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CLEVELAND -- The criticism quieted. The problems persist.
LeBron James and the NBA champions are a mess right now.
Arron Afflalo dropped a 3-pointer with 17.3 seconds left in overtime as the Sacramento Kings rallied for 116-112 win Wednesday night over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost for the sixth time in eight games and are dealing with a major distraction after James challenged the team's commitment to winning and demanded roster changes.
Following the latest troubling loss, James quickly dressed and answered a handful of questions before heading home.
"We gotta get better," he said. "That's all."
James recorded his second straight triple-double, finishing with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Kevin Love had 21 points and 16 rebounds and Kyrie Irving scored 20, but it wasn't enough as the Cavs didn't play with poise down the stretch and missed 17 of 34 free throws.
DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who trailed by five with 2:30 in overtime before battling back. Darren Collison added 23 points for Sacramento, which also trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter.
"Never a doubt," Kings coach Dave Joerger said with a laugh.
Things weren't so funny down the hall in Cleveland's locker room. James, who typically takes up to an hour to get showered and dressed, was already packing some belongings and a late-night, take-home meal into a bag when the media was allowed to enter.
James wore a "Klutch Or Nowhere" shirt, a nod to business partner Rich Paul's sports management group, and a baseball cap for "Uninterrupted," his sports multimedia site. He wasn't in a talkative mood after the Cavs let a win slip away on their home floor and fell to 5-7 in January.
Earlier in the day, James met with his teammates, coach Tyronn Lue and general manager David Griffin to discuss the biting remarks he made following a loss on Monday at New Orleans. Griffin was most upset with the superstar's assertion that the Cavs appeared satisfied with one title.
"It was the most misguided comment that came out of any of this," Griffin said.
While Griffin said he was pleased with the meeting, James refused to characterize the talk.
"I'm just trying to win ballgames," James said. "That's all that matters."
After Afflalo's 3, James missed a deep 3-point attempt for the Cavs, who were then forced to foul Cousins. Sacramento's big man made one of two to put it away.
Sacramento had lost eight of 10 coming in and is on an eight-game road trip. The Kings have won back-to-back games for the first time since winning four in a row in December.
"This is our first complete full game of the season," Cousins said. "Anybody who stepped on the floor played some type of part in this win. We battled. We took some hits, but we came back on our own. "
- Associated Press
CLEVELAND -- The criticism quieted. The problems persist.
LeBron James and the NBA champions are a mess right now.
Arron Afflalo dropped a 3-pointer with 17.3 seconds left in overtime as the Sacramento Kings rallied for 116-112 win Wednesday night over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost for the sixth time in eight games and are dealing with a major distraction after James challenged the team's commitment to winning and demanded roster changes.
Following the latest troubling loss, James quickly dressed and answered a handful of questions before heading home.
"We gotta get better," he said. "That's all."
James recorded his second straight triple-double, finishing with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Kevin Love had 21 points and 16 rebounds and Kyrie Irving scored 20, but it wasn't enough as the Cavs didn't play with poise down the stretch and missed 17 of 34 free throws.
DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who trailed by five with 2:30 in overtime before battling back. Darren Collison added 23 points for Sacramento, which also trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter.
"Never a doubt," Kings coach Dave Joerger said with a laugh.
Things weren't so funny down the hall in Cleveland's locker room. James, who typically takes up to an hour to get showered and dressed, was already packing some belongings and a late-night, take-home meal into a bag when the media was allowed to enter.
James wore a "Klutch Or Nowhere" shirt, a nod to business partner Rich Paul's sports management group, and a baseball cap for "Uninterrupted," his sports multimedia site. He wasn't in a talkative mood after the Cavs let a win slip away on their home floor and fell to 5-7 in January.
Earlier in the day, James met with his teammates, coach Tyronn Lue and general manager David Griffin to discuss the biting remarks he made following a loss on Monday at New Orleans. Griffin was most upset with the superstar's assertion that the Cavs appeared satisfied with one title.
