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It’s no secret that LeBron James has a certain affinity for Muhammad Ali and his works during and after the civil rights movement. On Thursday, James, his business team, and his charitable “LeBron James Family Foundation”, jumped at the opportunity to donate $2.5 million to a new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African […]

Defeat can often be learned from. And that’s just how Kyrie Irving is viewing Cleveland’s short-handed 103-93 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Cavs came into Indianapolis riding their best start in forty years, including a 9-1 record through the first ten games of this year’s season. Cavs […]

The Toronto Raptors’ campaign ended last season at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers. This left a bad taste in their mouth as their most successful year in franchise history ended in heartbreak. They couldn’t overcome the Cavs then, and they failed again on Friday night. Similar to the conference finals, the Raptors couldn’t overcome […]

News broke this morning that the Cavaliers coaching staff were going to hold LeBron James back tonight after his big effort last night against Toronto. With JR Smith already sitting out his third straight game, an already tough place to play became an even tougher task against an Indiana Pacers team looking to prove themselves. […]

Kyrie Irving takes the screen from Tristan Thompson, drives at the rim, and dishes a bounce pass to the cutting Thompson. Thompson gathers, elevates, and throws it down all over C.J. Smiles and the shot blocker Myles Turner. This is easily an early candidate for the dunk of the year.

:::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: STARTING LINEUP CHANGE:  LeBron James is out tonight for rest – Richard Jefferson will start in his place. J.R. Smith is out tonight with the ankle that his kept him out of the previous two games – Iman Shumpert will start in his place. UPCOMING MILESTONES:  A […]

After his heroic effort last night in the Cavaliers win against the Raptors, LeBron James will not go back-to-back tonight when the Cavs suit up against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. James played 38 minutes in a fiercely competitive matchup against the Toronto Raptors, and finished just one rebound away from a triple-double. […]

Amongst legendary basketball players, Oscar Robertson may be one of the greatest. Players with Robertson’s extraordinary gifts in both scoring and facilitating may never be seen again. His titles of “The Big O” and “The Triple-double Machine” are well-known throughout the family of past and present NBA players – and for good reason. Robertson once […]

During their home game last week against the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers paid tribute to one of their fans who is also a Pearl Harbor veteran by naming him as an honorary captain. As  part of the NBA’s Hoops for Troops celebration, Adone “Cal” Calderone received a huge ovation from the crowd present at the […]

After a sizzling night against the Charlotte Hornets, the cookout in Cleveland courtesy of Channing Frye got an extended run with an equally impressive shooting display against the Toronto Raptors. Frye was melting from beyond the arc, shooting 5-of-8, on his way to a season-high 21 points. The importance of his contribution could not be […]

A meeting of Eastern Conference heavyweights took place tonight, as the Toronto Raptors entered Quicken Loans Arena to face the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a fiercely competitive and entertaining contest, the Cavaliers displayed their championship resilience to overcome the stubborn raptors, behind a monster performance by LeBron James. It what may be a preview of this […]

LeBron James has gotten off to an incredible start to this season, averaging a near triple double with 22.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 9.1 assists. One of the biggest surprises, however, is James’ 34% shooting from downtown as well as the 1.6 three pointers per game, which is nearly a career-high. On Tuesday, LeBron nailed […]

Without J.R. Smith tonight against the Toronto Raptors, LeBron James knows he has to be more aggressive than usual. Early in the second quarter with legend Oscar Robertson on hand to watch the game, James gets around Raptors center Lucas Nogueira and throws it down while getting hit on the head.

The Cleveland Cavaliers played Sunday afternoon’s game against the Charlotte Hornets without guard J.R. Smith, who was dealing with an ankle injury. The Cavs defeated the Hornets 100-93 as Mike Dunleavy started in Smith’s place. However, Dunleavy had a very bad as well as ineffective game, and it seems as if he’s still finding his […]

New York Knicks President and 11-time NBA champion, Phil Jackson, may have one of the greatest basketball minds of all time, but when it comes to opinions and speaking his mind, he isn’t afraid to let loose. In a recent interview with Jackie MacMullan of ESPN, Jackson weighed in on the breakdown of communication between […]

:::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONE:  A win ties the Cavaliers’ Franchise record for the best start to a season, which was set in 1976-77. STARTING LINEUP CHANGE:  J.R. Smith will miss another game with a sore ankle. Richard Jefferson will start in his place. As the Cavaliers seek to continue […]

When the WWE requests a meeting with you and your team, it’s probably a good idea to oblige, right? On October 25th, Cleveland’s defending NBA champion Cavaliers held their home opener against the New York Knicks inside Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavaliers reached out to several officials from the WWE and decided to invite some […]

Phil Jackson’s outspoken comments on the “special treatment” LeBron James needs has got the attention of long-time friend and business partner of James, Maverick Carter. Early yesterday, Jackson said James needed special treatment and referred to his inner circle as his posse. “When LeBron was playing with the Heat, they went to Cleveland and he […]

Phil Jackson is up to his old tricks, this time taking a subtle and very unnecessary shot at LeBron James and his inner circle when speaking to ESPN earlier this week. This isn’t the first time Jackson has spoken out on something he’s disliked about James. In June 2015, while discussing his displeasure with the […]

