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"I've thought about playing everywhere,” James said prior to Thursday’s loss against Chicago. “At one point in my life, I've thought about playing every team in the NBA." When asked what he might tell the New York media before Friday’s game, James said: "There will be a lot of intensity, the fact that we only play there once. July 1 is right around the corner, so it will be exciting. I'm looking forward to winning an NBA championship here. It is going to be a long season and I can't think about what is going to happen July 1 or after that or what I'm going to do. We'll see what happens, I've never given any indication I'll leave Cleveland or be somewhere else. It doesn't matter where I'll be, I'm good enough to help a team win basketball games.” James did admit that the league would be better off if the Knicks were a contending team. "You look at history. It is like the Yankees. The big time franchises that have a lot of history, it is hard for the fans to look at what they've been looking at the last few years,” he said. “Because they know the history of what has gone into the Garden. So I can understand that as a fan and I know because I know the history of the game. I think the league is doing just fine, but with the Knicks being good, the Celtics being good, the Lakers being good, it makes the league that much better. I'm talking as a fan now, please understand.” New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Tyrus Thomas Out 4-6 Weeks
X-rays confirmed the injury and he will undergo surgery Saturday. Thomas is expected to be out four to six weeks. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Lewis Will Start Upon Return From Suspension
Lewis was suspended for the first 10 games of the season for taking a banned supplement. The forward will be eligible to play on Nov. 16 against the Bobcats. "I'm starting him the first game --- for who, I don't know," coach Stan Van Gundy told the Orlando Sentinel. "It's like when we got Rafer (Alston) at midseason last year. When you know a guy is going to be there long term, you don't mess around." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cuban: Dampier Knows He Could Be Dealt
A team could deal for Dampier next summer and cut him without paying him anything because of the wording in his contract. In the NBA's struggling economy, a contract like Dampier's is an extremely valuable asset. The Mavericks could add an impact free agent in 2010 via a sign-and-trade involving Dampier. "He's a smart guy. He knows how to do math," owner Mark Cuban told ESPN of trade rumors. "I don't think there's any reason to have to go in and discuss it with him." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Spurs Aren't Fazed By New Rims
"I didn't know," Spurs guard Roger Mason Jr. told the San Antonio Express-News. "I really have noticed anything different." Mason isn't the only member of the Spurs that hasn't noticed anything strange. "The last six or seven times I dunked, I didn't notice anything, either," Matt Bonner said. "If you only swish, and don't hit the rim, it doesn't matter," Manu Ginobili joked. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jordan Still Looking For Guard Production Off Sixers Bench
Jordan still hasn't figured out who will be the team's first guard off the bench. He said on Thursday that he is waiting for one of the team's reserve guards to "distinguish" himself. Willie Green, Royal Ivey, Rodney Carney, and rookie Jrue Holiday are all in contention. "I'll tell you what I told the team the other day ... my eighth person, my eighth player, which is the first small, is someone I [still] need to find who is going to make some headway, someone that's going to tell me he's the eight guy," Jordan told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "That's going to come from Willie, from Jrue, from Royal, from Rodney. And some of it is going to be matchup, but if you distinguish yourself as 'The Guy,' then that's going to be the rotation." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bulls' Thomas Suffers Weightlifting Injury
The team announced the injury and said that Thomas went for X-rays after practice. "Hopefully, everything is fine," coach Vinny Del Negro told the Chicago Tribune. "I'm not even exactly sure how he got hurt yet. But he tweaked his arm a little bit and he's pretty sore." Del Negro said that the team will determine Thomas' availability for Saturday's game against the Bobcats on Saturday. The forward missed two games with the flu recently. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Hornets Owner Has Prostate Cancer
Shinn is optimistic that he will beat the disease. "My wife, Denise, and I remain strong in our faith and will maintain a positive attitude as I battle this with intense fervor and drive," Shinn said in a statement released by the Hornets. Shinn, 68, has owed the franchise since 1988. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Carmelo's Fitness Guru Trains J-Lo, Other Stars
His six-week program there, in addition to work with the Nuggets' training staff, led to a drop in body fat from 8.6 to seven percent and a drop in weight from 240 pounds to 228. "Everything about me — my energy, my confidence, my swagger — everything is on another level right now," he said. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Shaq Teasingly Offers LeBron $10M To Reveal 2010 Plans
"Five million if you do it right now,'' said O'Neal. ''No way. I'm not doing that,'' James replied laughing. ''Ten million. Cash. In a bag at your house,'' countered O'Neal. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wolves Believe They Can Recruit A Star With Cap Room
The Wolves will be $10 to $12 million under the cap next year, and Taylor believes some stars will consider Minnesota if they believe they are close to having a winning team. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets |
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LeBron James and the Cavaliers will travel to New York for their only appearance of the 2009-10 season, which has special significance due to the Knicks' blatant pursuit of him.
Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas suffered a fractured radius of his left forearm during a weight training session Friday morning at practice. 
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy says that Rashard Lewis will start immediately following his return from suspension.
The contract of Mavericks center Erick Dampier could be used as trade bait within the next year.
The NBA's new rim systems have led to some higher scoring games early on, but some players haven't even noticed them.
Philadelphia coach Eddie Jordan is still looking for some help at guard off the bench.
Hornets owner George Shinn said Friday that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Unlike Dwyane Wade, who went with Chicago-based NBA fitness guru Tim Grover, Carmelo Anthony again spent time this past summer with Beverly Hills-based Gunnar Peterson, fitness guru to such entertainment stars as Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Hugh Jackman.
Shaquille O'Neal teasingly offered LeBron James significant cash if he would announce his 2010 intentions immediately and put an end to the rampant speculation.
Regarding the salary cap, Wolves' owner Glen Taylor said, "we've got ourselves in a situation next year where we're low enough so that we could go out and try to bring in a free agent, and in this particular case I'm talking about maybe a free agent that has some star quality and experience."