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Cleveland Cavaliers players addressed the media on Friday in the aftermath of John Beilein’s verbal mishap, in which he referred to his players as “thugs,” though he insisted he meant to say “slugs.” But one player who repeatedly sidestepped Beilein questions was veteran big man Tristan Thompson. Thompson gave a series of cryptic answers when […]

Tensions are running high in Cleveland. The Cavs are dealing with the fallout of head coach John Beilein calling his team “thugs,” though Beilein insisted he meant “slugs.” While the organization has said Beilein will remain the team’s head coach, not all of the players seem very enthused about playing for him in light of […]

Cavs All-Star Kevin Love has heard his name tossed about in trade rumors over the past few seasons, yet he has remained in Cleveland. Some of these trade rumors have claimed that he would end up with the Blazers, but Portland is reportedly feeling skeptical about the chances of such a deal transpiring. Via Sam […]

Shaquille O’Neal ripped into the Cleveland Cavaliers after a drama-filled week involving head coach John Beilein saying his team is no longer playing “like a bunch of thugs” during a film session. Beilein amended his statement to say he meant to use the word “slugs” instead of “thugs,” which his players had found offensive, soon-after […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off a very unlikely victory against the Detroit Pistons as they managed to stretch the game to overtime and come away with a 115-112 win. Tristan Thompson found himself to be the unlikely hero of the game for the Cavs as he put on a career-high performance. Tristan Thompson’s teammates were […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year guard Collin Sexton has come to the defense of under fire Cavs head coach, John Beilein. Recently, the 66-year-old shot caller was surrounded by controversy after he mistakenly used the word “thugs” to describe his team, when what he allegedly meant was “slugs.” For his part, Collin Sexton confirmed that his coach […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ two young point guards, Darius Garland and Collin Sexton seem to have accepted head coach John Beilein’s apology and brushed it off as a classic case of slip of the tongue. The pair talked to Cavs writer Sam Amico shortly after the team’s encouraging 115-112 overtime win over the Pistons at Little […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers recently got some unsettling news regarding some remarks from their head coach John Beilein, so the team was definitely looking for some positive steps in Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Luckily, they got it, as the Cavs rallied and defeated the Pistons by a final score of 115 to 112. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein gave a heartfelt apology to his team for a recent film-session incident in which he said they no longer played “like a bunch of thugs,” according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Cavs plan on moving forward with Beilein as head coach. Beilein had corrected his statement to say he […]

Cavs rookie Kevin Porter Jr. will be sidelined four to six weeks due to the knee injury he sustained in Sunday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to a report from Kelsey Russo of The Athletic. The Cavs plan to sign Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA. Also: Rookie Kevin Porter […]

The Cavs have decided to bring back forward Alfonzo McKinnie on a 10-day deal, the team announced in an official statement on Thursday morning. ROSTER UPDATE: #Cavs sign @_Alvo_ to 10-day contract. — Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 9, 2020 The Cavs had just waived McKinnie earlier this week, which made him a free agent. However, […]

More rumors have now come out of the Cleveland Cavaliers camp pertaining to head coach John Beilein’s unsavory relationship with his players. Recently, team insider Joe Vardon reported that another thing Cavs players dislike about Beilein’s coaching style is his knack for putting too much emphasis on film sessions. An irony in the latest Beilein […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein, who recently called his Cavs players a “bunch of thugs,” apologized and clarified his statement. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Beilein said that he meant to use the word “slugs” to describe his players’ poor execution. “I didn’t realize that I had said the word ‘thugs,’ but my staff […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is on the hot seat after he had an on-court outburst on Saturday in their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Love also had words with Cavs GM Koby Altman in their shootaround prior to Saturday night’s contest and had shown frustration on the bench during a recent game against […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson added another achievement in his long list of records. On Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons, the 28-year-old moved to sixth-place in the Cavs’ all-time blocks leaders. With his second block in tonight's #CavsPistons contest, @RealTristan13 passed Roy Hinson (430 BLK) for the 6th-most blocks in @cavs history. #Cavs50 #BeTheFight — […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star big man Kevin Love wants to clear the air about his relationship with Cavs second-year point guard Collin Sexton. Love was visibly frustrated during the Cavs’ game against the Oklahoma City Thunder and some thought he was upset with Sexton. That wasn’t the case, as Love says he was upset with Cavs […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love finds himself as one of the hottest commodities on the NBA trade market entering 2020. One hold-up that teams around the league may have in acquiring the five-time All-Star comes from the fact that he is in just the first season of a four-year, $120 million extension that he […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fined Kevin Love $1,000 for an outburst on the Cavs’ bench on Dec. 31 in Toronto. Love was spotted by cameras slapping chairs on the Cavs’ bench away from the team huddle in the third quarter of a blowout. Love told Cavs reporters on Tuesday he was upset with how his fine […]

Kevin Love is among the hottest names involved in trade rumors around the NBA. With less than a month left before the Feb. 6 deadline, the 6-foot-10 big man is unsure how much longer he’ll remain a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs star, who signed a four-year, $120 million extension last season, noted […]

