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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Alec Burks is the most likely player to be moved before the Feb. 7 trade deadline comes around. A trade would put Burks on his third team in this season alone, already coming to The Land via trade with the Utah Jazz for veteran sharpshooter Kyle Korver. The Cavs have plenty of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson is unlikely to be traded before the Feb. 7 deadline, now with less than three weeks left for teams to make a move on the 27-year-old Canadian, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Thompson will make $18.5 million next season, making it a big number to unload — a […]

Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers expects the Cleveland Browns to qualify for the Super Bowl next season, but CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers — a fan of the football club himself — tempered Thompson’s forecast. Via Twitter, McCollum tagged Thompson’s declaration as “super aggressive.” Though he’s iffy of the Browns’ chances at […]

Amid the Superbowl hype between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots, Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers sneaked in his support for his home team, the Cleveland Browns. Via Twitter, Thompson appeared to guarantee that the Browns will qualify for the Superbowl next season. The Browns finished with a 7-8-1 record and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are bad this season. Like, really bad. As of now, the Cavs own a record of 9-38 and have lost 15 of their last 16 games, only winning against the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers last Sunday. However, their players are not giving up. Jordan Clarkson and Rodney Hood refuse to believe that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers just completed a brutal Western Conference road trip, going 1-5. Their only win came against a LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers team on Jan. 13, a 101-95 victory for the Cavs. However, Cleveland guard Jordan Clarkson said that it is difficult to draw any conclusions on the team’s road trip due to […]

Cavs center Tristan Thompson has been ruled out of Friday night’s game against the Utah Jazz due to left foot soreness, according to a report from Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. On the 8:30 ET report from the NBA, #Cavs Tristan Thompson is listed OUT for Friday's game in Utah because of left foot soreness. Matchup […]

In November, J.R. Smith let the Cavs know that he would like to be traded. The streaky shooter told Joe Vardon of The Athletic that he “has no interest in playing for a team that has no interest in winning.” Several months have passed, and Smith is no longer active with Cleveland. Swish hasn’t had […]

Despite the horrible season the Cleveland Cavaliers are having, former general manager David Griffin believes the Cavs are in a much better position now compared to the hole they were stuck in nearly a decade ago. According to the 45-year-old Griffin, when LeBron James left the Cavs in 2010, he left the team in a […]

The NBA trade deadline is just three weeks away, and the Cleveland Cavaliers should once again be busy. At last year’s deadline, the team reconstructed the entire roster, sending out six players and receiving four in return. Those trades were made to inject some sort of life into an aging and drama-filled roster, in addition […]

JR Smith reacted to Kyrie Irving’s decision to call and apologize to LeBron James following their infamous breakup in Cleveland last year, which eventually led to the Cavaliers’ downfall. Smith took to Twitter to express his thoughts on Irving reaching out to James. His tweet looked like a praise for Irving because of showing that […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving reveled to reporters on Wednesday that he called Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to apologize how he acted when James came back to Cleveland in 2014. Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love was reportedly at dinner with LeBron in LA when Irving called. The Atheltic’s Joe Vardon […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers won the title against the 73-win team of the Golden State Warriors in 2016, everybody thought that it was the first of multiple championships for the trio of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love. But in a surprising turn of events, Irving demanded a trade after the Warriors got Kevin […]

When reports of Kyrie Irving’s call to LeBron James started to make waves on social media, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Channing Frye was one of the few players that reacted publicly on his former Cavs teammates. In an interview with Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Frye said that he’s proud of Irving for making the call. […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving reportedly called ex-Cleveland Cavaliers teammate and now Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James after his team lost to the Orlando Magic, and, for some reason, the Cavs’ Kevin Love was there to witness it, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. “LeBron looked down at his phone and he showed […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving’s former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate in Kevin Love told The Athletic’s Joe Vardon that he feels that the All-Star guard is in the same situation as he was when he joined the Cavs a few years ago. “I think Kyrie went through some of the same struggles that I did,” said Love, who […]

Remember J.R. Smith? Yes, the same J.R. Smith that was instrumental in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2016 NBA Finals is still on the team, but while Collin Sexton and company are losing games, Smith is sitting on his couch playing NBA 2K19. He is still under contract, and since he left the team […]

Cameron Payne has impressed the Cavs in a relatively short period of time. As a result, the 24-year-old point guard has earned a second 10-day contract, according to an official press release from the team. OFFICIAL: We’ve signed @campayne to a second 10-day contract. DETAILS: https://t.co/a36hsJIAUl#BeTheFight pic.twitter.com/WQhLZG46kv — Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 16, 2019 Payne […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting trade calls about All-Star power forward Kevin Love with the trade deadline almost a month away, but the team reportedly needs to be blown away by an offer to move him, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Kevin Love, who still recovering from toe surgery, becomes eligible to be moved […]

On Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers broke their 12-game losing streak by upsetting the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs, now 9-35, still own the NBA’s worst record. The victory was their first since December 18th, and that losing streak was the team’s longest since Cleveland set the single-season record for consecutive losses with 26 […]

Richard Jefferson had a lot of unforgettable moments in his illustrious career, but it appears there is nothing memorable than what he experienced during the 2016 NBA Finals. Jefferson gave an interesting walkthrough of the crucial stretch of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 7 win over the Golden State Warriors in 2016. He was a part […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are signing combo forward Deng Adel to a two-way NBA contract, according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Atheltic. Deng Adel has been with the Raptors 905 team this season, which is the G-league affiliate of the Toronto Raptors. Sources @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: The Cleveland Cavaliers are signing Deng Adel of G League's Raptors […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers leading the Golden State Warriors by three points with under a minute to go in Game 7 the 2016 NBA Finals. the Warriors got the exact matchup they wanted: Kevin Love on Stephen Curry. You know, one of the worst defensive big men in the league on the MVP point guard […]

Here is a real bombshell that none of us already knew: Richard Jefferson was ring-chasing during his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers! Notice the complete absence of gasps following that statement. As if any of us actually need any confirmation, Jefferson admitted in an article he wrote on The Players’ Tribune that he was going […]

The NBA announced on Monday afternoon that they’ve has concluded their investigation into the Cleveland Cavaliers’ signing of Patrick McCaw, who was a restricted free agent of the Golden State Warriors, and found no wrongdoing. The NBA announces they've completed their investigation and found no wrongdoing in the Cleveland #Cavaliers' signing and subsequent waiving of […]

Following a remarkable performance in Sunday’s victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Collin Sexton shared his thoughts on the huge win during a post-game interview. Based on his statement, it appears that Sexton is a glass half full type of guy. Despite a horrible season for his team, the 20-year-old is still […]

With the 101-95 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a 12-game losing streak that extended as far as December 19. Cavs big man Tristan Thompson was understandably delighted with the win, and shared how it took a “total team effort” for them to be able to defeat a LeBron […]

Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Cedi Osman came up big for the Cavs on Sunday, scoring a team-high 20 points en route to a famous 101-95 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers were still missing LeBron James, Osman’s former teammate and close friend, who was out nursing a groin injury. Despite not being able to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers veteran big man Tristan Thompson had a huge game on Sunday as he helped the Cavs secure a 101-95 victory against the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers. Following the win, Thompson reflected on how he believes the Cavs lost last season’s Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors due in part to the […]

On Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers scored the upset of the evening as they secured an unexpected away victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, 101-95, in Staples Center. The Lakers were again without the services of LeBron James who is still out with a groin injury. Following the tightly-contested victory, Cavs big man Tristan Thompson […]

The partnership between Cleveland Cavaliers point man Matthew Dellavedova and center Tristan Thompson gave the fans a taste of vintage, connecting on this lob play against the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers. In classic fashion, the Cavs ran the weave only for Delly to lob the ball from the 3-point line to a rim-running Thompson […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year forward Cedi Osman has had an up-and-down season in his first year as a starter. After breaking out onto the scene in his first two games of the 2018-19 season with averages of 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game on 51.9 percent shooting from the field and […]

Iman Shumpert may be with the Sacramento Kings now, but the Chicago native will always remember the 2015-16 season he and his teammates had with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 2015-16 Cavs team is going to be one which will live in Cleveland lore forever, as the Cavs became the first team in NBA history to erase […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in the midst of what could wind up being their worst season in franchise history. Halfway through the season, the Cavs are on pace for 16 wins and they’re spared by two seasons in which Cleveland — an expansion team — only recorded 15 wins (1970-71, their first season in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers take on reigning MVP James Harden and the Houston Rockets on Friday, and Cavs shooting guard Rodney Hood will play after missing the previous three games. Hood has been dealing with a nagging left Achilles injury. The 26-year-old will be on a minutes restriction versus Houston, according to Joe Vardon of The […]

Amid the potential interest in Cleveland Cavaliers franchise player Kevin Love and leading rebounder Tristan Thompson, the most likely Cavs player to be moved before the Feb. 7 trade deadline is the recently acquired Alec Burks, according to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. The move is very much viewed as inevitable, as teams started inquiring about […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have received calls from teams interested in potentially poaching big man Tristan Thompson after a surging season that has put him on the map as one of the best full-time rebounding centers in the game. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, Thompson’s contract poses a huge problem unless a third team gets […]

In the midst of a rebuilding season that has them sporting the worst record in the league, the Cleveland Cavaliers have received plenty of calls about forward Kevin Love. But if they are to take action, it will take close to the “perfect deal” for the Cavs to do more than listen and pull the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder have shown a level of interest in acquiring Cleveland Cavaliers injured forward Kevin Love, according to ESPN analyst Mike Fratello (via Sam Amico of Amico Hoops). Both teams are in different situations, but could use a stretch 4 to help them reach their desired potential. As former coach […]