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On Thursday, the NBPA announced via social media the winners of their annual Player Voice Awards.There were some nice awards handed out like Stephen Curry winning the Clutch Performer and MVP award while Kawhi Leonard won the Best Defender award. RELATED: B.J. Armstrong, former teammate of Michael Jordan, gives advice to LeBron James While posting […]

LeBron James completed one of the toughest goals he set for himself when he returned to Cleveland, winning a championship in just his second year back. It was no easy feat, but beating the 73-9 Golden State Warriors to bring home the highly coveted title was easily the greatest accomplishment of his 13-year career. RELATED: […]

From the preparations up to the Athens games, the 2004 US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team was a mess. The names on the roster screamed firepower, athleticism, and youth. But the last quality was one of the main problems. LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Carlos Boozer, and Emeka Okafor were all very inexperienced at that […]

If there’s one thing Cavs fans know about J.R. Smith, it’s that the guy knows how to party. Coming in a trade from the New York Knicks last year, Smith was considered a wild card because of his inability to focus on the court. However, he’s completely turned his career around helped the Cavs win […]

Yesterday, Richard Jefferson posted a photo about something Christmas-related, but we’ve just reached the fourth day of August. So what is Richard Jefferson talking about here? Well, last night, I predicted that Jefferson knew something big was coming like the possible re-signing of J.R. Smith and LeBron James. So Richard Jefferson tweeted this earlier today. […]

Winning an NBA Championship can have a surreal feeling, and something like that often doesn’t sink in right away. For a team and city that has endured a 52-year championship drought, it easily took a few days before everyone realized it wasn’t a dream and that they had really won the title. This equally applies […]

So far this offseason, Richard Jefferson has kept his Snapchat active, and at just before he made the big decision, predicted that Kevin Durant would choose to move to Golden State. Later on, he let the fans know that he would be re-signing with the Cavaliers on Snapchat as well. On Tuesday morning, Jefferson snapped […]

It’s now known to the public how coach Tyronn Lue is well-loved within the Cleveland Cavaliers organization. Even before piloting his players to a historic finals comeback, the rookie head coach already had his wards’ ears. RELATED: BREAKING: Tyronn Lue, Cavs agree on lucrative 5-year, $35 million deal His calm and composed demeanor is something […]

It’s been over a month since the Cleveland Cavaliers made history at the Oracle Arena floor. The image of LeBron James breaking down on the court after an emotional roller coaster became iconic as he was surrounded with joyful chaos. It took the Cavaliers four games into the finals before finally waking up from their […]

One of the biggest surprises of the offseason, possibly bigger than Kevin Durant opting to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, was Dwyane Wade’s decision to leave the Miami Heat for the Chicago Bulls. After playing with the Heat for the first 13 years of his career, Wade made a huge […]

The Cavs have made some minor splashes in trades and free agency this summer, but have mostly tried to bring the same team back. They lost Matthew Dellavedova and Timofey Mozgov to the Bucks and Lakers, respectively, but they weren’t about to lose the guy whose nicknamed “Champ.” According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, […]

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers won their first title, LeBron James, for all his accomplishments, was still the much-maligned superstar. He had a 2-and-4 finals record. His team has been schooled by Golden State up until the 4th game of the series against the Warriors. Perhaps it comes with the territory. Being so good and well-above his […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a great summer so far, and there’s still over a month left before the start of training camp, but the Cavs announced their first two preseason games for the 2016-17 season. RELATED: Reggie Miller foresees a Pacers-Cavs battle come East Finals There will be more added to the schedule, but […]

During Team USA’s last game on Friday, Kyrie Irving took a hard knee to the thigh while trying to fit over a screen. He fell to the ground and shook it off to continue playing. RELATED: Video: Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler Sing “A Thousand Miles” On Team USA Plane On Monday afternoon, just before the […]

Team USA enjoyed themselves on the flight to Houston as DeMar DeRozan recorded Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler singing “A Thousand Miles” while Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, and Carmelo Anthony looked on. Melo ain't having it… A video posted by DeMar DeRozan (@demar_derozan) on Jul 30, 2016 at 8:48am PDT Singer Vanessa Carlton saw the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ summer has been relatively quiet with the only big news that everyone is waiting for is that of LeBron James’ official signing and J.R. Smith’s decision. That doesn’t make the Cavs any less of a team now because they will finally get to be in training camp under coach Tyronn Lue. Plus, […]

During early years of the Jason Kidd era in New Jersey, the Nets were one of the most exciting teams in the NBA. They loved to run, they had the league’s best distributor, and they’ve got the high-flyers to power their fast-paced game. RELATED: Richard Jefferson receives a very special token from the City of […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Cavs let go of free agent veteran forward Dahntay Jones. Jones had been with the team since April 13th and was on an unguaranteed contract that became fully guaranteed today, July 31st. By waiving Jones, the Cavs saved the 1.6 million that Jones would have been guaranteed to make today, per […]

Stephen Curry won the 2015-16 Most Valuable Player award, leading his Golden State Warriors to an NBA record 73-9 record while also breaking his own regular season three-point record. It was well-deserved, there’s no doubt about that, but the Warriors showed that they could win regular season games and even playoff games without him. The […]

