Rashard Lewis denies sleeping with LeBron James' girlfriend

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Right when it seemed things could not get worse for LeBron James, they apparently did. The Miami Heat star is currently struggling and his team is falling apart at the worst time of the season, the NBA Finals. Much of the blame has fallen upon James and then there are rumors of his girlfriend being unfaithful.

Rashard Lewis played for the Orlando Magic when they stopped the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009. LeBron James was not only the star of the Cavaliers, but he was also the season MVP. Lewis' game-winning three pointer of game one stopped Cleveland from ever having an advantage in that series.

Fast forward two years later and LeBron James has been outcast from his hometown for leaving Cleveland. Not only is he unwelcome at his own home, much of his credit on the basketball court has been given to Dwyane Wade. Through it all, he remained strong and the Heat made it all the way to the NBA Finals and he has to hear all about this.

Earlier today, Rashard Lewis released a statement denying he even knows Savannah Brinson, the longtime girlfriend of LeBron James. Lewis called Brinson to see if she was doing alright and offered an apology to his rival, James. While the two are on-court rivals, Rashard Lewis does not want to have any issues with him off the court. By the looks of things, the situation will quickly blow over and now LeBron James can focus on getting the Miami Heat back on track to win their next two home games.

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Rashard Lewis reportedly slept with LeBron James' girlfriend

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

The past year and a half have been mixed for LeBron James. After winning his first MVP, in 2009, many expected him to finally capture the NBA championship. Instead, his Cavaliers lost in six games to the Orlando Magic. Among the main components in this demise was Rashard Lewis, who buried key three pointers.

Two years later, it sounds as if three pointers were not the only thing Lewis was burying to disappoint LeBron James. Recent rumors suggest the current Washington Wizards forward had sexual relations with James' girlfriend. Nette at 97.9 The Box said the encounter took place when Lewis played against Miami.

Nette said she has sources close to the situation, who called the infamous Tiger Woods story. This person has a home in Orlando, close to Rashard Lewis' home. Not only is this person a neighbor, he also clubs with Rashard Lewis. Due to Lewis' NBA status, all of the talk was LeBron James and his performance in the NBA Finals, with drinking involved, Lewis reportedly said he slept with Savannah, the girlfriend of LeBron James.

Following James' terrible performance, Stephen A. Smith said LeBron was going through trouble off the court. Similarly, during the 2010 NBA Playoffs, James had less-than-LeBron-like play and Smith said he was going through personal problems. Only then, it was revealed his teammate, Delonte West, had slept with his mother. This time, it seems as if LeBron James is struggling with the fact that Rashard Lewis helped oust him out of the 2009 playoffs and slept with his girlfriend.

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Keyshia Cole marries Daniel Gibson

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Three years ago, Keyshia Cole began dating Daniel Gibson, the point guard of the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the time, she was at the peak of her career. But, following the release of A Different Me, Cole decided to take some time off.

Many people did not take the relationship between Cole and Gibson seriously. But, the more public appearances they began making, the more people realized they were in love. In 2009, Keyshia Cole revealed she was pregnant.

Last March, Keyshia Cole gave birth to her first child, Daniel Gibson, Jr. and returned to the public eye. Currently, both Keyshia Cole and Gibson have hit rough patches in their career. Keyshia Cole's last album did not sell well and Gibson had a rough season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

With their respective careers in the middle of rough patches, Keyshia Cole and Daniel Gibson have created their own happiness. The two have gotten married and will raise their son together.

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Keyshia Cole and Daniel Gibson cover "Urban Ink" magazine

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

In her time in the public eye, Keyshia Cole has had several men who wanted her affections. Keyshia Cole's most public relationships was with Young Jeezy. Their relationship was confirmed when she appeared on his single, "Dreaming." But, their relationship did not last because she wanted marriage.

Keyshia Cole rose to the top of the game in 2008. She had received comparisons to Mary J. Blige for years. But, Cole had become a star in her own right by 2008. Finally reaching the peak, she decided to take some time off. During this time, Keyshia Cole began dating Daniel Gibson, of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

When the news first went public, not many people took their relationship seriously. But, when Keyshia Cole confirmed they were dating, no one thought it would last. In order to protect what she was building with Gibson, Keyshia Cole decided to hold off on her 2009 album. Instead, she took a hiatus and even had her first child, Daniel Gibson, Jr.

Upon returning to the spotlight, Keyshia Cole returned with her fiancee` and her son. Towards the end of 2010, she began working on her Calling All Hearts album. The album has not done as good as Cole wanted, but it helped her get her name back into the public eye. Recently, she and Gibson covered the magazine, Urban Ink. Together, the couple showed off their multiple tattoos and they talked about their family life.

