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Tyronn Lue had all the right to complain after a blatant no-call on his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. But for all his efforts, the Cavs’ head coach was handed a technical foul. Below is the clip of the play: This is not the first time that Lue has spoken against the referees. In Game 1, […]

In his 15th season, Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James is still playing some of the best basketball of his career. According to Basketball-Reference, James now has 11 career games in the NBA Finals with at least 20 points and 10 assists, which has pushed him to have more than Hall of Famer Michael Jordan […]

A few days after getting his eye poked, it is still apparent that LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers still has a bloodshot eye in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. As posted by SportsCenter, below is a close-up shot of James where the damage caused by his mid-air collision with Draymond Green can be […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith’s Game 1 blunder will not be forgotten anytime soon. While the Cavs’ fan base will look back to it in agony, the Golden State Warriors’ supporters are hailing him as their team’s savior — albeit sarcastically. That cannot be more evident in the early stages of Game 2 based on […]

In the 1980’s and 90’s, there were a set of defensive rules, set forth by the Chuck Daly on how to effectively stop Michael Jordan. The notion of the rule was to run double teams at Jordan in different ways to try and get the ball out of his hands. LeBron James was asked on […]

At the end of Game 1 of the NBA Finals J.R. Smith made one of the worst mistakes in Finals history. After getting a rebound on a missed free throw, instead of taking a shot with the game tied, Smith dribbled the ball out, and the game went to overtime. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost all […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers are in the middle of the NBA Finals, everyone is trying to stay focused on that, but there is still one big looming question overhead that is on the back of everyone’s mind, where is LeBron James going to end up? According to James’ business partner, Maverick Carter there is only one […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Rodney Hood from the Utah Jazz before the trade deadline, hopes were high that he could be a big part of the Cavs playoff run. It actually has turned out to to be the quite opposite and he has all but fallen out of the rotation in the playoffs. […]

After what the entire basketball world has witnessed from LeBron James this year, it’s hard not to join in on the GOAT conversation. Even Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shared his two cents’ worth when asked about the comparison between The King and the legendary Michael Jordan. "They're the two greatest that I've […]

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Rodney Hood is a far cry from the player he was with the Utah Jazz. Prior to being traded to the Cavs in a blockbuster deadline-day three-team deal that also involved the Sacramento Kings, Hood was an integral part of the Jazz team that went on to finish fifth in the […]

Early in Game 1, LeBron James was poked by Draymond Green as he drove the lane, and he immediately went to the ground. He was able to get up and continue, but by the third quarter, there was some noticeable damage done to his eye. The result of @Money23Green poking @KingJames’ eye. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/M422BzIkzs — Jeff […]

Taking part in his eighth consecutive NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has definitely had his fair share of disappointing defeats in his decorated 15-year career. However, the Cavs forward recently admitted that their Game against the Golden State Warriors was one of the toughest he has had to deal with to date. James’ […]

When the final buzzer in Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors sounded, two things stood out and remained prominent up to this day. J.R. Smith dribbling the clock out without knowing the real score and LeBron James’ ultimate look of disappointment trained toward his Cavs teammate. James’ […]

It’s been over 24 hours already and Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith is still the talk of the town. Unfortunately, his sudden virality happened on the heels of what’s arguably the most costly blunder of his career when he dribbled the clock out mistakenly knowing that the Cavs were ahead of the Golden State Warriors. […]

Veteran guard J.R. Smith has played the last three-and-a-half seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers while experiencing a tremendous amount of success along the way. Throughout that process, he has continued to play a prominent role in the offensive game plan behind four-time league MVP LeBron James. This has given Smith a strong feel for what […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a disappointing loss in overtime in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors that saw LeBron James’ huge night notching 51 points put to waste. The Cavaliers have a chance to even out the series in Game 2 on Sunday night in Oakland where James is expected to […]

We’re only a day away from Game 2 of the NBA Finals and the internet refuses to move on from J.R. Smith’s brain fart moment in the dying seconds of regulation in Game 1 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. A tweet from TotalProSports superimposes a running Smith in several hilarious situations with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers saw J.R. Smith make one of the most inexplicable late-game mistakes possibly ever when he grabbed an offensive rebound in a tied game with 4.7 seconds left and dribbled out the clock. In Smith’s mind, the Cavs were up one on George Hill’s first made free throw instead of being tied at […]

