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The Cavs have earned some much needed rest after their first round sweep of the Celtics. Although it came with the heavy cost of losing Kevin Love for the foreseeable future, and JR Smith for the first two games, the Cavs are still optimistic about their chances to advance. Standing in their way will be […]

Kevin Love just had surgery, keeping him from basketball for 4-6 months. A blow to the Cavs lineup, but not their playoff hopes. Love lifts Cavs Nation: Tough break but I woke up feeling great this morning. Thank you everyone for the love and support. #GoCavs Here’s Love’s timeline from the injury announcement to the […]

After multiple evaluations, Kevin Love has decided to undergo surgery on his dislocated shoulder at the Hosptial for Special Surgery in New York City. The recovery time is estimated to be between 4-6 months. That timeline officially ends his first season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cavs just announced Kevin Love had shoulder surgery told in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been sitting and waiting on their second round opponent for days now. The NBA released the official schedule for the Eastern Conference semifinals and the Cavs will finish with a week’s rest before starting the second round against either the Chicago Bulls or Milwaukee Bucks. Currently, the Bulls lead the series […]

LeBron James met with members of the media after the Cleveland Cavaliers practice on Tuesday afternoon. The major point of discussion was how the Cavs would move on without Kevin Love for possibly the rest of the postseason. “He’s a huge part of our team, he brings so much to our team. So it’s a […]

Injuries are a part of any sport. The NBA, however, has been hampered with injuries this season more than past years, and it’s really affected a lot of teams and their outlook on the NBA playoffs. We take a look at the top five injuries and how they’ve affected the playoffs this season. 5. Dwyane […]

The first round of the NBA playoffs is nearly over, as four of the eight teams have already advanced to the second round. Cleveland, Washington, Golden State, and Houston are the four teams awaiting either the Bucks or Bulls, Hawks or Nets, Grizzlies of Blazers, and Los Angeles or San Antonio. In what has been […]

During the season, the Cavaliers traded for the superb role player in Iman Shumpert from the New York Knicks, who originally drafted Shumpert back in 2011. Defense wins championships and for basketball, that could not be more true as Iman Shumpert is considered a defensive specialist. One of the best telling statistics for a team’s […]

It’s official: Kevin Love is out for 4-6 weeks after it was thought he could return in 2-3 weeks. GM David Griffin said it’s “highly unlikely” that Love returns for the playoffs, despite the 4-6 week diagnosis that could have him return for the NBA Finals. With Love out for the remainder of the season […]

After reports confirming Kevin Love’s dislocated shoulder would rule out Cleveland’s starting Power Forward for the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Cavs’ GM David Griffin made some pessimistic, yet oddly inspirational comments at this morning’s press conference: David Griffin says its "highly unlikely" that Kevin Love returns at any point during the playoffs. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) […]

A couple of weeks ago, J.R. Smith posted up a piece about his misunderstood self and how his season’s been with the Cavaliers. Smith was genuine about it, and tries to show the world that he’s not the bad guy he’s been made out to be. Basketball is a very physical game, and sometimes, players […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs. But while they came up with one Game 4 win, they also had two very painful losses. Kevin Love left early in the first quarter after dislocating his shoulder fighting for a loose rebound with Celtics forward Kelly […]

According to Jason Lloyd, the Cavs have ruled out Kevin Love for Cleveland’s Eastern Conference Semifinals series against either the Chicago Bulls or Milwaukee Bucks. Love was injured in what he believes was a “dirty play” by Boston Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk in Game 4 of the Cavs’ first round sweep this past Sunday. Basically Love […]

Players often get into skirmishes while boxing out. It’s common for players to dislike some of the physical play and take exception. On Sunday afternoon, J.R. Smith and Jae Crowder got tangled up fighting for a rebound, and Smith was the one taking a little exception, throwing his arm backwards and connecting with Crowder’s face. […]

Game 4 of the Cavs first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics did not go very smoothly. Not that the Cavs lost, but they might’ve limbed out of their victory at the TD Garden. The Cavs overcame what Point Guard Kyrie Irving calls “the most physical game [he’s] every played in,” as the Wine […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs. It wasn’t an easy task by any means, but the Cavs were able to pull off four victories filled with highlight reel plays. With the Cavs and Celtics set to renew their rivalry tonight in Boston, we look at […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics played an incredibly tough and physical Game 4 in Boston, and came out victorious 101-93. The main focus however, are on two key starters who left the game in the first and third […]

With Boston changing their defense up to a 2-3 zone, Kyrie Irving takes the screen from Tristan Thompson, goes towards the baseline, shakes and bakes the defenders, and hits the jumper! RELATED: Top 10 Kyrie Irving Crossovers of the Season

