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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, […]

On Monday, the Cavaliers reached out to veteran point guard Toney Douglas during their second week of training camp. Following the departure of Matthew Dellavedova and the retirement of Mo Williams, there has been ongoing discussion on who will back up Kyrie Irving at the point guard position. Amidst the speculation and anticipation of the […]

If you haven’t asked yourself why things have been falling so perfectly into place for Cleveland lately, then you might have to by the end of this month considering a lot of firsts. There’s the Calder cup, the miracle in the Oracle and now, for the first time since 2007, a promising playoff run by […]

The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox played Game 2 of the ALDS earlier tonight, and the Tribe brought home the 6-0 victory with many members of the Cleveland Cavaliers present. LeBron James, J.R. Smith, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Dahntay Jones, Tristan Thompson, and Kevin Love were all in attendance today as the Indians took […]

Whether it’s the big shot at the end of a quarter or that crowd-pleasing dunk, players understandably like to show off their emotion as well as swagger after big plays. In football, when players score a touch down, they have a little victory dance to celebrate their play. RELATED: Dwyane Wade opens up about the […]

Last offseason, Tristan Thompson’s contract negotiations dragged all the way till the third week of October. Now, it’s J.R. Smith’s time to be on the limelight with his own contract impasse. The mercurial shooting guard has proven his worth to the Cleveland Cavaliers organization. He’s done his part and became an integral piece to the […]

After their practice today, LeBron James, Channing Frye, and some of the Cavaliers attended Game 2 of the Cleveland Indians playoff game against the Boston Red Sox. Before the game, James took to the field and the microphone, where he addressed the Cleveland crowd and pumped them up for the game. .@KingJames is ready to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA Champions thanks, in large part, to their Iron Man Tristan Thompson. Thompson has played in 388 consecutive games for the Cavs, making him the active leader in consecutive games played. Thompson has been very durable, and the Cavs plan to keep him that way. RELATED: Dwyane Wade opens up about […]

Win an NBA championship. Check. More importantly, fulfill promise to win an NBA Championship for Northeast Ohio. Check. Having accomplished two of the biggest goals he set for himself when he arrived in the NBA, LeBron James has certainly elevated his level of greatness since defeating the 73-9 Golden State Warriors and bringing the title […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off the nearly impossible feat this year by winning an NBA Championship with a head coach who took over int he middle of the season. David Blatt, who started the NBA season as the Cavs head coach, led the Cavs to a 30-11 record before being let go in the middle […]

A last-minute surprise came out of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room prior to their preseason debut against the Orlando Magic. RELATED: Why Dwyane Wade considered Cavs, but ultimately opted to sign with Bulls According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, starting power forward Tristan Thompson won’t be playing in tonight’s game. Thompson was at Cavaliers’ morning shootaround, […]

Just after practice ended today, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue announced to the media in attendance that 6’6″ guard DeAndre Liggins will start in Cleveland’s preseason opener against the Orlando Magic in place of a resting Kyrie Irving. Ty Lue just yelled to us from 94 feet away: "Liggins"… that's who's starting at point […]

Best friends LeBron James and Dwyane Wade got together a lot this summer to hang out after the long NBA season that saw James’ Cavs win the NBA Championship. At one point during early July, Wade, who was an unrestricted free agent, was reportedly strongly considering joining James and the Cavs for a run at […]

Mike Dunleavy was a longtime target for the Cleveland Cavaliers organization. After having played most of his career in the Central Division, Dunleavy will continue to stay in the area and play for the fourth team in the Central Division. Whether it was with the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, or Chicago Bulls, […]

David Blatt is once again thriving as an elite coach Europe. Overseas, he enjoys the respect and admiration that he found hard to come by in his brief NBA stint. Despite his coaching intellect, the onus of leading a team with lofty expectations in a basketball culture and league that is alien to him eventually […]

Kyrie Irving has been much more active on Snapchat since winning the NBA Championship. From his daily workouts to his singing and music routines in the car, Irving has been entertaining Cavs fans incredibly well off the floor this summer. Irving took to Snapchat earlier this week and busted out into full Alicia Keys mode […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were dealt an unfortunate blow to their season as number one overall pick Ben Simmons was diagnosed with a fracture to the fifth metatarsal on his right foot. Also known as a Jones fracture, Simmons will be out for at least three to four months as he recovers from the injury. Simmons […]