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Nick Gilbert, son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, underwent successful brain surgery at a Detroit-area hospital earlier this week. After eight hours of procedures, Nick had just one question for his father: “Did the Cavs beat OKC?” Miracles do happen!After 8 long hrs of brain surgery & 48 hrs rest,Nick is recovering nicely. Endless […]

For those who don’t know, Lil Kev, as coined by Channing Frye, is a Tommy Bahama advertisement that was published in magazines a couple of years ago. With Cleveland Cavaliers players seeing a resemblance of it with Kevin Love, they carried around some snaps during their championship run in 2016, which they consider as a lucky […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James’ popularity transcends beyond the basketball court, as he has been one of the most influential figures in all of sports. The causes he supports and awareness he promotes have been successful, by reaching millions of his fans around the world. However, the Cavs forward also has a lot of haters, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James is at the #1 spot for jerseys sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods this season with his teammate Kevin Love at #12. The All-Star pair leads the Cavaliers in scoring and rebounding this season. The Akron, Ohio native has held the top spot since December. James’ main competition is the Golden […]

The drama in the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room is long gone after the trade deadline deals that sent several players to different teams last week. Kevin Love had to endure being accused of faking an illness in that toxic atmosphere more than a month ago. But with the new Cavs lineup? He can joke about […]

They may be rivals on the court and often included in the conversations of who the best player in world is right now, but LeBron James and Kevin Durant respect each other and also have a good relationship off of it. They proved that once again recently when they appeared in the latest episode of […]

There is much speculation about where LeBron James will land after this season, with a lot of teams looking to employ his services. One of LeBron James’ former teammates and current TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal was on First Take to discuss a variety of topics, including where James will end up. When asked where James should […]

The rift between LeBron James and President Donald Trump didn’t take a back seat during his conversation with fellow star Kevin Durant and ESPN personality Cari Champion as part of his “Rolling With The Champion” series on Uninterrupted. Talking about the state of the country, James didn’t hesitate to dart a shot at Trump once […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. has been selected as a participant in this season’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and it sounds like he has a solid plan of attack. Nance Jr., now 25 years of age, is the son of former Cavs great Larry Nance Sr. If you’re an NBA history buff, you’ll know […]

If LeBron James decides to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers after this season, the team could be shelling out a record-breaking $300 million in salary. As most hoops fans know, James can become a free agent at the end of this season. He has a $35.6 million player option for 2018-19 and as of right […]

With all the greatness he’s shown throughout his NBA career, LeBron James has been widely considered as one of the best, if not the best basketball player in the world. Despite already being 33 years old now, he’s still not showing signs of slowing down anytime soon and continues to play at a very high […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Larry Nance Jr. in a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, which meant the son of Cavs’ legend Larry Nance was coming home. The arrival of Nance Jr. prompted his father to plead with him as well as the organization to let him wear his retired number 22 jersey which currently […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James says he’ll be rooting for Larry Nance Jr. and Victor Oladipo at this year’s Slam Dunk Contest, according to a report from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “Well, (Larry) is my teammate, so I’m definitely rooting for him,” James told ESPN. “Oladipo is my [All-Star] teammate, too, right? Team LeBron, huh? I’m […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Larry Nance Jr. from the Los Angeles Lakers just hours before this season’s trade deadline. Most hoops fans will remember his father, Larry Sr., a former Dunk Contest champion who played with the Cavs in the 1980’s and 90’s. Nance Sr. was an important part of the Cavs’ success through those […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were close to being unable to pull off a second straight deal, this time involving the Sacramento Kings, in hopes of acquiring the long-chased George Hill. With a deal in place, the Kings had thrown in a poison pill to cover up their draft night gaffe, throwing in center Georgios Papagiannis in the […]

The season of wheeling and dealing may be over, but that doesn’t mean beloved ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski is done supplying fans with some “Woj bombs.” Wojnarowski recently posted a column that detailed the Cleveland Cavaliers’ whirlwind ride heading into the trade deadline last February 8th. Among the key areas he discussed were the months-long […]

Despite their imminent success, pulling off three straight trades to rejuvenate an aging roster, the Cleveland Cavaliers relentlessly refused to move their Brooklyn Nets pick as their only sign of leverage. The front office (read as “owner Dan Gilbert”) had put the Brooklyn first-round pick as the only untouchable asset in trade conversations, given James’ […]

The torrid array of moves the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to pull off one after another went as far as being qualified as a “grand slam” by general manager Koby Altman, instead of merely a home run by other executives around the league. Even his best player, LeBron James, lauded Altman’s effort to string together […]

