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The NBA announced their decision on the Al Horford/ Matthew Dellavedova incident from Game 3 of the Cavs-Hawks Eastern Conference Finals matchup. Dave McMenamin reported on the league’s decision: NBA spokesman Tim Kuck says Flagrant 2 on Atlanta's Al Horford will stand, no additional discipline/suspension to come. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 25, 2015 RELATED: […]

LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova helped the Cavs earn one of the biggest victories of the year on Sunday night. In Game 3 against the Hawks, LeBron james came up with 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists while Dellavedova added 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, and one incredible defensive performance to follow up […]

The Hawks came out with the same approach the Bulls did in Game 1 against the Cavs, utilizing their big men to set screens and get an open jumper or a mismatch. Unfortunately for the Cavs, the screens worked in the Hawk’s favor most of the time. With Paul Millsap and Al Horford setting solid […]

During the two best seasons in Cavaliers’ franchise history in 2008-09 (66-16) and 2009-10 (61-21), the NBA was looking into bringing the All-Star Game to Cleveland. Once LeBron James left and the Cavs sunk to the bottom of the East, the NBA looked to some more successful cities as hosts. Now that the Cavs have […]

LeBron James drives by Kent Bazemore and posterizes two Hawks players with this vicious slam dunk that pumped up the crowd! RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Dunks On Joakim Noah, Two Get Into Heated Conversation

Timofey Mozgov helps on the Mike Muscala drive and blocks his shot out of bounds. RELATED: Timofey Mozgov bloodied up during pregame workout

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! Riding on a wave of momentum after stealing the first two games in Atlanta, the Cleveland Cavaliers, hobbling and all, welcomed the Atlanta Hawks to The Q. Kyrie Irving did not play due to knee tendinitis while Kyle Korver will no longer […]

Matthew Dellavedova boxes out Al Horford. Horford takes exception to Delly’s aggressive play. Horford throws Dellavdova down, and then drops an elbow on him. After further review, Matthew Dellavedova was assessed a technical foul and Al Horford a flagrant foul type two and an ejection. RELATED: 10 Fiery Moments In The LeBron James-Joakim Noah Feud

LeBron struggled in the first quarter, going 0-9 and went as low as 0-10, but has turned it around in the second quarter with some free throws and this move on Kent Bazemore. RELATED: Craziest Playoff Moments From LeBron James’ Career

Al Horford dishes to Dennis Schroder, who takes to the rim thinking he has a wide open layup. Big mistake as J.R. Smith comes out of nowhere to swat Schroder’s shot off the backboard and into the hands of the Cavs. RELATED: VIDEO: J.R. Smith Blocks Taj Gibson At The Rim

J.R. Smith blows by his defender, gets fouled, and throws up the shot with one hand and gets the friendly roll. RELATED: Top 10 J.R. Smith Fashion Statements

Timofey Mozgov and Tristan Thompson were doing some aggressive pregame drills when Thompson went up and dunked the ball while being defended by Mozzy. Thompson’s elbow connects with Mozzy’s nose and Mozzy gets bloodied up. Thankfully, Mozgov will play tonight. RELATED: Top 5 Injuries And How They’ll Affect The Eastern Conference Playoffs

These days in the NBA, pre-game rituals are an important part of a player’s routine before tipoff. What once began as high-fives has now turned into complex handshakes, with players having a different handshake for each of their teammates. Similar to LeBron’s infamous chalk toss, some players also have a pre-game ritual that gets both […]

Kyrie Irving, who had an intense 50 workout before tonight’s game, will not participate in Game 3 tonight. According to reporters Dave McMenamin and Rachel Nichols, Irving was ordered by the doctors to sit out tonight’s game. RELATED: Should Kyrie Irving Sit Remainder Of Eastern Conference Finals? Kyrie Irving is out for Game 3, per […]

LeBron James and the Cavs stunned a lot of people going into Atlanta and winning Game 1 on the road to steal home court advantage. Game 2 was even more incredible, as the James picked apart and started toying with the East-leading Hawks on the court. “[This was] a huge win for our team. We […]

  LeBron took his motto “Strive for Greatness” to a whole new level during his first season back with the Cavs. During the 14’-15’ season, LeBron had some games to cherish as he racked up some more records for the trophy room. Here are some examples: 10. Youngest player to 24,000 points: One of LeBron’s […]

After winning the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have stolen home court advantage away from the Atlanta Hawks in convincing fashion. They now fly back to Cleveland to the cheers of fans hungry for postseason success. Entering the series, the Cavaliers have already seen its players get hurt one […]

The NBA and its teams have made some excellent as well as questionable decisions in terms of jersey designs. A lot have come and gone but many have stayed with us for years. We take a look at the 10 best throwback jerseys in NBA history, starting with number 10: 10 – Minnesota Timberwolves – […]

