Mourning The Happy Camper

Forget about all the teams he disappointed and left behind, collecting checks along the way, Alonzo Mourning is happy about the situation he is in and doesn’t care about what the New Jersey Nets have to say.

"Everybody has their own selective opinion about the situation," he said, "which is comical to me."

In New Jersey, Alonzo Mourning, a player who has seemingly sat out more games than he has played, became unhappy with the direction owner Bruce Ratner was taking his beloved Nets.

"I wasn't loyal," he said, mocking the criticism of his departure, "that I didn't appreciate what they did for me. Little do people know, I had better offers out there to play for other teams. Much better offers. But my ultimate goal wasn't the money. I wanted to be somewhere where I could win. Money was secondary at that point."

Mourning does understand the absurdity of the situation and has leaned a valuable lesson.

"I understand the irony in it all," he said yesterday. "That's how things work. When you go from one place, and you're trying to accomplish a goal, you've got to go through paths that you've gone through before."

Via Star-Ledger

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LeBron's Triple-Double For Naught

The Cleveland Cavaliers gave it all they had tonight versus the Toronto Raptors in a must win game. Behind LeBron James’ 27 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors to finish the season at 42-40.

The win was not enough however as the Nets beat the Celtics tonight to also finish at 42-40 as well, however the Nets own the tie-breaker versus the Cavaliers.

The playoff ousting marks the end of a very troubling second-half of the season for Cleveland who 3 months ago seemed a lock for the playoffs. An interesting off-season is now in store for Cleveland fans as there are certainly a lot of questions that will need answering.

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McInnis Out For Cleveland's Season Finale

Jeff McInnis (viral syndrome) did not travel with the team to Toronto last night. He is listed as 'out' for the Cavaliers' season finale game against the Raptors.

This is Cleveland's most important game in several years. If they beat Toronto and if New Jersey loses to Boston, then they will make the playoffs and face the Miami Heat.

Via Cavaliers Press Release

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