Category Archives: Cavs

LeBron to produce new CNBC show “Cleveland Hustles”

from CNBC.com:

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. & PASADENA, CA — January 14, 2016 — After eight consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth among P25-54 in primetime─the only cable network to deliver such significant gains─ CNBC today announced the network is teaming up with NBA superstar LeBron James’ and Maverick Carter’s production company, SpringHill Entertainment, and Magical Elves for a new unscripted series set in Cleveland, Ohio. The series, set to debut in Summer 2016, will give local entrepreneurs the chance to realize their own dreams while also helping to revitalize struggling neighborhoods in their city.

In “Cleveland Hustles,” NBA superstar LeBron James and his longtime friend and business partner Maverick Carter will give four aspiring local entrepreneurs the chance to realize their own dreams while also helping to revitalize a neighborhood in Cleveland. LeBron and Maverick will enlist the aid of four trusted business experts and associates, who will in turn invest in and mentor fledgling entrepreneurs who need a little jumpstart. In success, these four businesses will provide jobs and services for neighborhoods that desperately need investment.”

LeBron meets Shark Tank. Sign me the f*** up.

Seriously though, this could be pretty cool. The press release was vague in terms of if Bron would actually appear in the show or just produce it (or I could just be really dumb), but either way you better believe I’m tuning in. Just your weekly reminder about how lucky we are to have a guy like this playing for one of our city’s sports teams – a lot of athletes do great things and give back to their cities, not a lot of athletes take aspiring entrepreneurs under their arms on national TV.

Who do you think his “four trusted business experts and associates” are though? I’m out if one of them isn’t JR. The ratings.

The Cowboys Mascot Pranked LeBron And JR Smith In Their Hotel Rooms In Dallas

From DallasCowboys.com

James arrived in Dallas late Monday night as his current team plays Tuesday night in Dallas.  The Dallas Cowboys Mascot, Rowdy, knew LeBron was coming and thought this would be a great opportunity to welcome him to the Big D.

With the help of LeBron’s trainer, Rowdy was able to greet LeBron upon his arrival to his hotel room.  By the way, LeBron had no idea what he was walking into.

Since Rowdy was already at the team hotel, he thought he’d pay a visit to another Cowboys fan that was in town for the same reason as LeBron, fellow teammate J.R. Smith.  Smith had no idea Rowdy was waiting for him and showed up with a Cowboys beanie on, nice touch J.R.


Probably the worst thing about LeBron is that he’s a Cowboys fan. I mean, be more basic, bro. However, these videos made me chuckle a little bit I can admit. I’d laugh my ass off too if I walked into a hotel if Brutus Buckeye or Moondog was waiting for me.
CowboyUpInPA with a great question on the family friendly Dallas Cowboys website:
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And the answer is no. JR took ’em all.
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Timofey Mozgov Rides A Bear Through Cleveland In This Outrageous Cavs Commercial

If you’re a company in the Cleveland area and you want to promote a product/service while going viral at the same time. you put Timofey Mozgov in your commercial. At this point it’s a no brainer. Thankfully the Cavs realized this and gave us the gem above. Nothing has ever felt more right than seeing Mozgov riding a Grizzly on top of the Hope Memorial Bridge on his way into Cleveland.

It’s like someone in the Cavs marketing department read this tweet from Dave McMenamin in December and decided to make it into a reality:

ALSO- It was nice to see Mozzie get some 4th quarter minutes last night and be able to contribute. Hopefully this is a good sign of things to come.