Tristan Thompson dives for a loose ball rebound, and jumps into the first row. Thompson lands and pulls nine seats backwards towards the second row. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tristan Thompson

After Kelly Olynyk ends Kevin Love’s night with a dirty play in the first quarter, Kendrick Perkins sets a hard screen for LeBron James and the unaware Jae Crowder runs right into it. Tensions get high as former Celtic Perkins and Kyrie Irving get into it with some of the Celtics players! RELATED: 8 Things […]

Kyrie Irving takes the Mozgov screen, drives to the basket, and euro-steps around former Cavalier Tyler Zeller and floats it in! RELATED: Best Kyrie Irving Crossovers Of The 2014-15 Season

LeBron James takes the pick from Mozgov. With the Celtic defense draped on James, LeBron bounce passes inside to Mozgov for the one hand stuff! RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About LeBron James

The Cavaliers have had a roller coaster of a season this year. From the arrival or LeBron James and Kevin Love to the trades for J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov, the Cavs have never failed to entertain this year. We look at the top 10 plays of the year, starting with number 10: 10. Chasing […]

Early Saturday afternoon, LeBron James was shown hitting a full court shot at the TD Garden during a Cleveland Cavaliers’ practice. RELATED: LeBron James Hit Hail Mary Full Court Shot! Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard and good friend of LeBron James must’ve taken notice. In Houston’s shootaround in American Airlines Center (where the Dallas Mavericks […]

The NBA has some crazy good duos in the playoffs this season, but none are better than the Cavs’ LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. Here are five reasons why, starting with number five: 5. Outside Game Strong Kyrie Irving is shooting a career high 41.5% from three-point land this season, which is easily a career […]

In Saturday’s practice and preparation for Sunday’s Game 4 against the Boston Celtics, LeBron James and some of the Cavs decide to have a little fun. Here, LeBron heaves a full court shot and knocks it down! RELATED: LeBron James Top 10 Toughest Shots!

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 3-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, and have a chance to end the series on Sunday in Game 4. A sweep would surprise no one, but its looking more likely as the Cavs have had full control of the series from the opening […]

For all achievements and heights that LeBron James has reached in his career, he was not spared from a few downfalls. In these roadblocks, a number of characters have made The King feel like a commoner. Batman has The Joker. Superman has Lex Luthor. LeBron James has the following people act as antagonists at one […]

Cavs Nation, This morning, we reached an incredible milestone of 500,000 fans on Facebook. We want to thank you for your love thus far and for your continued support as your #1 source of news, updates, and highlights for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Just like LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and the Cavs, we Strive for Greatness […]

J.R. Smith played his first game with the Cleveland Cavaliers back on January 7 against the Houston Rockets. With LeBron James nursing a pair of nagging injuries, Smith was inserted into the lineup without a practice or a face-to-face meeting. Before the game, Smith was asked how he would fare in his first game not […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a roller coaster of a season in terms of wins, losses, rumors, and trades to name a few. But one thing that has been maintained all season was the Cavs’ ability to put on a show. We look the top 10 dunks from the 2014-15 season, starting with Lebron’s crowd-pleaser […]

The competition for this year’s NBA Coach of the Year has proven to be a deep one with achievers such as Steve Kerr and Mike Budenholzer (this year’s winner) grabbing the spotlight because of the regular season success of their teams. Outside of the two, one particular bench tactician has gone through a whirlwind of […]

LeBron James got his first shoe deal coming out of high school, and his first pair of “LeBron’s” were released during his rookie season. We take a look at the history of LeBron James’ shoes, how they’ve improved, and gotten more diverse over the years. We start with the Air Generation Zoom in 2003: Air […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers had their toughest test yet Thursday evening going into Boston against the gritty Celtics squad with their crowd behind them. The Cavs, led by LeBron James with 31 points and Kevin Love with 23, defeated the […]

Kyrie Irving goes to work on Avery Bradley, crossing him over before driving hard to the basket and scoring! RELATED: Best Kyrie Irving Crossover of the 2014-15 Season

LeBron steals the pass from Bradley and windmill slams it home! RELATED: Top 10 Dunks of LeBron James’ Career

LeBron uses a solid pump fake to get Jae Crowder off of his feet. Crowder crashes into James as LeBron knocks down the jumper for the and 1! RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About LeBron James

Kyrie Irving has learned athing or two from LeBron James. One of those things includes James’ patented come-from-behind block that he pins against the backboard. Here, Irving does just that, coming from behind Evan Turner and blocking his shit right off the glass! RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kyrie Irving

Kyrie takes the pick from Kevin Love, drives towards the middle, and slips a pass to Mozgov, who slams it down! RELATED: 10 Best Alley Oop Dunks of the 2014-15 Season