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NBA Betting - Johnson, Love Respond To Lebron's Contraction Comments

New Jersey Nets' head coach Avery Johnson had a few choice words for Miami Heat forward Lebron James following comments made by,Ray Lewis Womens Jersey, "The King" from last Thursday, and he didn't hold back. In reference to James saying that he felt the league would be better without so many teams, including specifically pointing out the state of the New Jersey Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves' franchises, Johnson told reporters, "I disagree, maybe the league would be better if we didn't have three stars on one team." James said that he'd like to return to the days when teams had three or four stars per online sports betting team, and that removing teams like the Nets and Timberwolves would be a good start,1618. James turned down offers from the Nets, New York Knicks,Nike Ray Rice Jersey, and Chicago Bulls this past offseason in order to join personal friends and American national teammates Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. The idea hinges on the lack of parity in the NBA, unlike a forum like .

James wasn't done with the general idea, proposing even more insight to a potential NBA scores move by telling reporters to, "imagine if you could take Kevin Love off Minnesota and add him to another team and you shrink the league." Lebron went on to talk about the Nets with even greater detail by saying,New Andre Johnson Jersey, " Looking at the teams that aren't that great, you take Brook Lopez or you take Devin Harris off these teams that aren't good right now and you add him to a team that could be really good. Not saying let's take New Jersey and let's take Minnesota out of the league,Calvin Johnson jersey,1870. But hey, you guys are not stupid, I'm not stupid, it would be great for the league." Johnson told reporters that he would likely discuss James' comments about the team the next time that they met, especially considering that he was an integral part of the Nets' pursuit of James over the summer, a bid in which he felt that the star was very interested.

The Nets are scheduled to make the move to Brooklyn from New Jersey, something that ownership and Johnson feel will be an important change for the franchise. New Jersey has been at the bottom of the Eastern conference standings the past couple of seasons, and due to the lottery missed out on acquiring the biggest available when former Kentucky guard John Wall was selected by the Washington Wizards with the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

As for the Timberwolves, which enter Monday night with a 7-24 record, there wasn't much anyone said except for Love, who was specifically mentioned in James' comments,342. Love shrugged off the notion of contraction and told reporters that, "it was just something he said. I didn't really pay much attention to it." Love leads the league in rebounding with an average of 15.6 per game, and is also averaging 20.9 points,Nike Maurice Jones Drew Jersey. The third-year center also leads the NBA with 25 double-doubles.