Before helping his team defeat the Indiana Pacers and end their playoff run Thursday night (May 24) in Game 6 … Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat already had people talking, and it had nothing to do with his skills on the court.

Dressed in a white button-up shirt and a pair of hot pink pants (and matching pink/white sneakers), the NBA player made one hell of a fashion statement as he made his way into the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (See below)

Rick Kamla from NBA TV called Wade’s choice of wardrobe a “flagrant fashion foul,” but the Heat guard embraced the criticism in the post-game interview.

“I know they’re killing me in the studio over my pants,” he said. “And they’re just mad they can’t pull it off.”

Accroding to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, even Dwyane’s own teammate LeBron James made fun of him before the game.

LeBron James: “Damn, for real, those are close-out pants? And the finger sleeve?”

Dwyane Wade: “You gotta coordinate.”

James: “You look like Eddie Murphy in the ’80s”

Wade: “Eddie Murphy wishes he looked like me.”

After he changed into his basketball gear, Dwyane Wade went on to score 41 points and 10 rebounds, assisting his teammates in their 105 to 93 victory over the Pacers. Not too bad for a guy who wears hot pink pants.

Your thoughts on Dwyane Wade and his hot pink pants?

For those who missed it…

Check out LeBron James of the Miami Heat catching an alley-oop and dunking all over the Chicago Bull’s John Lucas III during the Bulls-Heat game yesterday in Miami. (SICK!!!)

LeBron James‘ new fiancee Savannah Brinson proudly showed off her huge, pear-shaped diamond engagement ring to courtside photographers at the Miami Heat vs. Charlotte Bobcats basketball game in Florida on Sunday (Jan 1).

The ring, which we hear is valued at around $300,000, is designed in a style that many jewelers claim that have not seen since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s days.

LeBron, whose salary will reportedly top $16 million this season, popped the question to Savannah, his high school sweetheart and the mother of his children, during a private celebratory dinner in South Beach Miami over the weekend.

PHOTOS: LeBron James and Savannah Brinson’s Engagement Party in Miami

The couple’s two young sons, LeBron Jr., 7, and Bryce, 4, were on hand to celebrate with them, as well as some of LeBron’s Miami Heat teammates, including Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, along with their respective significant others, Gabrielle Union and Adrienne Bosh.

“It was so sweet to watch,” a rep for Remy Martin V, who hosted the dinner, told People.com. “Everyone is extremely happy.”

LeBron James and his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson are getting married!

With a number of his Miami Heat teammates and close friends and family members watching, the NBA baller reportedly popped the question to a surprised Brinson on New Year’s Eve (Sat. Dec 31 2011) at a private NYE dinner party in Miami hosted by Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union.

“It was beautiful,” LeBron’s Heat teammate Chris Bosh said. “It was nice. It was real nice.”

Reps for James confirmed the news early Sunday morning just hours after LeBron and Savannah’s friends like Chris Paul, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, Chris Bosh’s wife Adrienne, and others were spotted sending out congratulatory tweets.

“Happy for my brother @KingJames and sis @SavannahRB on their engagement!!! Extremely happy for them and the good times to come #HappyNewYear” Chris Paul tweeted.

Miami Heat owner Micky Arison tweeted, “Congrats to LeBron. @KingJames and Savannah so happy 4 u guys.”

“Love Trumps All #2012 Congrats to @SavannahRB & @KingJames :),” Adrienne Bosh tweeted.

The engagement party, attended by Nas, Queen Latifah, Chris & Adrienne Bosh, LeBron’s mother Gloria James, supermodel Jessica White, and more, also doubled as a 27th birthday party for LeBron.

The L.A. Times reported that LeBron’s Heat teammate Dwyane Wade was in charge of holding the ring right up until the big moment, and a group of about 50 guests toasted to the happy couple.

“A special night,” Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra said.

LeBron James and Savannah Brinson are high school sweethearts, and have been together for over 8 years. They also have two young sons together: 7-year-old LeBron Jr. and 4-year-old Bryce.

Congrats guys!!!

TV personality/designer Angela Simmons posed for photos at the Nanette Lepore Spring 2012 show during New York Fashion Week 2011 Wednesday (Sep 14).

R&B singer Omarion hit up the Style360 Presents Sachika Fashion Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion Tuesday (Sep 13).

Reality TV stars Jennifer Williams (“Basketball Wives”) and NeNe Leakes (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”) got into a very interesting conversation in the front row of the Sachika fashion show … and by the looks of it, didn’t invite TV persoality Julissa Bermudez (Left) to join them. Looked like a pretty funny convo though!

Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James hung out with designer Michael Bastain at his Spring 2012 fashion show Monday (Sep 12).

Jordin Sparks and “True Blood” actress Rutina Wesley were spotted at the Alice + Olivia Spring 2012 presentation at Highline Stages.

Angela Simmons was spotted at the Tommy Hilfiger Women’s Collection show at The Theater at Lincoln Center.

Basketball player Carmelo Anthony attended the Simon Spurr Spring 2012 fashion show on Sunday (Sep 11).

Supermodel Naomi Campbell laughed it up with Christy Turlington and Sting at the Edun Spring 2012 Fashion Show at 330 West Street.

Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz showed up at the Alexander Wang Spring 2012 fashion show at Pier 94.

Teairra Mari posed on the red carpet at the Samantha Black Style360 Spring 2012 Fashion Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

And Solange Knowles and her designer mother Tina Knowles attended Total Management’s Fashion Week Party at a Private Residence last Saturday (Sep 10) in New York City.