"It was the most misguided comment that came out of any of this," Griffin said.
While Griffin said he was pleased with the meeting, James refused to characterize the talk.
"I'm just trying to win ballgames," James said. "That's all that matters."
After Afflalo's 3, James missed a deep 3-point attempt for the Cavs, who were then forced to foul Cousins. Sacramento's big man made one of two to put it away.
Sacramento had lost eight of 10 coming in and is on an eight-game road trip. The Kings have won back-to-back games for the first time since winning four in a row in December.
"This is our first complete full game of the season," Cousins said. "Anybody who stepped on the floor played some type of part in this win. We battled. We took some hits, but we came back on our own. "
LeBitch wants to fire the owner now.....Idiot!
Charles Barkley calls out LeCryBaby:
James had been stewing the past couple of days after Barkley took James to task for the four-time MVP calling out the Cavs for needing to fortify the roster with another playmaker to have a realistic shot at a repeat title.
"Inappropriate. Whiny. All of the above," Barkley said of James last week. "The Cleveland Cavaliers, they have given him everything he wanted. They have the highest payroll in NBA history. He wanted J.R. Smith last summer, they paid him. He wanted [Iman] Shumpert last summer. They brought in Kyle Korver. He's the best player in the world. Does he want all of the good players? He don't want to compete? He is an amazing player. They're the defending champs."
Barkley has consistently needled James, telling HBO's Bill Simmons over the summer that James would "never" ascend to top-five status in NBA history over Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain, and going back all the way to 2010 and James' "The Decision" television special, when Barkley told ESPN Radio 103.3 FM in Dallas/Fort Worth that it was a "punk move" for James to leave the Cavs to take up with the Miami Heat.
James had been stewing the past couple of days after Barkley took James to task for the four-time MVP calling out the Cavs for needing to fortify the roster with another playmaker to have a realistic shot at a repeat title.
"Inappropriate. Whiny. All of the above," Barkley said of James last week. "The Cleveland Cavaliers, they have given him everything he wanted. They have the highest payroll in NBA history. He wanted J.R. Smith last summer, they paid him. He wanted [Iman] Shumpert last summer. They brought in Kyle Korver. He's the best player in the world. Does he want all of the good players? He don't want to compete? He is an amazing player. They're the defending champs."
Barkley has consistently needled James, telling HBO's Bill Simmons over the summer that James would "never" ascend to top-five status in NBA history over Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain, and going back all the way to 2010 and James' "The Decision" television special, when Barkley told ESPN Radio 103.3 FM in Dallas/Fort Worth that it was a "punk move" for James to leave the Cavs to take up with the Miami Heat.
LeBron's team loses to the last-place Mavs.
[h=1]Barnes, last-place Mavs topple James, Love-less Cavs[/h]Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and the last-place Mavericks knocked off a title contender for the second straight night, beating LeBron James and the Cavaliers 104-97 on Monday.
[h=1]Barnes, last-place Mavs topple James, Love-less Cavs[/h]Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and the last-place Mavericks knocked off a title contender for the second straight night, beating LeBron James and the Cavaliers 104-97 on Monday.
After LeCryBaby ranted about Barkley calling him out, LeCryBaby says:
James put on his baseball cap and offered a parting thought as he prepared to leave the visitors locker room at the American Airlines Center to head to the airport for a flight back to Cleveland.
"I'm tired of biting my tongue," James said. "There's a new sheriff in town."
What an idiot.
James put on his baseball cap and offered a parting thought as he prepared to leave the visitors locker room at the American Airlines Center to head to the airport for a flight back to Cleveland.
"I'm tired of biting my tongue," James said. "There's a new sheriff in town."
What an idiot.
Thats only because you dislike lebron. I'm not a big lebron fan myself but Barkley has no right. He cried and bitched about his teammates constantly and his elbow in the Olympics was an embarrassment. LBJ is great for the NBA. He entered young and has always been respectful of the game....unlike Charles
