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To say that Cleveland Cavaliers backup guard Jordan Clarkson is having a bad postseason is also to say that water is wet. Clarkson is barely lending the Cavaliers any help in the playoffs, a prevailing wisdom reinforced by the fact that he is the first player in the history of the NBA to have a […]

Former major leaguer Charley Lau once said that there are two ways to hit a knuckleball, but neither of them works. In a sense, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is shooting “knuckleballs” because no matter how opposing players try to defend him, his shots always find their way through the bottom of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers enter Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals down in a 2-0 hole against the Golden State Warriors needing to come out on top on Wednesday night in order to get back into the series. Prior to the contest, Cavaliers head coach Tyron Lue was asked by an international reporter about who […]

Down 2-0 to the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have to wake up from their slumber soon. Otherwise, the Larry O’Brien will soon fall far out of their reach. For Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue, it would be crucial for his team to get their pair of shooters in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are preparing to take on the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but they’ll have to do so with their backs against the walls down 0-2 in the series and in danger of falling 0-3 should they drop another one on Wednesday night. In Games 1 and 2, […]

LeBron James is the greatest basketball player on the planet, and with the mix of athleticism, physique, as well as how he takes care of his body, you could also make the case that he’s one of, if not, the greatest athletes ever. One thing he isn’t, however, is the highest paid athlete in 2018. […]

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been compared to Michael Jordan more and more in recent years. The arguments are aplenty, and some of them may be invalid. Some of them, however, are very valid. It’s those viewpoints that make the debate interesting. Is James really better than Jordan? Is the conversation even fair […]

Not everyone was over the moon after seeing Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James grace the cover of the newly-announced NBA 2K19, taking over the mantle from former Cavs guard Kyrie Irving, who was in the cover of this season’s iteration. The cover notoriously sports only James’ face, as 2K is obviously unwilling to go through […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry had a mini-scuffle in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. When sought for comment, Curry shrugged it off, saying that he’s not going to get into it. Perkins, for his part, had more words to offer. As reported by Gary Washburn of the […]

The New England Patriots won Super Bowl 51 and received an invitation to the White House. The Golden State Warriors won the 2017 NBA Championship and received an invitation to the White House. The Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2017 Stanley Cup Championship and received an invitation to the White House. The Philadelphia Eagles won Super […]

All season long, LeBron James has been the one reason why the Cleveland Cavaliers are a championship contender instead of lottery team. The Cavs struggle when he is off the court, even for just a few minutes at a time, and they would be nowhere close to playing in the NBA Finals without him. This […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers experienced one of the most difficult losses in NBA Finals history in Game 1. For LeBron James, he even called it one of the most difficult losses of his career and said he lost sleep over it. Since then, the Cavaliers went down 0-2 to the Golden State Warriors in a Game […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers try to figure out who they want to take with the eighth pick in this months draft they have been busy bringing in players for individual workouts. According to cleveland.com, the Cavs will be hosting Wendell Carter Jr, a center from the Duke Blue Devils. Although he is listed as a […]

LeBron James didn’t have an issue addressing yet another rescinded White House invitation, after President Donald Trump pulled off a “typical” tactic to pull back the traditional invite to NFL champions Philadelphia Eagles. “It’s typical of him. I’m not surprised. Typical of him and — I know no matter who wins his series, no one […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is known to be a shoe connoisseur. In fact, he’s often seen rocking a version of your favorite shoe that you’ve never seen before. You’ll ask yourself, “What!? Where can I get those?” Sometimes, the King uses his kicks as a platform for messages — both inspirational and family-based. Other […]

After a couple of dismal games from J.R. Smith and his well-storied inconsistencies throughout this postseason, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue plans to switch it up this time around. Hello there, Rodney Hood. Lue plans to give his seldom-used shooting guard Rodney Hood a shot in Game 3, hoping he can provide the spark […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers down 0-2 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, it’s clear that something has to change. Tyronn Lue needs to be the guy does that. The Cavs should have won the series opener, but were thoroughly outplayed by the Warriors in game 2. Cleveland’s bench scored a grand total […]

The game designers at 2K have come up with several fan-favorites over the years, including Sid Meier’s Civilization, Borderlands, The Elder Scrolls, and yearly installments of NBA 2K. For their 20th anniversary edition of NBA 2K (NBA 2K19), developers wanted to pay homage to Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, who is featured in its trailer […]

After a 122-103 pounding at Oracle Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers head back to the Q down 0-2 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. The Cavs didn’t play as well as they did in Game 1, but they weren’t bad, the Warriors were just much better. Game 2 was won by Golden State, […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently battling with the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals, the Cavs still need to focus on the team’s future. The 2018 NBA Draft, where the Cavs currently select eighth overall, is a little over three weeks away and the team will make a pick that will shape […]

Isaiah Thomas is having fun at the expense of one of his former teams. The Los Angeles Lakers point guard, who is also soon going to be a free agent, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to participate in a game called “Generation Gap.” In the game, Thomas competed with former Detroit Pistons court general and […]

Not that it will change anything nor will it calm the nerves of angry Cleveland Cavalier fans, but the referees admitted anyway that they’ve made a blunder themselves in Game 2 of the 2018 NBA Finals. In a post by the official Twitter account of NBA referees, the game officials acknowledged at least one of […]

LeBron James is carrying so immense of a burden in the 2018 NBA Finals that not even his 51 points in Game 1 and 29 more in Game 2 could lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to at least one victory. But it has given the four-time league MVP a new record. According to Tommy Beer of Rotoworld, […]

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, […]