• nba season preview

    30 Previews In 30 Days: The Cleveland Cavaliers

    NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that is composed primarily of water and carbon: The Cleveland Cavaliers. More »

    1:30 PM on Sun Oct 5 2008
    By Basketbawful
    3,897 views, 19 comments

    Most discussed toledostripper: I'm one of the five best commenters in the world. more »

  • Lebron James

    LeBron Would Head To Europe for $50 Million a Year

    $50 million just so happens to be about $30 million more than any NBA team can pay under the salary cap. That sound you just heard is the NBA brass trying to figure out if they need some sort of superstar carve out in the salary cap structure. Either that or getting a capless division set up in Europe. But surely, LeBron's just bluffing, right? More »

    11:00 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
    By Clay Travis
    7,528 views, 78 comments

    Latest by Perroneous: I'm just spitballing here. But, why don't we just pay him in Canadian dollars? more »

  • Lebron James

    Let's Start Guessing Where LeBron Will Play In Two Years

    The summer of 2010. That's when LeBron James will shun Northeast Ohio, get a plane ticket, head to New York City, play basketball, and win a championship with either the Knicks, the Nets, or an amalgamation of the relocated Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers, the Long Island Clizzers. More »

    5:45 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
    By Matt Sussman
    8,426 views, 81 comments

    Latest by T-dawg: Uhm, not in Seattle. Fucking David Stern. more »

  • nba closer

    The Truth Really Does Hurt. Just Ask LeBron and The Cavaliers


    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who watched some legendary basketball yesterday. When he's not being really freaking impressed by Paul Pierce and LeBron James, he can be found being...really freaking impressed by Paul Pierce and Lebron James at Basketbawful. Enjoy!

    Larry Paul versus Dominique LeBron. Look, I'm not even going to pretend to be unmoved here. Fans of the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers had to endure one of the ugliest series in NBA history for six brutal games, but you know what? The final game made it all worthwhile. (Okay, mostly worthwhile.) As Game 7 showdowns go, this one ranks right up there with Larry Bird versus Dominique Wilkins in the 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals, right down to a Celtic superstar with a wispy, porn star mustache and an opposing superstar who went down with his head held high. More »

    9:15 AM on Mon May 19 2008
    By Basketbawful
    9,590 views, 48 comments

    Latest by kurt9988: Cleveland GM Danny Ferry needs to dump Ben Wallace, who is washed up and worthless. Maybe LeBron will pull more »

  • mother may i

    LeBron's Mother Is Not Someone With Whom You Should Trifle

    Last night's Celtics-Cavaliers Game 4 tilt will be remembered for two things: First, LeBron James' ridiculous, "you know, I could do this all the time if I really wanted" driving dunk, and, mostly, James' mother yapping at the Celtics who were wrapping her poor boy, and James responding with a subtle, "Sit your ass DOWN." When we remember the last time Momma James made news, it becomes clear that's not the first time LeBron's had to put his mom in her place. More »

    10:00 AM on Tue May 13 2008
    By Leitch
    22,438 views, 69 comments

    Latest by RachelRayIsTheDevil: Few things are quite as entertaining as an unglued sistah. Just stand clear. more »

  • nba closer

    Celtics Shown Up By LeBron, Punked By LeBron's Mom

    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who's starting to think Tuesday is the new Monday. When he's not wishing he was still chillin' in bed, he can be found rubbing his chin in a thoughtful way at Basketbawful. Enjoy!

    Welcome To Cleveland's Roadkill Cafe. Swarming defense, a brutal posterization of the Defensive Player of the Year, a superstar potty mouth, and LeBron's momma ... these were all part of an 88-77 Cavaliers win that had Doc Rivers and his Celtics clicking their ruby slippers together and chanting "There's no place like TD Banknorth Garden...there's no place like TD Banknorth Garden..." More »

    9:15 AM on Tue May 13 2008
    By Basketbawful
    15,928 views, 66 comments

    Latest by garbageday: @The Seaward (nee Tocchets Bookie): +1, especially for typing out the guttural noises. Saw them last year (in Cleveland) -- more »

  • the number 23

    Pizza Madness Grips Ohio

    OK, it wasn't quite THAT bad. But Papa John's 23-cent pizza promotion in Northeast Ohio on Thursday did draw enormous crowds, and wasn't completely peaceful. Aside from some stores running out of pizzas, there were shoving matches and verbal altercations as people waited in line for discount pies for as long as five hours. More »

    11:10 AM on Fri May 9 2008
    By rickchand
    5,907 views, 107 comments

    Latest by iHaveaRagingTebowner: If you are waiting in line for 5 hours just to get a $.23 pizza you....must be from Ohio. more »

  • king james

    LeBron James Has Obviously Never Been A Waiter

    Anbody who's ever been a waiter in their life realizes that it can be a dreadfully demeaning job. Regardless of how much tip money you collect for five hours of work (most of which usually go back into the restaurant during the post-shift decompression time at the bar) there's always a moment when you say to yourself, "This is why I should've never been an English major." More »

    3:50 PM on Thu May 8 2008
    By DAULERIO
    14,418 views, 160 comments

    Latest by Benny: I'll include this in the documentary film I'm working on - Black People Don't Tip. more »

  • nba closer

    Merciful God Answers Prayers, Ends Game 1 Of Cavs-Celts Series

    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who woke up this morning without Internet access and had to rush off to a Caribou Coffee, where the "free WiFi hotspot" actually cost him a bag of Deep River potato chips. When he's not finding a way to do his Deadspin column at the last second, he can be found wiping the sweat out of his armpits at Basketbawful. Enjoy!

    Well, that was sure...entertaining. Did you enjoy the 1994 NBA Finals? Do you miss those halcyon days of the Knicks-Heat rivalry? Has watching the Spurs slowly and methodically grind their opponents into paste over the last 10 years been the highlight of your existence? Then Game 1 of the Cavaliers-Celtics series was for you! And you are a freak. Please stay away from me and my column. I'm kidding. Keep reading. I get bonuses for page views. More »

    9:15 AM on Wed May 7 2008
    By Basketbawful
    6,303 views, 49 comments

    Latest by supermike5alive: @Juancho: sucks more »

  • nba playoffs

    NBA Playoffs: A Tuesday Night Viewer's Guide

    Ah, sweet Tuesday...still 20 percent better than Monday. Basketbawful is here to help you celebrate that fact and disentagle all those thoughts you thought you had about tonight's Cavs-Celtics game.

    Cleveland versus Boston: Game 1 More »

    6:30 PM on Tue May 6 2008
    By Basketbawful
    2,661 views, 17 comments