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A prominent sports commentator in Greece said the decision by David Blatt to forfeit a recent game with Olympiacos, his current team, was made because the former Cavaliers coach “has Jewish blood inside him.” Vangelis Alexandris, who made the racist remarks in an interview last week, had a nearly 50-year career as a professional basketball […]

After a rough start to his rookie season, Cavs point guard Collin Sexton is on a role. Over the past seven games, Sexton has set a Cleveland record by scoring 23 or more points in each of them. The last player to do this was Tim Duncan back in 1998. During this stretch, Sexton is […]

Since LeBron James’ departure last summer, the Cleveland Cavaliers have struggled to remain competitive. They have one of the worst records in the league this season, and are once again bound to get a high lottery pick in this June’s draft. However, there have been a few bright spots for the Cavs this season, and […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton has been on an absolute tear of late. He has been scoring the basketball at will, and as it turns out, his Cavs teammates had a lot to do with the rapid improvements he has undergone over the past weeks, particularly in his shot selection. Sexton himself pointed […]

It might be a bit late, but Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Colin Sexton is starting to live up to the expectations. Sexton, the eighth overall pick in last year’s draft, has struggled to adjust his game in the NBA. There were a lot of people who initially saw him as a bust, and some of his […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew praised Collin Sexton’s recent performances and said that the Cavs rookie is getting better and better each day. According to Marla Ridenour of Ohio.com, Drew said that the 20-year-old guard is putting on some really good performances against good teams. Sexton, the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will have a full stable of frontcourt options available on Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Whether that will make Larry Drew’s Cavs team any more successful trying to slow down the Bucks remains to be seen. According to Spencer Davies of Basketball Insiders, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson and Larry Nance, Jr. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are only 18-53 on the season, but Cavs power forward Larry Nance Jr. says the team’s record doesn’t indicate how good the club really is. Nance says now that the team is healthy, other teams around the league are starting to see how good the Cavs can be: “We’ve just been plagued […]

Cavs forward Larry Nance Jr. has been sidelined for five consecutive games. The Akron native suffered what the team is calling a “chest contusion” in a game against the Miami Heat on March 8. He was admittedly dealing with a fair amount of pain from the injury, but it sounds like he’s nearing a return. […]

Cavs head coach Larry Drew took some time to praise the growth of Collin Sexton and Cedi Osman following Monday night’s 126-119 victory over the Detroit Pistons. At 18-53 overall, Cleveland won’t be making it to the playoffs this season. The team is clearly in rebuild mode, but despite that fact, Drew believes his young […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones finally brought light to the details of the infamous soup incident in which J.R. Smith tossed a bowl of hot chicken tortilla soup his way, resulting in a game’s suspension. The longtime NBA player detailed the exchange with ESPN’s David Jacoby of Jalen & Jacoby, recounting what took place […]

Going into the 2018-19 NBA campaign, rookie point guard Collin Sexton knew he was going to get a significant opportunity with the Cleveland Cavaliers due to the fact that the roster looked very different from a year ago. Gone was LeBron James, and gone were the Cavaliers’ title hopes (and playoff hopes) with it. As […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star power forward Kevin Love still believes in Carmelo Anthony. Anthony, who hasn’t played in an NBA game since Nov. 8, has been on the open market since Feb. 1 after the Chicago Bulls waived him. The Melo experiment with the Houston Rockets didn’t work out, as Houston parted ways with him after […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will not have the services of All-Star power forward Kevin Love when they host the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Love is dealing with a sore back. Cavs head coach Larry Drew said Love took a very tough fall this past Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks. #Cavs coach Larry Drew said @kevinlove out […]

Cavs big man Channing Frye has admitted that this will be his last season in the NBA, but he’s still taking time to mentor several of his young teammates, including rookie point guard Collin Sexton. The Cavs selected Sexton with the No. 8 overall pick in last year’s draft. At first, he served as a […]

Cavs rookie Collin Sexton has proven to be an efficient scorer of late. In fact, he has racked up 20 or more points in each of his last five outings. Some view the Young Bull as a score-first kind of point guard, including Cleveland head coach Larry Drew. This label might annoy some players, but […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is listed as questionable against the Detroit Pistons on Monday due to a sore back. Per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, Love will be added to the Cavs’ injured list. He’ll join Larry Nance Jr., Tristan Thompson & Matthew Dellavedova. To recall, Love landed on his back in their 121-116 loss to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have not had much to be excited about in the post-LeBron James era. At 17-53, the Cavs are currently the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference and third-worst team in the NBA, just one year removed from making four consecutive NBA Finals appearances. That is what losing an all-time great can do […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will reportedly be looking for a head coach this summer who can develop the team’s young players, particularly point guard Collin Sexton, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. The Cavs aren’t expected to bring back Larry Drew, who was named the interim head coach back in October after the Cavs fired Tyronn […]

