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Twenty-nine games into the 2025-26 regular season, Cleveland Cavs All-Star Donovan Mitchell knows the playoffs aren’t promised, but he’s hopeful his team can flip a proverbial switch that will turn things around. Despite Evan Mobley’s return, the New York Knicks handed the Cavs their fourth loss in six games on Christmas Day. At 17-15, Cleveland […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their frustrating 2025-26 NBA season with a road loss against the New York Knicks on Christmas Day. Despite leading by 17 points at one point in the fourth quarter, the Cavs were blitzed down the stretch of this game, ultimately falling by a final score of 126-124. As […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavs will hit the floor on the road for a Christmas Day game against the New York Knicks. The Cavs have been struggling in recent weeks, currently sitting below the play-in line in the Eastern Conference, but are hoping that this Christmas game will provide them with an opportunity to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have, bar none, been the most disappointing team in the NBA this season. Coming off a 64-win campaign, the Cavs were expected to run the table in the Eastern Conference once more, at least in the regular season. But even their usual level of excellence in the regular season has escaped them, […]

Amid a trying 2025-26 campaign, Sam Merrill and the Cleveland Cavs’ injury report was extended ahead of facing the Chicago Bulls on Friday. The Cavs’ injuries have led to trade rumors this season, as All-Star Evan Mobley, Max Strus, and Larry Nance Jr. remain out, with Merrill and All-Star Donovan Mitchell listed as questionable. Merrill, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a mess right now, as all the good vibes they built from their 64-win team last season appear to be all but gone. The Cavs are coming off a brutal 127-111 loss to the flatlining Chicago Bulls — an inexcusable defeat even though they’re missing the services of Evan Mobley. At […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers don’t have that same fire that they had last season when they were going on ridiculous win streaks and were one of the best teams in the league. This season, injuries have hurt them, but they also have not been playing well. In an attempt to change that, the Cavs made a […]

Over the offseason, the Cleveland Cavs were thought by many to have pulled off a shrewd deal when they traded Isaac Okoro to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Lonzo Ball. Instead, Ball has been an absolute disaster for the Cavs so far this year at the backup point guard position, causing some to wonder […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavs’ struggles continued with an inexplicable home loss to the Charlotte Hornets in overtime. The Hornets were in control of this game for most of the way, despite a strong outing from Darius Garland, but even though the Cavs rallied late, Charlotte was able to get things into overtime thanks […]

Cleveland Cavs All-Star Evan Mobley underwent an MRI on his left calf strain suffered in Friday’s 130-126 win against the Washington Wizards, and will miss extended time. Mobley’s difficult 2025-26 regular season just got worse for him and the Cavs. Mobley suffered a Grade 1 strain in his left calf, according to a press release […]

It can be a bit concerning that the Cleveland Cavaliers, after flaming out in spectacular fashion during the 2025 NBA playoffs are sleepwalking through the 2025-26 campaign. They’ve been okay, but the air of dominance that they carried themselves with last year, even just in the regular season, seems to be all but gone now. […]

Cleveland Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson held his team accountable with harsh realities and extensive breakdowns during a recent practice, DeAndre Hunter revealed, following a 99-94 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Cavs dropped their sixth game in 10 tries. They’ve fallen to 14-11. Amid a six-day break due to the last week of […]

The Cleveland Cavs have been one of the more disappointing teams thus far on the 2025-26 NBA season, currently sitting at 14-11 after a recent home loss to the Golden State Warriors’ backups. Donovan Mitchell has been playing at an elite level so far this year, but the Cavs haven’t gotten what they were hoping […]

On Monday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers picked up a much-needed road win over the Indiana Pacers to end their losing streak and get back in the win column. The Cavs were led by 43 points from Donovan Mitchell in this game, continuing his torrid pace on the 2025-26 season and helping Cleveland knock off the […]

On Sunday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ losing ways continued with a frustrating home loss to the Boston Celtics. The Cavs were playing a Celtics team on the second night of a back to back, without Derrick White, but still lost largely due to a breakout 42-point performance from Payton Pritchard. After the game, the mood […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers usually find themselves in trouble, the one person they know they can count on is Donovan Mitchell. He’s been hitting big shots throughout his entire career, and nothing recent has shown that he should stop anytime soon. So when the Cavs were down to the Boston Celtics with seconds remaining, it […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been up and down so far to open up the 2025-26 NBA season, currently sitting at 12-8 after a recent frustrating road loss at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks. Up next for the Cavs is a home game on Sunday evening against the Boston Celtics, and the team will be […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers anticipated All-Star Evan Mobley’s next stride in his development to no avail this season, according to an anonymous NBA scout. As the Cavs hope to make their momentous leap toward a deep playoff run after injuries derailed them from reaching their full potential last season, health has once again become a lingering […]

Years before All-Star Donovan Mitchell led the Cleveland Cavs to their best record in franchise history, Louisville basketball head coach Rick Pitino had eyes for the five-star recruit. The former Cardinals coach recounted the moment Mitchell committed to Louisville. Pitino shared with the New York Knicks guards Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart how Mitchell made his […]

For Utah Jazz veteran Kevin Love, returning to the Cleveland Cavs is an ideal storybook ending for the 18-year forward’s career. In the twilight years of his NBA career, Love has been open about a potential return to the Cavs. Love won’t say when he plans to end his career, calling it a “year-by-year” process. […]

