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Breakups can be messy and Derrick Williams’ time spent with the Miami Heat did not go as planned. But it was mutual respect prevailing when Williams was released by the Heat in early February. Williams had this to say about Heat president Pat Riley when the day came, via The Palm Beach Post: “It was […]

The Cavaliers have been on a well-publicized, ongoing quest for a veteran back-up point guard for Kyrie Irving. The Cavs left it late to find their man, but waited for exactly the right fit as Deron Williams has joined the team. Despite the need for a solid vet to give the Cavs another avenue to […]

Larry Sanders, who had a private workout with the Cavaliers last week was hopeful he would successfully make his NBA return with the world champions, but it wasn’t the case. It’s not that he wasn’t good enough, or didn’t have the tools to help the Wine and Gold, it was simply the fact that the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers visited the Miami Heat sans LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. As expected, the defending champions came out of AmericanAirlines Arena on the receiving end of the South Beach team’s hot shooting, 92-120. While this game looked bleak for the Cavs from the get-go, a semblance of intensity still found its way to […]

Game Preview: :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: STARTING LINEUP CHANGE:  Both Kyrie Irving and LeBron James are out tonight due to rest – Deron Williams, Iman Shumpert, James Jones, Kyle Korver, and Tristan Thompson will start tonight. UPCOMING MILESTONES:  Kyrie Irving needs 11 more assists to claim the 6th most in Cavaliers’ history – passing […]

Tonight, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers will close out their current three-game road trip in South Beach with a matchup against the Miami Heat. After last night’s 135-130 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue hinted that he may be resting a few of his star players in the near future. Tonight, […]

The Golden State Warriors made one notable trade deadline acquisition, adding PG Jose Calderon. Then, two hours after he was signed, Golden State cut him, because SF Matt Barnes became available. Calderon wouldn’t have really made much sense for the Warriors, as they already have a very good backup point guard in Shaun Livingston. The […]

It was the shot heard around the world, as Kyrie Irving rocked Steph Curry to sleep before raising up and nailing the three that gave the Cavaliers their first professional sports championship in 52 long years. With the biggest shot of his life, Irving may have also drained the most clutch shot in NBA history. […]

Initially, when the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers picked up Derrick Williams on a 10-day contract in February, some fans of the team were asking themselves, “who is Derrick Williams?” Now, after several impressive performances off the bench and a second 10-day deal, those same fans, now thoroughly impressed, are wondering what has to be done […]

David Griffin, Cleveland Cavaliers general manager, and team owner, Dan Gilbert, have compiled one of the greatest rosters we have seen in recent NBA history. The additions of Kyle Korver, Derrick Williams, Deron Williams, and now Andrew Bogut have the Cavs looking like the favorites to win the Eastern Conference and defend their championship crown. […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been dealing with quite a few injuries to their rotation this season, including Kevin Love‘s knee and J.R. Smith‘s fractured right thumb. However, there is some good news to report. While Love is expected to miss most of March, Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue expects Smith to be back in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have found a gem for their system in Derrick Williams. In his nine games with the Cavs, Williams has averaged 10.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.9 assists on 56.1% (32-57) shooting from the field as well as 42.9% (12-28) from downtown. He signed his first 10-day contract just looking for a chance […]

In an era where sharp-shooting is at an all-time high, the Cleveland Cavaliers escaped a furious 42-point fourth-quarter rally to edge the Atlanta Hawks 130-125, setting an NBA regular season-record with 25 made threes. The Cavs were absolutely zoned-in throughout the game, shooting a mind-blowing 25-of-46 from beyond the arc (54.3 percent), as seven of […]

Kyrie Irving is an unstoppable scoring machine, putting up 13 points in the first quarter against the Atlanta Hawks. Two of those points came on a beautiful crossover on Dennis Schroder which led to a one-legged fadeawy over Dwight Howard, looking a little like Mavs’ legend Dirk Nowitzki on the shot. KYRIE. IRVING.#CavsHawks @FOXSportsOH https://t.co/R1NR6szXzg […]

Tonight, the 41-and-18 Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers are on the road for a match-up against the Atlanta Hawks inside Philips Arena at 7:00 p.m. EST. Just before noon today, Joe Vardon of cleveland.com reported that Cavs Head Coach, Tyronn Lue, was not at this morning’s shootaround due to an illness. Despite his minor set-back, Coach […]

The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers’ recent addition of Andrew Bogut to their front-court rotation was one of the biggest deals made before this year’s trade deadline. Bogut, 32, averaged 3.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in 26 games for the Dallas Mavericks before he was included in a package deal to acquire Nerlens Noel from the […]

Game Preview: :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES:  Kyrie Irving needs seven more assists to claim the 7th most in Cavaliers’ history – passing Andre Miller. In addition, with two more free throws, he will have made the 8th most in franchise history – passing World B. Free. As the Cavaliers prepare […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have a matchup against the Atlanta Hawks tonight at 7:00 p.m. EST inside Philips Arena. Kyle Korver, who played just under five seasons with the Hawks, was traded the Cavs on January 7th for a 2019 first-round pick in the NBA Draft, Mike Dunleavy, the contract of Mo Williams, […]

It’s always an anticipated sight as NBA players walk into the arena before they take to the floor. Players like Russell Westbrook have made the entrance a spectacle with outrageous outfits, and J.R. Smith even arrived to Quicken Loans Arena on those two-wheeled hoverboard. Needless to say, it’s always an area of attention for NBA […]