Most of you probably saw the Miami Heat literally demolish the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Series last Thursday night (May 26). And some of you might have noticed that former NBA player Scottie Pippen was sitting court side to see Lebron James literally take charge of the game to eliminate the Bulls.

Well the next day, Pippen called into ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike show to give his opinion of the game and Lebron James. He even went so far as to say that Lebron is better than Michael Jordan!

“Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to ever play in the game, but I may go as far to say LeBron James is probably the greatest player to ever play the game,” Pippen said confidently. “He’s so potent offensively…not only can he score at will, but he keeps everybody involved. You have to be on your Ps and Qs because everybody is a threat to score when he’s on the floor. Not only that, LeBron James will dominate the game on the offensive end and he’s able to do it on the defensive end as well. He can get in those passing lanes and dominate the game.”

Really Pippen?

Lebron James is definitely one of the best players in the NBA today, but he’s nowhere near Michael Jordan in any way. Lebron has not even won a title…yet. Even when he does, he will need to do it about 5 or 6 more times, then you can start making your “King James” vs “MJ” comparisons. Honestly, we could see Kobe Bryant being seriously compared to MJ waaay before Lebron.

Anyway, once LeBron caught wind of Scottie’s outlandish comments, he had this to say:

“Michael’s an unbelievable player. I’ve got a long way — long way — to be mentioned as far as one of the all-time greats. Not even just Jordan. There’s a lot of great players who have played in this league. Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, all these guys who are floating around with multiple rings, Bill Russell, all these guys who have pioneered this game.

“I’m gracious. Humbled by Scottie’s comments, especially with him being a teammate of his and seeing Michael on a day-to-day basis. But as far as me, I’m not going to sit here and say I’m better than Jordan. I’m not better than Jordan.”

Well there you have it! We definitely had an opinion on this matter, but Lebron said exactly what we were thinking.

What are your thoughts?

The valet parker who LeBron James‘ mama bitch slapped early Thursday morning (Apr 7) talked to reporters yesterday afternoon, and explained what all went down.

Rockfeller Sorel said that Gloria shouted “Don’t you know who I am?!” at him before smacking him with an open hand on the right side of his face. In fact, according to the police report and Sorel’s account of the incident, Gloria James slapped him so hard that she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Sorel told TMZ cameras that Gloria made him feel “humiliated” after the incident and that he needs justice.

More details below:

The arresting officer says he tried to question 43-year-old Gloria James about the alleged incident at the scene early this morning … but he got “no response just a stare.” After a while, she eventually admitted to having a “minor verbal altercation” with the valet.

The cop says the valet explained that he retrieved James’ car and put it on the valet ramp in front of the hotel while Gloria and a female driver stood around talking to people for 30 minutes. Finally, the valet says he turned the car off.

The valet says Gloria then approached him and stated, “Where are my f**king keys and continued yelling profanities at the victim.” The report explains, “Then for no apparent reason the arrestee struck the victim with an open had [sic] across the right side of his face and in the process causing herself to lose her balance and falling to the ground.”

After Gloria was transported to a nearby police station, the report continues, a shift commander — Lt. Acosta — tried to speak with James who responded, “I’m trying to trust you but I don’t trust your kind … I don’t trust that officer who arrested me.” Gloria then told police she “was not going to cooperate because she did nothing wrong.”

Police said when they arrived on the scene at around 4:45 am Thursday morning, Gloria James had a strong odor of alcohol on her breath, and her eyes were bloodshot red. She was arrested, but released shortly after with a promise to appear in court on charges of simple battery and disorderly conduct.

Rockfeller Sorel, according to TMZ, has met with a lawyer to discuss his legal options.

Meanwhile, LeBron James quickly spoke on the incident after the Miami Heat’s practice yesterday afternoon. The NBA player called his mother’s arrest a “sensitive” subject and said that everything is “being taken care of.”

LeBron told reporters, “You have to move forward … It is my life and there’s certain things you have to deal with. You try not to let it be a distraction. I have a job to do, still.”

He continued, “It’s very sensitive because it’s your mother. Of course to have an incident, it’s very sensitive. But the people around me are helping me.”

FYI: Gloria James was arrested on DUI and other charges back in 2006, and pleaded no contest. Sounds like somebody can’t hold their liquor!

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Oh no! Not mama Bron-Bron…

Lebron James‘ mother Gloria was arrested early this morning (Thu. Apr 7) in Miami Beach for allegedly assaulting a parking Valet at the Fontainebleau Hotel.

Read more below for the details:

Gloria was partying at LIV nightclub with some of her girlfriends earlier in the evening … but when she tried to leave the hotel, she got into an altercation with one of the valet parking attendants.

We’re told Gloria allegedly assaulted the valet. Cops received a call about the incident at 4:47 AM. Gloria was eventually arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault. The valet was not arrested.

We’re told Gloria has been released from custody.

Gloria has been in trouble with the law before … having been arrested in 2006 for DUI in Ohio.

LeBron was in Miami last night — where the Heat played the Bucks … and lost.

A rep for the hotel confirmed the incident … but had no further comment.

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We always knew LeBron’s mom was a true gangsta. Guess that explains why he’s so nasty on the court. He gets it from his mama!

Jay-Z and LeBron James brought out the stars Saturday night (Feb 19) in Los Angeles at their annual “Two Kings” dinner and after-party held in conjunction with NBA All-Star Weekend 2010. First up was the actual “Two Kings” dinner at Craft, followed by the after party at CAA in L.A.

