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Channing Frye has quickly endeared himself as a fan favorite amongst the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. His veteran savvy and light-hearted humor brings a certain level-headed mindset to his teammates. Players like Frye are often a crucial component to championship caliber teams. Frye’s impact through Cleveland’s first 12 games of the season has been […]

The 2016-17 season is just about a month old now, and as the season goes by, we get to see new releases of new shoes. Although they haven’t been officially released, social media has taken ahold of images of the new Nike Kyrie 3’s. The shoes are expected to be released on or around January […]

There’s no other way to say this other than “Kanye West is one weird guy.” West held a concert at Sacramento’s brand-new Golden 1 Center in California on Saturday night, but what was expected to be a fun concert for fans turned into an absolute disaster. Concert-goers paid a good amount of money to attend […]

Fans will never forget what Matthew Dellavedova did as the backup point guard for the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. While Delly has moved on to play for the Milwaukee Bucks, Cavs fans are still rooting for the division rival’s starting point guard. On Saturday, the Golden State Warriors, the team the Cavs beat in […]

Phil Jackson has found himself in hot water in the past couple of days, following his comments regarding LeBron James. Firstly, Jackson referred to James and his inner circle as his “posse”, degrading the successful business men they have worked so hard to become. After that, Jackson attacked James personally. saying he requires “special treatment” […]

Kevin Love admits that there was a time when he reflected on his opportunity to make an extra $40 million. But now, it seems he doesn’t regret his choice to sign with the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Love signed a five-year deal with the Cavaliers in the offseason worth upwards of $110 million and […]

When Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James misses a game due to rest, a lot of patrons get upset. That’s just how Indiana Pacers fans felt when Cleveland’s coaching staff decided to rest James on Wednesday night inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The call to rest James came down about three hours before tip-off. This wasn’t the […]

Kyrie Irving had a tremendous game on Friday night, scoring 25 points to go along with 11 assists and no turnovers in the blowout victory over the Detroit Pistons. One of the highlights from the night, was Irving’s deep catch-and-shoot three-pointer during the third quarter. KYRIEDICUOUS. pic.twitter.com/AH4yH5eLlV — Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) November 19, 2016

With the return of JR Smith and LeBron James, the Cavaliers used their loss against the Pacers as motivation in destroying the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Pistons were without starting point guard Reggie Jackson, and their task to overcome the Cavs was made almost impossible, as the wine and gold came out with […]

Kyrie Irving drives down the lane, elevates, and finds Tristan Thompson for the dunk over Andre Drummond.

The Cleveland Cavaliers received a huge boost tonight as head coach Tyronn Lue confirmed LeBron James and JR Smith will return to the starting lineup for tonight’s matchup with the Pistons. After missing his third straight game against the Indiana Pacers, JR Smith is a welcomed addition to the starting lineup. His floor spacing and […]

The NBA community has been buzzing after New York Knicks President Phil Jackson recently referred to LeBron James and his business team, Klutch Sports, as a “posse”. Jackson, an 11-time NBA champion coach, made the remark in an interview with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan that was released on Monday. James, the current face of the association, […]

LeBron James’ minutes will again be an area of focus this season as the Cavaliers continue their journey towards repeating as NBA Champions. Following the rest he had against the Indiana Pacers, a game in which the Cavs lost, head coach Tyronn Lue stated after the game that James’ minutes will again be tailored in […]

You’d think that the start of the new NBA season would see the decline of 3-1 blown lead jokes against the Warriors, but you’d be sadly mistaken. Kevin Love and the Banana Republic clothing line have one more troll up their sleeves. On Monday, the high end fashion brand made the Cavaliers power forward the […]

The defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers are off to an impressive start from the three-point line through their first eleven games of the season. In fact, it’s the best start in league history. Over their 9-2 start, the Cavs are averaging 13.2 made three-pointers per game. Last season, the Golden State Warriors set an NBA […]

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.