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Kyrie Irving comes in from the sideline and splits down towards the middle. He uses a series of hesitation dribbles and a euro step to get to the basket and lay it up over Luol Deng. RELATED: Kyrie Irving’s Top 10 Crossovers

Iman Shumpert grabs the offensive rebound off of the Matthew Dellavedova missed three. He dribbles towards the three point line before realizing how much time was on the clock. He quickly turns, and puts up a fade-away jumper that goes in at the horn. RELATED: Iman Shumpert Top 10 Career Dunks And Plays

Kyrie Irving goes baseline after taking the screen from Timofey Mozgov and throws it up to Mozzy for the alley-oop slam dunk

Tonight is the final meeting of four games between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. In the three games this season, each team has won at their home. Kyrie Irving, who came down with an illness last night, is playing tonight after missing Thursday morning’s shootaround. Irving’s presence and scoring will be big tonight as […]

A few weeks from now, the Cavaliers are set to play their first playoff game in four years. The ride has been up and down to say the least, from being one of the league’s best in 2010 at 62-20 to enduring four grueling years of playing for ping pong balls and eventually reclaiming their […]

Kyrie Irving, who came down with an illness the past couple of off-days for the Cavs, is questionable to play tonight against the Heat. Irving has been relatively healthy this season, missing just five games this season. In three games against the Heat, he’s averaging 20.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists in three games […]

On Tuesday, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said that LeBron James was doing a lot of play-calling on the court and during timeouts instead of head coach David Blatt. Despite those numerous reports that it’s a problem, James says the Cavs have given him the freedom to call plays on the court, something that Blatt says shouldn’t […]

Earl Joseph Smith III is one of the most decorated players in the league today as far as fashion sense is concerned. No matter what he’s wearing, the man they call JR Swish still manages to groom himself into one striking individual. His confidence allows him to keep his taste of wardrobe as sharp as […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ head coach David Blatt was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for the month of March today by the NBA. He won the award alongside Golden State Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr, who won it for the Western Conference. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About David Blatt Blatt led the […]

LeBron James received the H. Peter Burg award Tuesday Night. He got the distinguished award for leadership, inspiring youth, and philanthropic efforts in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. James was presented the award during the Greater Akron Chamber’s annual meeting. According to the Associated Press, the award goes to a business or community leader who […]

Kyrie Irving and LeBron James’ relationship has come a long way since the start of the season. It all really began with the losses to the Portland Trailblazers and Utah Jazz during the first road trip the Cavaliers took out West. Against the Blazers on November 3, Kyrie Irving and then-Cavalier Dion Waiters seemed as […]

Last week, Kevin Love came out with the controversial statement that he and LeBron James aren’t the best of friends, which sparked an explosion of rumors that Love wasn’t happy with the Cavs and wanted out. He did say their relationship is evolving, but it’s not where they’d call each other best friends. LeBron touched […]

Timofey Mozgov is considered one of the best rim protectors in the NBA. And people don’t see that, the stats show it all. His rim protection is what leads to a lot of Cavalier fast-break opportunities. His confidence on the basketball has apparently translated onto the big screen that is television, when he starred in […]

The NBA has seen some amazing fourth quarter performances this season. Most of the highlight plays that we look at the end of the season occur during the fourth. That being said, we take a look at the top 10 fourth quarter scorers this season, starting with number 10: 10. Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers point […]

The Cavaliers, after playing 15 games in 29 nights in the month of March, will have just two games between March 30th and April 7th. That’s nine days where Cleveland plays just two games, both of which are at home before taking a short flight to Milwaukee for a matchup against the Bucks next Wednesday […]

The Cavaliers missed their final six shots of the fourth quarter Sunday evening against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavs shot just 7-18 (38.8%) from the field as they struggled to score down the stretch. In the past two fourth quarters (Friday against Brooklyn and Saturday against Philly), Cleveland has scored a combined 34 points. This […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday afternoon. Cleveland was able to slip by the Sixers in the final minutes thanks to some incredibly kind bounces and stellar defensive possessions. The victory extended the Cavs’ home winning streak […]

Imam Shumpert went up for a wide open dunk off of a steal. He missed the shot and came down awkwardly. Per Chris Haynes of NEOMG, Shumpert will not return to action tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers. The play happened late in the second quarter when he apparently planted his left foot awkwardly as he […]

J.R. Smith was the throw-in from the deal that brought defensive specialist Iman Shumpert to Cleveland. In less than two months, Smith is easily one most irreplaceable players on this team. LeBron James, who has slowly earned the trust of J.R. Smith on and off the court, is said to really enjoy having Smith on […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have locked up their first playoff spot since 2010 in what has been an exciting, up-and-down season for the Cavs and their fans. With the second seed all but locked up, especially if the Cavs can get a home victory over the Bulls next Sunday. We take a look at the top […]

