The Cleveland Cavaliers new center, Shaquille O'Neal hit another milestone in his illustrious career Tuesday night when the Cavs hosted the Toronto Raptors, he became the fifth player in league history to cross the 28,000 point mark.
"I'm happy being No. 5, there's some great names in front of me and some great names behind me," O'Neal said. "I've always been a player to only get happy about the big picture.“
Shaq gave a preview of what he will bring to the Cavs come playoff time with a solid 16 pts, 5 boards, and more importantly, total control of the floor in the paint
LeBron says NO to Dunking.
A year ago, during a thrilling slam dunk competition, the King of basketball, LeBron James, gave this proclamation.
"Right now I'm preliminarily putting my name in the 2010 contest Saturday night. LeBron James is saying in 2010, in Dallas Stadium, [preliminarily] he will compete."
But as of today, the Chosen one isn't listed as one of the participants of this years event. Did James get cold feet or is their a different issue, like fear of defending 2 time winner Nate Robinson, who will be going for a record three wins in the event?
The announced participants for the Slam Dunk contest are: Nate Robinson, Shannon Brown, Gerald Wallace, and the winner of a dunk-off between Eric Gordon and DeMar DeRozan.
The Stack is Back!
Jerry Stackhouse recently signed with the Milwaukee Bucks and will see his first significant playing time in fourteen months Wednesday when the Bucks face the Toronto Raptors. Milwaukee, at 16-23, is just two games shy of the final playoff spot in the East and is hoping Stackhouse's proven toughness will give them the edge they need to return to the playoffs.
Stackhouse impressed the Bucks enough in a workout in Houston to earn himself a contract for the rest of the season. Asked how he though he would do, Stackhouse replied with honest uncertainty.
"I don't know where I am, honestly," Stackhouse said Tuesday. "Not playing in over a year, I think your guess is about as good as mine. The thing about it is, I'm just happy to be back. I'm not trying to force the issue."
NBA Power Five
Cleveland Cavaliers 32-11
Los Angeles Lakers 32-9
Boston Celtics 27-12
Atlanta Hawks 26-14
Denver Nuggets 26-14
