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LeBron James has been the face of Nike since he came into the league. Through his career years and MVP trophies to the pair of Larry O’Brien (NBA Championship) Trophies and Bill Russell (Finals MVP) Trophies, LeBron has been putting out incredibly designed shoes with Nike. From January of 2014 to 2015, James’ Nike shoes […]

When LeBron James moved to Miami to play with the Heat in 2010, he kept his 30,000 square foot mansion in Akron, but also bought a new one in Miami. Bought at $9 million, LeBron put his old home on the market when he returned to Cleveland. This time, at almost double the old price […]

LeBron James was the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. Before playing his first game, James had numerous endorsements with the likes of Gatorade, Coca-Cola, and McDonalds. At the age of 18, James bought this Bath Township property in 2003 and went on to build a 30,000-square-foot mansion on the land. It’s now […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had an interesting draft history as they have been fortunate enough to be granted with the chance to select first overall six times. Like everyone else, the first round of the draft has been filled with hits and misses. The Cavaliers have been haunted with picks such as Anthony Bennett, Vitaly […]

Stephen Curry made an appearance again on the Dan Patrick Show Tuesday morning to discuss numerous basketball topics, including the possibility of playing a shortened season and even the four-way MVP race between himself, LeBron James, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook. “I think [players] should have a portion of the vote,” Curry started off saying. […]

For every LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Mark Price, there are the Martynas Andriuskevicius, Paul Mokeski, Butch Lee, and Lari Ketners of the world. While the latter group have had forgettable and insignificant stints in Cleveland, there are also those who strike curiosity for being well-known because of their accomplishments outside of Cleveland, […]

After sitting out Sunday night’s game against the Orlando Magic to rest his back, Kevin Love will do so again on Monday against the Miami Heat. David Blatt says Kevin Love will rest again tonight — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 16, 2015 Love is still trying to get right after playing most of the season […]

Kyrie Irving was named the Eastern Conference’s Player of the Week for the week of March 9 to March 15. He scored 22 points against the Mavericks, put up a dazzling offensive display against the Spurs with 57 points, and followed it up with a 33 point effort against the Magic. He averaged a league-best […]

LeBron reportedly tweaked his knee in Sunday night’s matchup against the Orlando Magic on this play here: James got treatment for it all of yesterday as well as today, and ESPN’s Chris Broussard is stating that LeBron is a go for tonight’s game: For all the talk about LJ tweaking his knee, I'm told he […]

It all started at the Cleveland Cavaliers Media Day of the 2013-14 season, where Kyrie Irving, starting his then third season, started out with this: “I want to be the best player in this league. In order to do that, I know we have to win a lot of games. But I’m the leader of […]

A lot has changed since the beginning of the season when we last checked the top teams and their Las Vegas odds to win a championship. We’ve got the updated teams and their odds as of Mid-March, starting with number 10: 10. Dallas Mavericks (42-25, 7th in West) – 40/1 Despite the Mavericks rough couple […]

In the third quarter of the Cavaliers’ game against the Orlando Magic, LeBron James went up to deflect a layup attempt. He ended up committing a foul, and had a very scary landing. here’s the play: Despite having his foot caught under him on the landing, LeBron would flex his knee, stretch it, and then […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs cruised into Orlando fresh off of a two-day rest and an impressive victory over the San Antonio Spurs looking to extend their win streak to four straight games. They did just that as the Cavs sailed away […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing excellent basketball over the past month and a half, with a large part of the success going to the LeBron James and Kyrie Irving for their excellent play. Kevin Love, however, has also been a major contributor despite his struggles offensively and even defensively. He’s been sitting on the bench […]

LeBron James, a Cavalier record holder for numerous statistical categories, was outdone two nights ago for the first time in his career by a teammate. Kyrie Irving scored a career high 57 points, breaking his Cavalier record of 56 points against the Toronto Raptors back in the 2004-05 season. LeBron did score 61 points last […]

After witnessing an incredible 57-point performance by Kyrie Irving, LeBron just could not let it go. We’re sure he let his feelings be known privately, but James let his feelings be known publicly in a postgame locker-room video. See it here: LeBron James Uninterruped Video On Kyrie Irving

Two of the league’s top point guards in Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry have been burning the nets with their hot hands from distance. Curry has been making noise since the beginning of the season, especially with the success that Golden State has been enjoying, while Irving has started to make significant noise recently and […]

Kyrie Irving is quite an offensive talent. One of the best actually. He can play around with his defender using an array of dribbling exhibitions. He can stop on a dime and knock down shots so smooth you wouldn’t realize the full degree of difficulty. He also has unlimited range. It is extremely difficult to […]

Kyrie Irving took a three-pointer. Then another. And another. In the end, Irving attempted seven three-pointers and made all of them. Step-back, fall-away, out of a crossover, catch and shoot, it didn’t matter as Irving was raining three-pointers from all over the floor en route to a career high 57 points. Here are some of […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! “They’re going to be one hell of a team. I’m glad we played them now,” Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said after their 92-90 win back in November. “They’ll be a whole lot tougher later on in the year.” […]