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Rodney Hood has seen his playing time fall off in recent weeks, but things could be changing soon, according to a report from Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. During Friday’s media availability, Cavs head coach Tyonn Lue noted that Hood is “going to get a chance and an opportunity“ […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals left us with so many talking points. From the one-for-the-books performance of LeBron James to J.R. Smith’s end-game meltdown, there’s so much to discuss from now until tip off of Game 2. But perhaps one thing that has been slightly overlooked is the ridiculous amount of cash The King […]

After getting himself in hot waters, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson now finds himself in a Kanye West song. West delivered on his promise of dropping an album this year with the release of “Ye” on Friday. The album only contains seven tracks, but this being a Kanye product, the number of songs does […]

Where Rihanna’s allegiance lies in the 2018 NBA Finals is not one to be questioned. A superfan of LeBron James, RiRi is obviously pulling for the Cleveland Cavaliers to take down the Golden State Warriors in the series. With that said, it’s understandable that she’s among the legion of disappointed Cavs fans who took to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, and most fans around the world (other than Warriors fans, of course) felt like the officials played a significant part in the final outcome of the game, a 124-114 Golden State victory. After the game, Cavs head coach […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors ended Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals in controversial fashion, with both sides in a heated exchange in the final seconds of a game already decided. Cavs’ forward Tristan Thompson and Warriors forward Draymond Green got into a heated altercation that included a taunting Green that instigated […]

J.R. Smith caught a lot of heat Thursday when he infamously did not take a shot late in regulation of Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Smith’s indecision to launch what could have been a game-winning shot for the Cleveland Cavaliers has carved out a safe place on the […]

The NBA’s Last 2 Minute report reveals that the referees missed several crucial calls involving Draymond Green in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. As reported by Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, Green got away with a holding foul on Cavs’ LeBron James near half-court as James was running towards George Hill to retrieve the ball he […]

J.R. Smith put himself in the depths of NBA history on Thursday night, and not for a good reason at all. With 4.7 seconds left in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, George Hill had a chance to make two free throws and take a one-point lead. Hill made the first one, but the second […]

George Hill had a chance to possibly win Game 1 in regulation with a single free throw. Yet jitters might have gotten the best of him as he missed the free throw what would’ve put them up by one point with 4.7 seconds left. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Hill stayed up all night watching […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a disappointing overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals that had a crushing finish in the fourth quarter. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, head coach Tyronn Lue voiced on Friday that he doesn’t believe series-opening loss will have an impact or shake the […]

The 2018 NBA Finals opened up with a thrilling Game 1 that saw the Cleveland Cavaliers wind up on the short end of the stick losing in overtime to the Golden State Warriors. It was a contest that had some critical plays in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter that had a huge impact […]

For many who don’t know, Tim Donaghy is a disgraced former NBA referee who actually served prison time because he was found to be betting on NBA games. He was still a well-respected ref before the news come out, and as one who knows the NBA inside and out, he thinks the refs blew the end […]

The Golden State Warriors won in a thrilling overtime game over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Late in overtime, Stephen Curry went in for a layup with the Warriors up big. James came in from behind and blocked the shot. Afterwards, Curry and James had an exchange of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will not face a suspension in light of his last-minute mistake during Game 1 of the NBA Finals, according to Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports. Love had stepped inbounds while taking part on the Cavs bench, hoping to argue in favor of his teammate Tristan Thompson who was hit with […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson might be facing a suspension after shoving the ball in the face of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Thompson was ejected with only seconds left in the overtime period of a Game 1 loss to the defending champions after taking issue with backup point […]

J.R. Smith’s late-game blunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals is only one of the many curious mistakes that he’s made since putting on a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform, yet this one might just be the one straw that broke the camel’s back. Smith managed to get an offensive rebound after a George Hill free-throw […]

To the surprise of many, it appeared as if the Cleveland Cavaliers were going to steal Game 1 of the NBA Finals from the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The game was tied at 107 with 4.2 seconds left with George Hill at the free throw line. Everything fell apart after that, but aside […]

As the seconds wound down in Game 1 of the NBA Finals all hell broke loose. Draymond Green had been mocking Cleveland Cavaliers players for the last minute of the game, and when Shaun Livingston took a jump shot with just a few seconds left, and the game in hand Tristan Thompson took some exception […]

There were a lot of questionable calls heading down the stretch of Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and LeBron James’ former teammate Chris Bosh thinks that the refs owed the Cavs an apology. A lot of mistakes were made but someone should apologize to the #cavs for how the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were on the verge of pulling off a Game 1 upset in the 2018 NBA Finals. However, the Golden State Warriors were bailed out by a rather controversial call late in the fourth quarter. Small forward Kevin Durant was driving to the basket when he was called for charging on Cavs small forward LeBron James. […]