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Dwyane Wade gets his Super-Team, but they Fail to Win

By Sports Authority
JR Staff Writer

Four years ago, Dwyane Wade was on the fast track to success after leading the Miami Heat to a championship. The feat was impressive because Wade was only in his third year. More impressive was the fact that he put the entire team on his back and led them to a spectactular comeback to win the ring.

For the first time, sports media outlets were questioning if Wade was possibly better than LeBron James. There was a moment in time when Dwyane Wade was getting credit for his accomplishments. However, the next season would prove to be a test, as the Heat struggled and Wade was injured midseason.

The knee and shoulder injuries kept Dwyane Wade out for most of the 2007-2008 season and the Heat posted the NBA's worst record. The next season, Wade redeemed himself, and was the best player in the league. Despite his performance, the Heat continued to struggle, but made the playoffs. Soon, rumors of Dwyane Wade leaving Miami began.

Last season, there were times when it appeared as if Dwyane Wade had given up on his Heat. No matter what, they just could not get things right. Wade needed a real team around him because his top rivals, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, were leading well-rounded teams. The Heat took a risk in the 2010 offseason by unloading their entire roster. But, it paid off when Chris Bosh left an even worse situation in Toronto to play for the Miami Heat.

Following Bosh's exit, LeBron James left his league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to also be a part of the Wade-led Miami Heat. Sports experts said the new-look Miami Heat would easily dominate the leage and win the championship. But, two weeks into the season, the Heat seem to only be able to defeat the weaker teams in the league. Already, the new-look Heat are 0-2 against the Boston Celtics and they have also lost to both the New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz, teams they are supposed to easily defeat.

Even with this super-roster, Dwyane Wade finds himself in a similar position to the position he holds each season, barely holding on while everyone else dominates.

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Cleveland tells LeBron James what he should do

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Earlier this year, LeBron James made a decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers because he felt as if he could not lead them to an NBA championship. After playing in the NBA for seven years, James had become the most-popular player in the league and the NBA had forged a rivalry between James, of the East, and superstar Kobe Bryant, of the West. Their rivalry was marketing genius and brought in tons of money for everyone involved.

LeBron James gave all of this up when he decided to join Dwyane Wade's team, the Miami Heat. Four years ago, Wade led the Heat to an NBA title in only his third season. For a brief moment, Dwyane Wade was the most-popular player in the league. But, after this season, James led his Cavaliers to dominance over the Eastern Conference, posting one of the top four records each season. In his final two Cleveland seasons, he won the MVP award and led the team to the NBA's best record.

Despite all of the acclaim and accomplishments, James left Cleveland and rubbed it in the faces of the fans that adored him. That, not his race, or the team he went to, is the reason the media has not forgiven him. He was a part of a multimillion dollar marketing campaign based out of the small market of Cleveland, but still the star of the show. After burning jerseys and threatening his life, the former fans of LeBron James have finally put their thoughts together.

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LeBron James begins his Summer Vacation

After years of letdowns and disappointment, LeBron James was supposed to finally break through this year. Following their heartbreaking loss to the Orlando Magic in last year's Eastern Conference Finals, the attitude of the Cleveland Cavaliers changed. The change was led by LeBron's attitude. He went from thinking about simply dominating to thinking about the championship.

In an effort to build a team to dispatch the Orlando Magic, the Cavs made the seemingly right moves to build them for a playoff run. With the assumed demise of the Boston Celtics, the Magic were the only team thought to be able to handle Cleveland. LeBron James thought of only winning a championship throughout the summer of 2009. The season could not come fast enough for him.

Quickly, LeBron James was able to get his team to come together and they dominated the regular season. They posted the top record in the NBA and they swept the season series from Kobe Bryant and his defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers. With those two wins, LeBron James was considered to officially be the best player in the NBA and his team looked unstoppable. Even with the best record in the league, the team decided to add another scorer in Antawn Jamison just to be on the safe side.

When the playoffs started, only one word was spoken of, championship. LeBron James embedded this into the minds of his teammates and they truly believed that they could defeat the Orlando Magic. Facing the heroic Chicago Bulls in the first round, the Cleveland Cavaliers easily rolled over them. In the next round, they had the aging Boston Celtics. The entire basketball world was expecting LeBron James to put on an amazing performance that would end the Celtics' run in the second round. Two years prior, the Celtics had stopped James and his Cavaliers in the second round.

But, LeBron James seemed to dominate in game one, as he led the Cavaliers to a victory. But, in game two, the Boston Celtics stunned them with a blowout win in Cleveland. But, LeBron James dropped 38 points to blowout the Celtics in Boston and taking a 2-1 win. Most Cavalier fans saw game two as a slip on the part of their superstar. Follwoing that game, he seemed to be focused and he battled a close game in Boston. But, in the fourth quarter, the Celtics stormed back and won the game. The top-seeded Cavs featuring the two-time MVP, LeBron James were the only team still playing in the second round.

