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Throughout his illustrious NBA career, Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James has earned various unique opportunities off the court. It appears that James has earned the honor of gracing the cover of NBA 2K19, which marks the second time that he has earned the honor to be the cover athlete for the video game series. […]

There are a lot of questions about what would keep LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and one option could be trading the 8th pick that they got in the trade with the Brooklyn Nets, for an already established star. One player who has picked up steam in the last few weeks is Kemba Walker, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Golden State Warriors in Games 1 and 2 of the 2018 NBA Finals, and LeBron James may have caught the worst end of it all. Midway through Game 1, James was hit in the face thanks to Draymond Green’s rake of his face. LeBron James hit in the face […]

The referees have taken a lot of heat during the NBA Finals, but one of their biggest mistakes looks like it happened during the 3rd quarter of Game 2. As one Reddit user pointed out, LeBron James didn’t actually inbound the ball, it was the ref who passed it to George Hill who was already […]

LeBron James had himself another good Sunday in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. He finished with 29 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds — almost yet another triple-double for the best player in the NBA. The important to look at there is his assists. He actually could have had […]

LeBron James has carried the weight on his shoulders since a “rusty” near-triple-double to open up the regular season, a season he started without his main partner in Kyrie Irving, who is now wearing a different uniform. Yet having reached the NBA Finals a fourth straight time with the Cavs and eight straight in total, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came ever-so-close to a Game 1 victory against the Golden State Warriors, but they certainly haven’t helped themselves throughout these NBA Finals thus far. The Cavs will be going back home for Games 3 and 4, trying to put these past two games behind them — but they will need to make […]

Tristan Thompson was ultimately frustrated with the media after a convincing Game 2 loss to the Golden State Warriors, but the Cleveland Cavaliers center did leave some food for thought after falling short yet again of stealing a game on the road. “At the end of the day, if you don’t give effort and you […]

Game 1 of the 2017-18 NBA Finals was hard-fought, with the Golden State Warriors edging out the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime, 124-114. There were several nervy moments for Cavs fans, including one incident before halftime when Draymond Green poked LeBron James in the eye. With just over one minute remaining in the first half and […]

Despite facing a 0-2 deficit in these NBA Finals, LeBron James won’t think of Games 3 and 4 as foregone opportunities to even up the series, regardless of how good the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in home confines. “We’ve got an opportunity to go home, and we played some really good basketball on our home […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson was at his wits’ end after two frustrating games at Oracle Arena, finding himself at odds against the media, facing a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals. The big man couldn’t hide his frustration when asked if he feels “helpless” guarding the likes of Klay Thompson out on the perimeter, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James was beside himself after a costly J.R. Smith blunder at the end of regulation in Game 1, as TV cameras caught the interaction between The King and the Cavs shooting guard exchanging words after a 107-107 tie brought the game to overtime. Yet the scene in the Cavaliers’ bench shows […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith was immediately trolled by a roaring Oracle Arena in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, after his memorable regulation-ending blunder gave the Golden State Warriors a second wind, enough to outscore the Cavs 17-7 in the overtime period to nab a 1-0 lead. The marksman received chants of “MVP” during […]

LeBron James put on an impressive performance once again in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Despite all his efforts, his team went down, 122-103. After the game, the Cavs star admitted that losing is pretty tough to handle, especially after giving every ounce of energy to come up victorious. As […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has been battling with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry for quite some time now. They’ve been going at it in the NBA Finals — basketball’s biggest stage for four years in a row. And after all their tough duels, James is already used to Curry knocking down difficult baskets […]

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 […]