The Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers in overtime 103-102 after a LeBron James buzzer beater. Down 102-101 with 2.2 seconds left, LeBron caught the ball, drove past a lunging Paul George, and made a lay-up as time expired. Easiest buzzer beater ever

Sports Illustrated just released its list of the highest-earning athletes in the world for the past year. The top 10: Floyd Mayweather Jr. — $90 million LeBron James — $56.5 million Drew Brees — $47.8 million Kobe Bryant — $4

No. 1-ranked high school basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins committed to Kansas today. The 18-year-old from Toronto is widely considered the best high school prospect in years. Some say he's the best since Greg Oden in 2007, while more bullish scouts

When LeBron James left Cleveland for Miami in 2010, a popular narrative emerged: this is a cop out. Many commentators scolded LeBron for teaming up with other stars. To be a truly great he had to go it alone, they argued, building his own team from s

Chicago Bulls center Nazr Muhammad got ejected from Game 3 on Friday night for shoving LeBron James to the ground. After the game, coach Tom Thibodeau called LeBron out for flopping, saying, "From my angle, I saw a guy basically flop. I don't think i

During game three of the Bulls - Heat playoff game, Lebron James went in for a monster dunk only to get blocked by 5' 9" point guard Nate Robinson. The crowd went nuts. The Heat got the last laugh winning the game 104-94 to go up in the series 2 game

Free throw shooting is the only average part of LeBron James' game.  He shoots, drives, passes, rebounds, and defends five positions, but he's still just a 74% free throw shooter, and has barely improved that number since he came into the league

Tensions are high in Miami tonight, where LeBron James and the Heat are trying to prevent Chicago from taking a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. There have been a couple of little scuffle early, and five technical fouls we

There is no clearer indication of LeBron James' unprecedented versatility than this. LeBron told ESPN yesterday that he "wouldn't be surprised" if he guarded 5'9" Chicago Bulls point guard Nate Robinson tonight.  This comes after he spent a big

Just days after the NBA named Lebron James the league's Most Valuable Player for the second straight year, Nike has released its incredibly eccentric "LEBRON...

After LeBron James was named the NBA MVP for the fourth time, Nike added a five-story tall billboard to the outside of American Airlines arena honoring the achievement. This ad comes on the heals of a discussion during ABC's NBA coverage in which Mag

After LeBron James won his fourth MVP award this week, Nike announced that it's releasing a limited edition LeBron X "MVP" sneaker. The shoe is nuts-looking, but we kind of like it. There are all sorts of colors and textures that give the it an asymm

By winning his fourth MVP award this weekend, LeBron James has now combined to win five MVP and championship trophies, matching Shaquille O'Neal for tenth on the all-time list. But if he can add his second championship ring this season, LeBron will t

After having one of the best seasons in NBA history, LeBron James won the MVP, but it wasn't unanimous. The only voter not to pick LeBron was Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe, who wrote an article explaining his decision today. His argument is famil

When LeBron James won his fourth MVP Award this weekend, there was an uproar when it was revealed that he received just 120 of the 121 of the first place votes. Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe revealed today that he was the lone writer to vote for

LeBron James will officially be named NBA MVP on Sunday, league officials confirmed to Michael Wallace of ESPN. It's hardly a surprise.  This will be LeBron's 4th MVP, and his second in a row. It has been a foregone conclusion that he'd win the

This infographic from CableTV.com takes a look at how LeBron James' decision to move from Cleveland to Miami has affected both franchises.  It shows that LeBron boosts TV ratings, attendances, ticket sales, and even the value of the respective f

LeBron James finished second in the race for NBA Defensive Player of the Year, behind Marc Gasol. LeBron is not particularly pleased at this outcome. From the Palm Beach Post, via Hoopshype: "I mean, I guard everybody on the floor. I don't know if th

There's a big cover story about Kevin Durant in this week's Sports Illustrated. SI released a few quotes of from it today, and this one about LeBron James caught our eye. Durant was open about his obsession with LeBron. He says he follows his box sco

LeBron James is the most dominant athlete on Earth, so he can wear whatever he wants and get away with it. But some of his outfits raise more eyebrows than others. For instance, last night he wore a bright red sweater with leaves all over it. It

LeBron James had one of the quieter 27-point, 10-rebound, 8-assist performances you'll ever see last night. He only took 11 shots, only made one jumper, and sat out the final four minutes of the 110-87 blowout. It's a function of LeBron's incredible

Here we go again. The whole outrageous NBA fashion trend that blew up during last year's playoffs seemed to die down a little bit during the regular season.  But last night Russell Westbrook and LeBron James jump-started it with some truly terri

This isn't the most graceful dunk of LeBron James' season, but it's still impressive. On a fast break in the first quarter against the Bucks, LeBron couldn't decided whether to pass or shoot in midair, so he ended up tossing a lob off the backboard t

Over the last year, conservative superlawyer Paul Clement has tackled cases involving the Affordable Care Act and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.  Now, he's dipping his toes into another high-profile case. He is arguing in defense of the NF

LeBron James is this generation's Michael Jordan. He dominates on the court to a degree we haven't seen since MJ in the 90s, and he has transcended sports in a way that very few athletes ever do. Those parallels have led people to ask one big, fat ju

For many, it is difficult to accept how great LeBron James is because his statistics just don't compare to some of history's greatest players. However, James' deflated numbers can easily be explained by just looking at how slow the NBA has become. Be

Carmelo Anthony tied his career high with 50 points last night in the Knicks' 102-90 win over the Heat. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade both sat out to get some pre-playoffs rest, so the game lacked some of the energy it had on paper. But Carmelo was on

The Miami Heat beat the Spurs with a last-second three-pointer by Chris Bosh in what may have been an NBA Finals preview. And the Heat pulled off the win despite LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers missing the game. Many felt that the move

Last month LeBron James blew everyone away with his pregame dunks. Now, he has moved on to odd-angled three pointers. In this video from a fan at March 17th Heat-Raptors game, James make five-straight threes from the extreme corner of the court. 

