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Antawn Jamison News & Rumors

Antawn Jamison's effort can't offset injury to Anderson Varejao as Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Milwaukee Bucks
February 11
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"The new face of the franchise already was in street clothes. Its irrepressible big man was getting his sprained right wrist X-rayed. Midway through the third quarter, the Cavaliers were without their two best players and trying to survive their third game in four days. Not exactly an ideal environment for a 35-year-old with a cranky Achilles tendon. But Antawn Jamison carried his young teammates as far as his aging legs would allow until his terrific night and the Cavaliers' fortunes took an ugly U-turn in the final seconds of regulation. Jamison missed a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds left and the score tied, 102-102, at The Q. The Bucks used the reprieve to get out of town with a"
It's no joke if Jamison is hurt
February 8
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Antawn Jamison was joking about his sore right Achilles in the locker room after the Cavaliers 107-91 loss to the Heat on Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. He said he tweaked it twice during the game, but he didn't seem to think it would be a problem going forward. "That's what happens with old age,'' he said with a smile. The 35-year-old Jamison is something of a lightning rod for the Cavaliers. Some fans think he's too old to contribute. Some think he takes too many shots. Some want the Cavs to trade him and his expiring contract to a team for either young players or draft choices. It's possible that could happen, although Jamison has said he thought it was more likely last season"
Antawn Jamison has heard it all from Boston's Kevin Garnett
January 30
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison began, as he termed it, "a two-day conversation" with Kevin Garnett on Sunday in TD Garden. The chatter, however, one-sided resumes Tuesday at The Q. In his 14 NBA seasons, Jamison has heard trash talk reduced to a whisper, he said. Big talkers such as John Starks and Charles Barkley are gone. Rabbit-eared referees are quicker with the whistles and technical fouls. But no one squelches Garnett. The emotional Celtics center remains one of the best and most prolific yappers in the NBA. He can unnerve opponents and take them out of their games, Jamison said. "KG plays a lot of mental games and he's good at it," Jamison said. "He will hold and grab and talk."
Antawn Jamison honored to play on King's day
January 16
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Antawn Jamison enjoys playing professional basketball for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He knows the opportunity to be paid millions of dollars to play the game he loves would not be possible without years of hard work, practice and conditioning. It also might not be a reality without the work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King never appeared in an NBA game, but his role as a civil-rights activist for African-Americans was much more important to the United States and the world."
Antawn Jamison provides needed scoring punch for Cleveland Cavaliers
January 8
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Antawn Jamison was brought to Cleveland in 2009 as the hoped-for final piece to an NBA championship team. Then, Game 5 against Boston happened and LeBron James decided to chase rings elsewhere. A dream deferred, the Cavs disassembled the flawed supporting cast, allowing some to leave and shipping other parts with designs on rebuilding. Fans had to excuse the dust of a 19-win season a year ago. As for Jamison, he went nowhere except the injured reserve list with a broken pinkie finger. The 35-year-old power forward is back and, for now anyway, leading the team in scoring, field-goal attempts and shots without conscience. In a season of development there are some fans who believe the"
Irving, Jamison lead Cavs to victory
January 7
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"He had just finished off the Minnesota Timberwolves, completed a postgame interview and was headed for the locker room when a Timberwolves fan sitting courtside stopped Kyrie Irving to show him his sign: Ricky of the Year. "That's nice," Irving responded. He didn't have to say anything else. The Cavs' performance did most of the talking with a 98-87 victory on Friday. Irving rebounded from a miserable performance against Toronto on Wednesday to finish with 14 points, five rebounds and five assists in his much-anticipated matchup against Timberwolves rookie point guard Ricky Rubio. But it was veterans Antawn Jamison and Anderson Varejao who did much of the heavy lifting. Jamison had 22"
Cleveland Cavaliers' Antawn Jamison decides to give defense a shot
December 24
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"If Cavaliers coach Byron Scott needs proof that his preaching about defensive improvement this season is setting in, he need look no further than starting power forward Antawn Jamison. Yes, that Antawn Jamison. The Cavs leading scorer last season, who averaged 18 points per game and 15.6 shots per game -- roughly one every two minutes. The guy LeBron James once called the most unorthodox scorer in the league because of his variety of weird flip shots and floaters. On the first day of training camp this season, Jamison talked about his leadership role on this young team and the fact that it had to start on the defensive end of the floor."
