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JR Smith absolutely loved his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only did he win his first championship there, but their incredible 2016 title was also the first for the city. However, there’s one thing he “hated” about the whole run. In a new interview, Smith opened up about his time in Cleveland and how […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had an interesting rivalry midway through the 2010s that saw them meet up in the Finals in four straight seasons. The Cavs often weren’t much of a match for the Warriors, winning just one title during that stretch, but they were able to at least remain competitive with them in those Finals […]

A Wednesday article from the Ringer senior staff writer Michael Pina went over several comparisons for Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley. “Mobley’s stoic, deadpan demeanor hearkens back to Tim Duncan, while his defensive versatility and selfless attitude make him a direct descendant of Kevin Garnett,” wrote Pena. “‘I played with KG,’ says Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio. ‘He […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley revealed the two things he felt made him unique in a Wednesday article from the Ringer senior staff writer Michael Pina. “My adaptability and … ability to learn quickly on the fly,” Mobley said, via Pina. “I think those are the two things that make me unique.” From several calls to make Evan […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell had a heartfelt message for Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder, the Athletic Cavs staff writer Kelsey Russo wrote in a Wednesday article. “I owe him a lot,” Donovan Mitchell said. “I’m forever grateful of Quin Snyder. He’s a hell of a coach and is going to have a lot of success […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff shared his thoughts on a late-game call during a 120-118 victory by the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. “They called a foul that wasn’t a foul,” JB Bickerstaff said in a postgame press conference, via Cleveland.com Cavs reporter Chris Fedor. “The defensive player should be covered and have a spot to land […]

Donovan Mitchell has put up the best season of his young career and one of the top individual seasons in Cleveland Cavaliers history. That’s not where his head is at, though. Mitchell tallied his 10th game of 40 points or more this season against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. That matched LeBron James for the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell made sure to show some love to his former Utah Jazz coach and now Atlanta Hawks tactician Quin Snyder following their teams’ meeting on Wednesday. Snyder got the last laugh in the Cleveland-Atlanta showdown, as his Hawks narrowly edged the Cavs 120-118. While the Wine and Gold could have benefitted […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell walked into Tuesday night’s road game against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks needing just 13 points to reach a scoring milestone — the 10,000th-point plateau. Well, Donovan Mitchell made sure that the game won’t end without him joining an extremely exclusive NBA club of players who have racked up […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to this year’s postseason with Sunday’s win over the Houston Rockets. However, with six games remaining and just one win separating them and the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers, it should be expected that they’re still looking to move up the standings. Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks will be a […]

Jarrett Allen missed four games earlier this month for the Cleveland Cavaliers due to an eye injury. The one-time All-Star is now in danger of being sidelined again after popping up on the injury report for the Cavs ahead of their Tuesday night matchup against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Jarrett Allen injury status […]

If things had gone differently, we may have seen a Cavs team with LeBron James and Paul George playing together. That’s according to George who revealed on his podcast that he even met LeBron to discuss how things would work with both of them on the team. So in the end, why didn’t a trade […]

Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen couldn’t be prouder of the Cleveland Cavaliers after the team secured its first playoff berth in the post-LeBron James era. The last time the Cavs made it to the playoffs without LeBron was in 1998, back when James still wasn’t in the NBA. However, they finally put an end to […]

Like the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fanbase, Donovan Mitchell is ecstatic to see the team make the playoffs for the first time since the LeBron James era ended. However, the veteran guard emphasized that the team shouldn’t forget about their goal while celebrating the epic milestone. With the Cavs’ Sunday win against […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff revealed the importance of earning a home-court advantage to this Cavs team during Saturday’s practice. “I think, for our guys, who are going through this experience for the first time, the more comfortable they can be, the better,” Bickerstaff said. “I think we’ve all seen the relationship our guys have with […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, a native of Gary, Indiana, spoke out about his Cleveland as he promoted his “Crunchland Chips” during an appearance in Brecksville, Ohio, Cleveland.com Cavs reporter Chris Fedor wrote in a Saturday article. “My face is almost everywhere around this city, so just try to keep a good image, try to keep a […]

Apparently, Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell got lucky once again as he escaped a violation that would have prevented Isaac Okoro from even making his game-winning triple during Thursday’s showdown with the Brooklyn Nets. Okoro’s triple powered the Cavs to the 116-114 win. However for the Nets, it shouldn’t have ended that way had the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was left in disbelief after Cavs forward Isaac Okoro hit a game-winning 3-point shot against the Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland.com Cavs reporter Chris Fedor wrote in a Friday article. “If you see my reaction when the ball goes in, I’m kinda like looking around like what the hell just happened,” said Mitchell. “I […]

The Madness of March hit with full force on multiple fronts Thursday. On the same night Gonzaga junior guard Julian Strawther hit a game-winning shot to send the Bulldogs to the Elite Eight, and Kansas State guard Markquis Nowell connected with forward Keyontae Johnson on a clutch alley-oop in Madison Square Garden, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro made sure […]