LeBron James has once again taken the mantle of mentor with the four new additions to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ roster over this season’s trade deadline. As George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson, and Larry Nance Jr. get acquainted with a new system, it is James who is providing the feedback, quarterbacking everyone involved at both […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ rejuvenation operation has been running in full go ever since general manager Koby Altman and the front office pulled three consecutive aggressive moves at the trade deadline, taking the oldest roster in the league and infusing a good dose of young blood in the veins of The Land. The likes of Jordan […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on fire the past week, repeatedly scoring at will on their opponents. Against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cavs were as potent a scoring team as any, taking down one of the league’s best teams 120-112. By dropping that many points Tuesday night, the Cavs scored at least 120 points […]

Kevin Love can do nothing to help the Cavaliers right now after being sidelined with a hand injury. After the Cleveland Cavaliers dismantled the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-112 Tuesday night, it doesn’t look like they need much help anyway. The only thing on Love’s mind right now is to get back to the team healthy. […]

After bringing in four new faces to their fold after last Thursday’s trade deadline, the Cleveland Cavaliers now appear to be a rejuvenated team, who are starting to turn the corner and live up to expectations. They have now won four straight games, including three consecutive on the road, and are trying to put their […]

Watching NBA games live, especially in good seats, is definitely a treat for any basketball fan. That holds true especially for the young fans, as they get to see the players they look up to up close and personal. It’s also something special if they get to be near them and even receive game-worn memorabilia […]

With a career-long reputation of never being hesitant to hoist up a shot from anywhere on the court, it’s probably safe to assume that not many people see JR Smith as someone with a high basketball IQ. It sounds harsh, but it has to be accurate. After all, his approach offensively is simple: when in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had their way with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night winning by a final score of 120-112. One of the most memorable moments of the game though came with just under five minutes left in the fourth quarter. LeBron James and Russell Westbrook both went up for the same rebound. James inadvertently […]

LeBron James is a free agent this summer, and he basically has his choice of what team he will play with next year. If James said he wants to go a team, that team will clear the cap space to get James on the team. With all the speculation though, there is still a really […]

Going up against the best players in the league has brought out the best from some of the biggest stars in the NBA today. The same can be said of Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, who has saved his most impressive performances in the past while competing against elite players as well. On Tuesday against […]

The flurry of moves the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off last Thursday has divided the opinion of many if the team improved their roster or not. Many are saying that they may have brought in younger players but will sacrifice chemistry at this point of the season, while others think that they couldn’t have done any […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers shocked the basketball world ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, parting ways with six of their players and bringing in four new faces. The move has now given them a different look from the start of the season. One of the players they traded was veteran shooting guard Dwyane Wade, who found his […]

The NBA has a growing obsession with wine that was comprehensively laid out in a feature written by Baxter Holmes for an upcoming February issue of ESPN The Magazine. Titled “The NBA’s Secret Wine Society: The inside-the-bottle story of the intense love affair between NBA stars and the gilded grape,” Baxter shares one secret after […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave his players the chance to step into his shoes Monday night, allowing the likes of Andre Iguodala and even Draymond Green to draw plays for the team against the Phoenix Suns. Asked about his take on Kerr’s odd coaching antics, Cleveland Cavaliers mentor Tyronn Lue said he […]

Just a few days ago Larry Nance Jr. couldn’t be more excited to be a Cleveland Cavalier and to be a part of his home state’s organization. But only a few days later, he has to be questioning the people mentioning him on Twitter, after a terrible mixup happened on Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/AnthonyIrwinLA/status/963518077752102912 Twitter user […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, his business associate Maverick Carter, and Springhill Entertainment are teaming up to create a new version of the 1990’s film series House Party, according to several reports. This is gonna be fun!! Stephen and Jamal are so talented. Very excited to work with them on this. Stay tuned! #MayEvenHaveToMakeACameo https://t.co/sJ8EoqHs1e […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ struggles this season showed early. They opened with a 4-6 record through 10 games, and four of their first five defeats were by 17 or more points. Although it was mainly due to terrible team defense, it’s also no secret that J.R. Smith was a big part of that underwhelming stretch. In […]

The big three has been the trend around the NBA the last handful of years and LeBron James has been apart of it. He joined Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami to create a big three and helped create the trend that has been popular across the NBA. Since he came back to Cleveland, he […]

During Tuesday morning’s shootaround in Oklahoma City, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was asked to comment on Trae Young’s upcoming decision. Young, a 19-year old point guard who plays for the Oklahoma Sooners, is one of the best basketball players in not just the Big 12 Conference, but the entire NCAA. In his 24 games […]

An overhauled lineup for the Cleveland Cavaliers has resulted in a big win against the Boston Celtics Sunday night. The Cavs surrendered only 99 points while scoring 121 of their own, showing that this is a decidedly different team from the one we’ve seen over the past month. The trades that brought in George Hill, […]

The newly revamped Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t shy about letting it fly from three-point range in their game versus the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. They shot the lights out from way downtown with LeBron James assisting on a number of them. The Cavs shot 16-of-30 from three-point range as the Celts were helpless to stop […]