Team USA flew out to Houston last night from Chicago, and let’s just say it was a very interesting flight. Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan started recording and captured this gem of Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler singing “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton. RELATED: Video: Kyrie Irving splits defense & finishes layup In incredibly acrobatic […]

Another roster news came out of General Manager David Griffin’s office just a while ago as the team has announced that they are parting ways with one of their players. RELATED: LeBron James convinced Justin Bieber to turn down $5 million performance at the RNC According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Dahntay Jones has been released […]

Kyrie Irving was in top shape coming into tonight’s game against the Venezuelan National Team, and it showed. In what was an absolutely abysmal shooting night for the United States, Irving led the team with 13 points on 4-7 from the field and 1-2 from the three-point land. In one play, Irving crossed between his […]

Kyrie Irving defenders his man tight, but takes a tough knee to his thigh while trying to fight over a screen. The screener was called for a moving screen for sticking his knee out and moving into Irving. Cavs fans can rest easy knowing he was good to go after walking it off, as he […]

The Republican National Convention was held in Cleveland last week, and there were a couple of people who could have made appearances that opted not to. According to TMZ, singer Justin Bieber was asked to perform at the RNC in what would be a “non-political” event, and would be paid $5 million for it up […]

The summer of Cleveland has been relatively quiet. While other teams make headlines with their big acquisitions, the Cavaliers, being “cap-strapped”, have been very conservative in their moves. RELATED: Is Boston a threat to steal J.R. Smith away from Cleveland? Instead of adding major pieces, David Griffin’s main focus has been regrouping the core that […]

How Richard Jefferson found his way to Cleveland is a very interesting tale that, for some reason, includes DeAndre Jordan. Basically, Cavaliers fans have to thank the Los Angeles Clippers center’s infamous decision to backpedal from his agreement with the Dallas Mavericks. RELATED: Richard Jefferson recognized in by the Mayor of Hermosa Beach, California But […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have their core nearly locked up with just J.R. Smith left to re-sign. LeBron James has already said that he’ll return and will sign his contract soon. However, the Cavs have a couple of roster spots still up for grabs and a couple of players who could very well end up filling […]

Richard Jefferson has enjoyed his vacation down in Southern California and returned home to Cleveland. Last year, the Cavs acquired a good friend of his Channing Frye, who helped the Cavs win an NBA Championship. With Frye having another pair of years on his contract, Jefferson probably couldn’t let Frye have all the fun and […]

Everybody wants to be like “Mike”, but we all know he’s not the GOAT for nothing. However, there is still hope for those trying to find someone to pattern their game; Kyrie Irving. RELATED: Photos of the latest Kyrie IIs “Parade” edition released It’s not an easy task by itself with array of moves in […]

Kyrie Irving is on a roll. After making the biggest go ahead basket in franchise history and looking very good as Team USA’s lead guard, the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard is set to be in the news once again next month, for a good reason, and that is because of the release of his Kyrie […]

Richard Jefferson has had a long, successful 16-year career in the NBA, and he’s finally won a highly coveted NBA Championship. RELATED: Richard Jefferson Reveals Why He Wanted To Retire & What Changed His Mind He returned to California soon after the championship parade and celebrations, where he resides in the offseason. Upon arriving, he […]

Us Cavs fans will never forget what NBA Champion Matthew Dellavedova did for us these past couple of seasons. This summer, Delly has been playing for the Australian National Team as they get ready for the Rio Olympics starting next week. RELATED: Kyrie Irving shares his thoughts on Australia’s Olympic basketball campaign Just last night, […]

During last night’s Team USA exhibition game against China, Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan almost threw down one of the craziest dunks of all time. Of course, almost, is the key word there. After the play, Twitter went crazy because had DeRozan been able to throw that dunk down, it could have possibly been better than […]

You know that the recent NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors was such a big hit when it gets a mention at a huge setting outside of basketball. RELATED: Ted Cruz got Cleveland crowd off its feet by referring to LeBron James and the Cavs’ success The recent reference to that […]

Even after winning the franchise’s first ever title, things aren’t going to be simple for the Cleveland Cavaliers moving forward. Apparently, the Wine and Gold’s case is not just an “if it ain’t broke, why fix it” situation. RELATED: BREAKING: Tyronn Lue, Cavs agree on lucrative 5-year, $35 million deal A lot of gray areas […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers want Kay Felder to be a playmaker, and he’ll be just that for coach Tyronn Lue. RELATED: Kay Felder reveals the player whom he patterns his game to Felder’s solid Summer League performance only affirmed what other people have been raving about the 5’9” point guard. His size may go against him […]

Draymond Green and the Warriors won Round 1 in 2015. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers won Round 2 in 2016. Now, the two players are set to lead their teams into another grueling NBA season and potentially another Finals matchup. RELATED: VIDEO: Tristan Thompson Trolls Draymond Green In Cavs Victory Parade In this past […]

Coach Tyronn Lue had his first ever head coaching gig this past season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it ended with an NBA Championship. After six month’s of coaching under his assistant coach contract and a little over a month after the title, Lue and the Cavs have agreed on a new 5-year, $35 million […]

The competition outside of Team USA keeps on improving, and one country that is poised to make some serious noise over the coming years is Australia. The Boomers already boast of the presence of NBA stalwarts Matthew Dellavedova, Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Cameron Bairstow, and Aron Baynes while on the wings are young […]