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Since its creation, Kevin Love has always been the odd man in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Big Three. No matter how management and teammates vouch for his importance to the team, the chatter about him not fitting in always find its way to the news wire. His defense will always be suspect and it essentially takes […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished a week of training camp today and are off to enjoy their weekends before the Wine & Gold Scrimmage on Sunday evening. RELATED: J.R. Smith responds to Cavs’ latest contract offer Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like unrestricted free agent J.R. Smith will be there. He is, however, hanging out with the […]

The Cavs started their 2015-16 training camp after coming up just two games short of an NBA title without a complete roster. Kyrie Irving (fractured kneecap) and Iman Shumpert (wrist surgery) would not be 100% in training camp and were thus limited. Kevin Love, who had shoulder surgery after the first round of the playoffs, […]

On Cavs Media Day, General Manager David Griffin opened with statements regarding now-retired Mo Williams and unrestricted J.R. Smith. Griffin said that the Cavs had put together a “competitive and aggressive” offer for J.R. Smith and hoped a deal would get done soon. Here’s Griffin’s full quote: “J.R. Smith is not here today,” Griffin said. […]

The student, Tyronn Lue, took a page from the book of his teacher, Doc Rivers, prior to Game 6 of the last NBA Finals. But this isn’t about any plays or speeches. The ploy that the 2016 champion coach took copied from the 2008 titlist literally went beyond basketball as it involved every member of […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James reaching the NBA Finals the past two seasons, the rest of the Eastern Conference finds themselves playing catch up in the hopes of overcoming the King and his teammates. After reaching six straight NBA finals, every season the NBA finds itself in the same predicament: who is going […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers as well as the rest of the NBA will be moving on to the 2016-17 season with three incredible Hall-of-Famers no longer in the league. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett all opted for retirement after this past season, each going out on their own terms. Bryant has gone on to […]

The newest member of the New York Knicks, Joakim Noah, has absolutely no love for the city of Cleveland or the Cavaliers. Not only has he repeatedly repeatedly insulted the city of Cleveland, but he’s gotten into it with a lot of LeBron James-led Cavs teams and their fans. On the Knicks’ first day of […]

The respective exits of Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett from the NBA signaled the unavoidable truth. Father time remains unbeaten. Former torchbearers of their own era, all three are now looking forward to their reunion in the Hall of Fame a few years from now. The remaining stars belonging to their era are […]

Last year, the Cleveland Cavaliers won 57 wins. That was far from the league-leading Golden State Warriors’ record 73 and just a tad above the East’s second seed Toronto Raptors’ 56 wins. They were far from dominant. Cleveland showed inconsistencies all throughout the regular season. But there was one thing that remained under-the-radar which the […]

The Cavs enjoyed an epic ride to an NBA Championship this past season, and the fans as well as the players cannot wait until ring night at Quicken Loans Arena on October 25th. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, there’s now more excitement around the Q with the news that owner Dan Gilbert will be […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and J.R. Smith are still reportedly working on a new deal to bring back the 12-year veteran back to the championship winning squad. The Cavs need him, there’s no denying that, but signing him to a three-year deal, as he’s reportedly asked for, is tough to do considering there’s no competition to […]

It was one hell of a summer for the Cleveland Cavaliers organization as well as it’s fans. Probably the craziest series in Cleveland history had one of the most re-watched games ever (at least for me because I’ve seen Game 7 in it’s entirety around 50 times, no joke). I mean, who hasn’t watched Game […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers began training camp on Tuesday with their first practice of the 2016-17 NBA season. Aside from still having J.R. Smith to re-sign, the Cavs still have a coaching staff to sign to contracts. In a statement released earlier today, the defending NBA champion Cavaliers announced promotions to members of their coaching staff. […]

Fresh off their first championship seemingly in generations, the Cleveland Cavaliers will embark upon a difficult journey to repeat as NBA Champions. Last season, Cleveland rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to stun the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, as well as prevent The Dubs from pulling off a repeat title feat of […]

Every coach has their own techniques when it comes to trying to motivate players on the team. We hear of assistant coaches going off on players to motivate them, and there are also some team bonding events that help bring players together towards the goal. For coach Tyronn Lue, it was something far different. RELATED: […]

After winning a pair of championship with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013, LeBron James opted to return home to the Cleveland Cavaliers. His departure did not sit well with Heat president Pat Riley, who said, “we don’t run when things get tough,” before James went home. RELATED: Draymond Green discusses rivalry with Cavs […]

On an individual and team level, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are undeniably head and shoulders above everyone in the Eastern Conference. Still, there’s no sleeping on the rest of the competition. RELATED: Paul George has a message for LeBron James and the Cavs If there’s one team that’s considered as a darkhorse in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are entering a special time in each franchise’s history. Both won championships against the other in the past couple of years, both ended long championship droughts, both think they have the best player in the world, and both teams’ fanbases hate the other. During the Warriors Media Day […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated their epic finals victory over the Golden State Warriors, every fan from all over the world were also swept by the emotional wave after seeing their beloved team finally win a championship. RELATED: Report: Cavs have contacted three point guards to replace Mo Williams In one corner, someone who was […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers received some stunning news today from General Manager David Griffin.Point guard Mo Williams pulled a complete 180 from his “One More Year” stand last week with his agent informing Griffin that the guard will opt for retirement as opposed to going for one final year in the NBA. The news came as […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been working to get unrestricted free agent shooting guard J.R. Smith to a new contract. Smith has repeatedly said that he doesn’t plan to sign anywhere else, and the feel around the team is that it’s only a matter of time until the two come together on a new deal. RELATED: […]

