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Losing Ricky Rubio to an ACL tear is a brutal blow for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His steadying presence off the bench as a scorer and playmaker was very beneficial to the Cavs and a key reason for their surprising success. In his first year in Cleveland, Rubio averaged 13.1 points, a career-high, and 6.6 assists, which […]

The Cleveland Cavs were dealt a tough blow earlier this week, when it was announced that point guard Ricky Rubio suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. That left another hole for the Cavs to fill. They are already without Collin Sexton for the year as well. It’s been reported […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are having an unexpected fantastic season thus far. They are 20-14 on the season, only 3.5 games behind the Brooklyn Nets at the top of the Eastern Conference. They even have the conferences best plus minus, outscoring their opponents by an average of over six points per game. But the news is […]

What many feared to have happened on Tuesday night for Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio ended up being the truth, his season is over due to a knee injury. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the injury is a torn left ACL for the 31-year old first-year Cavs player. Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered an upset loss at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. However, the defeat isn’t the Cavs’ main concern as Ricky Rubio exited the game with an apparent knee injury. While driving into the paint near the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter, Rubio came sprawling down to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have shed the early-season surprise label. They’re legit. At 20-13 through 33 games, they’ve established themselves as one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. However, nobody say it coming in the offseason. Critics weren’t just skeptical, they were outright dismissive as evidenced by the Vegas odds for them to make the postseason. […]

The Cleveland Cavs have been no stranger to both injuries and COVID-related absences this season. The Cavs lost guard Collin Sexton for the season to a meniscus tear in his left knee, then experienced the absences of key contributors Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Isaac Okoro and Cedi Osman due to the health and safety protocols. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans may not have gotten to see their team play on Christmas Day, but they were treated to an instant classic. The Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to attempt a furious come back against the Brooklyn Nets. Ultimately, LeBron James and co. weren’t able to get the job done, but it was an […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff just received a huge present from the Cavs in the form of a contract extension, with the team extending his deal up to the end of the 2026-27 NBA season. Bickerstaff must be very ecstatic about this news, but another member of the Cavs has already expressed his happiness […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a very impressive campaign, proving to be one of the most surprising teams in the entire NBA. A big reason for their hot start is head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who is shaping up to be the right man for the job after years of disappointment in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a revelation this season, currently sitting in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 19-13 record. A big reason for their early success is their Big 3 (literally) of Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and Lauri Markkanen. The Cavs tend to go big with their starting five and all these […]

In Early August of 2021, the Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavs) brought over veteran point guard Ricky Rubio in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Taurean Prince and a 2022 second-round pick. At the time it seemed, especially due to Rubio’s one-year, $17.8 million contract, that Cleveland would be using Ricky as a mentor […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently 19-12 on the 2021 NBA season and are on a current six-game winning streak. That has them sitting pretty as the current number three seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. They are also just a game back of the Chicago Bulls for first place in the Central Division, and two […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been in rebuilding mode ever since hometown hero LeBron James left for Los Angeles back in 2018. While the first two seasons of the post-LeBron era were awful, the Cavs are finally starting to turn heads in 2021-22 with a shockingly dominant start to the season. Cleveland is currently sitting in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are actively surprising everyone in 2021-22. J.B. Bickerstaff’s upstart squad is 19-12 more than a third of the way into the regular season and is clearly to be a factor in the East. However, as with more or less every team in the NBA, the COVID-19 positive tests have ruined the mood […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie sensation Evan Mobley is the latest player to enter the league’s health and safety protocols. The Cavs are set to take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, Mobley will not play. This is a tough loss for the Cavs as Mobley has been playing like the Rookie of the Year. On the […]

It did not feel like it, but Evan Mobley was unable to suit up for the Cleveland Cavaliers during Wednesday’s blowout win over the Houston Rockets. The Cavs absolutely destroyed the Rockets, 124-89, that it didn’t seem as though they missed the services of their highly-touted rookie. Mobley missed his fifth game of the campaign […]

The Cleveland Cavs, winners of five straight games, got some bad news on Thursday. Forward Isaac Okoro, who had been on a hot stretch for Cleveland, has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, per the organization’s’ Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/CzR5ZHCuOc — Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) December 16, 2021 That is the exact news that no Cavs […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro showed the Houston Rockets Wednesday night what a liftoff looks like in The Land when he dunked all over them in the middle of a blowout contest in favor of the Cavs. It was a sight to behold. It’s not always that someone would take with him, not one, not […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to five games on Wednesday night after handily beating the Houston Rockets, 124-89. The Cavaliers had a fiery start, outscoring the Rockets, 35-16 in the opening quarter. The team didn’t look back from then on, cruising to the easy win to improve to 18-12. The Cavaliers are now […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are having a year that not many expected outside of their organization. Heck, not many inside the organization even predicted this kind of success. The up-and-coming young squad set yet another record on Wednesday night when they outscored the Houston Rockets by 35 points in a 124-89 win in Cleveland. The 35 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a pleasant surprise in the NBA this season. Cleveland is currently 17-12, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference, far ahead of where many pundits had them before the season. Cavs forward Kevin Love has heard all of the noise and has a strong message for doubters of Cleveland […]

