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For weeks now, many Cavs fans were speculating what the banner would look like, but now all has been revealed. Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has taken to twitter to reveal the championship banner that will grace Quicken loans Arena on October 2 The banner utilises the famous wine and gold colours, along with the […]

After being projected as the greatest high school player ever and a-once-in-a-generation talent, it was only natural that LeBron James skip college and jump to the NBA. What people don’t know, however, is that James has always had the desire to go back and one day and earn a college degree. After being heavily involved […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers officially re-signed their sharpshooting guard J.R. Smith to a four-year, $57 million deal on Saturday morning. In order to clear up a roster spot for the move, the Cavs opted to waive point guard Toney Douglas. With Douglas out, that leaves Kyrie Irving and Kay Felder as the lone point guards on […]

Rookie Kay Felder was a beast coming out of Oakland University, and the Cavs knew that before they bought the 54th pick from the Atlanta Hawks in order to select Felder. However, he has still managed to surprise a lot of people with the intensity that he plays with, which was on full display Friday […]

After about four months of waiting, Cavs fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that they’ve re-signed guard J.R. Smith. In a press release earlier today from Cleveland Clinic Courts, the 2016 NBA Champions announced the waiving of veteran point guard Toney Douglas in order to create a roster […]

After many of the players didn’t make it out to Chicago for last night’s game against the Chicago Bulls, LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, and many more Cavs players came out to Game 2 between the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field. Here are James, Love, and Jordan […]

In the Cavs and Bulls preseason game on Friday night, Jordan McRae received a full court pass and had a wide open lay up. Instead, he wanted to assist one of the teammates beside him. One of them was Kay Felder, and McRae threw up an awkward alley oop pass right next to Felder. Unfortunately, […]

Finally, the wait is over. J.R. Smith has officially re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the four month contract holdout is over. The Cavs can now move on to and focus on their title defense starting October 25th. J.R. Smith still has a lot of work to do in terms of catching up the amount […]

It took more than four months, but J.R. Smith and the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally agreed on a new deal to keep the streaky shooting guard in Northeast Ohio. Many consider the deal luxurious and more than what they expected the Cavs to give him. With the Cavs sticking by their $10.5 million offer and […]

it looks like the J.R. Smith contract standoff is over. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Cavs and Smith have agreed to a four-year, $57 million deal. The deal will pay him $14.25 million annually. J.R. Smith and the Cavs have come to terms on a four-year $57 million deal, league sources say — […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers playing their second preseason game in as many nights, coach Tyronn Lue has decided to rest all of his starters and four key bench players. Nine total players will be sitting out as the Cavs will take on the Chicago Bulls in the United Center. To be clear: LeBron, Kyrie, Love, […]

Three weeks have gone by since the start of training camp, and that has meant three weeks of the Cleveland Cavaliers intense practices and preseason games without one J.R. Smith. The Cavs latest offer, which hasn’t changed for weeks, stands at about $42 million over four years which is a little over $10 million per […]

Two years ago, David Griffin pulled off one of the biggest trades in Cleveland Cavaliers history by sending 2014’s top overall pick Andrew Wiggins to the Minnesota Timberwolves for all-star forward Kevin Love. RELATED: Dwyane Wade reveals that he and LeBron James were actually closer to going to Bulls The move caused a significant divide […]

The Miami Heat trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, was a huge success, going to four straight NBA Finals while winning the an NBA Championship in the middle two years. Although a perfect 4/4 record would have been preferred, the Heat had a lot of success with the Big Three and drawing […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ starters were on the floor sans LeBron James as they host the Toronto Raptors for some preseason sparring. It was a welcome sight especially seeing everyone healthy and in good shape, until the event every Cavs fan prayed not to occur just happened. RELATED: Video: Kyrie Irving almost injured his knee in […]

It’s the preseason and the worst case scenario for every team is having their players injured. For Kyrie Irving, it would be a nightmare to have a deja vu of last year wherein he was forced to sit out the early part of the season while recovering from knee surgery. The champion point guard and […]

You would think the best basketball player on the planet right now, and arguably of all time, would get recognized wherever he goes. He should be recognized especially if it’s in the city he just brought a championship to in epic fashion coming back from down 3-1. Well, apparently not everyone can recognize LeBron James. […]

If you were on ‘Wade Watch’ for parts of this summer, you weren’t alone. After LeBron James and best friend Dwyane Wade spent the beginning of their summers together on a boat with Chris Paul as well as each of their wives, news came out that Wade was unhappy with the Miami Heat’s contract offer. […]

First it was Dahntay Jones, and now it’s LeBron James responding to questions regarding “locker-room talk.” There has been a whirlwind of drama surrounding the Republican presidential campaign over the past week after a disgusting video of former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush interviewing Donald Trump leaked where the 2016 Republican presidential candidate essentially self-promotes […]

On Cavs Media Day, General Manager David Griffin announced that Williams was not present and had just notified him he was opting for retirement. The news came as a surprise considering Williams recently said he was going to return. RELATED: Doc Rivers says he saw an epic change in LeBron James in Miami Well, after […]