For the second time this season and 34th time in his illustrious 14-year NBA career (most in league history), Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward LeBron James has won Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors. LeBron James has won Player of the Month 34 times in his career. — Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) March 2, 2017 […]

After a few days of waiting, Cleveland Cavaliers fans will be happy to know that the team has officially signed Andrew Bogut. David Griffin, Cavs General Manager, announced the news this afternoon from Cleveland Clinic Courts. OFFICIAL: Welcome to The Land, @andrewbogut! DETAILS: https://t.co/lHet6lFHLI#DefendTheLand pic.twitter.com/UHrc98hkJe — Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 2, 2017 #Cavs make it […]

Last night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers were in Boston for a matchup against the Celtics inside the famed TD Garden, which resulted in a 103-99 victory for the C’s. In attendance at last night’s game was one of the greatest NFL coaches of all time: Bill Belichick. Belichick, head coach of the New […]

Two of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference this year, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics faced off on Wednesday night in a highly-contested matchup. No team wanted to give an inch and it turned out to be a very close ballgame where each play was an important one. With 7:51 left in the fourth […]

Kyrie Irving created a lot of buzz over the weekend with his flat Earth comments on an episode of Road Trippin’ with Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye. It seems Irving was just trying point out how the media latches on to some stories, while more important world issues are often overlooked. I don’t know if […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is having a fantastic season and it’s not going unnoticed. To no one’s surprise, Irving’s former college Duke University will pay homage to him when playing against Florida State University. The Blue Devils revealed a special Duke colorway of the Nike Kyrie 3 signature shoe.  Irving played point guard for one […]

With all due respect to Lenny Wilkens, Jimmy Cleamons, Walt Frazier, and Mark Price, Kyrie Irving is becoming one of the greatest point guards we have ever seen in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. In the first quarter of Cleveland’s 102-95 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks last night, Irving shuffled a pass to Richard Jefferson, […]

With the acquisition of Andrew Bogut, are the Cavaliers better than last year? LeBron Answers. Together, Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin and team owner Dan Gilbert, have compiled one of the greatest NBA rosters we have ever seen. The recent acquisitions of Kyle Korver, Derrick Williams, Deron Williams, and now Andrew Bogut, places the […]

Shortly after 2:30 PM EST this afternoon, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they have released guard Jordan McRae. The move is presumably to make room on their roster for center Andrew Bogut, who committed to signing with the team last night. ROSTER UPDATE: #Cavs waive Jordan McRae. [DETAILS]: https://t.co/Uo7EOxNkjf pic.twitter.com/YsSXuDZ73f — Cleveland Cavaliers […]

LeBron James is undoubtedly the best player in the world, and it has now come to the point that his consistent greatness could see him take home the NBA MVP trophy every season. Due to his sustained position at the top of the NBA summit for over a decade, his greatness is now taken for […]

Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers begin a three-game road trip in Boston against the Celtics inside TD Garden at 8:00 p.m. EST. The Cavs have been dealing with quite a few injuries this season, including Kevin Love’s knee and J.R. Smith’s fractured thumb. Both are on track for a return before the start of this year’s […]

Cavaliers’ superstar point guard Kyrie Irving had us all fooled. After adamantly claiming the earth is flat, Irving has since cleared up his statements and made an intelligent and valid point about the state of news today. Initially, Irving received a lot of negative backlash for his comments, but has recently stated his claims were […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers completed their roster today as they landed Australian big man Andrew Bogut in a massive coup for the franchise. Bogut, who had meetings with other championship contenders in the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, and Boston Celtics, decided on the defending champion Cavs in hopes of adding another championship ring to his […]

Just before 8:00 p.m. EST today, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they have agreed to a deal that brings Andrew Bogut, who recently reached a contract buyout agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers, to Northeast Ohio. Shams Charania of The Vertical and Yahoo Sports first broke the news. Andrew Bogut has committed to […]

Cleveland already hosts the league’s best Small Forward, LeBron James. They have the best handles in Kyrie Irving. Most importantly, rings don’t lie; in 2016 Cleveland was the best. Following the wizard David Griffin’s newest acquisition, Cleveland may just notch another “best” in its belt: Deron Williams, the NBA’s best backup Point Guard. A baseless […]

Over the course of his five year career, Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has been nothing short of an iron man, as his current streak of 428 consecutive games played indicates- a streak of games that has taken four years to amass. When you consider the traveling, injuries, and flat-out time that NBA players put […]

Apparently, Andrew Bogut is not a lock to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers and is still exploring his options. Bogut and his agent recently reached a buyout agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers. Now, the true seven-footer is receiving interest from several teams around the NBA, including the defending champion Cavaliers. According to TNT’s David Aldridge, […]

As the Cavaliers prepare for this year’s playoff run and defense of their crown, they find themselves dealing with the annual injury bug. However, J.R. Smith, who is currently recovering from a fractured right thumb, is staying busy off the court. “Swish,” as Smith is affectionately known, and driver of Nascar’s #10 Aspen Dental car, […]

After much anticipation, Deron Williams is now officially a member of the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Bringing in “D-Will,” as Williams is affectionately known, was a great move by Cavs GM David Griffin and his staff, no doubt. However, there’s just one minor issue that needs to be addressed. The Cavs already have a […]

In literature, there’s a term known as situational irony. Situational irony reflects circumstances where one outcome is expected, though an alternate outcome occurs. David Griffin embodies Situational Irony in human form. Griffin transformed what amounts to safety pins and chewed gum into arguably the league’s best backup point guard, Deron Williams, sharpshooter Kyle Korver, Andrew […]