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Having played in the NBA for over a decade and after amassing countless sponsorship deals along with his various business ventures, LeBron James is a very rich man. Yet James is also quite thrifty and money conscious. So much so that James used to not go to a doctor outside of the Cavs’ insurance plan […]

Charles Barkley, NBA legend and current TNT basketball analyst, has chimed in with yet another opinion about the Cleveland Cavaliers. During a segment of Inside the NBA before Monday night’s game between the Washington Wizards and the Detroit Pistons, “The round mound of rebound,” as Barkley is often referred to as, spoke of the Cavaliers’ […]

With Kyrie Irving and LeBron James resting, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost a nail-bitter in Miami on Monday, losing to the Heat 124-121 in overtime. The Cavs have now lost three straight games and are a game behind the Boston Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. But the No. 1 seed clearly […]

Yesterday, word came down the wire stating that the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers had decided to waive defensive specialist DeAndre Liggins. Initial reports indicated that the Cavs had intentions of filling their newly-created open roster spot with Dahntay Jones. Today, ESPN’s Chris Haynes confirmed that the Cavs will indeed sign the 36-year-old veteran. Cleveland […]

Like most professional athletes, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward LeBron James is a connoisseur of many different genres of music. On several occasions, he has been seen belting out lyrics right in the middle of a game. For the most part, James favors rap and hip-hop music. Over the weekend, the four-time NBA MVP gave […]

The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will close out their regular season campaign on Wednesday night with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors inside Quicken Loans Arena at 8:00 p.m. EST. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, LeBron James, who was held out of last night’s 124-121 overtime road loss to the Atlanta Hawks for rest, […]

Game Preview: :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: STARTING LINEUP CHANGE: LeBron James (right calf), Kyrie Irving (right knee), and Tristan Thompson (thumb) are all slated to miss tonight. The current projected lineup will be Deron Williams, J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, Kevin Love, and Channing Frye. UPCOMING MILESTONES: Channing Frye is projected to play in […]

Giving up a 26-point lead and losing 126-125 to the Atlanta Hawks in overtime, the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered one of their worst losses of the season on Sunday. It was a frustrating loss for the Cavs, especially since Cleveland still has not locked up the No. 1 seed in the East just yet. On top […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made their way to the Sunshine State for a South Beach showdown with the Miami Heat inside American Airlines Arena at 7:30 p.m. EST. With just two games remaining in the regular season, the Cavs will be looking to get back into the win column without several of their star players, […]

As most of his fans and followers know, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward LeBron James has logged loads (and loads) of minutes over the course of his illustrious career in the NBA. Through 74 games of this year’s campaign, The King, now playing his 14th season in the NBA, is averaging 26.4 points, 8.7 assists […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will square off against the Miami Heat inside American Airlines Arena at 7:30 p.m. EST. It’s a South Beach showdown, but it looks like the Cavs, who are on the second night of a back-to-back set, will be without the services of their Big Three (LeBron James, Kyrie […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will be in South Beach for a matchup against the Miami Heat inside American Airlines Arena at 7:30 p.m. EST. After blowing a 26-point fourth quarter lead against the Atlanta Hawks last night in Cleveland, the Cavs will be looking to get back into the win column. Earlier […]

Averaging a triple-double and breaking Oscar Robertson‘s single season record with 42 triple-doubles, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook has ensured his place in NBA history. Westbrook will now forever be considered as one of the best players in league history and since he himself is part of that select group, Cavs superstar LeBron James […]

Prior to yesterday’s 126-125 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks inside Philips Arena, Cleveland Cavaliers GM David Griffin made the decision to waive shooting guard and defensive specialist DeAndre Liggins. Chris Reichert, editor at The Step Back, reports that the Cavaliers, who have just two games remaining in the regular season, will fill their newly-created […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers waving DeAndre Liggins with only a week before playoffs indicates the team has plans to add a new individual to the roster. Liggins had fallen out of the rotation following J.R. Smith’s return, and just as Cleveland has done the past two years, they may look to add a last-second playoff veteran to help fill […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers underwent one of their lowest moments of the season tonight, as they threw away a 26-point lead to start the fourth quarter and allowed the Atlanta Hawks to roar back and eventually take the victory in overtime in one of the strangest games of the campaign. It was a […]

Sunday turned out to be a disastrous one for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they once again lost to the Atlanta Hawks. It wasn’t just any ordinary one, as they squandered a 26-point lead in the fourth quarter, and eventually lost in overtime. The closing seconds of regulation and overtime were filled with numerous questionable plays, including […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were in the driver’s seat tonight. With the game looking all but won with one quarter to play, everyone was expecting fourth quarter formalities and junk time to follow as the Cavs took a commanding 26-point lead into the final period.  What transpired after that was nothing short of absolutely shocking, mind […]

After waiving DeAndre Liggins, the Cleveland Cavaliers threw a last second wrench into the plans of reporters tonight. Rather than spending a quiet Sunday night watching basketball, making food, or doing whatever else people do, some most probably spent the night hopping on their computers and starting to cover every aspect of this strange occurrence. But while waiving a […]