This year’s event, sponsored by Bing, featured appearances from big names like Kanye West, Rihanna, Ciara, Drake, Ne-Yo, Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Amber Rose and plenty others.

Check out a whopping 20+ pics below!!

Your thoughts on the pics?

The T-Mobile sponsored Magenta Carpet posted up outside the 2011 NBA All-Star Game was jam packed with celebrities!

Big names like Kobe Bryant, Ciara, Ne-Yo, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Lala Vazquez, John Legend, Nick Cannon, Dustin Hoffman and many more all posed for pictures as they arrived for the All-Star Game last night (Sun. Feb 20) in Los Angeles.

Take a look at 20+ pics below!!

What are your thoughts on the pics?

NBA superstar LeBron James and Young Money rapper Drake posed for this priceless picture (peep Drake ever-so-gently laying his head on LeBron’s shoulder LOL) at the debut of “The LeBrons” last Thursday night (Feb 17) at Siren Studios in Hollywood.

“The LeBrons” (set to debut in March) is a new, original web-based animated series that will revolve around the four characters Nike made famous in an ad campaign for LeBron James. The four characters — a kid, an athlete, a business man and an elder — are all based off LBJ’s personality. Drake will play himself in a guest spot on the series, which is set to debut this March, and also stars actress Niecy Nash.

Check out a few pics of LeBron James, Drake and Niecy Nash at the launch party for “The Lebrons” below!

Thoughts on the pics?

Dwyane Wade had a private party Monday night (Jan 17) to celebrate his 29th birthday at the Wall Lounge nightclub in Miami Beach, Florida. The Miami Heat baller was joined by girlfriend Gabrielle Union, teammate LeBron James, fashion designer Rachel Roy and more. New couple, rapper Flo Rida and model Eva Marcille, even showed up, along with Rocsi Diaz from BET‘s 106 & Park.

During the festivities, Gabrielle Union grabbed the mic and gave a hilarious toast to her boo, who happens to be almost 10 years younger than she is.

“Tonight I just want to say, baby you’re not yet 30, which dammit I can’t wait until you are! …Because it makes me sound a little bit less of a pervert,” the 38-year-old actress joked.

Check out 10+ Pics of D.Wade and his friends partying (along with a little video footage) below!

Photos & Video: World Eye

King James is living large!

Miami Heat newcomer LeBron James has reportedly purchased a brand new home in South Beach, Miami (Florida) for over $9 million. The massive, mansion-like house is a waterfront mansion located in the Coconut Grove community.

The 20,000 square foot, 3-story home boasts beautiful views of Biscayne Bay, and includes a home theater, a guest house, and other amenities, in addition to 6 bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms. The grounds also have three fountains and room for two 60-foot yachts to dock.

Check out the pics below:

Dayummmmm!! “Home sweet home” is right! We think saying “ballin” would be somewhat of an understatement when it comes to King James’ new crib!

Your thoughts?

You’ve heard practically everyone trashing LeBron James lately for choosing to announce his decision to move to the Miami Heat via a press conference. (Some even trashed the player for making the move in the first place!) ….. And now the NBA baller is telling his side of the story in the latest issue of GQ Magazine.

LeBron James covers GQ’s September 2010 issue and in his feature, LBJ talks about how his family and friends support him all the way no matter what:

“They’re happy to see my happy. That’s what they can see in my face. They say, ‘It’s been awhile since we’ve seen you look like that.’”

Peep other highlights from King James’ GQ cover feature below:

James on how a kid could from Akron, located only thirty minutes from Cleveland, could grow up rooting for Chicago and Jordan:
“It’s not far, but it is far. And Clevelanders, because they were the bigger-city kids when we were growing up, looked down on us.… So we didn’t actually like Cleveland. We hated Cleveland growing up. There’s a lot of people in Cleveland we still hate to this day.”

James on Cavs owner Dan Gilbert:
“I don’t think he ever cared about LeBron. My mother always told me: ‘You will see the light of people when they hit adversity. You’ll get a good sense of their character.’ Me and my family have seen the character of that man.” He went on to say that Gilbert’s post-Decision screed “made me feel more comfortable that I made the right decision.”

James on Charles Barkley, who’s been hyper-critical of James’s decision to share the limelight—and the scoring burden—with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami:
“Charles was probably trying to be funny. It wasn’t funny to me.”

Source: GQ

Actor Sylvester Stallone met up with his good friend, actor turned politician and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the two arrived on the red carpet of a screening for Stallone’s new movie “The Expendables” at Planet Hollywood Wednesday (Aug 11) in Nevada.

Actor Terry Crews, who stars in “The Expendables” (written and directed by Stallone) was spotted at the movie screening in Nevada as well…

LeBron James hung out with Chris Paul and record executive Steve Stoute at NYC club owner Noah Tepperberg‘s birthday party at Avenue (one of Noah’s many nightclubs) in New York City. LeBron is pictured below with Noah…

Model Jessica White and comedian/actor Mike Epps were on hand for Style Management’s 4 Season Style Preview at the Eventi Hotel in NYC.

Rappers Fabolous and Jadakiss attended the Jordan Brand Pop-Up Store soft-opening reception during the World Basketball Festival at the Atmos Store in New York.

