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The Cavs Just Cleared Some LeBron-Sized Cap Space
So it appears that the Cavs are really going for it. LeBron's old team just swung a three-team trade that will clear $9.5 million off the Cavaliers' books, leaving them with about $24 million in cap space, and that puts them them well in position to offer LeBron a max contract at $20.7 million....
"Dear...Hero": Dan Gilbert's Comic Sans Letter, Edited For 2014 LeBron
LeBron James is back on the free-agent market for the first time since he left his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. Doesn't all that summer's bitterness seem so long ago now? Might James want to try playing with a star guard who has two working legs? He might, right? He hasn't said h...
The Cavs Needed The NBA's Help To Delete Dan Gilbert's Comic Sans Letter
Dan Gilbert's tantrum of an open letter remained on the Cavs' website for one day shy of four years, conveniently being deleted just as the Cavs stepped up their free agency pursuit of LeBron James. A team spokesman explained to SB Nation's Mike Prada just how that went down:...
Reminder: The LeBron Free Agency Circus Is The NBA's Fault
We're watching the rubber band snap on LeBron free agency coverage. We waited all year to see what would happen, and now that it's happening, there's... rather a lot of coverage, isn't there? But remember, whatever hysterics into which teams and Twitter and ESPN have been thrown were created by the ...
The Cavaliers Finally Took Down Dan Gilbert's Insane Comic Sans Letter
As of last night, the Cavs' official website still hosted owner Dan Gilbert's hysteric, petulant open letter to Cavs fans, hastily composed in the aftermath of LeBron James announcing he was leaving for Miami. It would have been exactly four years old tomorrow. It has now, finally, been deleted. Com...
LeBron's Free Agency Circus Is Officially Underway
LeBron James's 2010 free agency remains the most entertaining thing to happen in the NBA in years, with fans, suitors, and speculators running around like headless chickens for a week, all while James maintained complete control of the timing and tenor of his decision. (Sorry, his Decision.) As an...
Here Is Your Final Colombian TV ¡GOL! Of The World Cup
Brazil eliminated Colombia 2-1 yesterday, which means the Caracol TV call of James Rodriguez's goal from the spot is the last time we get to feature Javier "El Cantante del Gol" Fernández's wonderful announcing. Enjoy....
James Rodríguez Attacked By Horrifying Animal After Penalty Kick
James Rodríguez nailed home a penalty kick to draw Colombia within a goal of Brazil, and the first thing to celebrate with him wasn't a teammate but this giant green scary-as-shit bug. WHAT IS THAT THING?...
Joel Embiid's Twitter Recruitment Of LeBron James Is Adorable
One of the post-draft delights has been discovering that new 76er Joel Embiid is really good at Twitter. In between World Cup tweets, recovery tweets, and some savvy sponsor promotion, Embiid has been attempting to convince LeBron James to shock the world and sign with Philadelphia....
LeBron James Wants To Get <i>Paid</i> Next Year
LeBron James wants teams to know that when he signs his new contract, it's going to be for the maximum salary next year, which shakes out to about $20.7 million. LeBron has never been the highest paid player on any team he's ever played on and he's looking to rectify that....
Saying Goodbye To Roger Ebert: <em>Life Itself</em>, Reviewed
When Roger Ebert died on April 4, 2013, it felt like a death in the family, not only because I'm a film critic, but because he and Gene Siskel are a huge part of the reason why. The different incarnations of their Siskel & Ebert show were instrumental in my upbringing, driving home the idea that ...
No One Wants To Play Colombia, Because James Rodríguez Is Unstoppable
The World Cup has always been a tournament of superstars. What separates the fates of these hodge-podge collections of countrymen wrangled together a couple dozen times per year to form some semblance of chemistry and playing coherence ahead of the Big Shebang is very often one particular player's a...
The James Rodríguez Golazo, As Called On Colombian Television
You knew this was coming, didn't you? Here's how the brilliant James Rodríguez goal that put Colombia up 1-0 on Uruguay sounded on Colombian TV broadcaster Caracol. ROCK OUT. Update: here's James's second goal, as aired on the same network:...
James Rodríguez With The Wonder-Goal For Colombia
Shit man, this is pretty. ...
Dwyane Wade And Chris Bosh Opt Out Of Contracts
The shell of Dwyane Wade has opted out of the remaining two years and 41 million dollars on his contract in hopes of signing with the same team for less money. Wade is looking instead to spread 60 million over four years. Chris Bosh has also opted out of his remaining $42 million, and is reportedly ...
LeBron James Is The NBA's Invisible Hand
When the Miami Heat traded up two spots to select former UConn guard Shabazz Napier with the 24th overall pick in last night's NBA draft, the motivation seemed immediately clear, at least to those of us staring at goat entrails: Miami is doing everything it can to convince LeBron James to stay....
Stupid Spurs Billboard Is Stupid
Dammit, San Antonio. Keep this up, and you'll become the NBA's answer to Cardinals fans....
How Much Is LeBron James Really Worth?
LeBron James is going to be a free agent again. Exactly how much is the best player on the planet worth? Maybe more than you'd think. ...
Bill James Calls For Revolutionary Changes To The American Economy
Over at his website, Bill James has a fun feature called "Hey Bill," where he answers questions from readers. Sometimes these have to do with esoteric baseball topics and sometimes they have to do with other things, such as the ongoing debate over James's idea to fundamentally change the structure o...