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers have done it again. The Cavs defeated the Brooklyn Nets for the second time in three days, with the team coming away with a 116-114 win at Barclays Center Thursday night. The ending to that Cavs-Nets showdown will be talked about for days. The Cavs were trailing Brooklyn by […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell tried to remain humble when asked about his poster dunk over Brooklyn Nets forward Yuta Watanabe after a 115-109 win over Brooklyn on Tuesday. “Everybody’s reaction, they came right in timeout and said, ‘that was your best one,’” Mitchell said in a postgame press conference. “I saw it, and… it’s up there. I don’t […]

What JB Bickerstaff continues to call “Cavaliers basketball” may have prevailed in a 115-109 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Still, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff and guard Donovan Mitchell saw a chance to improve. “I thought in the first quarter, the ball was sticky, it wasn’t moving,” JB Bickerstaff said, via Cleveland.com Cavs […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has always had a penchant for thunderous dunks. After all, who could forget the time the Cavs star put his name on the map with a thunderous putback slam back when he was still a rookie with the Utah Jazz? And on Tuesday night, Spida was back at it again […]

Team USA and Team Japan playing Tuesday night in the championship game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, but over at Barclays Center, a US-Japan clash happened midair when Cleveland Cavaliers high-flyer Donovan Mitchell dunked all over Brooklyn Nets forward Yuta Watanabe to finish a transition attack early in the fourth quarter. DONOVAN MITCHELL POSTERIZES […]

Yuta Watanabe has been making waves for the Brooklyn Nets this season. Unfortunately for him, he will now find himself making headlines for all the wrong reasons after being absolutely posterized by Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Donovan Mitchell on Tuesday night. The Cavs guard just sent in his entry for dunk of the year, and Yuta […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star center Jarrett Allen has missed the last four games due to an eye injury. The Cavs have fared surprisingly well without their starting center and defensive anchor, as they own a 3-1 record since Allen’s been out. Still, when the Cavaliers visit the Barclays Center on Tuesday night to play Mikal Bridges, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff shared his thoughts on what the Cavs will be up against when they take on the Brooklyn Nets in back-to-back matchups. “They’re a capable bunch, and they have individual competitors,” JB Bickerstaff said following practice on Monday. “They have very versatile guys. (Forward Mikal Bridges) has taken a big step on […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Caris LeVert again brought up Defensive Player of the Year calls for the team’s dynamic big duo in forward Evan Mobley and center Jarrett Allen during the team’s practice on Monday. “(Evan Mobley)’s gotten a lot better since the beginning of the season, not just from last year. I feel like he […]

In the calm before the storm of playing the now-sixth-seeded team in the East in the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff shared how he would approach his rotations as the Cavs play in their final nine games of the season during Monday’s practice. “No,” JB Bickerstaff said when asked if he is […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on pace to be part of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Cavs have not been to the postseason since they make it all the way to the NBA Finals back in the 2017-18 season, but with Donovan Mitchell spearheading the Cavs and a great supporting cast that includes Caris LeVert behind […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff gave a positive injury update on center Jarrett Allen before the team takes on the Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland.com Cavs reporter Chris Fedor wrote in a Saturday article. “He’s progressing well,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said Friday night. “Again, structurally everything is OK to this point. You just deal with the things […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t the type of team to be boisterous even when confident. Nonetheless, if someone were to ask the Cavs front office who they believed they had the best chance of defeating in the first round of the upcoming NBA Playoffs, they would more than likely respond with the Brooklyn Nets. “No one […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Carlos Boozer revealed a reason for his departure from the Cavs to the Utah Jazz on a Tuesday episode of the Dan Le Batard Show, WKYC Digital Producer Ben Axelrod wrote in a Friday article. “The reality of it was I was a second-round pick, so I had a two-year contract with an […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff again paid his respects to Cavs guard Caris LeVert, ESPN Cleveland Cavs reporter Danny Cunningham wrote in a Friday article. “That’s just the type of dude he is where all he wants to do is be a part of the team and help the team win and he’s been willing to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff still paid his respects to Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and guard James Harden after a 118-109 win by the Sixers in Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The game saw the pair shoot a combined 22 free throws and an overturned charge call in favor of Embiid. “Not taking anything away from those […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell took the time to reflect on the outcome of a 118-109 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, one that saw an overturned call in the fourth quarter that would have given Sixers center Joel Embiid his sixth foul of the game. “It is what it is,” Donovan Mitchell said in a postgame press […]

On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves in a tight contest against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid is a difficult enough matchup as it is, but without Jarrett Allen, the onus fell on Evan Mobley to try and slow down one of the best offensive players in the NBA. While that is […]

Donovan Mitchell was out of commission for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night due to a finger injury as the Cavs took down the Charlotte Hornets, 120-104. Cleveland is back in action on Wednesday in the second night of a back-to-back set, this time around facing off against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen is listed as “out” with an eye injury before the Cavs take on the Philadelphia 76ers at home, the Athletic Cavs beat writer Kelsey Russo wrote in a Wednesday tweet. He and forward Isaiah Mobley are the only two players listed as “out” on Wednesday. Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell is listed as “Day-to-day” […]