While basketball stars Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade celebrated Jordan Brand during the World Basketball Festival nearby at the House of Hoops…

Actress Jenifer Lewis and Cheech Martin (one half of “Cheech & Chong”) enjoyed each other’s company on the red carpet of the Disney/Pixar launch event for “World of Cars Online” at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, CA.

And actor Idris Elba promoted his new movie “Takers” at the MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit.

Charles Barkley is one funny fella….and apparently not one to piss off either! The NBA veteran has called out Miami Heat forward Lebron James for a remark he made on Twitter.

James tweeted on Thursday that he was making a list of the people who have been slamming him for the past few weeks and he will remember them when he plays them this coming season. Well Barkley didn’t take to those words too kindly for whatever reason, and sent a message back to Lebron on ESPN radio in Dallas:

“I want him to make sure that he puts my name on that (list). I thought that his little one-hour special was a punk move.”

That damn Barkley LOL….better watch out Lebron!

Check out video footage of him, Scottie Pippen and others getting at LeBron for hosting a 1 hour special announcing his move to the Heat below:

Balling!!

President Barack Obama recently put together a master dream team of current and former NBA stars…and guess who all were included??? Miami Heat’s very own LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Denver Nugget’s Carmelo Anthony...and of course a few greats were thrown in there as well… Bill Russell and Magic Johnson. The crew all gathered together to entertain troops at Ft. McNair in D.C. No media coverage was allowed to take a part in the event.

We know that was good game!

LeBron James wants his hometown fans in Ohio to know that he doesn’t want any bad blood between them now that he’s playing for the Miami Heat, so he showed his appreciation to his hometown fans in Akron yesterday (Tues. Aug 3) with a full-page newspaper ad in the Akron Beacon Journal. This comes just days before the NBA star makes his first public appearance in Akron since leaving to play for the Heat.

“Akron is my home, and the central focus of my life,” James wrote in Tuesday’s Akron Beacon Journal. “It’s where I started, and it’s where I will always come back to. It was here where I first learned how to play basketball, and where I met the people who would become my lifelong friends and mentors,” James wrote in the ad. “Their guidance, encouragement and support will always be with me.”

James’ ad doesn’t mention Cleveland or the Cavaliers and only focuses on his loyalty to his hometown of Akron, OH. But do you blame him? (LOL!)

Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs threw an M&M’s Green Party Tuesday night (Jul 27) in New York City to honor Ms. Green – America’s favorite M&M’s character at M&M’s “Party Like Diddy” Meet & Greet at the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas pose in the VIP Bacardi Room at their after party at Muzik nightclub in Toronto, Canada.

The cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” (L-R): Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola, Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Vinny Guadagnino, Jenni “J-WOW” Farley and Angelina “Jolie” Pivarnick got the rare (and questionable) opportunity to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday morning (Jul 27) in NYC.

Looks like they just let ANYBODY walk up there and ring that bell these days, SMH…

Actress turned TV personality Whoopi Goldberg was honored by Gray Line New York’s Ride of Fame Campaign Monday (Jul 26) in New York City and was presented with her very own custom sightseeing bus.

Dru Hill paid a visit to BET studios in New York City to record an episode of 106 & Park.

Model Amber Rose, pictured here with Jill Zarin from the Real Housewives of New York City, hit up the opening day of the 2010 Mercedez-Benz Polo Challenge at Blue Star Jets Field in Bridgehampton, New York Saturday afternoon (Jul 24).

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys were unsuccessful in their attempts at being pictured together Saturday evening as they attended Russell Simmons‘ 11th Annual Art for Life benefit party at the mogul’s East Hampton Estate in New York.

The pair even brought along Swizzy’s oldest son Prince Nassir.

And Miami Heat newcomer LeBron James threw up the Roc (or the “Illuminati pyramid” depending on who you ask) as he hosted a party at TAO Las Vegas at the Ventian Hotel and Casino in Nevada.

After NBA mega-star Lebron James‘ controversial decision to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat, blogs and Twitter accounts said the basketball player would no longer be compared to Michael Jordan, who stayed with the Bulls through thick and thin and led the team to 6 championships.

Well, Jordan himself recently gave his opinion on James’ decision after a charity golf event in Nevada.

“There’s no way, with hindsight, I would’ve ever called up Larry, called up Magic and said, ‘Hey, look, let’s get together and play on one team. But that’s … things are different. I can’t say that’s a bad thing. It’s an opportunity these kids have today. In all honesty, I was trying to beat those guys.”

Watch the video of Jordan’s diplomatic response below:

Earlier this week, Charles Barkley gave his opinion on the situation to the Arizona Republic, and he didn’t bother sugarcoating it:

“Mike and I are in 100 percent agreement on this. If you’re the two-time defending NBA MVP, you don’t leave anywhere. They come to you. That’s ridiculous. I like LeBron. He’s a great player. But I don’t think in the history of sports you can find a two-time defending MVP leaving to go play with other people.”

Jordan on James

No matter what the situation is, Reverend Jesse Jackson always feels the need to give his two cents on something. Well, this time around, the civil rights activist is after Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, and he ain’t playing no games! During an interview yesterday with Associated Press, Jackson accused Gilbert of speaking as if he was former Cavalier LeBron James‘ slave master in his open letter to Cavalier fans.

Peep what he told the AP below…

“He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. LeBron is not a child, nor is he bound to play on Gilbert’s plantation and be demeaned. He has been a model citizen and has inspired the children of Akron, Cleveland, the State of Ohio and the United States.”

