Cavaliers Team Report
(Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:40:26 PDT)

Some people can't get past his 8.9-point scoring average.

For those who are hung up on forward/center Anderson Varejao's meager scoring average, wake up. One could make a case that the 6-foot-11, 260-pounder is the Cavaliers' second-best player this season.

He's not well-loved around the league by the players. He's respected, but they can't stand playing against him.

Many players don't want anything to do with how hard Varejao plays.

Varejao has a major fan in Detroit. Pistons coach John Kuester said Varejao is simply "the best."

"You're talking about one of the all-time best people."

But he's not thrilled when his team faces Varejao, who is second on the Cavs with 7.9 rebounds per game.

"I hate him," Kuester joked.

"He's the kind...

Cavs send Jackson to Erie
(Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:08:29 PDT)
The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned forward Darnell Jackson to Erie of the NBA Development League. Jackson has played sparingly for the Cavs this season. He's averaging less than a point and 4.2 minutes in 26 games for the league's top team. This is Jackson's second stint with the BayHawks this season.

James becomes youngest to 15,000 points
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:07:31 PDT)
LeBron James became the youngest player to score 15,000 points, breaking Kobe Bryant's mark by more than two years in the first quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 92-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday. James had 29 points against the Bulls to push his total to 15,026. Three points short of the milestone when the night began, James soared in for a hard right-handed dunk on a break...

NBA teams getting creative to put fans in stands
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:53 PDT)
Glen Taylor isn't blind. Sitting courtside at Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves owner sees the scores of empty seats that surround him. The Timberwolves, like many NBA teams, are losing more than just games these days. In the middle of a rebuilding project that team officials acknowledge will take at least three years, fans in the sports-saturated Twin Cities are choosing to spend their...

James, Cavs beat Bulls 92-85
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:51:52 PDT)
If indeed LeBron James decides to leave Cleveland, fans in Chicago would certainly hail The King. They certainly let out enough cheers along with those oohs and aahs as he soared around the United Center on Friday night. James became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points, breaking Kobe Bryant's mark by more than two years, and the Cavaliers pulled away to beat the Bulls 92-85 for...

Ilgauskas back in Cleveland area
(Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:05:45 PDT)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is back in the Cleveland area three days before he is eligible to re-sign with the Cavaliers. Ilgauskas declined to comment to The Associated Press on Friday following a workout at a suburban gym. His agent, Herb Rudoy, told the AP in an e-mail that he will talk to Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry next week about returning the 7-foot-3 center to Cleveland.

Cavs clinch division outright behind James' 32
(Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:49:31 PDT)
The Cavaliers clinched their second straight outright Central Division championship Wednesday night -- and Mo Williams went home disappointed. LeBron James had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Cleveland's 99-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers. With the win, Cleveland (54-15) became the first team this season to clinch a division title.

West active for Cavaliers
(Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:30:16 PDT)
Cleveland's Delonte West is available for the Cavaliers' game Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers.

Suicide lines: Barbosa's back; RJ rejoices; Jamison can't shoot;
(Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:15:13 PDT)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your enormous multivitamin.

Cavs top Pistons 113-101, LeBron has triple-double
(Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:27:28 PDT)
LeBron James was shaky early and spectacular late. James had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. "Every point, rebound and assist was needed," Cavs coach Mike Brown said.

Phenomenal Swag: 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers mini-FatHeads
(Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:50:40 PDT)
Phenomenal Swag searches high and low across the Internet for NBA-related goods you never knew you needed.

Pistons' Stuckey returning Thursday?
(Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:46:40 PDT)
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey collapsed on the bench in the second half of a loss to the Cleveland...

Shaq rejoins Cavs after thumb surgery
(Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:22 PDT)
Injured Cleveland center Shaquille O'Neal has rejoined the Cavaliers. O'Neal, who has been out since tearing a ligament in his thumb on Feb. 25 and undergoing surgery, has been resting at home in Florida since the operation. He was back at the team's facility on Monday, but did not speak to reporters after the Cavs practiced and left for a game in Detroit.

LeBron scores 30 as Cavs clobber Celtics
(Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:10:30 PDT)
Leon Powe has seen the Boston Celtics at their best. They aren't there anymore. After coming off the bench and helping the Cleveland Cavaliers put away the Celtics 104-93 on Sunday, Powe, who won an NBA title with Boston in 2008, took a moment to reflect on his former team, a squad showing signs of age and perhaps vulnerability.

Celtics 93, Cavaliers 104
(Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:04:23 PDT)
LeBron James scored 30 points, 24 in the second half, and Cleveland wore down the aging Boston Celtics for a 104-93 victory on Sunday, the Cavaliers' second decisive win over one of the East's premier teams in less than a month. The Cavaliers were closer to full strength with the return of forward Antawn Jamison, who had 15 points and 12 rebounds after missing one game with a sore knee.

Davis denies intentionally hurting Shaq
(Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:48:50 PDT)
Boston's Glen Davis denies he intentionally tried to hurt Shaquille O'Neal in a game earlier this season, calling the accusations "crazy."

Cavs' Jamison expected to face Celtics
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:32:31 PST)
Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison is expecting to play Sunday when Cleveland hosts the Boston Celtics in a game between division leaders. Jamison missed Friday's win against Philadelphia because of a cyst behind his left knee. He said Saturday he thought he could have played against the 76ers, but team doctors advised him to rest.

Bryant measures his leadership of Lakers
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:59:00 PST)
Having learned from his mistakes with Shaq, Kobe Bryant has handled Pau Gasol's criticism with restraint.

LeBron returns with 23, leads Cavs over Sixers
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:33 PST)
A six-day layoff may have limited King James' conditioning, but not his skills. Any concern over LeBron James' ankle was alleviated in the first few minutes. James had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his return from a two-game absence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 14th time in their last 19 road games with a 100-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

James returns after missing 2 games
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:12:31 PST)
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers after missing the previous two with an injured right ankle. James missed two games for the Cavaliers after twisting his ankle last Friday against Detroit. James entered Friday's game averaging 30 points, 8.5 assists and 7.2 rebounds.

LeBron ready to return against 76ers Friday
(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:01:30 PST)
Cavaliers star LeBron James is tired of watching basketball and ready to start playing again. James missed two games after twisting his right ankle last Friday against Detroit, but is likely to play at Philadelphia on Friday night. "I'm always a guy who wants to play every game, but I think now looking back it was definitely the right decision to give the injuries I had some rest,"...

Bucks Fans Bring the Student Section to the NBA
(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:18:17 PST)
The Bucks are the hottest team in the league, winning 10 of their last 11 games and looking like an increasingly...

LeBron to play vs 76ers, Jamison could miss game
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:47:27 PST)
LeBron James is expected to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' lineup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, while Antawn Jamison will be a game-time decision. They were just two of six players to miss practice Wednesday for the Cavaliers, who took advantage of a break in the schedule to rest all five of their regular starters.