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LeBron James, who went without his mask after the game's first timeout, shot 6 of 18 from the field as the Heat lost for the second time in a row.

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless react to Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins' comments on Twitter that he wasn't impressed by LeBron James' 61-point game.

It speaks to the greatness of LeBron James that, in a season Kevin Durant would otherwise be the runaway candidate for MVP, he's still worth discussing.

An aging nucleus and the sting of last season's Finals loss to the Heat hasn't derailed the resilient Spurs from once again contending for the NBA title.

He's obviously not as talented as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh . He's not legendary like Ray Allen.

Everyone knows the expression, "there is no 'I' in team." But anyone who follows team sports also knows that success often boils down to individual performances.

Mar 4, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden drives to the basket during the second quarter as Miami Heat small forward Michael Beasley defends at Toyota Center.

Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena, there was the relentlessness of LeBron James' franchise-record 61-point game, few talking note that the Charlotte Bobcats were playing a night after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Miami Heat aren't so much approaching a crossroads as hurtling toward one with the locomotive momentum of a LeBron James -led fast break.

March is finally here, and for sports fans that means one thing -- March Madness.

Miami's LeBron James, wearing a protective mask to shield his broken nose, plundered a career-high 61 points in the Heat's 124-107 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

An interesting decision with Dwyane Wade : On one hand, he probably would be needed more Tuesday against the Rockets.

Wade has played in each of Miami's last six contests, averaging 21.4 points on 62 percent shooting with 5.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.

Q: Another benefit for the Heat getting the No. 1 seed in the East is avoiding a second-round series against the Bulls again.

Right around the All-Star Game, Miami Heat small forward LeBron James caused a bit of a stir when he listed who he'd place on the NBA 's version of Mount Rushmore.

Playing with a dark carbon-fiber mask to protect his broken nose - a "menacing" look is how Heat coach Erik Spoelstra described it - James scored 31 points to help Miami beat the reeling Knicks 108-82 on Thursday night.

When Deacon Wissam Akiki is ordained as a Maronite Catholic priest Thursday night in St. Louis, he's expected to have hundreds of supporters there for him, including his wife and daughter.

I'm gonna try a departure from the normal power rankings setup and focus more on interesting developments since the downrankings guys really have very little going on and writing their updates is laborious.

With the Big Three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade, the Heat aren't in desperate need of anything.

Why, WWE championship belts, of course. A wee bit overstated perhaps, but the more bling, the more love, right? LeBron James announced his gift to his Miami Heat teammates Wednesday evening.