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Kevin Love suffered his season ending shoulder injury at the hands of Celtics forwward Kelly Olynyk. Last Sunday during Game 4 of the Cavs-Celtics first round playoff series, Olynyk and Love were battling for a loose ball. Olynyk attempted to keep Love away, and by doing so, pulled Love’s shoulder out of its socket and […]

When the Cavs made their midseason trades for Timofey Mozgov, J.R. Smith, and Iman Shumpert, Mozgov and Smith were the headliners. They filled the most immediate need for the Cavs in the areas of rim protection and long-range shooting. Smith was a former 6th Man of the Year and Mozgov had been a trade target […]

The NBA has an amazing group of one-and-done players. A one-and-done player is a player who only played one year of college and forgoing the other three to declare for the NBA Draft. These players took a huge risk in missing out on gaining experience and maturity in the rest of their college years. Some […]

LeBron James’s headband was more than just a headband. It was always a part of James, and without it, something seemed missing. RELATED: LeBron James Reveals Why He Wore Headband For Game 2 ESPN’s known for it’s ’30 For 30′ Documentaries on the real life side of players, coaches, and other big names involved in […]

LeBron James hadn’t worn his headband since the Cavs played against the Dallas Mavericks way back on March 10. Before that, James went 11 years in the NBA rocking his team-colored headband in every single game. There were rare exceptions with a game against the Detroit Pistons in his rookie year and in Game 6 […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers gave their longtime backup power forward Tristan Thompson his first career playoff start tonight. Both he and Shumpert sparked the Cavs tonight with their combined specialties: rebounding, defense, and three-point shooting. The Cavs got off to […]

LeBron James takes the screen and drives hard at the basket. James takes the ball over Jimmy Butler’s head, and hits the off-balance floater in the lane. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Drives By And Posterizes Bulls’ Jimmy Butler

With Kevin Love making his return to the Cavs bench following his surgery on his shoulder, the crowd shows him some love of their own! RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kevin Love

LeBron James isolates at the top of the key, jab steps a couple times, and drives by Chicago’s Jimmy Butler and stuffs it in his face, setting up a beautiful poster dunk. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Goes Magic Johnson With The Skyhook vs. Chicago In Game 2 Here’s the second angle in slow-motion:

Iman Shumpert continued his good play from his Game 1, 22 point performance. He starts off by hitting three three-pointers, and the Cavs as a team hit five threes en route to 38 first quarter points. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Iman Shumpert RELATED: The Importance of 3-point shooting for the Cavs

LeBron James brings out his best Magic Johnson as he posts up Jimmy Butler, and drives down the middle, hooking it up with the soft touch! RELATED: LeBron’s Best Playoff Moments Vs. Joakim Noah/ Chicago Bulls

After four tough seasons with the Cavaliers, this year has been a huge change and success for Cleveland’s star point guard Kyrie Irving. He’s had the mentorship of a great coach in David Blatt and the best player on the planet in LeBron James. Through Kyrie’s best year as a Cavalier, here are 10 of […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have had no shortage of critics and ‘haters,’ as they’re called. This season, with likely the highest expectations in franchise history, the Cavs themselves have set high hopes for the playoffs after winning 34 of their last 43, including 18 of 20 in the middle of January and February. […]

The Cavs have played just one playoff game without Kevin Love this postseason. In that loss to the Bulls, they looked like they were trying to figure things out. On Wednesday night, Love is expected to rejoin the Cavs and be on the bench for Game 2. Kevin Love suffered the shoulder injury early in […]

LeBron James is now in his 12th year in the NBA, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. James has been in the playoffs for 10 straight years and is looking to make the Finals for the sixth time in his career and second time with the Cleveland Cavaliers. We take a look at […]

Everyone knows about LeBron James’ infamous ‘no phone use’ code that he goes up during the NBA playoffs. Ever since losing to the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, James hasn’t used his phone during the postseason, calling it ‘Zero Dark Thirty Mode.’ RELATED: Zero Dark Thirty-23 Activated: LeBron Cuts Social Media Again For Playoffs “I don’t […]

When you look at the basic stat line, LeBron James had a great game with 19 points, 15 rebounds, and nine assists. Look a little further, and you see that LeBron’s game wasn’t all that great at all. “I have to be better,” James said. “I wasn’t that good tonight so I have to be […]

In the turnaround of the Cavs season, David Griffin’s first big move of the regular season was bringing in former Denver Nugget and New York Knick, Timofey Mozgov. When the trade was made, Griffin was criticized. Was Mozgov really worth two first round draft picks? When you think about how Cleveland acquired these picks in […]