Earlier today, NEOMG’s Chris Haynes asked Iman Shumpert about the striking resemblance to himself and his girlfriend, Teyana Taylor. to the characters portrayed on Fox’s hit music television series “Empire.” Hakeem, who Shumpert claims is based off of his character, is dating a character named Tiana. Here’s a piece from Cleveland.com: Hakeem has the mannerisms, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the San Antonio Spurs tonight, which will definitely be a game to watch. The Cavs have taken the Eastern Conference by storm, moving up to second and trailing only the Atlanta Hawks, despite starting the season in a forgettable fashion. The Spurs, on the other hand, have been somewhat […]

There are many players in the league who don’t get the rightful credit that they deserve for the hard work they put in for their teams offensively, defensively, and even off the court. We’ve come up with a list of these good players who you don’t hear of often, but have been vital to their […]

LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki have had countless matchups against one another over the past 10 years. Many, including a Finals matchup, featured some great performances from the two legends and future Hall Of Famers. In honor of the two playing one another tonight, here are the top 5 greatest moments between LeBron James and […]

Kyrie Irving and Rajon Rondo are two different point guards who have battled it out five times with the former Kentucky Wildcat winning three games. However, the former Duke Blue Devil seems like he’ll catch up with the way the Cleveland Cavaliers have been playing as of late. Individually, Rondo has proven himself more than […]

The Eastern Conference has certainly been inferior to the western conference all season long, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be an entertaining race to the playoffs. Teams have already hit the home stretch of the regular season, and playoff seeding is up for grabs as always. Here is Cavs Nation’s win/loss predictions for […]

The Eastern Conference playoff race is, regardless of the comparisons with the west, going to be highly competitive with several seeds likely to remain up for grabs until the last of the 82-game regular season. With the postseason right around the corner, all eyes are on the playoffs seeds and potential first round matchups. While […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs bounced back after a loss to the Hawks last night by beating the Suns at the Q tonight, improving their home record to 24-9. The big key to tonight’s win was getting ahead early, and maintaining the […]

In Friday night’s game against the Hawks, Kevin Love was relegated to the perimeter once again as 10 of the 11 shots he hoisted up were three-pointers. Love is averaging 5.2 three-pointers attempted per game, which is the second highest of his career. Last season, he averaged 6.6 threes attempted, but it was a career […]

It’s hard to argue against the Atlanta Hawks being the best team in the NBA this season. They’ve been one of the best stories in the NBA after being an eight-seed last season to a clear-cut number one seed whose already clinched a playoff seed. The Cavs are right behind them however, and although it […]

It’s the beginning March, the last full month of the regular season, and that means its time to look ahead to possible candidates for the upcoming awards’ season. In this segment, we look at the top 10 candidates for Defensive Player of the Year. We start with number 10: 10. Jimmy Butler Jimmy Butler has […]

The Cavaliers roster has never looked better, despite the hole that everyone claims they have at the point guard position. With the frontcourt and backcourt pretty much set for the Cavs, we look at the best veteran point guard options in the free agent market to run point as a backup to Kyrie Irving for […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs cruised past a Kyle Lowry-less Raptors 120-112 this evening in the Air Canada Center. Despite giving up 38 points in the 4th quarter, the Cavs were able to hold on and ride out their lead. This was […]

According to his agent, Ray Allen has decided to sit out the 2014-15 season and will not join a team. He did, however, not mention that this was his decision to retire. Here’s his statement given earlier today: “Over the past several months, I have taken a lot of time to deliberate what is best […]

How long has it been since the Cleveland Cavaliers were in the playoffs? A few years, yes, but it definitely feels a lot longer with all the circumstances the team has had to go through. Ramon Sessions, Jamario Moon, and the old Antawn Jamison have gradually turned into Kyrie “Uncle Drew” Irving, LeBron “King” James, […]

With LeBron James making a homecoming last summer, and with Kevin Garnett’s recent return to Minnesota, it begs the question: what if some NBA Super Stars returned to their home teams? We take a look at the top 12 teams that would result from this hypothetical scenario. When determining where a player is from, we […]

James Harden has been suspended one game by the NBA for the kick to the groin of LeBron James during the third quarter. Tristan Thompson and LeBron James double-teamed Harden at the top of the three-point arc. A frustrated Harden fell down and kicked James off of him, connecting to his lower mid-section. The Cavs […]

After numerous trades, the Cavaliers have many options they could go to offensively and both defensively. The Cavs currently start Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith, LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Timofey Mozgov. Here, we’ll take a look at some of the top lineups the Cavs can and should use going down the stretch (other than the […]

The Cavs are 18-3 in their last 21 games, but there is still plenty of basketball to be played before the playoffs. Their recent hot streak has revealed some strengths that fans had yet to see this season. If the X-Factors that have led us to where we are now continue, Cavs fans should look […]