We don’t have much too say on that… but Dan was kind of harsh in his letter (check it out HERE). A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do!

After a 5-year engagement and a lot of wedding planning, basketball star Carmelo Anthony and former MTV VJ Lala Vazquez are now man and wife.

The happy couple exchanged vows over the weekend (Sat. Jul 10) in front of 300 of their closest friends and family at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Insiders say the pair’s 3-year-old son Kiyan served as the ceremony’s ring bearer and escorted his parents to the alter before they said their “I do’s.” According to UsMagazine.com, the bride wore a Vera Wang gown as she walked down the aisle.

The star-studded guest list included folks like Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Kelly Rowland, Ludacris, Serena Williams, Trina, Kenyon Martin and more. LeBron James was also there and caused quite a scene when New Yorkers greeted him (with his girlfriend Savannah Brinson and BFF Chris Paul by his side) with a series of boos as he made his way into the building for the wedding.

Check out 15+ pics of everyone in NYC for Carmelo and Lala’s wedding below…

Miami Heat newcomers LeBron James (#6) and Chris Bosh (#1) showed off their brand new jerseys with their new teammate Dwyane Wade (#3) as the trio attended the Heat Summer of 2010 Welcome Event at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida Friday night (Jul 9). The city of Miami is very proud to have three of the best player in the league on their basketball team and presented the guys with three keys each to the cities of Miami, Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County.

After being welcomed to the stage by excited fans who chanted “Yes We Did!” and an announcer who donned Miami’s American Airlines Arena “Dwyane Wade’s House,” “LeBron James’ Kingdom,” and “Bosh’s Pit,” LeBron James spoke on Dan Gilbert‘s strongly worded open letter to Cavaliers fans:

“I really don’t have a reaction to what Dan said. When things hit the fan, you see a guy’s true colors, and I understand that. I wish the organization the best of luck and I wish the fans the best of luck, because I still do love those fans … Dan’s comments are not going to stop me and my family from sleeping at night. It just won’t do it. I understand now I made the right decision. And to hear my former owner’s comments, I also understand I made the right decision.”

via Baller Status

According to recent reports, Wade, James and Bosh all signed 6-year contracts with the Heat. James and Bosh signed for $110 million while Wade’s contract is worth $107 million. Peep a few pics of King James, D. Wade and Chris Bosh the Heat Summer of 2010 Welcome Event in Miami below…

Former Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James pissed a lot of people off when he announced his decision to play for the Miami Heat Thursday night (Jul 8). Fans in Cleveland burned his jersey to show their anger over his decision to move to South Beach, but Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert took another approach. In an open letter to Cavaliers fans posted on NBA.com, Gilbert talked about how disappointed he was in LeBron and assured fans that he hasn’t betrayed them and never will. He also said that he will “personally guarantee that the Cleveland Cavaliers will win an NBA championship before the self-titled former ‘KING’ wins one. You can take it to the bank.”

Ouch!

And there’s more where there came from. Peep the entire letter below:

Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier. This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his “decision” unlike anything ever “witnessed” in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us. The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you. There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you. You simply don’t deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal. You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE”

You can take it to the bank.

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our “motivation” to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels. Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there. Sorry, but that’s simply not how it works. This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown “chosen one” sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And “who” we would want them to grow-up to become.

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called “curse” on Cleveland, Ohio. The self-declared former “King” will be taking the “curse” with him down south. And until he does “right” by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.

Just watch.

Sleep well, Cleveland. Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day….

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue….

Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers

Source: NBA.com

Yesterday, LeBron James announced that he was going to play for Miami Heat and immediately hopped on a flight to South Beach to join his new teammates Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to celebrate his new 5-year contract with the Heat in a big way over the weekend.

He tweeted: “What’s up yall. Just landed in my new home. Thanks to all the fans and Miami organization who greeted me. The Road to History starts now!”

To kick off his big celebration, LeBron has reportedly rented 6 cabanas at the W Hotel in Miami. But he won’t be there for too long though as he is scheduled to attend Carmelo Anthony and Lala Vazquez‘s wedding in New York City on Saturday.

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LeBron James restored order to the universe (and caused a little disorder at the same time) Thursday night (Jul 8) when he announced that he would be joining the Miami Heat in the upcoming NBA basketball season. After months and months of rumors and speculation, LeBron says that he feels really good about his new 5-year contract with the Heat. Last night, LeBron told ESPN:

“I slept on it, made my decision and feel really good about it. Taking my talents to South Beach and joining the Miami Heat gives me the best opportunity to win championships. I look forward to playing with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. We have a good team.”

LeBron and his new teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will attend a rally at Miami Heat stadium in the American Airlines Arena tonight (Fr. Jul 9) and will continue the party on South Beach.

James made his announcement last night at the Boys & Girls of America in Greenwich, CT and took pictures with rapper Kanye West after he spoke with the media.

What do you think about LeBron playing for the Miami Heat?

This has got to be one of the craziest and most ridiculous things we’ve heard in a while!

A man by the name of Leicester Bryce Stovell is suing NBA superstar LeBron James and his mother Gloria James for millions. According to documents filed by the 55 year-old Princeton graduate (yes we said Princeton!), he and Gloria had unprotected sex after meeting at a bar in the D.C. area back in 1984. At the time he was 29, and Gloria was only 15.

Shortly after the encounter, Stovell claims that Gloria went back to her hometown in Ohio… but returned to D.C. months later to inform him that she was pregnant with a boy named LeBron.

