All Things Basketball

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and other NBA all-stars joined President Barack Obama on Sunday to entertain wounded troops.

Dwyane Wade is keeping track. He’s heard analysts say this Miami Heat lineup will be a flop. He’s heard other players lash out over the way LeBron James made his decision. He’s heard executives from other teams list Boston and Orlando as the teams to beat in the Eastern Conference.

Last February, a trade made the Timberwolves his fifth team in seven frustrating NBA seasons. The second pick in that dream 2003 draft, Milicic has been no more than the answer in a which-one-of-these-players-doesn’t-belong question about LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.

NBA commissioner David Stern congratulated LeBron James on his decision. He just wishes it came without “The Decision.”

The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sees LeBron James as a “runaway slave” and that his comments after the forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger.