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Cavaliers Trading Isaiah
Cavaliers Deal Guard Dwyane Wade Back To Heat
DWYANE WADE
Dwyane Wade has said he would like to end his career where he started it, with the Miami Heat. He will get his chance.
LeBron James endorsed the trade on Instagram on Thursday, saying he was happy for Wade.
LeBron James Says He Owes It To Teammates To Finish Season With Cavs
LEBRON JAMES
After yet another dis- heartening loss by the Cleve- land Cavaliers, 116-98 to an Orlando Magic team tied for the worst record in the East- ern Conference, LeBron James said he will not waive his no-trade clause.
"I'm here for the long haul," James said. "I'm here for this season right now, [to] try to figure out ways we can still compete. I couldn't give up on my teammates like that. I couldn't do that. I just couldn't do it. We put too much into the game every single day. We go out and prepare. Win, lose or draw, at the end of the day, we're all brothers, and we understand that. I owe it to my team- mates to finish this season out no matter how it ends up. I would never waive my no- trade clause."
Whether James' declara- tion proves to be akin to a captain going down with his ship or a gambler staying at a cold table until his luck changes remains to be seen.
Cleveland scored 43 points in the first quarter Tuesday and led by as many as 21 points before falling apart in the second half, being outscored 41-22 in the third and 24-9 in the fourth.
LeBron James And Steph Curry Announce Their Charitable Donations For The 2018 NBA All-Star Game
LEBRON JAMES AND STEPHEN CURRY
Thomas For Jordan
Clarkson, Larry Nance
The Isaiah Thomas ex- periment is over in Cleveland, and the Los Angeles Lakers have freed up cap space to go after LeBron James and Paul George.
Hours before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Cavaliers traded their starting point guard and forward Channing Frye to the Lak- ers for guard Jordan Clark- son and forward Larry Nance,Jr.
ISAIAH THOMAS
The Lakers also get the Cavaliers' protected first- round pick in 2018.
Cavaliers Acquire Rodney Hood, George Hill In 3-Team Trade
One of the coolest incen- tives for winning the NBA All-Star Game is that the two squads will get paychecks that go to local charities. The winning squad gets a check for $350,000, while the los- ing squad will get one for $150,000. It’s a heartwarm- ing way to add some stakes to a game that is often con- sidered to be a boring exhibi- tion.
On Wednesday morning, the two captains announced the charities which will re- ceive donations when the game comes to an end. Both LeBron James and Steph Curry recorded videos in which they announced the Los Angeles-based organiza- tions their teams will sup- port.
First up, Team LeBron will give its charitable dona-
tion to After-School All Stars, which helps more than 8,000 children in 52 low-in- come schools in Los Angeles by offering “access to free programs that offer aca- demic support, enrichment opportunities, and health and fitness activities,” per a release.
Team Stephen’s charity, Brotherhood Crusade, also looks to support children in Los Angeles, as it directly helps 3,000 underserved youth annually while helping 20,000 more via “special projects.”
Both of these charities do really important work in their communities, and it’s awesome that James and Curry are using their plat- forms as captains of the All- Star teams to offer up support for them.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired Rodney Hood and George Hill in a three- way deal with the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings, league sources said on Thursday.
The Cavaliers will send Iman Shumpert and a 2020 second-round pick via the Miami Heat to the Kings in the deal.
Sacramento acquires Joe Johnson from Utah, who gets Jae Crowder and Der-
GEORGE HILL AND RODNEY HOOD
rick Rose from Cleveland, sources said.
Giants To Retire No.
25 Jersey Of Barry
Bonds In August
The San Francisco Giants will retire the No. 25 of Barry Bonds, the greatest player to play baseball, this season, the team announced Tuesday.
The number will be retired on Aug. 11, 2018, when the Giants host the Pittsburgh Pi- rates. Bonds spent 15 of his 22 major league seasons with San Francisco; the other seven were with Pittsburgh. He currently serves as a spe- cial adviser for the Giants.
"I'm both honored and humbled that the Giants are going to retire my number this season," the 53-year-old Bonds said in a statement. "As I've always said, the Gi- ants and Giants fans, are a part of my family. Growing up, Candlestick Park was my home away from home, and it is where my dad [Bobby Bonds] and godfather Willie [Mays] played.
"For me to have played on the same field as them, wear the same uniform and now have my number retired, join-
BARRY BONDS
ing Willie and the other Gi- ants legends is extremely spe- cial. Number 25 has meant a lot to me throughout my ca- reer and it is even more spe- cial that I got to share that with my dad."
Bobby Bonds also wore No. 25 with the Giants.
Barry Bonds, a seven- time National League MVP and 14-time All-Star selection whose career was tainted by the league's steroids scandal, finished his career with an MLB-record 762 home runs. He broke Hank Aaron's home run record with No. 756 on Aug. 7, 2007.
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