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Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has a natural competitive edge to him. If he didn’t he most likely would not have been able to become arguably the best basketball player that ever lived. But does that sort of competitiveness come naturally, or does it somehow come out gradually with playing sports and playing a big […]

The day has arrived. The 2018 All-Star Game starters, as voted by fans, players, and members from the media, will be revealed tonight. But there appears to be some leaked information before the official release. According to Joe Vardon, a Cavs reporter for cleveland.com, the official results will have LeBron James as the lead vote-getter: […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans would love it if LeBron James stayed with the franchise after this year. Some in the NBA, though, have decided that his departure from Cleveland is a foregone conclusion. James is consistently linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, and many believe he will end up choosing the bright lights of Hollywood instead […]

LeBron James will reach a milestone this week when he scores the 30,000th point of his career. Only the greatest of the greats have ever accomplished the feat and his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates have predicted how the King will be taking his place among the few and the proud. Fox Sports Ohio interviewed each of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ retired center Zydrunas Ilgauskas received an award today from his adoptive city. And LeBron James made sure everyone remembered how good he was, even comparing the big guy to Kristaps Porzingis. One of the all-time great Cavaliers players, Ilgauskas was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th Greater Cleveland Sports […]

The 2018 McDonald’s All-American Game roster has been announced and Shareef O’Neal’s name is not part of it. The apparent snub of Shaquille O’Neal’s son from the event has prompted at least two NBA players in Shaq and “Uncle” LeBron James to send out consolatory messages for Shareef via social media. The young O’Neal has been displaying […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Dwyane Wade took to Twitter to let everyone know that he thinks LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball are doing well in the early days of their career in Lithuania’s pro league. The Cavs guard then retweeted a video containing the highlight plays of the brothers during their last game and added the caption […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers currently find themselves in an unfamiliar situation as they have lost eight of their last 11 outings, including four straight games. While there are a number of factors that have contributed to the Cavs’ lack of success recently, one of the most obvious ones is their defense, as they have given up […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers just lost to the Golden State Warriors last Monday. Even if the Cavaliers have the best player in the world in LeBron James, the loss can still be spiritually crushing. After all, they’ve just been swept in their regular season games with their so-called Finals rival. If there should be anyone who […]

In honor of his 36th birthday, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James decided to send his long-time friend and teammate Dwyane Wade a personalized message on Twitter. You can easily tell that these two Cavs stars know each other too well. As most hoops fans know, “Peanut Butter and Jelly,” as Wade and James are known, […]

After Wednesday morning’s practice session at Cleveland Clinic Courts, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Derrick Rose was asked to reveal Iman Shumpert’s status for Thursday night’s home game against the Orlando Magic. His response will leave a smile on your face. As most Cavs fans know, Shumpert underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery on Dec. 1. The […]

Stephen Curry is slowly becoming the most popular NBA player in the world, but LeBron James is not going down without a fight. According to a report from ESPN, The King just passed Curry in jersey sales in China. This is a small victory for James after everything Curry and the Golden State Warriors have […]

After a demoralizing 118-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday, the Cleveland Cavaliers sit at 26-17, riding a four game losing streak and barely breaking even so far in the new year. It’s clear that as the team is currently constructed, they won’t be able to topple the Warriors in the Finals. At […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers started this season with a 5-7 record, then rattled off 18 wins in 19 games. Now, however, they find themselves mired in a bit of a funk, as they dropped eight of their last ten. All is not lost, though. And Cavs superstar LeBron James has a two-part plan to help his […]

It seems as though the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the mend. Point guard Isaiah Thomas recently made his return after missing seven months of action due to a hip injury. And now, according to several reports, Derrick Rose could be well enough to participate in Thursday’s home game against the Orlando Magic. Rose and Thomas […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers just got pulverized by the Golden State Warriors on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. You may think that James is already losing his confidence and forgetting his aspirations to be an NBA champion once again. But you can’t be The King with such a mindset. Jason Lloyd of The […]

Isaiah Thomas has played in only five games thus far this season, as the Cleveland Cavaliers have gone an unexpected 1-4 with him on the floor, which has led to a great deal of frustration for the 5-foot-9 dynamo. The Cavs floor general expressed the need for in-game reps to rev back up into basketball […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 26-17 on the season, which is good enough to take the third seed in the East. Despite the Cavaliers’ good record, NBA fans feel like there is something missing with the team. To put it frankly, everybody thinks that the team is not good enough to beat the Golden State Warriors, […]

After Wednesday morning’s shootaround at Cleveland Clinic Courts, Cavs superstar LeBron James was asked if there were any encouraging takeaways from Monday night’s 118-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors inside Quicken Loans Arena. James, now in his 15th season of NBA service, had a solid game against the Warriors, scoring 32 points on 12-18 […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Derrick Rose has been out of the team’s lineup for quite some time due to an ankle injury. In fact, the former league MVP has only played in seven games with the Cavs this season, averaging 14.3 points on 47.0 percent shooting from the field, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. Though […]

