LeBron Defeats Heckling Fan AGAIN
Fantasy Basketball Pros —
Courtside fans in Toronto and Portland are biting their tongues now. Apparently all LeBron James needs to be successful in the 4th quarter of a tight game is some motivation from some heckling courtside fans. In the first crazy instance in Toronto on January 6th LeBron scored 24 points in the 4th quarter after the girlfriend and cousin of Toronto Raptors Center Chris Bosh began heckling LeBron because of his poor first half shooting. Apparently the memo didn't reach Portland, where last night a rowdy fan was apparently the reason for LeBron's explosion in the 4th quarter as well. The heckling prompted LeBron to drop 17 points in the final 12 ...
Seattle Sports: In the Morning
Enjoy the Enjoyment —
LeBron James breaks Blazer hearts, scoring 15 fourth quarter points, then 2 more with less than a second left when he blew past Brandon Roy, maneuvered around LaMarcus Aldridge and hit an impossible reverse layin to give the Cavs an 84-83 win. Highlights. Blazers 26-19, 1 GB of final playoff spot. Next game Friday at home vs. Knicks. Sonics host Cavs tonight at 7. FSN. Tickets as low as $6.99 on Ticketmaster's Sonics Ticket Marketplace. Five players missed practice after yesterday's win, writes the P-I's Gary Washburn. Huskies host Stanford tonight at 7. No TV. Tickets. Wazzu hosts Cal at 7. No ...
Nike's ROI with LeBron James
Sports Business Radio blogs —
I made my way to the Rose Garden arena here in Portland last night to take in the Portland Trail Blazers (THE surprise team in the NBA this season) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (LeBron James is the NBA MVP to this point) game. I couldn't help notice that a sizeable contingent of Nike executives were seated courtside to watch one of their marquee athletes in action.
Nike Chairman Phil Knight and Nike Basketball Senior Director Lynn Merritt (the man who recruited and ultimately convinced Knight and Nike to sign James out of high school) were leading the cheers for King James. LeBron didn't disappoint the people who are paying him a reported $90M. He poured in 37 ...