LeBron continued to dominate the Hawks in Game 2, nearly notching a triple double with 30 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds. As Shaq put it – “It was the King’s game tonight”. LeBron, however, was a bit more modest, stating that it was a collective team effort. Whether it’s DeMarre Carroll, Paul Millsap, a […]

There was a pep to LeBron James’ step on Friday night in Atlanta. Game 2 without his two stars Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving? No problem. LeBron threw up 30 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and handed 11 assists en route to a 94-82 Cavaliers victory to go up 2-0 with two home games coming up. […]

The NBA is quite a melodrama with the way player movements not only affect the lives of the athletes directly involved but also the culture of a city and its team. Just when you think you’re already confident about what’s going to happen, it suddenly hits you in the face. The wheeling and dealing aspect […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! With the team medical staff advising Kyrie to take Game 2 off, Coach Blatt went with an alternate starting lineup once again featuring Delly at the point, Shumpert, LBJ, and the big men Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov. On the other end […]

LeBron James takes the Tristan Thompson screens, takes a little hop-step, and lobs it up to Tristan Thompson for the all-oop dunk. RELATED: Top 10 Alley Oop Dunks of 2014-15 Season

In Game 1, Kent Bazemore drove baseline and flushed down a dunk over Tristan Thompson. Here in Game 2, Bazemore attempts a similar play, and gets swatted by Tristan Thompson. Unfortunately, Thompson is called for a foul, but the replays show that it was a CLEAN block. RELATED: Craziest Blocks By LeBron James

Matthew Dellavedova gives to the cutting LeBron James, who dishes to the cutting Timofey Mozgov for the dunk. RELATED: Craziest Playoff Moments From LeBron James’ Career

There is a level of respect you get when you stand up after being shoved by another player who’s got 60 pounds on you. But read his lips, and you realize he might’ve just ignited LeBron James, who silences trash talk with domination.

LeBron James sizes up his defender, drives middle, and floats it up and in. RELATED: LeBron’s Top 10 Assists of the Season

In case you didn’t know, J.R. Smith doesn’t just shoot the ball. Here, Smith drives by Korver and finishes with the beautiful reverse layup. RELATED: Top 10 Greatest J.R. Smith Career Dunks

With Kyrie Irving missing tonight’s game, LeBron James has started out extra aggressive for the Cavs, scoring on three straight possessions. RELATED: Craziest Playoff Moments From LeBron James’ Career

Kyrie Irving, who has been gutting out the past couple of weeks in these playoffs, will not be able to play tonight in Game 2 of the East Finals against the Atlanta Hawks. Here is the full statement released by the Cleveland Cavaliers. RELATED: Kyrie Irving Dealing With Left Knee Tendinitis Aside From Sore Right […]

5. Limit Kyrie Irving’s Workload While Kyrie denied any pain prior to Game 1, his minutes were still limited due to his lingering left knee tendonitis and right foot injury. While only playing a conservative 27 minutes, the Cavs were still able to get the win. While the game was close at times, Delly and […]

After stealing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Atlanta, the Cleveland Cavaliers have validated the theory that, come playoff time, regular season records are meaningless. The Houston Rockets were swept by the Golden State Warriors by an average difference of 14.1 ppg in the regular season before insinuating this thesis after falling short […]

The NBA’s got players playing older and older. If this list of players was a team put together in 2005, they would have beaten M.J.’s Bulls 72-win season record. It really is sad to see these players careers dwindling down the way they are now, compared to what they were at the beginning of their […]

J.R. Smith played 24 games with the New York Knicks this season and missed 10 games in December with a heel injury. Smith scored in double figures just 10 times of those 24 games, meaning 41.6% of his games were double figure scoring games. At 10.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, the former sixth-man […]

On Thursday afternoon, the NBA announced their All-NBA Teams. Cavs forward LeBron James and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry earned unanimous selections with 129 first-team votes each. Joining them were Houston Rockets guard James Harden, New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, and Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol. James was selected to his eighth consecutive […]

After playing just 27 minutes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, frustration seems to be building for Cavs starting point guard Kyrie Irving. Irving was able to play just nine second half minutes before sitting out the rest of the game. He finished with 10 points, three rebounds, and six assists. “This is […]

The NBA has been in existence for quite awhile now. It is obvious over the years that fads and styles have changed. One particular style we love to look at is hair. There are hundreds of different hairstyles. Over the past couple decades we have seen some pretty crazy and iconic ones. Here is my […]

The NBA Draft lottery is among us once again and it is very refreshing for Cleveland Cavaliers fans to focus on an actual basketball instead of ping pong balls at this time of the year. Gone are the days when the talk of town in May is the draft lottery and the incoming class of […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cavs took a trip down to Philips Arena to take on the one-seed Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Both teams made it to the conference finals in 6, with the Hawks beating the Wizards, and the Cavs taking down […]