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LeBron James scolds mom during Cavs-Celtics game
Published 5/13/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... under the basket near where LeBron's mother sits. Gloria James, being the firecracker that she is, started yelling at Pierce for the hard foul on her son. Here's the video with LeBron's classic reaction — keep an eye on the woman in the white shirt: Yup. That's LeBron telling his mother to "sit your (butt) down!" Happy Day-After Mother's Day, mom! [High fives and brunch to Awful Announcing and Odenized] 

LeBron’s Quite Glad Monday Wasn’t Mother’s Day
Published 5/13/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... During the 2nd quarter of last night’s Game 4, the king Cavalier became entangled with Paul Pierce , and the Celtic offered his own holiday greeting by hugging LeBron and dragging him out of bounds. Well, Paul should have watched where he going, as Gloria didn’t appreciate how he was harassing her little boy (with video after the jump): ( Clip courtesy AWFUL ANNOUNCING ) That’s Mrs. James in the white shirt coming to her son’s rescue, as Kevin Garnett holds her back. But it appears LeBron thought it was help that he could do with out, as he shouted at her to sit back ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Road Dooms Celtics
Published 5/13/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... and make this all a moot point. After all, they won 35 games at home during the regular season. But maybe they won't. After all, for all those home wins, they also lost 6. And right now, the way they are playing, they can't afford to lose any. It is their fatal flaw. Let's all agree that whether you're the Celtics or the Cavs or any of the final foursome in the West ... ... If you can't win on the road, you don't feel like much of a champion. Must-See YouTube Clip of the Day: LeBron James telling his mom to "Sit down!" after she yelled at KG for Paul Pierce's wrap-up ...

What The Damn? Ungrateful Son Edition
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Gangsta D) at The Commission
... Gangsta D: I don't care how old or rich I get, I will never get out of pocket with my mom like this:) Da Realist: Wow. Just wow. I read his lips and I still don't believe he said that. I just don't. Waldini: Late in the first half, Pierce tried to wrap up James to prevent a breakaway dunk and the two of them spun into the expensive seats behind the basket, at which point James' mother, Gloria, jumped into the fray to give Pierce a piece of her mind. Even as Pierce's arms were wrapped around him, James was yelling at his mother to back away. "The commissioner doesn't care if ...

Hot Clicks: Reports say Simpson and Romo are done
Published 5/13/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... e-mail was sent to us by Kris M., of Knoxville, Ill.: "Who was the lady that was getting in Paul Pierce's face after he had wrapped up LeBron on a breakaway late in the second quarter? She seemed to be getting awful aggressive and even pushed Garnett away. I hope there's video footage of this psychotic woman." At 1:26 a.m. Kris wrote again: "I guess I found out who the psychotic woman was," and provided this link, that woman was LeBron's mother. ...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 5/13/2008 by Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
- Awful Announcing - The mystery woman LeBron was yelling at? That would be his mom. - National Post - David Stern: “Won’t someone please think of the children?!” - Need4Sheed - The “In Arnie (Kander) We Trust” movement has begun around the USA. - Fan I.Q. - Seven reasons why very few teams are winning on the road right now. - Yahoo! Sports - It’s not just the ...

Memorable moments: When Mom is in attendance
Published 5/14/2008 by The Sports Hernia at The Sports Hernia Blog
... It seems now more than ever that the Mom is playing a significant role in professional sports, predominantly NBA basketball games. While the likes of Mama Iverson and Mama Marbury battled for insanity supremacy during the early part of the decade, it's clear Mama James has now vaulted to the forefront. In honor of her coming to the aid of her 6'8, 250lb son the other night, the Sports Hernia takes a look back at some of the greatest 'mom moments' in recent sports history. Consider it a belated Mother's Day gift. 1984 – ...