When it was reported that Cleveland Cavaliers‘ center Tristan Thompson was dating Khloe Kardashian, Cavs fans understandably worried. After seeing players like Kris Humphries, Lamar Odom, and James Harden be accompanied by the enormous distraction that is the Kardashian family, fans thought Thompson was headed down the same path. The couple had been seen together […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten off to a blistering start to this 2016-17 NBA season. Not only because they’ve won eight of their first nine games, but also because the Cavs have made it a point to keep the three-ball as a big part of their offense. What we witnessed last postseason, with the Cavs […]

With Cleveland’s recent success when it comes to sports, specifically for the Cavaliers and Indians, many outside of ‘The Land’ have unleashed their hate or distaste for Cleveland. Knicks’ center Joakim Noah has repeatedly bashed Cleveland to the media over the years, even dating back to his old Chicago Bulls’ days. During Sunday afternoon’s game […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon in a matinee affair at Quicken Loans Arena. The Hornets came into tonight with the fourth best record in the Eastern Conference (although they were just a half game behind in the win column). It was a hard fought game for 48 minutes, but Cleveland […]

Rookie Kay Felder got some playing time tonight against the Charlotte Hornets, and ended the first quarter with a sweet dish to Channing Frye in the corner for three.

J.R. Smith had a great game on Friday night against the Washington Wizards, putting up 17 points with four rebounds and five three-pointers. Unfortunately, the 13-year NBA veteran will not be able to go against the second-best team in the Eastern Conference, the Charlotte Hornets, after turning his ankle on Friday night. RELATED: Kyrie Irving […]

Since the return of the King to Cleveland back in 2014, the relationship between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James has rapidly developed into a big brother-little brother bond. Over the past couple of months, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made pouring water all over one another a thing to celebrate great moments in their team’s recent […]

:::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: STARTING LINEUP CHANGE: J.R. Smith is out with a tweaked ankle – Mike Dunleavy will start in his place. After a milestone-filled win against the Washington Wizards – where LeBron James became the youngest player to score 27,000, Kyrie Irving became the 9th highest scorer on the Cavalier’s […]

While he dominates the game, LeBron James continues to be great off the court as well. James has always had strong ties with Ohio State basketball, and on the eve of the navy tilt last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar delivered again gracing the players with a pair of camouflage LeBron 10s. RELATED: Report: LeBron […]

There were some doubts, even among Cleveland fans as to if The Cavaliers truly were the number one team heading into the start of the regular season. The Cavaliers opened with a statement game against the New York Knicks, winning by 29. They continued with six wins of the next seven games, leaving them at […]

The Cavs made Cleveland’s latest road trip to the Washington Wizards an efficient one. LeBron James made it an eventful one. With the reigning 2016 NBA Champions enjoying what may be the final White House victory visit, James teamed up with a couple civil servants to bring some cheer in a city suffering at the […]

It’s almost impossible to draw LeBron James’ focus away from basketball when he enters an arena. Before or after a game, LeBron is focused on what he has to do, whether it be preparing to go out and win, or recovering from a tough contest. Needless to say, it’s very unlikely you’ll be able to […]

Fresh off their visit to the white house yesterday, the Cavaliers continued their fine couple of days with a win against the Wizards tonight at the Verizon Center. There was not much energy in the building early, but the Cavs and Wizards both got off to strong starts. After looking to gain control early on, […]

If anyone has a little edge to them in the Cavs’ starting lineup, it’s recently signed shooting guard J.R. Smith. During a play in the 3rd quarter, Wizards’ guard Marcus Thornton pushed off Smith repeatedly while trying to get open. Smith took exception to the shove, and gave him a shove right back as he […]

After a rough couple of shooting games for Kyrie Irving, Uncle Drew unleashes his wrath upon the Wizards. On this play, Irving crosses over and gets by Marcin Gortat. he then elevates and flips it in while getting fouled.

On Tuesday, a long, hard-fought campaign ended for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. LeBron James was among a few members of the Cleveland Cavaliers to publicly endorse Clinton for President. While they may not have names as big, James repeatedly pushed for his home state of Ohio to vote for Clinton. That, however, may […]

:::: View CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide Here :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES: With 6 points today, Kyrie Irving will pass Campy Russell and move into 9th on the Cavaliers’ Franchise All Time Points Scored list. With 7 points, LeBron James beats out Kobe Bryant for the youngest player to reach 27k points. With 2 more threes from J.R., he […]

Kyrie Irving has taken the responsibility and blame for some of the Cavaliers’ poor fourth quarter performances so far this season. Even despite the Cavs winning all but one of these games, Kyrie isn’t satisfied with his own performances in the final period thus far. With LeBron usually resting to start the fourth period, it’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to take on the Washington Wizards later tonight in our nation’s capital. However, on Thursday, the Cavs team and organization paid a visit to the White House to meet with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as well as take a tour of the President’s home. During the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had their White House visit today with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden. RELATED: Kyrie Irving videobombs LeBron James’ White House video By now, everyone knows that the Cavs became the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA […]