NBA players set to lead Brazil’s Olympic team (The Associated Press)

SAO PAULO (AP) Brazil’s men’s basketball team will be led by NBA players Nene, Leandro Barbosa, Tiago Splitter and Anderson Varejao when it returns to the Olympics for the first time in 16 years.
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Coaches, owners have new voice in suggesting changes (AFP)

Rick Carlisle, coach of the reigning champion Dallas Mavericks, and Dan Gilbert, the club owner spurned by LeBron James, are among 10 people named on Wednesday to the NBA’s new competition committee.
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Kyrie Irving Wins NBA’s Top Rookie Honor, Praises Cleveland Cavaliers: Fan Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It is hard to deny that rookie point guard Kyrie Irving made a huge difference for the Cleveland Cavaliers this past season. Ever since LeBron James left town for a warmer climate and what he deemed to be a better chance at an NBA Championship, Cavaliers’ fans had been looking for a reason to stay [...]

Kyrie Irving wins the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award (Ball Don’t Lie)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving has won the Rookie of the Year award. News of his honor broke on Monday, and on Tuesday he was handed the hardware in a press conference so early in the day that admitted coffee … Continue reading →
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Cavs hoping to host future NBA All-Star game (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert wants to bring the NBA All-Star game back to Cleveland.
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Cavaliers’ Irving named NBA’s rookie of the year (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was named the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) rookie of the year in a landslide victory after leading all first-year players in scoring, the league said on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Irving, taken first overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, averaged 18.5 points and 5.4 assists in 51 games playing [...]

NBA roundup: Irving reportedly will be named Rookie of the Year (The SportsXchange)

Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving will be named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, according to multiple Monday morning reports.
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