mvn.com - 4/29/2008
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Brendan Haywood told LeBron James to "just play basketball." Really? A frontcourt player whose team just got wiped by 20 on the boards in a critical Game 4 is going to tell LeBron James to play basketball? A guy with a 7.5 point and 5.9 rebound career averages whose team is about to get knocked out by the Cavs for a third straight season is going to tell the Cavaliers superstar what to do?
Haywood, Stevenson- It’s Your Fault
waitingfornextyear.com 4/28/2008 — Les and I talked about this the other week. Some players thrive when ‘extra motivation’ is given. You would think that Brendan Haywood would have learned that lesson by now. You would think that seeing LeBron continue to dominate DeShawn Stevenson would be a clue. One might think that after going ...
Stevenson Fined
blog.washingtonpost.com 4/29/2008 — Deshawn Stevenson was fined $25,000 on Monday after making what the NBA determined to be "a menacing gesture" duriing the first quarter of the Washington Wizards' 100-97 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In case you missed it, with 10 minutes, 16 ...
Bitter Wizards Continue To Talk
bleacherreport.com 4/29/2008 — DeShawn Stevenson and Brendan Haywood need to be quiet, play the game and cherish it until LeBron James knocks them out of the playoffs...again.
Jordan not a fan of Hack-a-Ben strategy —
Wizards Insider 4/29/2008
It was late in Sunday's Game 4 when Cavs F Ben Wallace wound up with the basketball near the rim and was fouled by Caron Butler. At the time, the Cavs led 90-87 with 6:12 to go. Wallace, who is the worst free throw shooters of all time, missed both ...
James confident Cavs can oust Wizards (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/29/2008
LeBron James whistled an unrecognizable tune -- no, it wasn't one of Jay-Z's -- as he practiced free throws. He seemed blissfully serene. Staying that way will be tough. He's got to go at least one more round with the Washington Wizards. A target of ...