Game Preview: :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES: Kyrie Irving needs seven more field goals to hit 3,000 in his career, becoming the 8th player in franchise history to do so. LeBron James needs six more steals to claim 19th most in NBA history, passing Paul Pierce. In addition, J.R. Smith needs eight […]

In a sort of stunning development, the Cleveland Cavaliers, with just three games left in the regular season, have opted to waive guard DeAndre Liggins and open up a roster spot before the start of the postseason. The news was first reported by Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon. Vardon adds that forward/center Anderson Varejao is among the […]

After a tumultuous period month of March, many Cavalier fanatics held their hopes on the ability of LeBron James to flip the switch come playoff time, influencing his teammates to also increase their level of performance when the bright lights are turned on. The defending world champions did exhibit some signs of life to kickstart […]

Last night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers faced a shorthanded Atlanta Hawks team inside Quicken Loans Arena. After a hard fought battle through three quarters of play, the Hawks managed to pull away in the final period. When the final horn blew, the Cavs were defeated, 114-100. There were several contributing factors to Cleveland’s […]

Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted a shorthanded Atlanta Hawks squad inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a rather embarrassing 114-100 loss for the home team. The Hawks were without several members of their starting rotation last night, including Dwight Howard (rest), Kent Bazemore (knee bruise), and Dennis Schroder (foot sprain), but that didn’t slow […]

LeBron James caught everyone’s eye when he was caught during warm-ups attempting shots in a peculiar manner. The video below will remind you of the moment LeBron was playing around with a shot that seemed to resemble future lottery pick Lonzo Ball. This was initially thought by most to be LeBron trolling Ball, but apparently […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered one of their worst losses of the season on Friday night when the visiting Atlanta Hawks defeated them 114-100. Now, the Hawks are a good team, but take their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth best players off their team, and they should have no business being in a close game […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. EST inside Quicken Loans Arena. With just four games remaining in the regular season, including tonight, the Cavs will look to keep their four-game winning streak alive. While the Cavs seem to be getting healthy at just the right time, […]

As most fans of the team know, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Channing Frye and swingman Richard Jefferson like to bring a bit of comedy into the everyday NBA grind via their podcast, “Road Trippin’ with RJ and Channing.” Last month (March), Frye missed a fairly easy put-back dunk attempt in a home game against the […]

LeBron James’ decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014 sent shock waves around the league. At the time, it just seemed unfathomable that James would leave the Miami Heat, where he had experienced championship success and was playing alongside his good friend Dwyane Wade. But what may have been the most shocking about […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers went through a turbulent month in March which saw them briefly give up the number one overall seed in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs went 7-10 last month, and it was the first time since LeBron James‘ rookie season in which he has lost 10 games in a month. As expected, the […]

Recently, a lot has been said of teams across the NBA landscape deciding to rest their star players. Team owners and coaches feel that they should be able to rest their players whenever they so choose. However, Adam Silver and the league office argue that players sitting out creates huge revenue problems and a let-down […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and their fans, barring a major upset in the draft lottery next month, are gearing up for the 2017 NBA Draft. Over the last couple of months, reports have said that they’re very intrigued by freshman combo-guard Lonzo Ball out of UCLA. He made a name for himself during the season […]

Yesterday morning, multiple sources reported that Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson, who suffered a sprained thumb in Tuesday’s 122-102 win over the Orlando Magic, did not travel with the team to Boston for their matchup against the Celtics, thus ending his record 447 consecutive games played. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Thompson was not […]

Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden, which resulted in a 114-91 runaway victory for the road-bound defending champs. If you’re the Celtics, you have several glaring concerns about the outcome of last night’s game. Through the first quarter, Boston actually held a one-point advantage (20-19). However, with […]

After the midseason additions of Kyle Korver, Derrick Williams, Deron Williams, and Larry Sanders, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now one of the NBA’s deepest teams. However, with most NBA teams only playing eight or nine men in the playoffs, what could the Cavs’ postseason rotations look like? Kay Felder is just a rookie, and doesn’t […]

After last night’s impressive 114-91 road win over the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are once again sitting atop the Eastern Conference standings, now leading the boys from Beantown by one full game. The Cavaliers, who were without the services of Tristan Thompson due to a thumb sprain, came to […]

LeBron James moved up another ladder on Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic inside Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs comprehensively put the Magic away in the second half, and James finished the game with his second straight triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. He was brilliant on the evening, and with the […]

Wednesday’s matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics was a highly anticipated one as it could determine who will end up with the top seed in the Eastern Conference. As expected, LeBron James was at his best and is willing his team to a victory. With 6:55 left in the second quarter, The King […]

Kevin Love couldn’t catch a break during Wednesday’s warmups prior to facing the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. The deadeye forward was sniped by a basketball headed his way, landing right on the moneymaker. Headshot! A loyal J.R. Smith was there to rescue his fallen teammate, just in time to provide much needed CPR after […]