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Displaying all articles tagged:
Lebron James
games
May 2, 2023
LeBron vs. Curry Is a Reprieve for the NBA
Two defining superstars will battle it out in the playoffs. But is anyone waiting in the wings to replace them?
By
Will Leitch
games
Jan. 24, 2023
LeBron’s Career Has Been a Quiet Rebuke to Michael Jordan’s
As he approaches the all-time NBA scoring record (and his eventual retirement), the Chosen One remains grounded.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 26, 2022
LeBron James Doesn’t Talk About Politics Anymore
Two years after making himself ubiquitous in American political life, he’s sitting out the midterms, and his voting group is “dormant.”
By
Will Leitch
games
Dec. 9, 2021
Enes Kanter Freedom Is Diluting His Own Activism
The NBA journeyman has served as a strong moral compass for the league, but now he seems more interested in going on
Tucker Carlson Tonight
.
By
Will Leitch
covid vaccine
Sept. 30, 2021
What NBA Players Owe Each Other
The emphasis on individual choice among vaccine skeptics points to a larger problem with the NBA’s politics.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
games
Mar. 2, 2021
The Athletes Have More to Say
Athlete activism is the new normal — and organizations like LeBron James’s More Than a Vote are here to stay.
By
Will Leitch
games
Sept. 29, 2020
LeBron James Is Now at the Center of Everything
Still dominant on the court, he has fully embraced his role as sports’ moral conscience as he vies for another title.
By
Will Leitch
sports
Feb. 19, 2020
The Most Famous High School Basketball Team in the World
The children of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade play for the same L.A. prep school — and they’re not the only future first-round picks.
By
Reeves Wiedeman
games
Oct. 16, 2019
LeBron Turns Out to Be Just Another Employee
The NBA star’s response to the China controversy demonstrates his limits.
By
Will Leitch
geopolitics
Oct. 15, 2019
LeBron James Was Disappointing on China. Expect More of the Same.
James’s answer on Daryl Morey’s tweet was not the statement we might have hoped for. But it is the kind of statement we should start to expect.
By
Max Read
games
Sept. 18, 2019
Who Will Be the First Star Athlete to Make a Serious Run at the White House?
In a world in which sports are politicized and politics has turned into a celebrity sport, the rise of the athlete-politician is inevitable.
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 5, 2019
Losing Ain’t What It Used to Be
In sports, losing is as natural and inevitable as time or death. Everyone loses, eventually. But the way our culture treats our losers has changed.
By
Will Leitch
games
Nov. 13, 2018
How Did Everything Go So Wrong for Carmelo Anthony?
The short answer: The NBA he was made for doesn’t exist anymore.
By
Will Leitch
Aug. 6, 2018
A Year After Charlottesville, Racists to Gather in Trump’s Neighborhood
It’s probably no accident that the white supremacists are rallying as close to Donald Trump as they can get.
By
Ed Kilgore
games
June 5, 2018
The Case Against Instant Replay — All Instant Replay
The technology was supposed to make sports simpler. Instead, it’s become something else to argue about.
By
Will Leitch
June 9, 2017
The World Might Be Going to Hell, But at Least It’s a Good Sports Weekend
The NBA and NHL could crown champions, Nadal is in the French Open finals, and USA vs. Mexico at Estadio Azteca.
By
Adam K. Raymond
sports
Feb. 21, 2017
Sports May Never Be a Politics-Free Zone Again
Patriots shun the White House. Sports stars turn ESPN into MSNBC. And brands smell the commercial potential in political rage.
By
Reeves Wiedeman
the sports section
Dec. 6, 2016
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Teammates Refuse to Stay in Trump Hotels
The team will find alternate accommodations for players who are boycotting the Trump Soho this week.
By
Charley Lanyon
early and often
Nov. 4, 2016
LeBron James to Campaign With Hillary Clinton on Sunday
The NBA star, who has never met Clinton, will appear at her get-out-the-vote rally in Cleveland, according to sources.
By
Yashar Ali
Aug. 10, 2016
U.S. Team-Handball Coach: LeBron Would Embarrass the Nobodies in This Game
Just give him six months.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the sports section
June 19, 2016
The Cavs Just Pulled Off Something Impossible
Cleveland was down 3-1, and the series was over. Over!
By
Jesse Singal
lebron james oh my god lebron james
June 17, 2016
Because Basketball God LeBron James Has Willed It, There Shall Be a Game 7
LeBron. LeBron. LeBron. LeBron!
By
Jesse Singal
2016 nba finals
June 14, 2016
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Exploded the Cleveland Cavaliers Into Game 6
The absence of Draymond Green did not work out well for the Warriors’ defense, as Irving and James feasted.