By Zak Zevchik On Monday night, the Bulls pulled off a road victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Not only is winning road playoff games essential to championship runs, but they also set the tone for this series, especially with it being the first game. The Bulls started hot and the Cavs […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls tipped off their highly anticipated second round matchup Monday night. The shorthanded Cavs, who were playing without both J.R. Smith and Kevin Love, fell to the Bulls at home 99-92. With Love and […]

Kyrie Irving starts putting Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson on skates before dishing to Iman Shumpert who knocks down the three-pointer RELATED: Top 10 Best Crossovers Kyrie Irving In 2014-15 Season

LeBron James leads the fast break and finds the trailing Timofey Mozgov alone, throws a beautiful, cross court bounce pass, and Mozgov finishes. RELATED: Craziest LeBron James Playoff Moments

Kyrie Irving drives by Derrick Rose and euro-steps around Pau Gasol for the finish. RELATED: Top 10 Best Crossovers Kyrie Irving In 2014-15 Season

Kyrie Irving crosses over Jimmy Butler to get free, then dribbles around Pau Gasol towards the left side, but throws the reverse up on the right side and scores! RELATED: Top 10 Best Crossovers Kyrie Irving In 2014-15 Season

Kyrie Irving scores 10 straight points for the Cavs as Cleveland comes back from a 13 point deficit, including this beautiful euro-step around Joakim Noah on the fast-break for the bucket. RELATED: Top 10 Best Crossovers Kyrie Irving In 2014-15 Season

Iman Shumpert fakes going towards the middle, drives baseline past Kirk Hinrich, and throws it down with one hand. RELATED: 10 Best Career Plays By Iman Shumpert

Kyrie Irving drives by Derrick Rose baseline, goes up and then under Pau Gasol for the reverse lay up. RELATED: Best Kyrie Irving Crossovers of the Seaseon

The second round of the 2015 NBA playoffs is under way. There are four highly intriguing matchups, and it’s almost a guarantee that the brooms can be put away as no team is going to be sweeping the other in this round. We start off with the predictions for the Western Conference: Golden State Warriors […]

“ALL in CLE, All For One.” That’s the motto the Cleveland Cavaliers have gone by this season and throughout the 2015 NBA Playoffs. Cavs forward LeBron James has gone 11 years in the NBA rocking his team-colored headband in every single game. There were rare exceptions with a game against the Detroit Pistons in his […]

Well Cavs fans, it’s the matchup we’ve all been dreading, the Chicago Bulls. At the beginning of the season, just about every analyst picked either Cleveland or Chicago to come out of the East. It seemed to be the matchup everyone wanted for the conference finals, but here we have it in the semis. The […]

Ever wonder how LeBron James recovers from the intense physical play that is the NBA? Bleacher Report takes us inside the recovery process of James. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About LeBron James James uses a frozen chamber to speed his recovery. This chamber starts at -110 degrees Celsius and goes all the way […]

LeBron James has a long history with the Chicago Bulls. Ever since their playoff series and regular season bouts have gotten more physical, James and the Bulls, specifically Joakim Noah, have had a great distaste for one another. We look at some of the playoff plays that have made Noah hate LeBron, starting with number […]

Despite all the shots that Kevin Love has taken towards his defensive shortcomings, he is still a very important piece of the Cavaliers’ offensive juggernaut. His unique skillset brought a different dimension to the team’s elite level offense, whether by virtue of his floor spacing threes, tenacious rebounding, or pinpoint outlet passing and all these […]

The Cavs will likely try to address two major areas of concern this offseason: a reliable backup point guard, and front court depth and versatility. Here are seven trade options that might make sense for both teams involved. 7. Martell Webster – Washington Wizards Webster has been a quietly underrated player for the Wizards, mostly […]

Following the Cavs win over the Bulls in early April, Joakim Noah said he was looking forward to a rematch in the NBA playoffs. He got his wish. Round four between LeBron James and Joakim Noah tips off Monday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the […]

LeBron James’ career isn’t short on major setbacks. As did other all-time greats, these failures only pushed The King to the next level. We identified five teams who played the role of royal spoilers whom The King owes some sort of gratitude. Come to think of it, the lessons which James took from all these […]

“There was a chance we could sign ‘That Guy,’” David Blatt was told when he interviewed for the head coaching position of the Cleveland Cavaliers over the summer. ‘That Guy’ was a reference to LeBron James and his possible return to Cleveland. Nothing was guaranteed though, which is why David Griffin, who was only six […]

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and that means that the season is winding down. While the end of the season is near, the beginning of the free agent signing season is also coming soon. Even during the playoffs, rumors are swirling about where the maximum contract players will choose to play, and who […]

Kevin Love has repeatedly told reporters he’d like to stay in Cleveland. Yet those reporters still asked him those same questions over and over regarding where he sees himself next season when he becomes an unrestricted free agent. This will be Love’s first encounter with free agency, a point in many star players’ lives where […]