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James Harden prefers trade to Nets, declined $50 million per year extension with Rockets

If the Houston Rockets trade James Harden, he would prefer to go to a contender. Harden reportedly considers the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers his top trade destinations, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Harden, 31, could be the next member of the Rockets to leave the organization. Mike D’Antoni announced he wouldn’t return to the team in September, Daryl Morey stepped down in October and Russell Westbrook asked the team for a trade in November. Harden hasn’t… Source link

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LeBron James trolls Trump on Twitter

The fifth day of counting votes finally resulted in the call LeBron James has been waiting for. The Associated Press called the presidential race Saturday morning for Democratic challenger Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, after determining Biden wouldn’t be caught in Pennsylvania. James immediately celebrated the news on Twitter, including a meme of his iconic Game 7 block against Andre Iguodala from the 2016 NBA Finals, only with Biden and Trump’s faces superimposed. James trolled… Source link

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LeBron James, Michael Jordan help Florida felons vote

Two of basketball’s biggest stars have been chipping in to help Florida felons vote in this year’s election.  LeBron James and Michael Jordan helped join Michael Bloomberg’s $27 million effort to help clear fines and fees for about 40,000 felons in the state so that they can vote in Tuesday’s election, according to the Tampa Bay Times.  It’s not clear how much they contributed. Spokespeople for both Bloomberg and James’ “More Than A Vote” organization did not return the… Source link

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LeBron James endorses Joe Biden after President Trump jabs

Not that it comes as a surprise, but LeBron James officially took a side in the presidential race ahead of Election Day on Tuesday. James — who has been extremely vocal about the election, helping register people to vote and other social justice issues in recent months — endorsed Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris in an Instagram post on Monday night. “One more day. Please,” he wrote. “We need EVERYTHING to change and it all starts tomorrow.” James had… Source link

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LeBron James jokes he’ll cherry-pick first half of season

It’s pretty good to be LeBron James these days. A fourth ring, a media business churning out content, an interview with Barack Obama. However, even with James’ legendary maintenance, there’s no escaping Father Time. Or at least jokes about Father Time, from one of your best friends and the former president. That was the 35-year-old James’ experience at the hands of Obama and business partner Maverick Carter at the end of this week’s episode of “The Shop” on HBO. James responded… Source link

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Rich Paul, LeBron James fire back after NBA agent criticism

The latest power play from Rich Paul and Klutch Sports has yet again triggered grumbles from the agent’s rivals. This time, it was a pro day organized by Paul for clients including potential top pick Anthony Edwards and Kentucky guard Tyrese Maxey on Thursday. The whole spectacle was nationally televised on ESPN2, and had some notable guests. In attendance at the Sports Academy in Los Angeles were Klutch clients LeBron James and Anthony Davis, as well as Draymond Green, Tristan Thompson, Source link

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LeBron James, others may skip start of season if it tips off in December

LeBron James looked every bit the best player in the NBA — still, at age 35 — on his way to winning another championship and Finals MVP. One theory as to why LeBron looked so good this past season was rest: For the first time in 14 years, he had a full offseason to recover (no playoffs) heading into the start of the season, then the coronavirus gave him a forced rest in the middle of it. That kept some older legs fresh. Whether you buy that or not, rest certainly matters to LeBron, which… Source link

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Watch Carsen Edwards throw down huge dunk on James Harden in Celtics scrimmage

Boston Celtics guard Carsen Edwards added to his rookie highlight reel with an amazing dunk in Tuesday night’s scrimmage against the Houston Rockets. Early in the third quarter, Edwards drove past Rockets guard Russell Westbrook toward the basket and threw down a thunderous slam over Rockets guard James Harden. Download the MyTeams app for the latest Celtics news and analysis Dunking between two former NBA MVP winners is a pretty impressive feat. Check out the play in the video below: Here’s… Source link

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James Carville still thinks Trump might pull out of race rather than risk a landslide defeat

James Carville and President Trump. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Jason Kempin/Getty Images, AP[2]) Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville doubled down Friday on his prediction that President Trump may yet abandon his run for reelection when confronted with poll numbers showing that he is in danger of getting swamped in an electoral “tsunami” that might rival Herbert Hoover’s 1932 landslide defeat to Franklin D. Roosevelt. In an interview on the Yahoo News podcast… Source link

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