He claims this to be the last time he was in contact with Gloria for more than 20 years. However in 2007, Stovell claims that he and Gloria talked over a phone call in which she denied ever meeting him and threatened to harm him if he didn’t leave her and LBbron alone. Days later, he was surprisingly granted a DNA paternity test, but results showed that he was not the biological father. Well now the fella still hasn’t gotten enough and is suing LeBron and his mother for fraud, defamation and misrepresentation because he believes they tampered with the DNA evidence. He is seeking $4 million from the both of them.

We all know this is a bunch of bullsh**!! Way to pick the perfect timing jerk face. If anything you should be paying Lebron back for all the time you missed out on being a father. Loser.

Yesterday, King James made his official presence on Twitter known by setting up his very own verified account. In his first tweet, the newly turned free agent wrote:

“Hello World, the Real King James is in the Building ‘Finally. My Brother @oneandonlycp3 gas’d me up to jump on board so I’m here. Haaaa.”

Within just 24 hours, James was able to gather somewhere near 216,000 followers. This comes at such a critical time for LeBron who will be announcing where he will be playing next season during a special ESPN telecast on Thursday (Jul 8) at 9 p.m. ET.

Let the games begin!!!

Today marks the beginning of Lebron James’ ability to shop around with other NBA teams as a free agent… and let’s just say he’s not wasting ANY time.

This morning the Cleveland Cavaliers star was spotted meeting with New Jersey Nets owners Jay-Z and Mikhail Prokhorov, coach Avery Johnson, and General Manager Rod Thorn at the IMG offices in Cleveland.

We’re sure they have some tricks up their sleeves!

Hip-Hop moguls Diddy and Dr. Dre aren’t the only ones who know how to get your iPod pumping!

Cleveand Cavaliers star Lebron James will be the next celebrity to release his very own line of headphones with Monster Cable Products Inc. According to Noel Lee, the C.E.O. of Monster, athletes like Lebron need top quality headphones to help them focus before games.

“Sound quality really matters when you enjoy music. It’s their way of focusing energy before games.”

We see you Lebron!! Hmm… We wonder if Monster has any connection with any sports teams (like the NY Nets for instance lmao!)

Wow! The city of New York is really putting in work to get NBA star Lebron James to make the move to the New York Knicks next season. As of July 1st, King James will be given the option to shop around with other teams as a free agent. And New York City is well-aware of this and have kicked off a new campaign called “C’mon Lebron” that even involves their Mayor. In a recent promo commercial, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg makes a solid plea to Lebron to join his city’s team and lead them to victory.

Guess you can’t blame the guy, but seriously, way to give Lebron the bighead! First it was the unlimited lap dances for a lifetime…. and now this? SMH

Check out the video below:

As you guys may have seen earlier this week, we tried our best to give Cleveland Cavaliers frontman Lebron James a helping by attempting to put to rest the rumors surrounding his mother supposedly getting it in with his teammate Delonte West, but NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy just opened a can of worms. In an interview with ESPN earlier this week, Murphy said that their was indeed some truth to the rumor. Continue reading to listen to what he said…

Lawd… we don’t know who to believe at this point!! Maybe Delonte did smash LeBron’s mom and everyone’s just too embarassed to fully admit it. Or maybe this is just a joke/rumor that’s really gotten out of hand. Who knows…

In case you were wondering… no, Delonte West is NOT banging LeBron James‘ mom! At least that’s what LeBron’s lawyer says…

An attorney representing LeBron is refuting reports alleging that his teammate Delonte West was having a sexual affair with his mother Gloria. In an e-mail obtained by TMZ, Frederick Nance, LeBron’s lawyer, says that the story, which originated from sports blog terezowens.com, is “categorically false and per se defamatory.” He also said “No thinking person could possibly believe such rubbish.”

The report — which also spread as a viral email — was supposed to explain the Cleveland Cavaliers’ playoff loss to the Boston Celtics with this theory: LeBron finds out about Delonte and his mom before game 4 … Cavs go on to lose games 4, 5, and 6 (and possibly LeBron).

The guys at terezowens tell us, “We think it’s a little fishy that they waited almost 4 days to fire this off.”  They say they stand by their source, and they’re consulting with their lawyers.  The story is still up on their site … for now. We also spoke to Keith Estabrook — a spokesman for the James family — who told us, “I will not dignify this with a comment.”

Even though they waited a while to release a statement, we still don’t think this story holds any truth to it. To us it sounds like something someone made up as an excuse as to why the Cavs lost the play-offs. Nothing more… nothing less.

Rapper Jay-Z always feels the need to speak out on something…. whether it’s the death of auto tune or Lil Mama jumping on stage during his “Empire State of Mind” performance. Well this time it happens to be about Cleveland Cavaliers basketball star, Lebron James. The Roc Nation CEO expressed his views on the Cavaliers’ lost to the Celtics this week on the Stephen A. Smith’s Fox Sports Radio Show.

“The first thing I would say is, never really underestimate the heart of a champion … Like, Boston just won a championship two years ago, and it was a great story for everyone to dismiss them and just say, ‘This is going to be an easy series.’ I think LeBron and the Cavs — because they’re basketball players, they’re not into media sensation — they knew this was going to be a war and a tough series.

