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Cavs forward Cedi Osman had high praise for Kevin Love’s leadership following Wednesday night’s victory over the Charlotte Hornets, despite the fact that his name is being tossed about in trade rumors. Love’s name has popped up in trade rumors for the past few seasons, yet the former UCLA standout has remained with the Cavs. […]

Cavs forward Kevin Love has earned several prestigious accolades over the course of his 12-year career in the NBA, including five All-Star nods and two All-NBA selections. In 2016, the former UCLA standout helped Cleveland claim its first championship, ending a 52-year drought in the city. He’s recognized as one of the better stretch forwards […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love says that he didn’t expect his tenure with the Cavs to last long after LeBron James left last year. Love, who was instrumental in helping the Cavs capture the 2016 NBA championship, said that he had a feeling that his time with the Cavs would end shortly after LeBron walks […]

Kevin Love is among the biggest names surrounding trade rumors prior to the Feb. 6 deadline, but the Cleveland Cavaliers star is still unsure if he could see himself requesting a trade. The Cavs are 6-21 this season, among the worst records in the league, but Love is still unsure about the direction his team […]

Kevin Love knew he wanted to find his way out of the Twin Cities after six seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but owner Glen Taylor also knew he could be going into a tough situation as the third cog of a trio of stars with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the immediate aftermath of the trade, […]

Kevin Love had a rough transition from being the star franchise during his first few years with the Minnesota Timberwolves, suddenly turned into a glorified role player upon being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. That newly-assembled 2014-15 Cavs faced some problems meshing, with Love often being blamed for the circumstance, as many people guessed LeBron […]

Several Cavs players have initiated a new motto in an attempt to improve their transition defense. It’s a four letter acronym (GTFB), and it rhymes with “get the puck back.” So far, though, the team hasn’t lived up to its new mantra. Cleveland has struggled to find any sort of rhythm through the first quarter […]

At the beginning of the 2019-2020 NBA season, Cavs fans were looking forward to the development of Collin Sexton and Darius Garland, Cleveland’s starting backcourt. Sexton is just 20 years old and Garland only 19, so growing pains were expected. That has certainly been the case thus far, as neither guard has really gotten going […]

Tristan Thompson hails from Canada, so he was naturally happy to see the Toronto Raptors win their first championship in franchise history last season. However, Thompson had no problem taking a friendly dig at Kyle Lowry when asked about their previous matchups. Though they play in different divisions, the Cavs and Raptors are no strangers. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly eyeing Kevin Love from the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Phoenix Suns could be interested in making a move for the Cavs star. Speaking on the Woj & Lowe Trade Deadline Special, Zach Lowe said that the Cavs are looking to trade Love for a first-round pick plus some additionals. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are struggling and are clearly not playoff contenders by any stretch of the imagination, so it seems only natural that their veteran players will be available between now and the February trade deadline. It looks like that will be the case. According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY, both Kevin Love and […]

Times are tough in Cleveland. The Cavaliers stink, an anonymous source said that the players are tuning out head coach John Beilein and on Thursday night, big man Tristan Thompson got into a heated exchange with Beilein against the San Antonio Spurs that resulted in the veteran getting benched. But apparently, Thompson and Beilein are […]

Cavs big man Tristan Thompson was seen hurling a few choice words at first-year head coach John Beilein in the third quarter of Thursday night’s road game against the Spurs. Thompson seemed to be upset about how the previous sequence of plays unfolded. After throwing down a transition dunk to give the Cavs a 69-60 […]

Cedi Osman of the Cleveland Cavaliers hustled back for the chase-down block on Derrick White of the San Antonio Spurs. Watch the Turkish forward showcase his hops and excellent timing in the clip below. Notice how far behind his Cavs teammates were from White. Then, out of nowhere, Osman came flashing through to come up […]

Teams around the league have been darting around the idea of trading for Kevin Love, but they will want the Cleveland Cavaliers to shell out a first-round pick in order to haul in his gargantuan contract. The Cavs were hoping to get a first-round pick as part of the return package in return for Love, […]

Cavs teammates Kevin Love and Collin Sexton had high praise for Kevin Porter Jr’s performance in Wednesday night’s loss to the Houston Rockets. Most experts thought the Rockets would blow the Cavs out, but that wasn’t the case at all. In fact, Cleveland stayed close throughout the entire game, even taking the lead at times. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night and made it something of a game late. The Cavs were down by as many as 14 but were able to flip the script in the 4th quarter where they vaulted out to an 11-point advantage early in the period. The team was […]

The name of Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is once again being brought up in trade rumors, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported last week that the Cavs are “expressing a willingness to listen to offers” for the All-Star big man. Interestingly, Cavs coach John Beilein was coy whether the rumors are true or not. However, […]

Cavs vet Kevin Love’s name has emerged as one of the suitable trade targets prior to next year’s deadline, yet executives around the league have serious reservations about rolling the dice for the Cleveland Cavaliers forward, given his age, health, and the beefy contract that comes with acquiring him. “He’s 31 and he is not […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered yet another blowout loss on Monday, as they fell to the Boston Celtics, 110-88. It was not a pretty matchup for the struggling Cavs, who were obviously outmatched by a surging Celtics side throughout the evening. Following his team’s 18th defeat of the season, Cavs head coach John Beilein provided somewhat […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is once again being brought up in trade rumors, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported last week that the Cavs are “expressing a willingness to listen to offers” for the All-Star big man. However, despite the constant rumors, Love understands why the rebuilding Cavs would trade him. “I imagine, in a […]