Playing the point guard position at the highest level comes with a great deal of responsibility. Teammates look to them for play calls and proper positioning on the court. Some ballhandlers find this to be a daunting task when they first enter the league, but Cavs rookie Collin Sexton is proving that real progression can […]

Dahntay Jones played just one regular season game for the 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers team that overcame a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals to defeat the Golden State Warriors. He tallied just 50 minutes throughout those playoffs. Yet, his teammates from that squad have been singing his praises for his contributions as a bench player […]

During the 2016 playoffs, Cavs forward Dahntay Jones was suspended one game for punching Toronto Raptors big man Bismack Biyombo in the groin area. Jones was also fined $80 for the incident. Cavs superstar LeBron James told reporters he was going to pay the fine since Jones was sticking up for him. Biyombo fouled LeBron hard on […]

During Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving suggested putting in Dahntay Jones during a crucial stretch because other key players were in foul trouble and the Cavs needed a live body. Richard Jefferson, Kevin Love, Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith were all in foul […]

Prior to the start of this season, Cavs fans had high hopes for their team. Yes, LeBron James took his talents to Hollywood, but there was still a level of excitement building around rookie point guard Collin Sexton and Kevin Love, who signed a four-year, $120 million extension in July. Within just a few weeks, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may still have the third-worst record in the NBA, but there are plenty of positives to take away from this season, even beyond the upcoming first-round draft pick. Although it may have taken most of the season to happen, Cleveland’s young players are finally showing improvement, and perhaps most importantly, the team […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew says Cavs combo guard Brandon Knight is starting to play like “the Brandon that I remember.” Knight missed the entire 2017-18 season after tearing his ACL during the summer of 2017. The Phoenix Suns traded Knight to the Houston Rockets before the 2018-19 season started. The scoring guard played […]

Multiple officials from the Golden State Warriors claim LeBron James’ performance in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals was the best game they have ever seen in person, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. James almost single-handedly won Game 1 of the Finals for the Cavs. The King put up 51 points, eight rebounds and […]

Cavs forward Marquese Chriss was involved in an on-court scuffle with Raptors big man Serge Ibaka in the third quarter of Monday night’s game. Chriss and Ibaka were ejected for their actions and both teams are preparing for suspensions. The incident occurred in the closing second of the third quarter. Chriss and Ibaka were jockeying […]

Though he has been relegated to a reserve role, Cavs big man Channing Frye still has a knack for knocking down 3-pointers at the drop of a hat. On Monday night, Frye and the Cavs served as hosts to the Toronto Raptors. Most felt the Cavs were over-matched, but it proved to be just the […]

Fresh off their first NBA championship in 2016, it only took days for the Cleveland Cavaliers to start looking toward their future. In late June, then-Cavs general manager David Griffin gathered his staff and gave them a clear order — to explore ways to acquire Kevin Durant, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Durant was largely […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a lot to look back on after a 2018-19 season has brought them little to remember from their previous four seasons en route of the NBA Finals. Richard Jefferson, the archduke of revisionist’s history now that he’s retired from the game, noted the Cavs might have walked away with another title […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Brandon Knight was the closest player to the altercation between his teammate Marquese Chriss and Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka, one which resulted in the ejection of both players and a potential upcoming suspension for engaging in fisticuffs. According to Knight, Chriss acted in self-defense and was put in a “no-win […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love will not play on Tuesday against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavs host the Toronto Raptors on Monday, so the organization is going to sit out their lone All-Star on Tuesday since it’s the second night of a back-to-back. As I wrote previously, #Cavs Kevin Love will not play tomorrow […]

Kyrie Irving has come a long way since being selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2011. He initially had the responsibility of being the leader the Cavs to success during his first few years. Then, when LeBron James returned in 2014, he was relieved of those duties as the primary option on […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. suffered a chest injury and had to leave during the second half of their game against the Miami Heat. #Cavs Larry Nance Jr. will not return because of a chest injury. — Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) March 9, 2019 Nance took a shot to the chest during the third quarter […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forwards Kevin Love and Channing Frye has formed a great friendship over the past couple of seasons. Despite the Cavs’ abysmal season, they have remained a positive presence in the locker room. And with Frye recently announcing his retirement, Love can’t help but share some of the great things about his relationship with […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rising star Collin Sexton has passed Kyrie Irving’s record for 3-pointers made by a Cavs rookie in a single season. Coming into Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat, Sexton needed to sink just one more bucket from beyond the arc to pass Irving’s rookie mark of 73. The fateful shot came in […]

Channing Frye has recently announced his retirement, ending a 14-year career that saw him win a title with the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2016. However, the Cavs have become one of the worst teams in the league since then. The team’s ‘Big Three’ has become a story of the past, as Kyrie Irving was traded […]

There’s a reason Cleveland Cavaliers big man Channing Frye is one of the most popular players on every team he has played for. That sentiment couldn’t be more true in Cleveland, where Frye has seemingly become a Cavs legend because of his locker room antics and lovable personality. Frye announced a few weeks ago he’s […]