“I think Boston got healthy at the right time, and I think the fact that a lot of them were out a lot of the year, it kind of worked in their favor, because a lot of them are rested,” Jay continued. “They’re rested and they’re healthy at the right time, and this is a champion just two years ago. … So this is not like a 16 seed; this is a real team. And [Celtics point guard Rajon] Rondo is playing like [onetime Celtics star] Nate Archibald or somebody, man. Who is this guy?”

Jay-Z also spoke on his relationship with New York Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and his future involvement with the franchise.

“I sat down with him, and we had a fantastic conversation, and there were things that I really wanted to make clear: that I wanted to be an active owner and this is something I really care about. It’s not just a name cachet for me,” Jay said. “It’s just a thing that I love. I love sports. Everybody was happy about what I was saying, so it looks like I’ll be taking a more active role in what’s going on. … Should be fun.”

Now, we know that it is illegal to bribe players in college basketball, but obviously the NBA is a totally different ball game. According to Scores, New York’s premiere strip club, if NBA superstar Lebron James moves to the New York Knicks after this season ends, he will receive:

1. A free lifetime of lap dances
2. A “LeBron James Day” when all the strippers will wear his jersey
3. And free food for life at the strip club’s very own steakhouse

Well if Lebron makes that move to the Knicks, we know EXACTLY where he will be partying after every game!!

After the show it’s the after party!

Rapper Jay-Z hosted an after-party at his famous 40/40 club in New York City following his sold out concert in Madison Square Garden last night (Tues. Mar 2). His wife Beyonce was there, and so was Michelle Williams, Lebron James, Drake, BET’s Stephen Hill and his tour-mate Young Jeezy. Peep the pics below…

The NBA’s 2010 All-Star Game went down Sunday night (Feb 14) in Arlingtion, Texas at the Cowboys Stadium. This is the largest venue ever recorded to hold the All-Star game, and the biggest live crowd ever (over 100,000) to watch a basketball game.

Representing for the West were Kobe Bryant (Dirk Nowitzki), Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony and Tim Duncan. For the East, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, and Allen Iverson (David Lee).

The game was pretty intense. In the 1st quarter, the West’s momentum was very heavy but the East built up some intensity of their own in the 2nd quarter. The 3rd and 4th quarters were both equally competitive, but the East came out on top due to Deron Williams‘ unnecessary fouling. The ending score was 141-139. Dwyane Wade, who went home with the All-Star MVP award, finished the night with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Wade spoke at the end of the game:

“To be able to perform in front of a crowd like that, I know that. I know I can do it, I’ve done it before,” Wade continued. “So just to be able to put on a show like that and to get the win, and to make key plays down the stretch was what I like.”

Although, Kobe Bryant didn’t play he was there to comment on how he’s doing:

“I’ll do therapy nonstop, around the clock, until it’s ready to go, ” Bryant said. “Hopefully, I’ll be healthier than I was the last month, so that’s a plus.”

Check out the rest of the pics below!

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Joining in on the festivities of All Star Weekend 2010 in Dallas, rapper Jay-Z and his good friend NBA baller Lebron James (of the Cleveland Cavaliers) met with kids at the Dallas Boys & Girls Club Saturday afternoon (Feb 13) in Texas.

With the help of Sprite, Jay and Lebron took photos, signed autographs, donated books and provided scholarships to students. More pics of the pair at the Sprite Two Kings Dallas Elevators Mentoring event below…

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Athletes and celebrities alike came together Friday night (Feb 12) for the 2010 All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game in Dallas, TX. Young Money rapper Drake, who plays a basketball coach in his “Best I Ever Had” music video, played assistant coach to former NBA player Magic Johnson for the game.

Drake, Magic and the West team won with a final score of 41-37 over the East. Check out pics of Drizzy, Magic, Common, Terrell Owens, Rick Fox, Chris Tucker, Terrence J and more below and more when you continue reading…

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The star players of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Lebron James and Shaquille O’Neal, were spotted by the paparazzi on Wednesday (Oct 28) as they left their hotel to go to the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada to play against the Toronto Raptors.

Singer Chris Brown hit up a celebrity basketball game hosted by Lebron James and Nike Saturday (Sep 26) in California at the Hollywood & Highland Courtyard. Other celebrities at the event were Donald Faison, Terry Crews, Chris Tucker and of course, Lebron James.

Chris Brown will be headlining Power 105.1′s Powerhouse concert next month alongside Fabolous, The Dream, Trey Song, Keri Hilson, Mario, Day 26 and Ginuwine. This will be Brown’s first major promotional event and live performance since his altercation with Rihanna back in February 2009. The show goes down October 27th.

Also be on the look out for “Transformers,” Chris’ new song featuring Lil Wayne and produced by Swizz Beatz. Chris announced earlier today via his Twitter that he’d be dropping the song tomorrow instead of Wedenesday.

CHANGE OF PLANS: IM GOING TO RELEASE MY SINGLE TOMORROW INSTEAD OF WEDS. TELL EVERYBODY… I CAN TRANSFORM YA, I CAN TRANSFORM YA.LOL

Beyonce has topped another Forbes list once again. This time, the 27 year old entertainer is being named the “Best Paid Celebrity Under 30″ with her estimated earnings of $87 million between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009. Her fortune comes from big-paying projects such as her tour, movies, clothing line, and being the spokesperson for brand giants such as L’Oreal and Nintendo. Pop princess Britney Spears and basketball player LeBron James made it to the top five. Continue reading for the full list and for a 30 second sneak peak of her upcoming music video for “Sweet Dreams,” the next single to be released from her multi-platinum I Am… junior album.

