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If you were to ask a professional basketball player who they would like to play alongside, most would give the obvious answers of LeBron James, Steph Curry, or Kevin Durant. However, Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler has a different opinion. On ESPN’s First Take, Butler was asked that very question. The former first round selection […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans were understandably upset when LeBron James spurned their team for the Miami heat to try and win his first NBA Championship. When James made his first return to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, boos rained upon him and the Heat as upset fans let him know exactly how they felt about his […]

Every fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers remembers where they were when LeBron James decided to move on to the Miami Heat for a better chance to compete for an NBA Championship. Those in the arena for the night of his return to Quicken Loans Arena also remember how they loud they booed him as well. […]

It took awhile for the truth to come out on this one. After LeBron James made is decision to leave the Cavaliers for the Miami Heat back in 2010, shockwaves were sent around the NBA. Everyone had a take, even Kevin Durant. Durant famously sent out this tweet after The Decision and you couldn’t convince […]

Every Cleveland Cavaliers fan will always remember where they stood on July 8th, 2010. It was a dark day for the franchise — a day in which LeBron James held ‘The Decision’, expressing his intentions to join the Miami Heat. Apparently, Kevin Durant remembers that day vividly as well, appearing on ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’, speaking about […]

LeBron James has prided himself on his ability to effect every aspect of a box score for his fourteen year NBA career. Three point shooting has never been his strong suit, but James has lifted those numbers above one of the best in the league this season. James is 82-219 from deep so far this […]

After the starting lineups for this year’s NBA All-Star Game were announced on Thursday, some analysts think the votes from players, which accounted for 25% of the overall vote count, should be removed from the equation in the future. In a bit of a strange twist, Alex Kennedy, who is the Managing Editor for Basketball […]

The highly-anticipated final vote returns for this year’s NBA All-Star Game starting lineups are in. 50% of this year’s overall tally came from fan voting, 25% came from players, and the remaining 25% belonged to a select group of media. As reported by ESPN, LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward, leads all candidates in this year’s […]

The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have shared the last two NBA Championships, proving themselves to be the two top threats in their respective conferences. One might say these powerhouse squads have formed a rivalry in recent NBA times, and even the Warriors newest prodigy Kevin Durant shared similar sentiments. LeBron James, on the other hand, has a much […]

The second count of votes for this year’s NBA All-Star game, which is scheduled to be played inside The Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, February 19th, are in. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward and Kyrie Irving are leading the Cavs in the Eastern Conference while Golden State Warriors guard, […]

As this season’s NBA All-Star festivities draw near, votes are beginning to pour in for both conferences. The first returns have been tallied, and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have two players leading the count. LeBron/Kyrie and KD/Curry lead first returns of #NBAAllStar Voting presented by @Verizon! Vote: https://t.co/7SYpaqHa1f & NBA App. pic.twitter.com/ofvgaJERkT — 2017 […]

Kyrie Irving is reaching into his pockets yet again to pay for another of Richard Jefferson‘s fines, this time for winking at Kevin Durant after a left-handed throwdown during the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108 come-from-behind win over the Golden State Warriors. The tech is likely to be rescinded by the league because of its preposterous nature, […]

The Cavaliers and Warriors faced off last night in the most highly anticipated matchup of the season. Needless to say, it lived up to its expectations and its already a strong candidate for game of the year. The Cavaliers took home the win and gave their fans the best Christmas gift possible, but it didn’t […]

With the Cavs down a very important man in J.R. Smith and playing without a legitimate backup point guard, Richard Jefferson’s name was called upon to provide scoring off the bench. And score he did. After starting the game out 0-7 from the field, Jefferson threw down a pair of monster poster dunks on Kevin […]

After five years of being a Cavalier, Kyrie Irving has certainly earned every ounce of respect he deserves. More specifically, the one year Duke product has been a nightmare for the Golden State Warriors, and the infamous super team has had trouble holding him down. Just look at the numbers he puts up against this […]

It’s been three years since LeBron James last won a Most Valuable Player award, but in that time, many can make the case that he’s been the MVP of the league. Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry has won the award now two times in a row, one year leading his team to a surprising […]

Kendrick Perkins just dropped a big revelation when comparing Kevin Durant and LeBron James’ handling of their exits in Oklahoma City and Miami, respectively. In Adrian Wojnarowski’s podcast for The Vertical, the bruising center who played with both former MVPs took a shot on the manner Durant handled his departure, especially in terms of giving […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are entering a special time in each franchise’s history. Both won championships against the other in the past couple of years, both ended long championship droughts, both think they have the best player in the world, and both teams’ fanbases hate the other. During the Warriors Media Day […]

LeBron James currently holds four MVP trophies. Capturing another would make him only the 4th player in NBA history to win five MVPs. In the recently released odds to win the MVP award in 2016-2017, Bovada online sports betting gave him the third best odds to win it. James is listed at 5/1 odds to win, trailing […]

A rivalry has been brewing over the past two years between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. It began in the 2015 NBA Finals when the Warriors took down the short handed Cavs in 6 games. It only intensified after the Cavs overcame a 3-1 deficit to the Warriors in this year’s Finals to capture […]

LeBron James’ move to the Miami Heat was highly criticized, especially for the way he did it. Not letting his team know first and then having a television special in order to announce his leaving Cleveland made it even worse. James was the bad guy of the NBA for the next one or two years […]

Kyrie Irving continues to make great plays for Team USA. After knocking down a dagger three against Australia a few days ago and crossing over Boris Diaw earlier in today’s game, Irving caught a pass and stumbled down, but immediately threw up a perfect alley-oop pass to Kevin Durant who threw down the dunk.