Trade rumors involving Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton just won’t go away. Right now, the 22-year-old guard is being linked to a move away from the Cavs yet again with an Eastern Conference team rumored to be eyeing Sexton. The Indiana Pacers are believed to be on the brink of a complete squad overhaul in […]

Former Cavs point guard Matthew Dellavedova nearly sparked a massive brawl in the NBL. The 31-year-old, who currently plies his trade with Melbourne United in his native of Australia, got posterized in a pretty bad way and it nearly led to a violent fight between players of the two teams. Dellavedova’s Melbourne United were taking […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have two big men who are both having record-breaking years. Most people already know about the feats of rookie Evan Mobley, but few are hearing about the season that Jarrett Allen is having and it is a shame. Allen is averaging 17.3 points per game and 11.2 rebounds per game with a […]

After being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, fans were wondering what Jarrett Allen’s career trajectory will be. He was a promising defensive anchor in Brooklyn, but could he be something more than that? As it turns, he’s been good enough to warrant consideration for one of the biggest honors in US basketball. Joe Vardon of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a scorching hot start for a franchise that was not even expected to be in contention this season. Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, and Jarrett Allen have been leading the charge for this JB Bickerstaff-led squad that is currently sitting on a 14-12 record, seventh in the Eastern Conference. Even […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are having a surprising season, thanks in part to big man Lauri Marrkanen, who’s been showing he is always ready to go to war with his new team. But how about in a real one?  According to BasketNews, the Cavs shooter has been added by Finland to the Finnish Defense Forces Sports […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley accomplished something no Cavs player has done since LeBron James 17 years ago. Mobley recorded five blocks in Wednesday’s win over the Chicago Bulls. Evan Mobley is the 1st rookie with 5 blocks in a game this season and the 1st Cavaliers rookie with 5 blocks in a game […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans look back at the LeBron James years as perhaps the greatest era of Cavs franchise history. During his second stint with his home team, LeBron delivered the title back to the city after 50 long years — and in quite a sensational manner too. As it turns out, Cavs star Kevin Love […]

The law in Finland requires all men from the country to go through military service by the time they turn 28 years old. This law applies to athletes, as well, which means Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lauri Markkanen is expected by the country to complete his required service time. Markkanen was one of 98 athletes from […]

Amidst an overachieving 2021 season, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert found himself in some trading troubles with a pension fund. The Police & Fire Retirement System in Detroit filed a lawsuit against Gilbert for allegedly engaging in insider trading. According to the plaintiff, Dan Gilbert sold a staggering $500 million in Rocket Company stocks, knowing […]

There used to be a time when Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio was one of the youngest and most promising talents in the NBA. Although he’s not managed to make that jump into superstar status — or even into All-Star territory — what he’s doing this season with the Cavs is making people turn their […]

The crowd inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse let out a gasp of despair after Darius Garland missed on a long 3-pointer in the dying seconds of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ matchup against the Utah Jazz. The Cavs’ 109-108 loss snapped their four-game winning streak. Everyone knew the ball was going to be in Garland’s hands. He was […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the more surprising teams so far in the 2021-22 NBA season. While the Cavs entered the season with a promising young core, many still felt it would take more time for them to become a playoff contender. However, this group is maturing rapidly and holds an impressive 13-10 record […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Evan Mobley with the third overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, there were doubts on his fit with their current center Jarrett Allen, who they also signed to a $100 million contract in the offseason. Others were suggesting that they could trade one of them to add a piece […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth consecutive game on Friday in a big win over the Washington Wizards. The Cavs blew out the Wizards, 116-101, behind another strong performance for Darius Garland. At this point, it’s safe to say that Cleveland has put their recent slump behind them. Garland put on a show for the […]

Cleveland Cavs center Jarrett Allen has emerged as one of the NBA’s best young big men. However, some out there- certainly not Cavs fans- are still unaware of just how good Allen really is. Well, Allen is on a current streak that has only been equaled by two other players in the last 50 seasons, one of […]

Darius Garland has been a revelation for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He, along with Colin Sexton, has given this franchise building blocks to work with as they push through this rebuilding era of theirs. His production has only improved as he’s taken on more responsibilities for the team. Against another surprisingly good team in the Washington […]