The Cavs beat the Celtics last night — for the second time this season. While my weird little colleague was sniffing around LeBron’s locker, I was at home, watching the game like an American. (That is, on a flat-screen that won’t be paid off until 2035 and with a case of Miller Light in my lap).
Among the things that stood out:
1. Midway through, Drew Gooden went down with a groin injury. It’s probably been muttered in jest many times over the past three years that at times it looks like LeBron is playing with a bunch of guys that walked over from the Lakewood YMCA. With Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic already out, and Drew Gooden iffy when the Cavs play four games in five days starting Thursday, we’re not far from that joke becoming reality. No, you’re not dreaming: that is, in fact, Ira Newble, Dwayne Jones, and Devon Brown getting significant playing time out there. …
This article appears in Feb 6-12, 2008.
I dunk all the time, dude.