2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season

Slow starts have become a theme for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Through six games this season, the Cavs have had to erase early deficits in several contests — And Friday night’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers was no different. “That’s a fact — We started slow the last two games,” Cavs head coach David Blatt said. “The sample size is small, but we did mention it.” Despite another slow start against Philadelphia Friday, the Cavs (5-1) pulled away to pick up a 108-102 victory in Quicken Loans…

Are Professional Athletes Overpaid? Are professional athletes overpaid? This question is asked around schools, work places, and homes everywhere. Many people in the United States would agree that yes, professional athletes are overpaid. Everyday many individuals hear about another mega multi-million dollar contract for a professional athlete. For example, in 2014 Miami Marlins right-fielder Giancarlo Stanton signed a 13 year, 325 million dollar contract (“Giancarlo Stanton”). Although one of…

LeBron says in the last line of the commercial, “You’re not supposed to be here, yet here you are”. The clip shows him walking on to the court to play for the NBA team the Cleveland Cavaliers. Knowing LeBron’s childhood that he moved nearly a dozen times in a year missing about 100 days of school of the 4th grade, having slim to no money and growing up off welfare, not knowing who his real dad was, and growing up in Akron, Ohio.…

wouldn't stand a chance in the NBA. So what he did was he proved that he could stand a chance by carrying his team to the AAU championship and he won it. The week after he won the AAU championship, he got a call from the general manager from the Cleveland Cavaliers they wanted to draft him and be a 6th man small forward. The author uses “Viewpoint”, as on author's craft were he uses LeBron James perspective. It really brought the story to life because it's not just some guy that goes to every…

players in NBA have a big impact on today’s youth. Among those star players, LeBron James, who plays for Cleveland Cavaliers, is praised as one of the greatest players in the world. Nevertheless, LeBron James’ personality has been questioned. Some of LeBron James behaviors have shown that he is a narcissistic person and have actually created a bad image among some reporters and people in Cleveland. His narcissistic personality can be seen from certain remarks he utters, the negative attitude he…

LeBron Raymone James, current player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was born in Ohio in 1984. His fame and attention started in his high school years when he was the top player on the court. His unique skills combined with size, athleticism and court vision helped him become one of the premier players in the NBA. He started his professional basketball career when he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. He played with the Cavaliers from 2003 to 2009/10 after which he joined with the…

The Chicago Bulls handled their business (barely) against the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. The undermanned Cavs weren’t able to overcome being without three of their starters against Chicago, eventually falling to the Bulls 106-94 in Quicken Loans Arena. The loss snapped Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak at The Q. “I had a lot of combinations out there that guys were not used to playing with, but I just thought we competed,” Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue said. “We played…

Do you like sports? If so, what does that sport/sports mean to you? Life would be boring without sports. In this essay, i’m going to be talking about the Best Basketball player to ever play the game. Lebron didn’t have an easy childhood growing up. His dad left him before he was even born. His mom was a single parent working multiple low-paying jobs just to put food on the table and clothes on her and leBron’s back. LeBron was a single child, once he was of age to work, often times he…

Standing on the stage, victoriously, LeBron James hoisted up the Larry O’Brien trophy for winning the NBA Finals after a long, stressful season. Ever since first following the sport when I was a little kid, LeBron has been of the best and most influential superstars in the league. In 2003, LeBron was drafted straight out of high school by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick. Almost immediately, he was an impact player, winning rookie of the year as the first of many awards and…

Standing at 6,8 inches, born in Russia, worth well over a million dollars, and has spent multiple nights in Brooklyn, York. There are two different people who fit this mold, one is former Brooklyn Nets basketball player Andrei Kirilenko who played for the team in 2013-2014 and the other, is the man that employed him. This unique individual is none other than the current majority owner of the Brooklyn Nets Mikhail Prokhorov. Sitting at over 8.9 billion dollars in net worth, in 2010 the NBA…