LeBron James was clearly looser at Cavs’ Media Day on Monday, and that’s been the case this whole summer since he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to an NBA Championship. NBA TV’s Kristen Ledlow was reporting on the feeling around the team since winning the NBA Championship, but LeBron James decided to interrupt and jokingly mock […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick begin kneeling for the national anthem and started an movement in an attempt to bring light to the unnecessary killing of African-Americans in the United States. Many other NFL players followed after, and Iman Shumpert took it to different level and promised to donate money for every steal he […]

LeBron James joined the podium to answer questions from the media on Monday’s Media Day in Cleveland. One of the first topics he touched on was the importance of re-signing J.R. Smith. "J.R. is probably the most liked guy on the team. J.R. is a huge piece of our team."-LeBron James — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) […]

Mo Williams opted to return to the NBA for one final season last week when he tweeted out “One more year.” The Cavs opened up Media Day with three point guards, but General Manager David Griffin opened up the 2016-17 Media Day with shocking news about Williams. David Griffin received news earlier this morning that […]

The Shot. Kyrie Irving’s dagger three pointer which immortalized him in Cleveland sports lore. It also allowed the Cavaliers to become part of NBA Finals history as they orchestrated the biggest comeback that the league has seen in the biggest stage. RELATED: Kyrie Irving reveals how “The Shot” in Game 7 of the NBA Finals […]

For Kyrie Irving, the whole thing changed with one of the biggest shots in NBA history. As Irving dribbled and side-stepped for three, little did 24-year old Kyrie Irving know that his life was about to change completely. He would have slept in if it wasn’t for his fans trying to catch another glimpse of […]

Sacramento Kings’ swingman Rudy Gay has informed the franchises that he will decline his player option for the 2017-18 season to test for free agency. With little faith in the organization, it’s safe to say he’s not returning to the Kings after this upcoming NBA season. With the news that Gay wants out of Sacramento […]

Brandon Jennings signed with the New York Knicks in the offseason and will back up Derrick Rose this season. The Cavs and Knicks are set to tip off the NBA’s regular season on October 25th, but he’s not waiting until then to get the fireworks started. Jennings tweeted out something that he deleted right away, […]

Kevin Love made a guest appearance at Saturday night’s UCLA Bruins’ home football game against the Stanford Cardinals. Great having @KevinLove at tonight's @UCLAFootball game! Go behind the scenes with us on Snapchat. UCLAMBB pic.twitter.com/Ke0Jvk6wCN — UCLA Basketball (@UCLAMBB) September 25, 2016 When Love was introduced, the Cavs power forward was shown on the field’s […]

Another future Hall-of-Famer has called it quits. On Friday evening, Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a buyout and the power forward has decided to retire from the NBA after 21 years in the league. RELATED: LeBron James Reacts To Tim Duncan’s Retirement Announcement On Twitter Although many expected Garnett to continue his […]

LeBron James has dealt with many foes on his way to six consecutive NBA Finals appearances. One of those players has been Indiana Pacers’ forward Paul George. George was really taking his game to the next level prior to the horrific leg injury he suffered in Team USA’s 2014 scrimmage. Now that he’s back and […]

Last season, Mo Williams began the year on a very strong note, dishing out vintage “Mo Gotti” performances night after night. However, this was designed to not last for long as Williams’ extra minutes were brought about by the absence of Kyrie Irving, who was still recuperating from a knee injury. As the year went […]

Some Cavs fans may have noticed Dahntay Jones nestled between Kevin Love and Richard Jefferson in LeBron James’ Instagram video of the team’s workouts as well as in a recent group photo posted by team members on Instagram. LeBron James posts the Cavs workouts this morning on Instagram pic.twitter.com/zaJW4iPHuC — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) September 22, […]

It looks like even in the offseason, LeBron James is always up to something. A couple of weeks ago, LeBron James met up with actor Mark Wahlberg while in Los Angeles. The two posed for a photo James later put on Instagram. Wit this great dude! Coming soon!! #WeWorking #StriveForGreatness #CameraReady #ByTheWayTrulyAppreciateTheGift A photo posted […]

Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook go a long way. They were teammates in 2007-2008 at UCLA where they led the Bruins in conquering the Pac-10. Love was the anchor down low while Westbrook was the electrifying guard. RELATED: Breaking: Mo Williams tweets that he’ll return to Cavs for one more year In the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers players gathered together in Santa Barbara, California this week to begin the team’s voluntary workouts. With training camp set to begin next week, the guys gathered together this week to get a head start on preparations for the regular season. LeBron James took to Instagram this morning to show off his squad’s […]

The Cavs brought back guard Mo Williams on a two-year deal in an attempt to help LeBron James and Co. finish what was started back in his first stint with the team. After winning the NBA Championship this past season, Williams picked up the second year of his player option, but rumors came up that […]