Cleveland Cavs All-Star Donovan Mitchell watched the Boston Celtics come up short in the Eastern Conference Finals three times in four years before making their first NBA Finals appearance since 2010. Amidst his fifth season in Cleveland, Mitchell sees parallels in his team’s continuous growth, as the Cavs look to get over the hump in […]

While considering life after the NBA, Utah Jazz veteran Kevin Love expressed his hope of entering the Hall of Fame as a member of the Cleveland Cavs. Love is an all-time top-10 Cavs player as one-third of the All-Star trio alongside LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, who secured Cleveland’s first championship in 2016. Kevin is […]

On Monday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 140-138 loss in overtime to the Miami Heat on the road. The Cavs lost this one on a defensive breakdown with four tenths of a second left that allowed Heat forward Andrew Wiggins to break free for an easy dunk on an inbounds pass from Nikola Jovic. […]

On Monday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers took a brutal loss to the Miami Heat by a score of 140-138. The Cavs tied this game up at 138 thanks to a miraculous corner three by Donovan Mitchell, but unfortuantely had a breakdown on the ensuing Heat inbounds pass, relinquishing a winning dunk from Andrew Wiggins. Making […]

On Saturday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 7-3 on the young 2025 NBA season with a thrilling home win over the Chicago Bulls. The Cavs trailed this game by as many as 19 points at one point in the contest but slowly but surely rallied their way back, ultimately using a 10-0 run late […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t just beat the Washington Wizards on Friday. They also rubbed it in afterward. Following their demolition of Washington earlier this week, the Cavs’ social media team delivered one of the NBA season’s most savage online moments. Cleveland poked fun at its opponent after a minor scoring correction. Hours after the game, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Darius Garland made his regular-season debut in Wednesday’s 132-121 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. Garland recovered from surgery on his big toe as his latest update from last week suggested a return was around the corner. He finished with eight points and four assists in 26 minutes. After the win, Garland couldn’t […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had an interesting 2024-25 campaign that saw them dominate the regular season as they finished first with a 64-18 record. However, that domination did not extend to the playoffs amidst injury troubles as they bowed out of the Eastern Conference semifinals at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. This time around, Donovan […]

The Cleveland Cavs added De’Andre Hunter as a final piece for their championship pursuit, which came to a halt in their second-round playoff series loss to the Indiana Pacers. Hunter, who was traded by the Atlanta Hawks mid-season, went from playing for a team that missed the postseason to a squad with the best record […]

To start the 2025-26 campaign, injury woes have beset the Cleveland Cavaliers. Darius Garland was already out to begin the year after undergoing toe surgery during the offseason. But then Sam Merrill and Jarrett Allen joined Garland on the mend, putting the Cavs’ mettle to the test this early in the new season. Nonetheless, on […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Akron native Chris Livingston to a two-way contract, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The 22-year-old forward, drafted 58th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023, joins Cleveland after the Bucks waived him during training camp earlier this month. Livingston’s new deal allows him to split time between the Cavaliers and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had an up and down start to the 2025-26 NBA season, currently sitting at 3- 2 after Wednesday night’s road loss to the Boston Celtics. The Cavs knew they’d have a bit of a storm to weather coming out of the gate, as both Darius Garland and Max Strus are out […]

On Monday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 3-1 on the young 2025 NBA season with a road win over the Detroit Pistons. It was an impressive performance from Cleveland over a likely playoff team in the East, dominating the game essentially from the jump and picking up their third straight win after a season-opening […]

Cleveland Cavs forward Larry Nance Jr. knows he’s better than his teammate Tristan Thompson — in regards to postgame breakdowns after games, not as players. Nance Jr. returned to the Cavs over the summer, signing a one-year deal before taking on postgame interview duties with the team’s local broadcast. When it was mentioned that Thompson […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers did not have a great start to their 2025-26 NBA campaign, as they lost to the New York Knicks in the Big Apple in their season opener last week, 119-111. However, the Cavs have since gotten up on their feet, as they followed that with two wins in a row. After beating […]

After a promising injury update on Cleveland Cavs All-Star Darius Garland amid training camp, he’s on the cusp of making his regular-season debut from a toe injury. Garland underwent surgery on a big toe injury that had plagued his performance in the playoffs last season. The Cavs are now eyeing Garland’s return for the first […]

After the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 119-111 loss to an Eastern Conference contender — the New York Knicks — Hall of Fame center and ESPN broadcaster Shaquille O’Neal offered a bet to his co-worker, Hall of Fame forward and ESPN analyst Charles Barkley. Barkley believes the Knicks will win the East in the wake of their season-opening win […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were not able to have the season opener they expected, losing 119-111 to the New York Knicks. It was a rough first half for the Cavs, as they were outscored in both quarters and couldn’t do much to stop what the Knicks were doing. Luckily for them, they have Donovan Mitchell, and […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst believes a major change is coming for Cleveland Cavaliers star Evan Mobley, and the rest of the NBA should take notice. “Evan Mobley has shown us he is an All-NBA player and NBA Defensive Player of the Year,” Windhorst said. “He is still very young. There is no reason to keep […]