Proponents of the federal Defense of Marriage Act -- which gay rights advocates argue is discriminatory -- have the country's most powerful constitutional lawyer in their corner when the case comes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.  His nam

The Heat won yet another one last night, beating the Orlando Magic 108 to 94 and taking their win streak to 27 games. And the Heat are loving every minute of it and going back and forth with videobombing each other in post-game interviews. Last night

The Miami Heat beat the the Bobcats Sunday night bringing its win streak to 26 and LeBron and co. are still having tons of fun. Dwyane Wade, who didn't play in the game, stole the microphone and interviewed LeBron James, and Chris Bosh jumped in the

On the court, LeBron James is the most dominant athlete in the world. Off it, he has charted an ambitious course to earn $1 billion, signing endorsement deals with the biggest companies in the world, and making some smart investments. As a resul

So this probably isn't smartest move LeBron James has ever made. Wednesday night in Cleveland a crazed LeBron fan rushed onto the court in the middle of the Heat's 98-95 win over the Cavs. He was wearing a "We Miss You LeBron" shirt that also had a r

LeBron James was universally beloved when he first came into the NBA. It was only after the PR disaster surrounding his move to Miami that NBA fans fully turned against him. Ultimately that villain persona didn't fit him, and he has spent the last tw

With 7:03 left in the third quarter, the Miami Heat trailed the Cleveland Cavaliers 67-40. Nine minutes of game time later, with 10:27 left in the fourth quarter, LeBron James buried a three to tie the game 77-77. The Heat went on to win in incredibl

Grantland's Zach Lowe wrote a great post today about how the Toronto Raptors are on the cutting edge of NBA analytics. With the help of camera-tracking technology, the team spent years inventing a computer program that (among other things) shows you

The Boston Celtics played great last night. They shot 54%, outplayed Miami in transition, and silenced Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade (only 29 points combined). If it wasn't for 21 turnovers and nine missed free throws, it would have been a near-flawless

The Miami Heat is trying to extend its 22-game win streak in a heated game in Boston right now. The Celtics lead, but it's early.  The highlight of the game came in the second quarter, when LeBron James took an alley-oop and threw it down over J

The Heat will go for 23 straight tonight against the Celtics, which would give Miami the second longest winning streak in NBA history. But if the Heat are feeling the pressure, they sure aren't showing it as Chris Bosh and LeBron James appear to be i

The Heat won their 16th-straight game last night when LeBron James made a game-winning lay-up with four seconds left. It was the type of play that would have been a HUGE deal 10 months ago when the narrative was still, "LeBron isn't clutch and cowers

The Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks in MSG yesterday, coming back from a 16-point hole to win 99-93. LeBron James was great again — with 29 points, 11 rebounds, 7 rebounds — leading Miami to its 14th straight win. During the first hal

LeBron James put on yet another dunk show during warm-ups, throwing down several spectacular dunks (see video below). This led Magic Johnson, during ESPN's pre-game show, to declare that he will give $1 million to the winner of the NBA All-Star weeke

The Miami Heat jumped on the "Harlem Shake" bandwagon with one of the better versions of the video craze that we have seen. But what's really great about this video is that it we see a more relaxed LeBron James that is getting back to having fun and

LeBron James is having arguably the best season of his career and appears headed to his fourth MVP award in five seasons. And he is doing this despite taking only 18.3 shots per game, the lowest total of his career. James is still averaging 27.3 poin

LeBron James had 40 points, 16 rebounds, and 8 assists in a thrilling win against the Kings last night. No one (not Bird or Jordan or Kobe) has had a 40-16-8 stat line in the last 27 years. The historic performance was a fitting end to a historic mo

Here's LeBron James throwing an alley-oop to himself, putting the pass between his legs in mid-air, and throwing it down for another spectacular dunk before last night's Heat-Kings game. LeBron's dunk routine has taken on a life of its own since a f

Much to the chagrin of many basketball fans, LeBron James has never competed in the All-Star weekend Slam Dunk Contest. After watching this video of LeBron in warm-ups, we know exactly what we are missing as this dunk would have easily won this year'

This missed dunk on a wide-open fastbreak might be the low point of LeBron James' season. LBJ is having his best year ever, averaging 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists while shooting 57%. He has only had ONE bad shooting game all year (chart below

LeBron James is in the middle of an incredible season. Even his fellow NBA stars can't help but admit he's basically not human. Now, James is even sinking left-handed three pointers, just for fun. The Heat played the Bulls in Chicago Thursday night a