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Did Mo Williams Warn Miami What It's Like To Get Burned By LeBron?
Tell us how you really feel, Mo?...

LeBron Would Be Nuts To Stay In Miami, Because Dwyane Wade Is Dead
In the commotion surrounding the immediate real estate plans of LeBron James and, to a lesser extent, a supporting cosmos of NBA stars, it has gone politely unsaid that one of the summer production's principals is—and in fact has been—dead. Dwyane Wade is no longer a great or even very good NBA pl...
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Hold On To Your Butts [Update: You Can Let Go Of Your Butts For Now]
We don't want to get too swept up in the LeBron hype. Actually, that is a lie. We are totally swept up in it and want you to be too. Just look at what's going down near LeBron's home in Bath Township, Ohio, just outside of Akron:...

Cleveland Zoo Owl Betrays Her City, Predicts LeBron Will Stay In Miami
Tawny just did you dirty, Cleveland. You provide a home for her in the Cleveland Zoo, and this is how she repays you....

BrooklyKnight Is Dead And Never Coming Back
BrooklyKnight, one of the more extraneous, inappropriate, and unspellable mascots in all of sports, has been euthanized at his home above a transit hub. It was two years old. It lived too long. It will not be missed....

P.J. Hairston Has A Weird Explanation For Why Josh Gordon Had His Car
This is not a thing that normal people do:...

All The Internet Clues That Point To LeBron Going To Cleveland
Though LeBron James has remained totally silent about his free agency plans, the tea leaves are there, if you're desperate and crazy enough to read them. ...

Donald Sterling's Not Getting Along Nicely With His Wife In Court
Donald Sterling was back in court today against his wife Shelly. His testimony had a few bizarre moments yesterday, and the circus continued today. More importantly, though, there's a strong feeling that this shit won't be over before the NBA Board of Governors meeting on July 15 to approve Steve Ba...

Rick Brunson Accused Of Sexual Assault, Using "Patrick Ewing" As Alias
Former NBA player Rick Brunson is accused of attempting to sexually assault a massage therapist, who he was only able to book for an appointment by giving his name as "Patrick Ewing," according to a police report....

Don't Do This To Yourself, Cleveland
No. Don't do this. You're going to jinx it....

Other Plan B's For The Cleveland Cavaliers To Consider
By trading Jarrett Jack in order to clear cap space today, the Cavs made it clear they're all-in on trying to get LeBron James. It's also being reported that if they miss out on James, their Plan B involves trying to sign Chandler Parsons or Trevor Ariza. Those are pretty sad plans! Here are some ...

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....

The Strangest Moments From Donald Sterling's Testimony Today
A day after being called up to the stand by Shelly Sterling's attorney, Donald Sterling actually showed up for Sterling v. Sterling. The disgraced Clippers owner's behavior and responses were quite bizarre at times—which is par for the course with him—but some of his quotes were still astounding....

Tony Wroten Nearly Flees From His Own Incredible Shammgod Crossover
Tony Wroten's Shammgod crossover is spectacular, but what we are really here to admire is how damn excited Wroten is about his Shammgod crossover....

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:...

Here's Mark Jackson Doing Some Intense Sidewalk Preachin'
The other day, Mark Jackson went out to do some preachin' in Los Angeles, right over by the pawn shop and the check cashing joint. He's got a lot of energy, but I'm a little disappointed that he didn't find a way to work "Hand down, man down!" into his sermon....

Report: Josh Gordon Got His DWI Charge In P.J. Hairston's Car
The Triangle-area athletes-getting-in-trouble scene is tangled, and recently, quite busy. Let's put some pieces together....

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...