The NBA asked, and LeBron James said no.
James said Monday he declined the NBA's request that he participate in the all-star dunk contest. He will, however, be in the skills challenge.
"They didn't beg or plead, I just declined," he said before the Cavaliers' game against the Charlotte Bobcats. "They asked me to do something else, so I said yes."
Cleveland's All-Star forward has declined to participate in the dunk contest in all three of his seasons. He did, however, play on the sophomore team in last year's Rookie Challenge and was a starter for the East in the All-Star Game.
He skipped the dunk contest his rookie year, partially because he was upset at not being picked as a reserve for the Eastern Conference's All-Star team.
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Jan 22, 2006 10:10 PM EST
The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned forward/center Martynas Andriuskevicius to the Arkansas RimRockers of the NBA Development League, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today.
“We think Marty has made good progress thus far with strength and conditioning, practice and adjusting to life here in the States,” said Ferry. “Now we feel like it is the right time for his development process to take the next step with some real game experience. Marty has worked hard thus far and impressed us with his commitment to learning and growing. Hopefully, this will be another positive step for him.”
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Jan 22, 2006 12:23 AM EST
LeBron James started for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night at Utah despite a sore right knee that was X-rayed earlier in the day.
Doctors told James the knee was bruised or sprained. James said he was hurt Friday night in a 99-79 loss at Golden State and that the knee was so sore Saturday morning he wasn't sure he could play that night when the Cavaliers wrapped up a six-game road trip.
"It kind of got better over the day," James said before the game. "I'm probably going to have an MRI in the next week or so."
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Cavaliers Jan 2006 Archive
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Press Release | Jan 20, 2006
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed center Zendon Hamilton to a second 10-day contract, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today.
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Denver Post | Jan 19, 2006
The Nuggets received one more lucky break than they gave away in their clunky 90-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center, a game with a book's worth of moments in the final 22 seconds alone.
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Boston Herald | Jan 18, 2006
With all the trade talk, Mark Blount’s agent was preaching caution on Tuesday.
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AP | Jan 15, 2006
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Drew Gooden sat out Sunday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers due to a thigh injury.
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AP | Jan 14, 2006
LeBron James has committed to playing for the U.
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Sports Illustrated | Jan 13, 2006
The Kobe-LeBron matchup didn't quite go as hyped, with neither at the top of his game.
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Press Release | Jan 10, 2006
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed center Zendon Hamilton to a 10-day contract, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jan 10, 2006
Forward Drew Gooden has been apparently put on the trading block again by the Cavs -- his third team.
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New York Post | Jan 10, 2006
Cavaliers assistant coach Mike Malone, the lone Knicks staffer not retained by Larry Brown when he took over as head coach last summer, said he had a "sour ending" with the Knicks.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | Jan 6, 2006
The injury is different, the pain is the same for Larry Hughes.
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Press Release | Jan 5, 2006
The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived center Zendon Hamilton, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today.
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Denver Post | Jan 5, 2006
A trade involving Earl Watson and Nene with a third team for Indiana small forward Ron Artest appears dead, though the Nuggets continue to talk with the Pacers.
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USA Today | Jan 4, 2006
Cleveland guard Larry Hughes will miss the next six to eight weeks with a broken finger.
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Beacon Journal | Jan 3, 2006
It wasn't much of a practice, but it meant the world to Anderson Varejao.