The Magic that they were waiting to defeat were waiting on the winner of the series and their manufactured rivals, Los Angeles Lakers, were in their Conference Finals, facing the Phoenix Suns. With the spotlight now on the best team in the league struggling against a has-been, LeBron James cracked under the pressure and his team fell to the inferior Boston Celtics. The 2009 Cavaliers had been built to take out the Celtics, but when they fell to the Magic, they proved to be weak against them. For the 2010 season, the Cavaliers were built to take out the Magic, but they got rid of pieces that were in place for the Celtics.

Now, LeBron James has an early start to his summer vacation. He will not get much rest as every team in the league will be throwing themselves at him. James is a free agent this summer and every team wants a piece of him, most notably, the New York Knicks. Teams cannot openly approach LeBron James until July, so he will have a full month to relax before the media frenzy fully emerges.

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The Emergence of Rajon Rondo

Only a few seasons ago, the Phoenix Suns drafted Rajon Rondo with the twenty-first overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. Already having a strong point guard, he was immediately traded to the lowly Boston Celtics. The Celtics were back in the lottery one season after winning their division and the third seed in the playoffs. However, the 2006-2007 season was one of the more forgettable ones in the history of the franchise.

Following the horrible 2006-2007 season, there were multiple rumors of the Boston Celtics being dismantled. Rondo had a front-row view of all of this from the bench as the Celtics were one of the worst teams in the league. But, with the addition of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to the core which was anchored by Paul Pierce, the Celtics went from worst to first. Being overlooked during his rookie season and most of his second season, Rondo was key in the playoffs.

The next season, the Boston Celtics dealt with injuries to each of their big three with Rondo being the only healthy player on the team. In the playoffs, with Kevin Garnett out and the rest of the team limited, Rondo emerged as a leader. But, for this season, fans hoped that it would be a return to business as usual. However, the 2009 playoffs were only a preview of what has become the team of Rajon Rondo.

Throughout the regular season, Rajon Rondo came through in big games against contenders in the East. Now, in the playoffs, he has been the main reason that the Celtics are still competing against a much better Cleveland Cavaliers team. Early in the run of the “Big Three,” there was talk of the pressure Rajon Rondo was feeling. Being on the court with Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett would be rough for anyone.

Instead of shying away from the challenge, Rajon Rondo rose to become just as good, if not better than the “Big Three.” Last year, in the playoffs, Rondo was included in the “Big Three” while Garnett was out. For most of this season, the Celtics have been referred to as the “Big Four.” One thing is clear and that is the fact that Rajon Rondo is the future of the Boston Celtics.

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LeBron James wins second MVP award

Ever since he first arrived in the NBA right out of high school, LeBron James has been compared to the legendary Michael Jordan. Growing up, James idolized Jordan and he has modeled aspects of his game around the legend. Because Jordan wore the number 23 jersey, James decided to wear the number 23 jersey.

However, until last year, LeBron James was not very Jordan-like. It was not until he pulled his team together and led his Cleveland Cavaliers to a league-best 66-16 record that people began to realize how great James is. In the 2009 NBA playoffs, James led his team to two sweeps over both the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks. Those efforts were rewarded with the MVP.

Following his heartbreaking loss to the Orlando Magic in the conference finals, LeBron James shifted his focus to the next season. The goal throughout this season has been to win the NBA championship. Unlike last season, his team fell short of 66 wins, but they still managed to post the best record in the league. Led by LeBron, the Cavs won 61 games.

While the focus for this season is to win the NBA title, LeBron James has elevated his play, but his team is not quite as smooth. In the first round against the Chicago Bulls, James led his team to a victory in five games, as opposed to a sweep. Still, James set the bar so high last season that he does not have to accomplish all that he accomplished last season.

LeBron James did not lead his team to as many victories last season as he has this season, but he still led his team to the top of the league standings. Because of that, LeBron James has won his second MVP award in as many seasons.

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LeBron James prepares for Playoff Run

With the close of the 2009-2010 NBA season, LeBron James has his Cleveland Cavaliers in a great position. The team currently sits on the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Not only that, but they currently hold the best record in the NBA.

LeBron James had his team in the exact position last season, but that did not stop the Orlando Magic from knocking them out of the playoff picture. This season, James is determined to not let any opposition come between himself and the NBA title.

Despite there being no chance of any team catching them in the standings, LeBron James has decided to play out the final games of the season. Usually, late in the season, the stars sit out until it is time for the playoffs. But, in order to keep himself from getting rusty, James has decided to keep himself in the game.

While it is a common fact that LeBron James will be playing in the 2010 playoffs, there is no certainty with the lower-seeded teams. The Bulls, featuring All-Star Derrick Rose, and the Raptors, featuring All-Star, Chris Bosh are battling for the final playoff spot in the East. If one of these two teams ends up making the playoffs, they will draw Cleveland in the first round. More than likely, this means that they will end up losing in the first round to LeBron James and his Cavaliers.

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