Cavs All-Star Kevin Love has made headlines for the wrong reasons in recent days, as reports indicating that he is unhappy have begun to surface. His frustration came to a boil in the second quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, when he hurled an errant pass towards Cedi Osman. Love was […]

Trade winds are starting to blow around the NBA landscape, with various organizations on the lookout for players who might bolster their respective lineups. The Cleveland Cavaliers are among these teams, and ESPN’s Bobby Marks recently suggested the Cavs are mulling whether or not to make a run at Andre Drummond, who has spent his […]

The new year officially ushers in the trade season in the NBA calendar. Arguably the hottest name available on this year’s market is Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond. The Cavs are apparently interested. Detroit reportedly had serious trade talks about Drummond with the Atlanta Hawks this past week, while several other teams have also […]

In their Sunday night game with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Cleveland Cavaliers fell 118-103 after mounting a furious comeback that included a 30-4 scoring run. But the biggest moment of the game came in the third quarter, when rookie guard Kevin Porter Jr. went down with what appeared to be a serious knee injury. Porter […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Channing Frye once again has something to say about Cavs sophomore guard Collin Sexton. The 36-year-old retired NBA forward, who has been overly critical of the Young Bull’s play for the struggling Cavs, recently responded to one Twitter user who accused him of being “the biggest Collin Sexton hater ever”. That’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived Alfonzo McKinnie, but the Cavs have interest in re-signing McKinnie if he clears waivers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Cleveland is also waiving Tyler Cook as Kevin Love trade rumors begin to heat up, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: The Cavaliers plan to waive swingman Alfonzo McKinnie, […]

Kevin Love signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2018 offseason a few weeks after LeBron James left the Cavs for the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency. Many around the league were confused as to why Love wanted to remain with the Cavs since it was clear they […]

It seems that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kevin Love are headed for a split soon, but as of now, the Cavs haven’t gained any traction on a Love trade, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Love would prefer a trade to a contender, though he has not publicly asked for one: “(Love) absolutely, totally wants […]

After learning that he had been diagnosed with a left knee sprain, Cavs rookie Kevin Porter Jr. decided to send out a tweet to his fans for their support. https://twitter.com/Kevinporterjr/status/1214240768438747137?s=20 Porter went down in obvious pain during the third quarter of the Cavs’ Sunday game against the Timberwolves. While dribbling around a screen at the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will re-evaluate rookie guard Kevin Porter Jr. in two weeks after he suffered what was initially diagnosed as a left knee sprain, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Porter went down after misstepping in Robert Covington’s foot, at which point his knee buckled and saw him go down, writhing […]

Recently-acquired Cavs guard Dante Exum nearly led his team to a come-from-behind victory in Sunday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Unfortunately, though, Cleveland seemed to run out of steam in the closing minutes of play. The Cavs trailed by as many as 25 points in Sunday’s matchup. Things were looking bleak until head coach […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are bracing for Kevin Porter Jr. to get “some real time off” after the Cavs rookie suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. Porter is set to have an MRI on his injured left knee on Monday, but there aren’t high hopes […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love stirred things up on the internet after an obvious physical display of frustration had fans thinking. In the final seconds of the first half during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, Love seemingly let his frustrations out on Cavs’ teammates Collin Sexton and Cedi Osman. Kevin Love […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Kevin Porter Jr. suffered an injury during the Cavs’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday night. Peep the clip below to see the incident. Porter Jr., the 30th overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, went down on a non-contact knee injury. https://twitter.com/BBallClipsYo/status/1214007947186991104 Terrible situation here in in Cleveland. Rising rookie Kevin […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love will not be disciplined for a pair of outbursts during a shootaround as well as Saturday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, per Kelsey Russo of The Athletic. Kevin Love will not be disciplined by the Cavs for his outburst during Saturday night’s game against OKC, sources told […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein did not provide much clarity when asked about Kevin Love’s recent frustrations with the team and management prior to Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Beilein said the Cavs will handle potential discipline internally and also stated any potential issues between Love and the young players would be addressed […]

Former NBA veterans Kendrick Perkins and Channing Frye exchanged verbal spars on Twitter on Saturday with respect to Kevin Love’s recent frustrations with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Perkins prompted the discussion after clips surfaced of Love venting his frustration on the floor during Cleveland’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night: Well damn. Being […]

The Kevin Love era with the Cleveland Cavaliers might be nearing its end. Love had already been a noteworthy name in trade discussions. But the likelihood of a trade has seemingly increased following a reported outburst at Cavs general manager Koby Altman following a shootaround on Saturday. Via Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Dylan Windler is slowly progressing from his leg injury that he suffered prior to training camp. According to Kelsey Russo of The Athletic, the 23-year old may start getting in some on-court reps soon. Whether Windler will debut with the Cavs or with the Canton Charge depends on how his leg responds […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star big man Kevin Love is reportedly set to miss out on his team’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. This is going to be the second half of a back-to-back set following Saturday’s 121-106 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Cavaliers‘ Kevin Love is expected to sit Sunday night against Minnesota […]