1. Beyonce – $87 million
2. Kimi Raikkonen (British Formula 1 Racer) – $45 million
3. LeBron James – $40 million
4. Britney Spears – $35 million
5. Roger Federer (tennis star) – $33 million
In other Beyonce news, the singer will premiere her new video for “Sweet Dreams” tomorrow on MSN and MTV. Peep the sneak peek currently playing on MTV below:

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Here Jamie Foxx can be seen paying tribute to Michael Jackson (comedically, of course) as the host of the 2009 BET Awards, which aired live from Los Angeles Sunday night (Jun 28) on BET. More »

Here Jamie Foxx can be seen paying tribute to Michael Jackson (comedically, of course) as the host of the 2009 BET Awards, which aired live from Los Angeles Sunday night (Jun 28) on BET. Jamie Foxx is probably one of the few people who can make light of a sad situation and have everyone laughing and crying at the same time. The BET Awards was supposed to dedicate the entire show to Michael, per the press release sent out Friday, but failed to impress.

The show itself was pretty good, but they should have never mentioned dedicating the show to MIchael if they didn’t have the time to do it right. That said, we really hope they put together an entire special to honor the late King of Pop so they can at least try to save face. But for now, continue reading for photos of Soulja Boy, Jay-Z, Monica, Beyonce, Ne-Yo and many more celebrities who participated in this year’s BET Awards.

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Rapper Soulja Boy posed for the paparazzi as he exited MTV Studios last Monday (Jun 15) in New York City. Pull your pants up, son!

Award winning actor Samuel L. Jackson can be seen above walking to his car after doing some shopping at Whole Foods Market Thursday (Jun 18) in Los Angeles.

Sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian were seen at the airport last Thursday (Jun 18) in Miami, FL.

Actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer was spotted outside of Guys and Dolls nightclub Thursday (Jun 18) in LA.

Singer/reality tv star Brooke Hogan was sighted doing some shopping at the Kitson clothing store last Thursday (Jun 18) in Beverly Hills.

American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen was seen at Robek’s Juice last Thursday (Jun 18) in Los Angeles.

Pop star Britney Spears and one of her handlers tried to avoid the paparazzi as she returned to her five star London hotel Thursday (Jun 18) night after performing a concert 200 miles away in Mancheste earlier in the evening.

Entertainer Jamie Foxx was spotted by the paparazzi as he left Armani Ristorante last Wednesday (Jun 17) in New York City after having a special dinner with RCA Music Group executives.

R&B crooner John Legend was seen arriving at an airport in Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain last Wednesday (Jun 17).

The paps snapped some shots of NBA star Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers as he entered the hand and foot spa at Carol’s Daughter last Tuesday (Jun 16) in New York City.

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Pop singer/entertainer Rihanna hit up the hand and foot spa at Carol’s Daughter Tuesday (Jun 16) in New York City. Cleveland Cavaliers basketball star Lebron James was there too. Continue reading for more pics!

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These pics are a bit old but we know how you all love to see Jay-Z and his newly acquired nappy fro out and about. Jigga and his new accessory were spotted at last week’s (May 28) Cavaliers/Magic playoff game in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers defeated the Magic in that particular game, but were unable to stop the force of the Orlando, Florida team in the final play-off game of the season thi past Saturday night. But we’ll talk about that later when we post the new candids from Saturday’s game. But for now, enjoy these candid photos of Jay-Z, Alex Rodriguez and Lebron James at last Tuesday’s game.

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After all of the parties, eventes, dinners, tournaments, etc. comes the real game; when the NBA is divided in half (The West vs. The East) and they go head-to-head to see which region is the best. The 2009 NBA All-Star game ended with The West taking the title as champions, with a final score of 146 to 119. Check out photos of Beyonce, Jay-Z, T.I., Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Chris Tucker and more sitting courtside enjoying the game when you continue reading. We also have photos of John Legend (performing halftime) and Jordin Sparks (performing the National Anthem) down there too.

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Rapper Jay-Z and Cleveland Cavalier Lebron James played host for the third annual “Two Kings” dinner and afterparty in Phoenix for NBA All-Star Weekend 2009. Everyone was all coupled up, including Jay-Z (of course he was with Beyonce) and Lebron (he was with his girlfriend/baby mama Savannah Brinson). Other celebrity couples who hit up the event included: Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, Michael Strahan and Nicole Mitchell (you may remember her as “Nicole Murphy”), and Tamia and Grant Hill. Continue reading for more photos and to see who else hit up the event.

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Sprite Green (Sprite’s new low-calorie soda), Jay-Z, Beyonce and Lebron James donated 150 brand new musical instruments and an unexpected $10,000 check to a Mesa, Arizona school on Saturday. The four celebrities were in town for NBA All-Star Weekend 2009. Continue reading for more pics.

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Lebron James, who’s known to take great pride in his wardrobe, is featured on the cover of the February 2009 issue of GQ Magazine. But he can’t credit himself solely for his impeccable style. A few years ago, he hired a personal stylist who helps him out in the fashion department, and in the interview with GQ, he mentioned NBA commissioner David Stern, thanking him for instituting the rule where players have to get dressed for the game.

“I have to thank David Stern,” James said. “Ever since he put in the rule about having to get dressed for the game, I had to get dressed.”

The 24-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers player also mentioned how excited he was to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine.

“It’s great. It shows that I’m fashionable. I never thought I would be on the cover of GQ. But I’ve done some things I never thought I would do.”