Antawn Jamison comfortable in starting role, mentoring Tristan Thompson
December 20
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Tristan Thompson's indoctrination into the NBA came during practice recently when he was defending Antawn Jamison. Thompson, already developing a reputation as a stealth shot blocker, apparently failed to watch the archived footage of Jamison's first 13 years in the league. Jamison has the strangest array of awkward but effective underhanded flip shots in the league, and he has particularly enjoyed using them lately against the rookie in practice. Every time Thompson goes right for the block, Jamison goes underhanded to his left. He said that whenever it happens, Thompson pauses for a moment with a bewildered look on his face. "For somebody who hasn't seen it, every time I do it he stops"
Antawn Jamison expects to stick around entire season with Cleveland Cavaliers
December 8
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison was a rookie the last time the NBA crammed lots of games into little calendar space due to a lockout. A kid accustomed to playing twice a week at the University of North Carolina was sometimes appearing in three games in as many nights during the compressed 1998-99 season. The youthful desire to explore a new city's nightlife was soon replaced with the aching need for room service and a good night's sleep. "My body was in shock," said Jamison, the only current Cavalier involved in the last labor impasse. "For somebody who has never experienced even a back-to-back on the NBA schedule to all of a sudden have three games in three nights was unbelievable... "I"
Healthy players key, says Jamison
March 18
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"The splint was temporarily off Antawn Jamison's left hand Thursday night prior to the Cavs' game against the Portland Trail Blazers, exposing the nine stitches needed to close up his pinky finger following surgery. The stitches are symbolic of the Cavs' 2010-11 season. It has been a patchwork group of rookies, journeymen and fill-ins as the Cavs endured major injuries during a painful rebuilding season. Jamison is back now for the rest of the season. He took a week off after surgery and returned to Charlotte, N.C., since he was helpless with one good hand. He spent some time with his kids before returning to the Cavs' kids and his role as a different type of fatherly mentor. ''There's a"
Injured Antawn Jamison turns focus to supporting teammates
March 18
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison has been reduced to the world's tallest cheerleader, but it's a role he is embracing with his characteristic aplomb. Speaking for the first time since surgery to repair the left little finger he fractured on Feb. 27 against Philadelphia, Jamison admitted Thursday night he's done for the season. It's the first time he has ever broken a bone, and he has been surprised how much having a cast on his left hand limited him. "No video games," he said with a smile. "It's been straight movie time for the past two weeks." After the surgery, he spent a week with his family in Charlotte, N.C., but he's back to support his teammates in the final 16 games of the season."
Antawn Jamison likely won't play again this season
March 15
The News-Herald
 
"Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison has been doing his rehabilitation in North Carolina. He had surgery on his left pinky on Feb. 28, the day after he fractured it against Philadelphia. Jamison hasn't been seen since. "We wanted him to go home and see his family and kids," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "I know he'll be back. I don't know when." Scott said he'd like to have Jamison around to allow some of his professionalism to wear off on the younger players."
Vocal leader Jamison returns to Cavs
March 15
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"When Antawn Jamison fractured his left pinky finger last month, he took more than just 18 points and 6.7 rebounds with him to the operating table. He took his voice. Turns out, the Cavs might miss that most of all. The Cavs have lost four in a row and five of six without Jamison. Of course, they were only 11-48 with him, but they seemed to be giving better effort and looking like a different team since ending that horrendous 26-game losing streak. With no real vocal leaders on the floor or in the locker room now, coach Byron Scott agrees the team has regressed lately — particularly the past two games, when the Cavs suffered 20-point blowout losses to the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City"
Cavaliers to lose Antawn Jamison 5-7 weeks after surgery on fractured finger
March 1
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Cavaliers leading scorer Antawn Jamison will be out five to seven weeks after having surgery on his fractured left little finger. Jamison, who has been scoring 18 points per game, broke the finger late in the third quarter of Sunday's 95-91 loss to Philadelphia at The Q. Dr. Thomas Graham will perform surgery on Tuesday at the Marymount Surgery Center, which is located in the Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Center. The injury is a setback for the Cavs, who were 3-3 in their last six games after suffering through an NBA-record 26-game losing streak. The season ends in a little more than six weeks, on April 13."
Cavaliers lose Antawn Jamison to broken finger in 95-91 loss to 76ers
February 28
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"It wasn't as if the Cavaliers didn't look bad enough for most of Sunday's 95-91 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at The Q. But late in the third quarter, they also lost leading scorer Antawn Jamison with a fractured left little finger. It is unclear how much time -- if any -- he will be out. "We don't really know yet," coach Byron Scott said. "I guess we'll have a little bit more of an understanding of what's going to happen in the next day or so." Jamison, who left with 16 points -- just under his average of 18 -- was not in the locker room after the game. But losing him seemed to wake up his teammates. "The fourth quarter we played really hard, and we played the way we should have played"
Antawn Jamison fractures fingers in loss to 76ers
February 28
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"The Cavaliers lost a 12-point lead in the first half, then they lost the game Sunday to the Philadelphia 76ers 95-91. What they lost in between might hurt most of all. Antawn Jamison fractured his left pinky late in the third quarter of Sunday's loss when he was fouled by Jrue Holiday. Jamison walked immediately off the court and into the locker room. He left the arena with his left hand wrapped in a splint and without speaking to reporters. He is the team's leading scorer at 18.1 points, and the second-leading scorer, Mo Williams, is no longer with the team. That makes Ramon Sessions' 12.6 points per game the leader among the healthy bodies left on the team. ''He does a lot for us,''"
Sources: Cavs, Warriors talk Jamison deal
February 24
ESPN.com
 
"The Cleveland Cavaliers are contemplating another major trade, this time to send Antawn Jamison back to the team where he began his career. Sources close to the talks told ESPN.com that the Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors have been discussing trade scenarios Thursday that would send Jamison to Oakland. One source briefed on the talks said the discussions are ongoing but that no trade agreement has yet been reached. It was not immediately clear who Golden State would be willing to part with if the teams indeed came up with a workable trade framework before Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline."
Mo Williams, Antawn Jamison likely to stay Cavs after deadline
February 20
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"With the NBA's trading deadline less than a week away, the Cavaliers have cast lines out across the league. Now they're sitting back waiting to see if anyone bites. There's a good possibility no one will. Despite being one of the more active teams, the uncertainty surrounding the collective bargaining agreement and the likelihood of a lockout after the season is hindering the Cavs' ability to maneuver before Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline. Barring the unforeseen, Antawn Jamison and Mo Williams will both be Cavaliers after the deadline, according to multiple league sources. Williams is still due about $17 million for the next two seasons and has been injured most of this year, and Jamison's $15"
Jamison fears labor dispute will alienate fans
February 14
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"As the NFL's owners and players dig in for what looks to be an ugly, contentious and very public labor dispute, the NBA is warming in the bullpen. As a result, the landscape of two of the most popular sports in North America could change dramatically within months - provided they reach any sort of agreement at all. The NBA is in the unenviable position of going second. Negotiations have already broken down in the NFL, where a lockout seems inevitable beginning March 4. That means by the time the NBA's labor contract expires on July 1, the NFL could already be four months into a lockout and could have turned the public off to all talk of revenue sharing. Antawn Jamison was around for the"
Cold Jamison still Cavs' best shot
February 10
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"He is shooting a career-worst 42 percent, but Antawn Jamison is still firing for the Cavaliers. In fact, coach Byron Scott is encouraging it. In order for the Cavs to be successful — insert punchline here — Scott believes Jamison must take 15 to 20 shots a game simply because the Cavs don't have many other offensive threats. Jamison is happy to oblige, even if the shots haven't been falling. ''Every year I give you a horrible month,'' Jamison said. ''That month has been this month.'' It has gone on a little longer than a month, although the first four games of February have been particularly awful (36 percent). Jamison's season started slowly because of knee problems and the fact he was"
Antawn Jamison Says Next Season Could Be His Last
January 17
AOL Fanhouse
 
"There are four kids at home to look after. There are PTA meetings to attend, although Antawn Jamison later said that might be a stretch for his life after basketball. The Cleveland forward already has started to think about retirement. He said before Saturday night's 127-99 loss to Denver at the Pepsi Center that next season, the last on his contract, could be the final one of his NBA career. "Definitely,'' Jamison, 34, said in an interview with FanHouse about that being a possibility. "I've done a lot, man. This is my 13th year and next year will be my 14th year. A lot of people don't get the opportunity to say that they've played for that many years. And to know that I've left everything"
Jamison rebounds, may start in future
November 17
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"If Antawn Jamison can maintain this level of production, he's going to leave coach Byron Scott with some difficult decisions in the near future. Jamison has averaged 16 points and 8.7 rebounds in three games since returning from a swollen left knee. He has drastically improved his shooting, too, going 5-for-12 on 3-pointers and shooting 53 percent (20-for-38) overall in the three games prior to Tuesday night's against the Philadelphia 76ers. Scott will leave Jamison on the bench for now, but didn't rule out the idea of eventually getting him into the starting lineup — which is where Jamison has wanted to be all along. ''He's playing so well, I don't know if I can keep him in that role,''"
Antawn Jamison, Cleveland Cavaliers' bench lead the way to 93-91 win over New Jersey
November 10
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Only one thing mattered to Antawn Jamison on Tuesday night. "'I want to win," he said after the Cavaliers won their third straight game -- all on the road -- with a 93-91 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Prudential Center. "That's the most important thing." So forget that he was coming off the bench instead of starting. Forget that his bum left knee had kept him out of the three previous games. Forget that he was shooting just 31.8 percent coming into the game. On Tuesday night, he made six of 10 shots for 15 points as the Cavs' bench outscored the Nets' reserves, 52-15. In fact, the bench outscored the starters, 52-41. "At the beginning of the season, we thought our bench would be one"
Antwan Jamison practices with Cleveland Cavs, expected to play in N.J.
November 8
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Forward Antawn Jamison practiced with the Cavaliers on Monday, and coach Byron Scott said, unless something unexpected happens, he expects Jamison to play Tuesday night in New Jersey. Jamison has been bothered by a sore left knee and missed the last three games."
Injured Jamison remains sidelined for Cavaliers
November 7
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"An hour before tip-off, Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison shot around on the court he called home for 51/2 years while a few fans called out to him to wish him well. That was the extent of his deflating homecoming to the Verizon Center on Saturday. Wizards fans were disappointed he didn't play, but Jamison has bigger worries, such as figuring out what is troubling a left knee that forced him to miss his third consecutive game. ''It's getting better, it's just a real slow process,'' Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said. ''Unfortunately, we thought it would heal a little quicker, but it hasn't. It's still puffy. The swelling has gone down, but it's not gone.'' Jamison will have three more days to"
Jamison likely to miss game against Wizards
November 6
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Antawn Jamison's left knee injury forced him to miss his first reunion game against the Washington Wizards. It just might keep him out of the second, too. Jamison was held out of the game Friday against the 76ers in Philadelphia because of swelling in his left knee. He remains a game-time decision for tonight in Washington, where he spent 51/2 years before getting traded to the Cavaliers in February. ''The knee has gotten better, but he still has a little soreness in there,'' Cavs coach Byron Scott said. ''If it was April, the last five games of the season, and you were trying to get a different seeding for the playoffs, he could play. But right now it's still a little sore, the"
Jamison sits out second straight game for Cleveland with sore left knee
November 6
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Cavs forward Antawn Jamison 's sore left knee was better, but it was still not good enough to allow him to play in Friday night's game against the Sixers in Wells Fargo Center. His status for tonight's game at Washington has not been determined.