Kevin Durant’s free agency decision this summer changed the whole NBA. Many teams don’t stand a chance at competing while the only other real contenders would be the Cavaliers, Spurs, and possibly the Clippers and Pacers. By creating their super-team out West, the Warriors have also drawn a ton of criticism, mostly aimed towards Kevin […]

Kyrie Irving is an NBA Champion, and nothing is going to change that. Although they came into the NBA Finals as major underdogs, the Cavs came in there with the utmost confidence and knocked off the record-setting defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. RELATED: Kyrie Irving Reveals The Most Memorable Part Of Beating The Warriors […]

Despite being the 2016 NBA Champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves underdogs for the 2017 NBA title and many aren’t expecting them to repeat after the Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Durant in free agency this summer. Reaction around the league from everyone except Warriors fans is all the same: the Warriors are overpowered and […]

The Warriors comprised their super team and acquired Kevin Durant via free agency. The result is an Oklahoma City team with Russell Westbrook and Victor Oladipo as the 1-2 punch as well as a league in which 28 or so teams aren’t even close to being ready to compete with the Warriors. RELATED: Did Dwyane […]

Richard Jefferson has been awesome when it comes to his Snapchat account. He posts hilarious and interesting things that the average fan may never get to see. From funny videos to great photos, fans expect greatness from RJ’s snap. On Sunday night, on the eve of Kevin Durant’s expected decision, Jefferson takes his own guess […]

LeBron James’ NBA companions have expressed their amazement at his ability to win yet another championship, this time against the NBA’s best regular season team of all time. Kevin Durant was one of those players who couldn’t believe what he saw. Having played against the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals just a few weeks […]

LeBron James and Kevin Durant are two of the biggest draws in the NBA today. They’re the two best when it comes to the small forward position. They simply excel at both ends of the court that they don’t always guard each other when their teams matchup as both these superstars are able to do […]

We’re just 12 days away from Christmas Day, which gives everyone enough time to score these brand new Nike ‘Christmas edition’ shoes for some of the NBA’s best. According to Bleacher Report, Nike’s theme this holiday season was fire and ice for the shoe lines of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving: […]

Kobe Bryant`s recent announcement that this season is his final has drawn a lot of reactions from fans, media personalities, and both former and active players alike. Given his status as one of the game’s all-time greats, all these come as no surprise. RELATED: NBA’s 2015-16 Most Valuable Player Odds Two of today’s best in […]

Last year, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Blake Griffin, and James Harden were the frontrunners to win the 2014-15 Most Valuable Player Award. Then all of a sudden, the Warriors won 67 games, were the number one seed, Stephen Curry was spectacular, and he played just over 32 minutes per game. With that, Curry was named […]

We all know who the best basketball player in the world is right now. Cleveland’s own LeBron James has been on top of the world for a few years now and likely won’t be giving up that title for at least the next few years. But more and more often, players are coming out and […]

LeBron James and Kevin Durant have had some incredible plays throughout their careers. In honor of Kevin Durant’s birthday, we take a look at the best play by each player in different categories. We start with the best dunk on an opponent: 1. Best Dunk On Opponent Durant Dunks On Brendan Haywood – LeBron Dunks […]

LeBron James is easily the best basketball player in the world right now. Many make the case for 2014 MVP Kevin Durant or 2015 MVP Stephen Curry, due to their recent success and ability to endure through hardships, but there really is no question as to who the best basketball player in the world is. […]

LeBron James and the rest of the NBA better watch out. The 2013-14 Most Valuable Player is back and he still thinks he’s the best player in the NBA. “I’m cleared to play. I’m 100% healthy. I miss playing the game, I miss competing, I miss my teammates, I miss the Thunder arena. We’re ready […]

Kevin Durant is in the middle of a Nike promotional tour for his shoe, the KD8’s, and he recently sat down with a fanpage called NBA Maniacs to talk basketball. The website, however, is published in Spanish, and when he was asked who his all time starting five would be, Durant responded with some players […]

LeBron James has been vacationing for the most part this summer. He’s taken trips around the world, but it looks like he’s had to get back to business a little earlier than usual. James and rapper Drake held a kickball game with other celebrities and players up in Toronto, Canada on Saturday. Oklahoma City Thunder’s […]

The All Star small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, is entering the final year of his 5 year, $89 million contract he signed back in 2010. Despite Durant’s very public desire to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder, there have been reports of him going to his hometown Washington Wizards or the […]