LeBron James is a basketball star, movie star, TV show producer, and sometimes, like this past Saturday, even a guy who picks up laundry in his team’s locker room. On Wednesday, James debuted a new Sprite commercial on Facebook and Twitter with rapper Lil Yachty. .@Sprite rolled w/ me since day one. Always a pleasure. […]

Cedi Osman has been the Cleveland Cavaliers’ International Man of Mystery over the past couple of years. Scouting reports are very promising as Osman is seen as an athletic guard who could use his height advantage in manning the “one” position at the NBA level. He has been playing for the Turkish national team for […]

In a rather surprising turn of events, guard Mo Williams underwent left leg surgery on Wednesday. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Williams had the surgery to remove bone spurs from the joint of the tibia and fibula in his left leg. RELATED: Kevin Love knew Cavs would win NBA Championship after huddle late in […]

While other teams, especially the Golden State Warriors, did major roster changes, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers opted to stay lowkey. Afterall, they have proven that their core has the capability of turning it on when the time is right as evidenced by the difference in their regular season and postseason performances. The consistency and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be getting a welcome addition to their 2017-18 roster when 22-year old Turkish phenom Cedi Osman arrives to the U.S. to play in the NBA. Osman is about to start the final year of a five-year deal with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes signed back in the summer of 2012. Once […]

No one has undergone more scrutiny or criticism than Kevin Love since he made his switch from Minnesota to Cleveland. Even as he continued to produce during the first rounds of the playoffs, as well as the conference finals, doubters still had questions on whether he fit during his up and down NBA finals. Battling […]

LeBron James’ decision to switch teams and head down to the Miami Heat in the summer of 2010 sent shockwaves throughout the NBA. It ended up being one of the more grueling times in Cleveland Cavaliers history, but it did help shape what would be a championship level roster just four years later. James went […]

In the 2015 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Turkish forward Cedi Osman with the 31st overall pick, but quickly traded his rights to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Osman has been playing with a Turkish basketball team Anadolu Efes since he signed his first professional contract with them in the summer of 2012. Osman could have […]

In late September, Miami Heat president Pat Riley came out and said that 11-time all-star Chris Bosh’s career with the Heat is over. Bosh, however, is still fighting to make an NBA return after his second bout with blood clots. While both sides are firm on where they stand, Cavs forward James Jones, who played […]

He claims it’s “locker-room talk,” but Dahntay Jones has a very different view on Donald Trump’s recent statement. There has been a whirlwind of drama surrounding the presidential campaigns over the past couple of days after a disgusting video from of a Billy Bush interview with Donald Trump leaked where the 2016 Republican presidential candidate […]

LeBron James had to pick up laundry after Saturday night’s game. You read that correctly. LeBron James, who returned home just two years ago and led the Cavs to an NBA Championship a couple months ago, was picking up after teammates after Saturday night’s preseason victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Report: LeBron James to sit […]

Tonight, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers are set to face the Atlanta Hawks inside Philips Arena for a Peach State show-down. The event has been dubbed the “Unity Game”. Players from both teams have prepared videos that will be aired throughout tonight’s game explaining what unity, inclusion, and civil rights mean to them. RELATED: […]

Once again, the best player in the NBA LeBron James is going to have quite the workload in the NBA regular season. After playing in the first two preseason games against the Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers, head coach Tyronn Lue doesn’t want James to play in the next three preseason games, but will […]

The Cavs are about to play their third game of the NBA preseason on Monday night in Atlanta. The Cleveland Cavaliers are ready to go, but they’re still missing the key component to their team in J.R. Smith. Although Smith remains unsigned, everybody is expecting him to re-sign with the Cavs eventually. However, there are […]

Many believed when Tyronn Lue was appointed head coach of the Cavaliers after the departure of David Blatt, he fell into a dream scenario. A championship contending team with the best player in the world leading it. But despite the face value appeal, Lue has recently revealed how hard and challenging his journey to the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and J.R. Smith are still at a contract impasse after months of disagreement on a new contract. Smith and his representative Rich Paul are reportedly asking for a multi-year deal at around $15 million per year. So far, the most significant offer the Cavs have made to Smith is a 4-year deal […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were in a tight contest with the Philadelphia 76ers tonight, and it ended in dramatic fashion as both teams putting in the roster hopefuls at the end. As the fourth quarter was winding down, Cavs guard Markel Brown threw down a nasty 360 dunk, but also took about five or six steps […]

Kyrie Irving played his first NBA preseason game tonight after missing the Cavs opener against the Orlando Magic. Irving did not wait to get to work, putting the nasty moves on Sixers’ rookie Dario Saric and hitting the step back jumper.

It’s assumed as law now: if you want a taste of success, your best chance is to feed off LeBron James. If you want to go to the NBA Finals, you should come to Cleveland. If you’re youthful and hungry for an opportunity to better yourself, you should come to Akron. If you’re the NBA, […]