"He still has a little soreness in there, so we're just going to take it day by day, continue to keep working on it and hopefully we'll have an idea [Saturday] if he's going to be able to play in Washington," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "If it was April and the last five games of the season and you were trying to get a different seeding for the playoffs, he could play. But right now, it's still a little sore, the flexibility is not all the"

Jamison likely to miss game against Wizards
November 6
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Antawn Jamison's left knee injury forced him to miss his first reunion game against the Washington Wizards. It just might keep him out of the second, too. Jamison was held out of the game Friday against the 76ers in Philadelphia because of swelling in his left knee. He remains a game-time decision for tonight in Washington, where he spent 51/2 years before getting traded to the Cavaliers in February. ''The knee has gotten better, but he still has a little soreness in there,'' Cavs coach Byron Scott said. ''If it was April, the last five games of the season, and you were trying to get a different seeding for the playoffs, he could play. But right now it's still a little sore, the"
Jamison slowed, benched by knee
November 5
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Byron Scott dismisses Antawn Jamison's move to the bench as no big deal. Jamison forces a smile and says he's still making the adjustment. Scott believes that Jamison's achy left knee is a concern and something the Cavaliers will have to monitor and watch this season. Jamison insists that his 34-year-old body isn't breaking down and that he'll be back to health in no time. Scott thinks the knee has contributed to his slow start this season, but that Jamison says his shot is just fine. Yet, if there is one thing both coach and former All-Star can agree on, it's that Jamison is a team guy who won't start griping now, even though his body language depicts a player frustrated with his role and"
Antawn Jamison looking for his shot -- and some pain-free days with Cleveland Cavaliers
November 5
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"This is not the way Antawn Jamison envisioned any of this. Not at all. It's not the way the Cavaliers power forward thought he'd begin his 13th season -- with his left knee ballooning intermittently for an unknown reason, with his shot not falling and with an unexpected role as a sixth man for a team that has limped to a 1-3 start. The knee was good enough for practice Thursday -- the first time since playing in Saturday's game against Sacramento -- though Jamison is still questionable for Friday's game at Philadelphia. The 34-year-old has had an MRI and tests that show nothing structurally wrong, and while surgery hasn't been discussed, Jamison also said he is "not going to deal with it"
Jamison slowed by achy knee
November 3
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Antawn Jamison's troublesome left knee is quickly becoming a concern. Once that heals, coach Byron Scott believes his troublesome shooting touch will cure itself. Jamison was inactive for Tuesday's game against the Atlanta Hawks with swelling in his left knee. Scott believes the knee is a big reason why Jamison is just 7-for-22 from the field to start the season. He was 8-for-38 during the preseason, but Scott remains much more concerned with the knee than the offense. ''I think they go hand in hand right now,'' Scott said. ''The knee has been bothering him since the preseason. We just want to get that as healthy as possible. Once that is rectified, I think he'll go back to being the"
Jamison holds out hope
October 24
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Antawn Jamison is sitting in a folding chair in a cramped locker room in Pittsburgh, intently staring at absolutely nothing. His left knee is still cold, but the ice pack is already gone. A couple of hours earlier, Jamison was on the floor of the Petersen Events Center, writhing in pain and grabbing at that bothersome knee again. Early in camp it was tendinitis; this time, an opposing player had crashed into him while diving for a loose ball. He exhales while slowly getting out of the chair and a slight groan escapes. Jamison has plenty of reasons to groan this year, but he won't do it. He turned 34 over the summer and his remaining time in the league is quickly dwindling. That's part of"
Jamison, Parker injured in victory
October 16
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Antawn Jamison grabbed at his left knee during the first half before hobbling to the locker room. Anthony Parker emerged after halftime with a bag of ice draped over his right hand. In a preseason when the Cavaliers have yet to put their starting five on the floor together at one time, that idea took a step back in Thursday's 106-80 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at the University of Pittsburgh. Neither injury is considered serious, but both players will be re-evaluated today. Jamison sprained his left knee — the same knee that forced him out of camp earlier this month with tendinitis — in the second quarter, when a player dove into him reaching for a loose ball. Parker sprained his"
Jamison, Parker latest injuries for Cavs
October 16
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"orward Antawn Jamison and guard Anthony Parker are not expected to play for the Cavaliers in Saturday night's game against CSKA Moscow at The Q. Jamison sprained his left knee and Parker sprained two fingers on his right hand in Thursday night's victory over San Antonio at Pittsburgh. Guard Mo Williams (groin) probably will not play. Anderson Varejao also is unlikely as he recovers from an ankle injury and his absence after the death of his grandfather in Brazil. Coach Byron Scott has left the decision of when to return up to Varejao, who said he's not yet comfortable enough with the new offense to play."
Antawn Jamison, Loren Woods take a break while Anderson Varejao gets up to speed
October 8
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Anderson Varejao's first practice came 10 days after his teammates', putting him untold miles of running behind in the Byron Scott conditioning school. But don't worry, the coach will make sure he catches up. Varejao returned to the team after attending his grandfather's funeral in Brazil and spent time working with coaches following shootaround Thursday morning. That will continue for at least the next week as Scott plans to hold Varejao out of several preseason games so he can get up to speed and get his speed up. Varejao did not play against the Wizards on Thursday and Scott said he would likely hold his best center out of the weekend road trip to Houston and Dallas. "I'm not concerned"
Jamison takes commanding role in offense
October 3
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Antawn Jamison spent the fourth quarter of Friday night's Wine & Gold scrimmage holding a clipboard and coaching the Wine team. It was a good look for him. If any player can help the rest of the Cavaliers to learn Byron Scott's new Princeton offense, it is Jamison. The Washington Wizards ran a version of Pete Carril's famous offense during Jamison's time there. Former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan learned it directly from Carril while the two were assistant coaches in Sacramento. While the version Scott runs isn't identical to what Jamison saw in Washington, it's certainly close enough for him to be a mentor to the rest of the players still learning their way. ''I know it like the back of my"
How will the Cleveland Cavaliers split playing time for J.J. Hickson, Antawn Jamison?
