking that’s going on. Joakim Noah wasn’t shy about...

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LeBron and the Knicks – Could Jay-Z Cost the Nets by Accident?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle looks at LeBron James’ options after Cleveland fail again in the playoffs. LeBron answered his critics with a triple double last night but it still didn’t save Cleveland from more gut-wrenching sports heartbreak. And now it’s going to be another anxious summer by the banks of the Ohio as the city waits and...

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NBA Free Agency: Battles for LeBron James and Chris Bosh Will Be Crucial

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

LeBron is King but where will he hold court? Who will be his ‘princes’? Al Dannity says the free agency battle will be intense but short Where to for the big stars? Free agency began hours ago and right now all we can say with any certainty is that Dwayne Wade will stay in Miami....

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NBA Free Agency: Decision Time For LeBron James

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

LeBron will reveal all live on ESPN, with the future of the entire NBA possibly hanging on his decision. We are through the looking glass Somebody call up Merriam-Webster, we need them to change the definition of power. Power is when one athlete can call the Worldwide Leader in Sports and get it to change...

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NBA Preview: LeBron Brings the Heat to Cleveland

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

LeBron James won’t receive a warm welcome home from Cleveland fans tonight but the Heat can burn through Cavaliers on the court. Don’t look now but the Heat are improving Miami have not started the season the way a team with Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James ought to. After 19 games they stand...

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NBA: LeBron Emerges From the Shadows for the Heat

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It’s been a long road but finally LeBron James has delivered the clutch performance he needed to give fans belief in Miami. King James stood tall when it counted, scoring the final 10 points as the Heat ended the Celtics’ season in Game 5. Winning is the best redemption It’s easy for fans and scribes...

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Why Drake Night Worked for the Toronto Raptors

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

This doesn’t have anything to do with whether you’d be caught dead with Drake playing on your iPod or whether the Toronto Raptors have any business being in first place in the Atlantic Division. This has to do with two parties coming together to make the other stronger. Like it or not, Drake is the...

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LeBron James Wants Shorter Season, Not Shorter Games

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NBA has announced that it will experiment with shorter games during the preseason, starting with the October 19th match up between the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets. The test games will feature 11 minute quarters instead of 12 minute quarters for a total run time of 44 minutes. While the idea of shortening...

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA Championship Odds Hinge on LeBron James

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Cavaliers’ NBA title hopes come down to just how good LeBron James can be. Just like old times. When James bolted from the Miami Heat to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he made it clear that sure, he wanted to come back to where it all started, but the focus was always on winning another NBA...

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NBA Finals: Bettors Love LeBron James and Underdog Cavaliers

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t used to playing the underdog, but that’s where they’re at against the Warriors.  When you see a “Beware of Dog” sign on your evening stroll you take notice, just as bettors did when they saw the Cleveland Cavaliers set as +200 underdogs in their NBA Finals series against...

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LeBron James To Become Free Agent July 1st

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

For the third time in his career, LeBron James will be an unrestricted free agent as of July 1st. James will bypass his $21.6 million player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers just weeks after losing the NBA Championship to the Golden State Warriors. It’s expected that James will return to Cleveland, unlike the last two...

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Cavaliers vs. Warriors: NBA Finals Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: May 29, 2017

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are the first two teams to square off in three straight NBA Finals as hard as that may be to believe. The Lakers and Celtics seemed to always meet in the Finals but never three years in a row. This series is a rubber match between the Cavs...

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Cavaliers vs. Celtics: NBA Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: May 16, 2017

For the first time since 2012, the Boston Celtics are in the Eastern Conference Finals. Back then they lost to LeBron James and the Miami Heat, marking the end of an era for that Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett/Ray Allen Celtics team. Now it’s LeBron in the way again, this time with Cleveland. The Cavs are Sports...

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Raptors vs. Cavaliers: NBA Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 29, 2017

If the Toronto Raptors wanted to reach the first NBA Finals in franchise history, there was really no chance they were ever going to avoid LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at some point in these Eastern Conference playoffs. The two clashed in last year’s East Finals, but it’s a round earlier this time. NBA...

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors NBA Final Odds, Schedule and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: May 31, 2016

The Golden State Warriors fought back from a 3-1 deficit to meet the Cavaliers for the second year in a row. The Cleveland Cavaliers will once again face the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals, a rematch of last year’s matchup. The Finals will start this Thursday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland,...

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Heat Cooling Down? Thursday Night NBA Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 2, 2014

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Golden State at Miami Two of the hottest teams in the NBA take the court at Biscayne Bay tonight when the Golden State Nuggets take on the World Champion Miami Heat. Golden State’s form had been patchy before the holidays but the Warriors...

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Tuesday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 10, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Miami at Indiana The Pacers didn’t beat the Heat when they met in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, but they sure scared them. Indiana put more pressure on the two-time Champions than anybody else could manage last year and this year Indiana...

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Wednesday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 27, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! San Antonio at Oklahoma City If anybody doubted that both teams had marked big red circles on their calendars for today, the Spurs’ and Thunder’s bench strategy in their previous games pretty much rules it out. The Spurs were very careful to limit...

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Tuesday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 19, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Atlanta at Miami The best chance Atlanta has tonight at Miami is if the Hawks were to sprout actual wings and fly to the baskets. It’s hard to see them getting any change out of Miami otherwise. Miami has dominated Atlanta in recent...

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Could Steve Nash really end up with the Toronto Raptors?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 4, 2013

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors of Steve Nash ending up with the Toronto Raptors and it probably won’t be the last. But could it actually happen? Well, maybe. A hoopsworld.com report floated the idea again Sunday and cited “multiple league sources” who believe Nash could be on his way to the Raps....