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Earlier this afternoon, it was announced that Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach Flip Saunders passed away at the age of 60. Saunders was battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma since August of this year, and was taking a leave from the team as he recovered. Unfortunately, however, his life was taken at the hands of […]

Greatness does not only take cues from greatness itself, it also learns from failure. LeBron James is a basketball historian and it came as no surprise when he spoke of Michael Jordan the way he did in a recent ESPN interview. “I look at it like this: MJ wasn’t perfect. MJ had bad games. He […]

The Cavs had a tough preseason losing their first six games before finally defeating the Mavericks in their final game. They had the big decision of choose between roster hopefuls Quinn Cook, Jared Cunningham, Austin Daye, D.J. Stephens, Dionte Christmas, and Jack Cooley. RELATED: 10 NBA Players Who Pursued A Rap Career After a few […]

Tristan Thompson, after a long wait which seemed like an eternity, finally signed a five-year extension for $82 million. This number is $12 million short of the $94 million that his agent, Rich Paul, and himself were demanding from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the most important thing is that this deal is now complete and […]

LeBron James received an anti-inflammatory injection in his back last week. This injection was more of a precautionary measure taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers and James was eventually shut down for the rest of the preseason. Coach David Blatt offered his take on LeBron James’ back and how healthy he is. “We’re being very conscientious […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a lot of young and talented players on their roster this preseason, but the cuts have begun. On Thursday, the Cavs waived forward Nick Minnerath. He rarely played and the Cavs don’t need any more small forward/power forwards on their team. On Friday, the Cavs took another step towards finding who […]

After missing out on the start of training camp and all of the preseason, Tristan Thompson has returned to practice for the Cleveland Cavaliers. RELATED: BREAKING: Cavs Re-Sign Tristan Thompson To A 5-Year Deal Worth How Much?? He came back $82 million richer but he brought with him the same level of work ethic that […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are entering the 2015-16 season as the Eastern Conference Champions and they will have a target of their backs starting opening night. Dwyane Wade talked with Stephen A. Smith regarding the upcoming 2015-16 season. “LeBron knows we’re coming for him,” said Wade. “They’re at the top of the Eastern […]

Earlier this summer, LeBron James and the University of Akron came up with a plan to send 1,100 kids that qualify to college. James appeared with the First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday at an event to talk about the importance of getting an education. RELATED: Craziest Playoff Moments From LeBron James’ Career “We don’t come […]

Last year, following injuries to Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ frontline became very thin. It showed in the playoffs with only Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov playing almost all of the big guy minutes each game. The team looks very different this year, and the front line depth should give them an […]

Kyrie Irving won’t be ready when the season starts on October 27th in Chicago. The injury to his knee has forced the Cavs to take a very slow approach to his readiness, and to make sure that he is completely healed when he returns. He stated recently that he also has plans to alter his […]

At long last, Tristan Thompson has re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers just minutes ago. We reported just minutes ago that Thompson agreed to a full, 5-year deal, but how much was it worth? RELATED: BREAKING: Cavs Re-Sign Tristan Thompson To A 5-Year Deal Worth How Much?? Thompson took to Instagram to talk about and send […]

Anderson Varejao may be one of the better power forwards in Cleveland Cavaliers history; he’s also among the most oft-injured. No thanks to four season-ending injuries in five years, the Brazilian bundle of energy has only managed to play a measly total of 172 games over the past five seasons. But now, he’s entering the […]

Last week, multiple news outlets including Cavs Nation reported that the Cavs had reportedly taken the 5-year, $80 million contract offer away from Tristan Thompson amid the contract holdout. Larry Coon, a CBA and salary cap guru who’s take on contract situations is very well regarded by peers and fans alike, participated in a Q&A […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in a great position right now as the team is stacked from top to bottom for the upcoming 2015-2016 season. The position of focus right now is the point guard position. Kyrie Irving, Mo Williams, and Matthew Dellavedova compose the formidable point guard trio of the Cavaliers. Irving is a […]

The NBA.com annual general managers’ survey was conducted over the past couple of weeks, and it has revealed that the Warriors haven’t earned the respect of the GM’s and that they still believe in the Cleveland Cavaliers. The general manager’s voted for who they thought would make it out of the East, who would make […]

Fans have had little to be excited about this preseason as the Cavs started their preseason at 0-6, but were able to get a win last night against the Mavericks. LeBron James sat out that game as well as the game before that in Toronto as he nursed a back injury he suffered and received […]

Kevin Love can’t reach for a loose ball and Dallas begins the break, but J.R. Smith finds the ball in the middle of a pass and steals it away, setting Love up for the wide open dunk. RELATED: Top 10 Alley Oop Dunks of 2014-15 Season

The Cleveland Cavaliers have struggled to win a game this preseason. They’ve come close and held big leads, but in the end, the Cavs second and third units were simply unable to squeak out victories despite dealing with injuries. While players have been in and out of the lineups, Mo Williams, Richard Jefferson, Jared Cunningham, […]