September 30
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"There's no shortage of uncertainties for Byron Scott to deal with in his first weeks working with his new Cavaliers team. Speaking honestly, which is already becoming a trademark, Scott admits he's not sure about most of his starting lineup and probably won't be for some time. But just two days into practice, his most weighty and perhaps delicate issue is becoming clear. Two of the Cavs' most talented players play the same position -- J.J. Hickson and Antawn Jamison. This is not new. Last season, needing to play Anderson Varejao at power forward to make room for Shaquille O'Neal, the promising Hickson was benched during playoff games. That will likely not happen again, Hickson is perhaps"
In a summer of franchise discontent, Antawn Jamison grateful for playoff opportunity
September 28
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Antawn Jamison is widely respected as one of the most intelligent and thoughtful players in the NBA. So why do these things keep happening to him? In back-to-back seasons, the Cavaliers forward has been involved in two of the most tumultuous franchise upheavals in recent league history -- the Gilbert Arenas gun affair last year in Washington and The Decision of LeBron James to leave Cleveland for Miami this past summer. Jamison was traded to the Cavs after the Wizards season was ruined in the wake of Arenas' suspension for bringing a firearm into the team's locker room and just in time for the Cavs season to fall apart with a premature exit from the playoffs. "Before I got here, I just"
Jamison left to help carry dysfunctional Cavaliers
July 23
Charlotte Observer
 columnist Tom Sorensen
"The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Antawn Jamison in mid-February. They wanted a wingman to complement LeBron James. After 12 NBA seasons, almost all of them as the star on a bad or mediocre team, Jamison wanted a championship. But the Cavaliers crashed and burned in the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston and crashed and burned again two weeks ago when LeBron giddily announced he was leaving Cleveland for the Miami Heat. "I was disappointed," Jamison says Thursday at his basketball camp at Carolina Courts in Indian Trail. "I only got to play with him two months." Jamison was one of the best players in the country at Providence High and perhaps the best player in the country at"
Antawn Jamison thankful for opportunities with Cleveland Cavaliers
May 11
Washington Post
 
"It's been three months since he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers -- the team he once referred to as "the enemy" -- but there are still times when Antawn Jamison enters Quicken Loans Arena and has to stop himself before walking into the visitors' locker room. Sometimes, when he watches game film, Jamison sees this guy wearing No. 4 in "different colors" and doesn't realize it's him until he sees one of his "junk shots" floating through the air. Even his younger brother, Albert, has joked with him that he looks strange in a uniform that Jamison's family, friends and former Washington Wizards teammates had become conditioned to hate. "Once it happened, it was like, 'Wow!' " said Jamison, who"
Antawn Jamison earns better than a draw with Celtics' Kevin Garnett
May 8
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Antawn Jamison has had his hands full trying to deal with Kevin Garnett. In the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Garnett averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds a game and put up 41 shots. In Game 3, Garnett had 19 points and four rebounds, but Jamison countered with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the Cavs' 124-95 victory that gave them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Furthermore, Jamison's defense limited Garnett to 11 shots, a much more manageable number. "With the exception of tonight, he got a lot of shots for two games," Jamison said. "When I played behind him ... the guy's too good. You want to make every shot difficult. With him, you can't let him get to his"
Jamison looks like his old self in Game 3
May 8
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Lost in the shuffle of the most important elbow in the history of Northeast Ohio sports and the inconsistent play of point guard Mo Williams is the struggle that Antawn Jamison had in the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Emphasis on ''had.'' Jamison who'd taken just 17 shots and averaged 11.5 points, well below his season average, came through with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the Cavs' 124-95 win over the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Friday night. Jamison said he worked to change what had been going wrong for him on the offensive end of the court by the time the third game rolled around. ''Something I did tonight that I didn't do in the first two games is I"
Jamison reacts to Arenas's release
May 8
Washington Post
 
