LeBron James will grace the cover of GQ in September, with the hook a lovely story by J.R. Moehringer, who interviewed the two-time defending NBA MVP three times this summer for the piece.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired Mike Brown, the team announced Monday morning.
The Cavaliers had a midnight deadline Sunday night to fire the head coach or pay him his full $4.5 million salary for next season.
Cleveland was ousted from the playoffs two weeks ago by the Boston Celtics, who upset the NBA's top regular-season team in six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Include President Obama as another Chicago Bulls fan rooting for LeBron James to move to Chicago. "He doesn't want to tamper," senior adviser to the president -- and former Bulls season-ticket holder -- David Axelrod said. "But as a Chicago fan, the president thinks LeBron would look great in a Bulls uniform.
CHICAGO — LeBron James became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points, breaking Kobe Bryant's mark by about two years, as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late to beat Chicago, 92-85, Friday for their 12th win in 13 games.