Larry Nance played seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers and averaged 16.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game in 34.6 minutes per game. Nance’s son, Larry Jr. plays for the Los Angeles Lakers after being drafted in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft. It hasn’t taken long for him […]

Kyrie Irving has been working out with the Cavs over the past couple of weeks, and many fans were hoping he would be ready for the season opener despite reports that he would be taking his time to return to the court. According to Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal, however, Irving still doesn’t […]

With high expectations surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2015-2016 campaign, LeBron James felt the need to level all the hype. The team boasts of arguably one of the deepest lineups in the league but the big question is when will we see that roster complete. Not for the first few months of the season and James […]

Kyrie Irving is less than a year removed from introducing his first shoe with Nike, the Kyrie I’s, but they are already one of the best shoes for basketball that you can find out there. Irving has a new mentor in town, and his name is Mo Williams. As a former Cavalier and long-time NBA […]

Jared Cunningham has come full circle. The athletic guard out of Oregon State University was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2012 NBA Draft as the 24th overall pick. However, the team made the pick for the Dallas Mavericks who have already agreed to package their first rounder, Tyler Zeller for Cleveland’s picks. It […]

John Schumann of NBA.com has a very wise mind when it comes to analyzing the game of basketball. On the Cavs’ 2014-15 team preview, Schumann joined NBA TV to talk about the weaknesses of Cleveland’s defense despite reaching the East reaching the NBA Finals. “The Cavs were the lowest-ranked defensive team to the make the […]

The long awaited return of Kevin Love to the basketball court is over. According to David Blatt and Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal, Love will be making his preseason debut on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors. #Cavs Kevin Love will play Sunday at Toronto, David Blatt said. — Jason Lloyd (@JasonLloydABJ) October 16, […]

LeBron James has always been a relatively healthy basketball player. In his first 12 years (from 2003-2015), James missed just 57 games. Before the 2011-12 season, where James sat out 20 games mostly to rest (and won an NBA Championship), James really hadn’t had any issues with injures. As we all know, however, Father Time […]

You think LeBron James has always been The King? Everyone know James was touted as the next big thing in high school. He already captured national attention while playing for small St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. There was also Carmelo Anthony who spearheaded the powerhouse Oak Hill Academy. Both were high school stars but there […]

The NBA is full of talented guards at both the point guard and shooting guard spots. With that being said, there’s no denying that the NBA’s best backcourt duo belongs to the NBA Champion Warriors, but who’s right behind them? Former Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller was a color analyst for Thursday’s game between the Golden […]

Last year, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Blake Griffin, and James Harden were the frontrunners to win the 2014-15 Most Valuable Player Award. Then all of a sudden, the Warriors won 67 games, were the number one seed, Stephen Curry was spectacular, and he played just over 32 minutes per game. With that, Curry was named […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers signed free agent shooting guard/ small forward Iman Shumpert to a 4-year, $40 million deal this past summer. Shumpert’s talents, however, go beyond the NBA court. As Cavs fans have come to know over the past couple of months, Shump is also a rapper and likes to make music when he’s not […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to win the 2015-16 NBA Championship due to the injuries that both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love sustained earlier in the playoff run. On Saturday, however, Kevin Love practiced for the first time in a full-court, 5-on-5 set with his teammates, and felt good afterwards. Love has since been practicing, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers revealed some jerseys they would be bringing back a few months ago. Now, a photo has leaked of a new jersey design the Cleveland Cavaliers will be wearing this upcoming season. RELATED: The Best Jerseys In Cleveland Cavaliers History Designer Conrad Burry tweeted out a photo of the leaked black uniform the […]

After Sunday’s Cavaliers’ practice, LeBron James took Mo Williams, J.R. Smith, and James Jones out to eat at his newly endorsed pizza restaurant “Blaze Pizza.” As soon as LeBron tweeted that he was with his teammates were ordering at the Columbus restaurant, floods of fans and supporters showed up from out of no where to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson have entered the later stages of the preseason and, as far as we know, they still haven’t re-engaged in contract talks. That is, until Monday night at Columbus, Ohio. It still hasn’t been confirmed, but according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Thompson’s agent Rich Paul and Cavs’ GM David […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers played the first game of their second back-to-back set of this preseason against the Memphis Grizzlies down at Columbus Ohio at Ohio State University. The Cavs were playing without Mo Williams and J.R. Smith. Williams was resting and J.R. Smith was nursing a strained hamstring he suffered a few days ago and […]

J.R. Smith is well known for his antics on the court as well as off. He’s a different player and person now that he’s in Cleveland, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have his usual antics. Smith, who sat out tonight’s game with a sore hamstring, decided to buy cotton candy after craving it during […]

Before the game tonight, the Cavs did their regular pregame dunk routines in the layup lines. While some players had some casual games, Quinn Cook got way up there on a dunk! Watch below: RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Dunks On Joakim Noah, Two Get Into Heated Conversation

LeBron James has been a man of many identities throughout his career. He’s taken on the LeBron family (young LeBron, old LeBron, etc.) during the late 2000’s, he was the hated villain early in Miami, then was beloved in his later years in Miami and now Cleveland, and he was even a comedic actor in […]