"Antawn Jamison had just walked off the podium at TD Garden, where he answered questions about the Cleveland Cavaliers' 124-95 victory over the Boston Celtics, when I stopped him to get his reaction to Gilbert Arenas's release from a Montgomery County halfway house earlier in the day. "I'm glad it's over with," Jamison said after scoring 20 points with a game-high 12 rebounds on Friday. "I think this is the most important part. He can get to just playing basketball. It's unfortunate the way things happened. We always envisioned, what I'm going through, doing it together." This is the second time in the past nine years that Jamison was on a team that didn't have Arenas, with the two being"
Cavs' Jamison finds groove
April 29
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison weaves in and out of opposing players with ease many times throughout a game. But what he does when shooting the basketball often leaves opposing players, and sometimes his own teammates, shaking their heads. A scoop here. A flick there. An unorthodox floater there. Need a funky runner? He's got that, too. All of them turned heads and, more important, helped the Cavs take their opening series against the Chicago Bulls 4-1. In each game, Jamison contributed a little bit more to the Cavs' efforts. He assumed a role Tuesday in Game 5 normally reserved for LeBron James and led the way by scoring 25 points, 20 coming in the first half. For the series, he"
Jamison gives 24-point boost
April 26
Akron Beacon Journal
 
"Once again, recent trade Antawn Jamison is giving the Cavaliers a boost. His biggest contribution came Sunday afternoon in Game 4 of the Cavs' opening-round series against the Chicago Bulls. Jamison scored 24 points, had seven rebounds and two assists in a 121-98 win over the Bulls. The 12-year veteran combined with James to score 23 points in the third quarter to help plaster Chicago and quash its hopes of a comeback. During that quarter, Jamison sensed that Bulls forward Luol Deng couldn't cover him and spent much of the time victimizing him off of pick-and-rolls from LeBron James. When Jamison wasn't doing that, he put the ball on the floor and took him to the hoop. Jamison said it was"
Teammates reveling in Antawn Jamison's flips and floaters
April 26
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"LeBron James says he has never seen shots like the ones Antawn Jamison puts up. One-handed floaters. Flip shots. High arching layups. "In my seven years in the NBA, I've always said Tawn is the most unorthodox guy we have in the league," James said. "He makes shots I've never seen before. It's unbelievable some of the shots he makes -- the flip shots, the underarm shots." But no matter how unorthodox they are, they all still count. Jamison, who was much more aggressive Sunday in trying to post up Luol Deng of the Bulls, finished with 24 points, making 9 of 16 shots, in the Cavaliers' romp over the Bulls. He apparently has corrected his errant free-throw shooting since joining the Cavs,"
There's only one way to judge success of Cavs' roster moves: Victory
April 17
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"In the middle of last June, just days after the NBA Finals ended, Shaquille O'Neal got a call on his cell phone from LeBron James. The Cavaliers' failure to reach those Finals, a result of the six-game loss to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals, was still stinging the entire organization. General Manager Danny Ferry was already moving on, attempting to make changes that would help the Cavs avoid such a result in the future. And that is why James was placing the call. "He said 'Come on here, we need you and we're going to make a trade for you,' " O'Neal remembered. "I said 'OK, I got you young fella.' I knew it was going to be a great time as soon as I got the call." It"
Antawn Jamison's ankle causes hearts to jump
April 10
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Antawn Jamison wasn't concerned at all a few minutes after Luol Deng stepped on his right foot Wednesday night in Chicago. The pain was going away, he hadn't felt a "pop" in his ankle and team trainers determined there was no sprain.

But when he saw the replay later he understood why many Cavaliers fans had a mild freak-out. So did the head coach. "My stomach dropped about 17 stories when that happened," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. "You can't guard against everything. But I'm glad he's OK." Jamison is indeed OK. Team doctors examined his foot before the Cavs took on the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at The Q and found no significant injury. Brown held him out of the game and he"

Rapper Common will join Cleveland Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison
April 7
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Grammy Award-winning rap artist Common returns to Cleveland on Friday. Earlier in the day, he will deliver a lecture at the University of Akron. But after the lecture, and after attending the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers game at The Q, Common and forward Antawn Jamison will host a party at The House of Blues. Common will also promote his upcoming movie "Just Wright" starring himself and Queen Latifah. Common plays the role of an NBA player who falls in love with his physical therapist."