On February 6, 2014, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired former General Manager Chris Grant after a disappointing start to a supposedly promising season. Then-Vice President for Basketball Operations, David Griffin, was assigned interim-GM and inherited an immature 16-33 team with locker room issues. Fast forward to today, the full time Cavs GM has already left behind […]

There’s a belief that behind every Cavalier is a beautiful and sizzling wife or girlfriend so we came up with a list of the hottest in the Wine and Gold women’s club. While the partners of these ladies are absolute ballers on the court, they have definitely proven to be men of great taste as […]

Fortune magazine released their 50 greatest leaders on Thursday. Among the list of people who made it, the NBA’s LeBron James, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Adam Silver, Commissioner of the NBA, made the list. The other NBA-related person who made the list is former Houston Rockets’ center Yao Ming. Now, these three may not […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! On the final night of three-game road trip, the Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Brooklyn Nets tonight 98-106. Kyrie Irving scored 26, but it wasn’t enough as Brooklyn had five players in double figures led by 20 apiece from […]

The NBA has some of the best athletes ever. From the high-flying dunkers to the incredible shooters, the superstars of the NBA are one of a kind. But before they were superstars, they were regular high school kids who were just a little better at basketball than the rest of us. Here, we’ll take a […]

While Stephen Curry, LeBron James, James Harden, Paul Millsap, Chris Paul, and the likes are leading their teams to highly successful runs, it’s blasphemous to ignore the contributions of their teams’ “other guys”. These players are considered to be their respective teams’ x-factors as they all make huge contributions to a wide area yet they […]

A lot of fans knew who J.R. Smith was when the Cavs acquired him in January. A streaky shooter with the ability to shoot off of a catch or dribble and defend the ball incredibly well, Smith’s talents were never in question. His dedication, seriousness, and ferocity on the court this season with the Knicks […]

While Steph Curry, LeBron James, James Harden, Marc Gasol, Chris Paul, and the likes are leading their teams to highly successful runs, it’s blasphemous to ignore the contributions of their teams’ “other guys”. These players are considered to be their respective teams’ x-factors as they all make huge contributions to a wide area yet they […]

It’s Thursday and we’re now three days removed from Love’s statements that he made earlier this week on a pair of radio shows. Here’s the first from ESPN’s Mike & Mike: “You know, we’re not best friends, we’re not hanging out every day, but we see each other every day, whether we’re at the practice […]

With the regular season smoke about to clear, the playoff picture is starting to become clearer by the day. However, the Eastern and Western Conference playoff races are two different stories with the former having three or four teams outside the 8th spot looking in and the latter with three teams battling for the final […]

When LeBron James left the Miami Heat to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers last summer, he left a large piece of him behind; 12,000-square-feet to be exact. LeBron’s Miami mansion has been on the market for a good eight months and up to now, no one has signed the check to purchase the property. You […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers came into tonight with the tough task that was the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of them. What was supposed to be an interesting, powerhouse matchup between the East and West’s second seeds turned into a 30-point blowout […]

We’re 72 games into the regular season with just 10 left before the start of the NBA playoffs. The Cavs have been coasting to victories in the past couple of months, losing just six games in the past 10 weeks! These final 10 games, however, will be very important in securing the last bit of […]

Kevin Love has definitely had growing pains during his first season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Throughout his six seasons as the star player of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love never really faced much criticism, aside from his inability to lead the team to the playoffs. This could partially be explained by the lack of playmakers on […]

On Tuesday morning, the NBA released a survey it did on the top point guards in the league. 25 members, including coaches, executives, and players, were asked to rank point guards from the best all the way to number 30. Here’s how the rankings finished, starting with the number 5 point guard: 5. Damian Lillard […]

The Cavalier’s bench has had an up-and-down year, but will be asked to provide much more if Cleveland is to make a championship run. The bench is not entirely short on talent or experience, so the potential is there for them to make a huge impact to finish the regular season and in the playoffs. […]

When Kevin Love visited the Dan Patrick show yesterday, he chimed in on who he thought should be this season’s MVP: “They’re both having an MVP-type season, but I’m going to go with Russell Westbrook because he’s, every single night you’re looking at his stat sheet, they’re fighting for a playoff spot, with Serge Ibaka […]

The Cavaliers have only lost six games in the last 10 weeks. They’ve gone from 19-20 to 46-26 and look more and more like the legitimate title contender we all expected them to be when the season started. With two days off Monday and Tuesday before facing off against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, […]

On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers at home for their 45th victory of the season. With the 95-92 win, the Cavs clinched their first playoff spot since the 2009-10 season when they went 61-21 and clinched home-court advantage for the entire playoffs. Kyrie Irving spoke with a sense of relief after […]