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LeBron James pulled out the classic Dikembe Mutombo finger wag gesture when he delivered a game-clinching block on Dennis Schroder in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ most recent game against the Atlanta Hawks. Seeing as they were in Atlanta, which was Mount Mutombo’s home for five seasons, might that have been a premeditated move by the Cavs […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has been given the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award for his outstanding play in October and November, the NBA announced on Friday evening. Congratulations to @KingJames, the @Kia Eastern Conference Player of the Month! He averaged 28 points, 8.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists in the months of October […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has upped the ante for this year’s Wingfoots Classic in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. For those unfamiliar, the Wingfoots Classic is an annual high school boys and girls basketball tournament. This year, the Stow Bulldogs and The Fighting Irish of James’ alma mater, St. Vincent – St. Mary’s, will […]

After Thursday night’s 121-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue had high praise for LeBron James’ ability to defend point guards — more specifically, Dennis Schroder. Schroder, one of the quickest ball-handlers in today’s NBA, was giving the Cavs headaches in the first half, scoring 17 points with relative ease. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers capped an excellent month of November with a 10-game win streak after a 121-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Having been part of a 27-game unbeaten run along LeBron James as a member of the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade was encouraged by this incredible run, but didn’t put it right with the […]

Despite the fact that he’s having one of the best statistical years of his career from beyond the arc, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James says he has no intentions of participating in the 3-point contest at this season’s All-Star Weekend. As most hoops fans know, Los Angeles will be the setting of the 2018 All […]

A 10-game win streak is bound to lift a lot of moods, no matter if it’s Arthur, an injured Tristan Thompson, a Dwyane Wade coming off the bench, or a LeBron James, who has grown accustomed to winning big during his 15 years in the league. Yet for James it isn’t about how far the streak […]

In the second half of Thursday night’s 121-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James decided to take on the responsibility of guarding Dennis Schroder. After watching Schroder dice up the Cavs’ defense in the first half for 17 points, James, who finished Thursday night’s game with 24 points and 12 assists, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks inside Philips Arena on Thursday night, 121-114. While the box score won’t show much from forward Cedi Osman, the 22-year-old rookie made the most of his time on the floor. With several rotational players still out of the lineup (Isaiah Thomas, Iman Shumpert, Derrick Rose, and Tristan Thompson), […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has a good number of interests outside of the basketball court. He’s building an entertainment empire which has to require a good bit of attention and is also set to open his “I Promise” school, which has taken on a significant importance to him personally. However, James is also quite […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert will be shelved for 6-8 weeks after he goes under the knife this Friday for a knee surgery, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN has reported. An official timetable on Cleveland guard Iman Shumpert's return will come after knee surgery on Friday, but Shumpert could miss 6 to 8 weeks, league sources […]

When you come at the King, you best not miss. Atlanta Hawks forward Taurean Prince had every intention to personify those wise words from Omar when he drove to the basket during Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately for Prince, he didn’t just miss – he failed spectacularly, as LeBron James erased his shot […]

The milestones keep on coming for The King. In his latest statistical feat, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James entered the top 10 all-time list for career field goals made during Thursday’s road game against the Atlanta Hawks. James displaced Denver Nuggets legend Alex English for tenth on the list in the first half of the […]

After a 5-7 start to the 2017-18 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have won nine consecutive games. As the Cavaliers are reportedly ‘eyeing next week’ for Tristan Thompson’s return from injury, it appears they will be losing another player prior to their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. Iman Shumpert has been in and out of […]

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are best friends. Two peas in a pod. Even peanut butter and jelly, one might say. So when Wade announced he was signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers to join his bestie James, the two were definitely excited about it. But according to Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports citing the Athletic, most […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have made their way to the Peachtree State for a match-up against the Atlanta Hawks. After Thursday morning’s shoot-around, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin asked James about the “I Promise” school that will be opening in his hometown of Akron, Ohio next fall. The King, now in his 15th season of […]

LeBron James has gone from drawing inspiration by some of the game’s greats to sharing some of his own with some of the future prospects to take his throne. Among them was Philadelphia 76ers point forward Ben Simmons, a generational talent that had drawn comparisons to him since playing in his native Australia. As the […]

It has become a common practice in the world of professional sports for players to often times sign their own jersey and gift it to their colleagues, for them to frame it at their respective homes. This was the case for All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas as The Players’ Tribune documentary about him revealed that […]

According to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, the Cleveland Cavaliers are targeting next week for Tristan Thompson’s return. In a game against the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 1, Thompson, now 26 years of age, suffered a calf injury. As a result, the 6-10 rebounding machine was forced to miss 13 games. Initially, the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been soaring lately, winning nine games in a row and battling through some injury bugs with Derrick Rose, Tristan Thompson, and Isaiah Thomas sidelined for various ailments. While the Cavs have been playing great as of late, there is still the looming concern about the center position. For the majority of […]

On Tuesday, news came down the wire stating that plans for LeBron James’ “I Promise” school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio have been approved. According to ESPN and The LeBron James Family Foundation, the new school, which is scheduled to open for third and fourth graders next fall, will focus on educating at-risk students. […]

For the first time in his illustrious career, Dwyane Wade is now coming off the bench for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It may easily be thought of as a demotion for the 12-time All-Star, but he is proving that he is a consummate professional, and is even embracing the challenge to lead the second unit night […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade and Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem showed their appreciation for one another by swapping jersey’s after Wednesday night’s game. The Cavs, now winners of nine straight games (longest active streak in the NBA) may have came out on top (108-87), but that didn’t stop these two long-time friends from showing […]

After an up-and-down start to the 2017-18 season, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have managed to rebound in a big way. As winners of nine straight games, they currently hold the NBA’s longest active streak. Spirits are running high in The Land, despite the fact that their team is without the services of several […]

As crazy as it sounds, Kane Fitzgerald made history on Tuesday night for being the first NBA referee to ever eject Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James from a game. Coincidentally, it also happened against his former team in the Miami Heat with just under two minutes left in the third quarter. “The King’s” ejection from […]

On Wednesday, The Players’ Tribune released “Ascent,” the third chapter of Isaiah Thomas’ new video documentary series, Book of Isaiah II. In this chapter, the Cavs point guard reflects on his exit meeting with the Boston Celtics and the challenges of playing for a new team. “My exit meeting with the Celtics was — I […]

LeBron James made a surprising bit of history against the Miami Heat, as he was ejected for the first time in his storied 15-year career. His teammates, Kyle Korver and Dwyane Wade, in particular, were miffed about his being ejected. “It’s funny because when you’re not on LeBron’s team, you’re like, ‘Man, that guy get’s […]

Kevin Love apologized to LeBron James after a subpar individual performance against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, as the stretch four found himself banging bodies with The Process and never really getting into a groove at either end of the floor despite a 22-point win over the Sixers. It’s no secret that Love […]

During Tuesday’s game against the Miami Heat, LeBron James was thrown out of a game for the first time in his 15-year career. Following the contest, James shed more light on his frustrations that leaked onto the court by stating that he believes that the referees are trying to turn him into a jump shooter […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Lebron James may have been ejected for the first time in his career during Tuesday’s game against the Miami Heat, but at least he has a sense of humor about it. James got tossed from the game against his former team after arguing a non-call and saying some, ahem, colorful words to […]

LeBron James ticked one box he hadn’t done so in his 15 years in the league, getting ejected for the first time in his career after referee Kane Fitzgerald tossed him for excessive complaints on a no-call while driving against two Miami Heat defenders. The Cavs superstar nabbed the ball from James Johnson and raced […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently on a roll, having won nine straight games. But they could still get stronger if they pull off a trade that would add another All-Star to the fold. Who could that be, though? There were rumors that the Cavs are eyeing Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol in a trade, though […]

Nothing makes Skip Bayless lose his mind than the subject of LeBron James. Whatever James does or says, expect Bayless to come up with a scathing comment attacking the four-time MVP right after. On Tuesday, Bayless once again saw an opportunity to criticize James, as he absolutely went scorched earth on Twitter, metaphorically screaming at […]

The King got temporarily dislodged from his throne Tuesday when Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was thrown out from the court by referee Kane Fitzgerald, who was working the game between the Cavs and the Miami Heat. James’ ejection happened in the third quarter when the four-time MVP became animated in voicing out his displeasure […]

On Tuesday night, Dwyane Wade met his former team, the Miami Heat, for the first time as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. It turned out well for him, as he got to compete against his teammates before, as well as seeing his current team end up with the win. After the match, Wade exchanged […]

A few weeks ago, Cleveland Cavs star LeBron James and New York Knicks center Enes Kanter began a little feud when James made comments saying Mavs’ rookie KDennis Smith Jr. should’ve been a Knick. Clearly a shot at Phil Jackson for his bad drafting choice, Kanter responded to James’ comments after taking it as a […]

During the first 13 years of his career, Dwyane Wade remained with the Miami Heat, which made many believe that he will spend his entire career in South Beach. However, he shocked the basketball world last year when he decided to take his talents to his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls, before eventually reaching a […]

For the first time in his career, LeBron James was ejected. During the third quarter Tuesday night against the Miami Heat, LeBron was angry at a no-call late in the third quarter and the referee quickly pulled the trigger send LeBron to the showers. Take a look at the full sequence: This is of course […]

According to a report from Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert will miss Tuesday night’s home game against the Miami Heat due to continued soreness in his left knee. Shumpert’s injury forced him to miss a series of games, but the savvy defender made his return to action in Monday night’s road […]