A report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski last week said that the Cavs are prepared to listen to trade offers for Kevin Love. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst added on to the report by saying Love is “clearly unhappy” in Cleveland. “Let me just say that I think the Cavs’ phone lines were always open on Kevin Love,” […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star big man Kevin Love’s name is once again being brought up in trade rumors, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported last week that the Cavs are “expressing a willingness to listen to offers” for Love. Love, though, says hearing his name in trade rumors is nothing new since he’s been hearing this stuff […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have prepared to listen to offers for star forward Kevin Love recently, with the dynamic power forward preferring to be moved to a title-contending team, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Love, who signed a four-year, $120 million extension at the beginning of the 2018-19 season, still has three years and […]

The recent wave of noise surrounding John Beilein’s controversial college coaching style in his first year as an NBA head coach has had many of the Cleveland Cavaliers players reporting their displeasure a quarter of the way into the season. Yet veteran star Kevin Love isn’t among the ones miffed at the way the former […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were hoping that their young team would take a step forward this season under new head coach John Beilein, but things have gone just as badly as last year. The Cavs are currently 5-16, have lost five in a row, and have dropped 11 of their last 12. They are about to […]

It’s still just December, but NBA scouts are already doing their due diligence in scouting for next year’s draft. Per Sam Amico on Sports Illustrated, the Cleveland Cavaliers have particularly scouted potential no. 1 overall pick LaMelo Ball in preparation for what could be a top draft pick for the Cavs in June 2020. Like […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their fifth consecutive defeat on Friday, as they fell to the Orlando Magic, 93-87, in a tightly-contested matchup. Veteran big man Tristan Thompson was huge for his team, logging 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks in 32 minutes of action. After the game, reporters caught up […]

Multiple reports regarding trouble in the Cleveland Cavaliers surfaced on Friday, claiming that the team’s players were supposedly unhappy with John Beilein’s coaching style. Despite the reported discord between him and his players, Beilein recently revealed that a couple of Cavs veterans (who he refused to name) still offered words of encouragement and support to […]

After reports surfaced that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room is unhappy with his coaching style, Cavs head coach John Beilein may soon be in the same predicament as recently fired New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale. Growing discontent has been brewing in Cleveland after the team’s poor start to the 2019-20 NBA season, which […]

Amid rumors that there is a disconnect between Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein and the team’s players, Cavs forward Larry Nance Jr. offered his own opinion. Ideally, you want to keep those things in house. But that’s today’s NBA. … I’ve never had a problem with a coach in my life. I wanted to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers veteran power forward Kevin Love is reportedly on the trade market, with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reporting on Friday that the 2016 NBA champions are ready to “listen” to offers for the 31-year-old. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5wFu8_nCSY/ Love signed an extension with the Cavs in 2015, which went into effect in the 2015-16 season. The five-time All-Star […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love will miss Friday night’s matchup with the Orlando Magic in northeastern Ohio with an illness. Additionally, veteran center Tristan Thompson is a game-time decision for the Cavs, as he also facing an illness. .@cavs star F Kevin Love (illness) is OUT tonight vs. @OrlandoMagic. Tristan Thompson (illness) is a […]

Players in the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room are unhappy with the way new head coach John Beilein has been leading them this season, with many going as far as drowning out his voice due to his college style of coaching, according to Joe Vardon and Shams Charania of The Athletic. Cavs players are already looking […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have now played 20 games, which means Darius Garland is now 1/4 of the way through his rookie season. The fifth overall pick has had a rough go, much like Collin Sexton last year. How do the two players compare at this point in their careers, and based on what Sexton did […]

Following Tuesday night’s loss to the Pistons, Kevin Love lamented the fact that the Cavs seem to be unaware of what sets they’re in at times. Cleveland was competitive in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game, but the Pistons pulled further and further away as time went on. At the final horn, the Cavs […]

Cavs rookie Dylan Windler has been sidelined for the entirety of this season due to a left tibial stress reaction. However, the former Belmont standout was on the practice court with his teammates over the weekend, and it sounds like his recovery is progressing well. According to a report from Chris Fedor of cleveland.com, the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have shown some willingness to make Tristan Thompson part of their future with the veteran forward heading for free agency. According to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com, the Cavs regard Thompson as a leader and role model for some of their budding youngsters, like Collin Sexton and Darius Garland: Thompson’s a great leader […]

Cleveland Cavaliers veteran power forward/center became the fourth player in franchise history on Friday night to reach 5,000 rebounds, per CavsNation’s Kenny Honaker. Tristan Thompson now has 5,000 rebounds for his career in the #NBA. He's the fourth member of the #Cavs franchise to reach that mark.#CavsNation #Congratulations — Kenny Honaker (@CavsNationKen) November 30, 2019 […]