Cavs point guard Derrick Rose could be well enough to participate in Thursday night’s home game against the Orlando Magic. Derrick Rose plans to return for the #Cavs vs Magic: "Tomorrow feels like a go. I haven't had any setbacks… Tomorrow I just have to go play my game." — Nikki Goel (@Mr_NikkiG) January 17, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to add help before the deadline after struggling through some dips and valleys throughout the season. While prior rumors had L.A. Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan as a top target, the Cavs are unlikely to be willing to shed their first-round Brooklyn Nets pick for his services. But that doesn’t […]

Nobody is doubting the competitive spirit of LeBron James when it comes to basketball. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is still regarded as the best basketball player in the world, even though Kevin Durant is slowly creeping in close to him. As it turns out, the competitiveness of James extends into the gaming world. In Episode […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas no longer wants the Boston Celtics to honor him with a video tribute at TD Garden on Feb. 11. Thomas has sent out a tweet Tuesday that he hopes would punctuate the brouhaha that started when retired Celtics great Paul Pierce expressed his disappointment over the idea that he has […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant believes that despite the fact the Cleveland Cavaliers are reeling, having lost four games in a row and nine of their last 12, they will be fine and will make an appearance in the NBA Finals in 2018. If those words sound odd, here they are from Durant himself, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas and Minnesota Timberwolves marksman Jamal Crawford are close friends. In fact, the two Seattle legends will tell you that they are best friends. After hearing the news that Thomas had been traded from the Boston Celtics to the Cavs during the 2017 offseason, Crawford was in disbelief. “I was […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Isaiah Thomas in their offseason deal with the Boston Celtics, they knew it would be a while before the crafty ball-handler would be well enough to play, as he was still recovering from the hip injury he sustained in last season’s Eastern Conference playoffs. The former Washington Huskies stand-out made […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may be in serious trouble, and Isaiah Thomas could be at the center of it. After Monday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors, several of the Cavaliers players were in foul moods in the locker room, appearing to have no answers for what has gone on with them over the past several […]

After Monday night’s 118-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors inside Quicken Loans Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves as losers of nine of their last 12, which includes four straight. The Cavs led the Warriors by seven points at halftime, but poor shooting in the fourth quarter (6-of-23, 26.1 percent) spelled their demise. According to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to make some changes to their lineup over the next few weeks as the trade deadline looms. This was reported by the New York Post’s Marc Stein whose “trusted source” appears to have the inside track on the Cavs’ front office plans. One trusted source pulled me aside at the […]

After the final buzzer sounds, especially on big games, it has been a practice for players from both competing teams to exchange handshakes and hugs to congratulate one another for their performances. That was the case on Monday following the showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. However, Cavs forward LeBron James only […]

Charles Barkley is never one to be gun-shy about his thoughts especially as a TV analyst for TNT. Just before the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors tipped off at the Quicken Loans Arena, Barkley made a bold prediction: The Cavaliers won’t make it to the NBA Finals. Just seconds into TNT’s ‘Inside the […]

Isaiah Thomas had one of his most offensively explosive seasons last year. He averaged a career-high 28.9 points adding 2.7 assists as a Boston Celtic for the 2016-1017 season. Despite his hip injury, that was one of the reasons why the Cavs were so intrigued with the idea of adding his talents to the team when Kyrie […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in a slump, having lost four of their last five games entering Monday’s marquee matchup with the Golden State Warriors. They have a 26-16 record, which is only good for third best in the Eastern Conference or seven games removed from first place. But that’s not going to hold Cavs head […]

The much-awaited matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers has so far been delivering the fireworks basketball fans expected to see from this powder-keg showdown. In the first half alone, LeBron James already had a couple of highlight dunks and a block on Kevin Durant, while Stephen Curry had a sick step-back […]

The 2016 NBA Finals called. It wants LeBron James back. During Monday’s marquee showdown The 2016 NBA Finals called. It wants LeBron James back. between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena, James reminded basketball fans and every other NBA player why it’s never safe to assume that they […]

After losing their first matchup this season on Christmas Day, it was expected that LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will be fired up for their rematch with the Golden State Warriors on Martin Luther King Day. It did not take long for their stars to make their presence felt on the night, as the […]

There is no need to watch every single Cleveland Cavaliers game this season to realize that when LeBron James is on the court, everything on offense is ran through him. The Cavs star brings the ball up the court or has somebody else brings it up so he can get it back at the top […]

LeBron James is facing a big week ahead of him as he takes on his team’s biggest rival today, the Golden State Warriors. But that’s just the beginning. James also has the chance to become the NBA’s leading vote-getter for the fifth time, something that only Michael Jordan (nine times) has achieved so far. Then, […]