By
Jesse Singal
nba finals
June 11, 2016
The Golden State Warriors’ Defense Suffocated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4
Golden State is on the brink of its second-straight NBA championship.
By
Jesse Singal
2016 nba playoffs
June 9, 2016
LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers Weren’t Ready to Die Just Yet
Another blowout in a series that has not been all that entertaining.
By
Jesse Singal
Apr. 13, 2016
LeBron James’s Kids Are Ridiculously Good at Basketball — and Here’s the Proof
He’s a little goofy sometimes.
By
Adam Banicki
and
Cait Munro
the sports section
June 11, 2015
LeBron James Suffers Head Injur— Hey, Is That a Penis?
America’s youth may have been subjected to another wardrobe malfunction.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the sports section
July 27, 2014
Why Fans Are Now More Into Free-Agent Negotiations Than Games
It used to be that talk and analysis were the pregame, the preparation for game action. Suddenly, it’s the other way around.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
July 11, 2014
Guy Who Called LeBron James the ‘Whore of Akron’ Forgives Him Now
No hard feelings, he says.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the sports section
July 11, 2014
LeBron James Is Taking His Talents Back to Cleveland: The Best Reactions
He made the announcement on the
Sports Illustrated
website.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
June 24, 2014
LeBron James Will Become a Free Agent, But Don’t Get Too Excited, Knicks Fans
He’s informed the Heat that he will opt out of his current contract.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
June 6, 2014
Reactions: AC Goes Out at NBA Finals
“LeBroning” gets a new definition.
By
Joe DeLessio
mobama watch
Jan. 21, 2014
Michelle Obama Photo-Bombs the Miami Heat
To promote healthy eating and fun.
By
Caroline Bankoff
other countries’ embarrassments
Nov. 6, 2013
The Time Toronto Reporters Explained Rob Ford to LeBron James
He found it “unbelievable.”
By
Dan Amira
photo op
June 21, 2013
Beyoncé Hereby Proclaims Miami Heat Star Shall Be Known As King ‘Lebon’
The Queen makes a typo.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the sports section
June 20, 2013
LeBron James Is Terrible at Being Superstitious
Why he shouldn’t be wearing the headband tonight.
By
Dan Amira
the sports section
June 10, 2013
Who Blocked It Better?: LeBron vs. Hibbert
LeBron had one of them last night.
By
Dan Amira
the sports section
June 7, 2013
LeBron James
Cannot Believe
What Just Happened
A wonderful new reaction GIF.
By
Dan Amira
the sports section
May 30, 2013
LeBron James Fined for the Best Flop Ever
Watch this.
By
Dan Amira
the sports section
Feb. 14, 2013
Carmelo Anthony Might Miss All-Star Game
His arm went numb, which isn’t good. You need your arm.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Jan. 31, 2013
What’s the Point of Hating LeBron?
It no longer makes much sense.
By
Will Leitch
gitmo-rality
Aug. 16, 2012
Imprisoned Former Bin Laden Translator Says LeBron James Is ‘Very Bad Man’
“He should apologise … “
By
Brett Smiley
the most important people in the world
June 22, 2012
James Murdoch and David Stern Hosted an Illuminati Meeting at the NBA Finals
Welcome to their ranks, LeBron James.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the most important people in the world
Nov. 1, 2011
Kim’s Decision: How Kim Kardashian Made the Same Mistake As LeBron James
Making the public feel like chumps is never a good move.
By
Emma Carmichael
the most important people in the world
Nov. 29, 2010
Betty White, Justin Bieber, Sandra Bullock, and LeBron James Among Barbara Walters’s ‘Fascinating People’
In other words, people you were interested in six months ago.
By
Chris Rovzar
gossipmonger
Sept. 1, 2010
Bristol Palin Scared to Move Her Hips
Blake Lively shows off her assets, Kellan Lutz doesn’t want to be a piece of meat.
gossipmonger
Aug. 13, 2010
Robert Pattinson Is a ‘Really Good Kisser’
Mr. Schue makes the same amount of money as Snooki; Sandra Lee and Andrew Cuomo avoid each other in public.
gossipmonger
July 20, 2010
Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail, Poses in Bikini
All in a day’s work!
obama is a human person
July 12, 2010
President Obama Would Beat LeBron If He Were Just a Little Bit Taller
That’s Robert Gibbs’s excuse.
By
Dan Amira
gossipmonger
July 12, 2010
Samantha Ronson Takes On Joan Rivers
She’s sticking up for her ex gal pal, Lindsay Lohan!
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