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Jarrett Allen missed four games earlier this month for the Cleveland Cavaliers due to an eye injury. The one-time All-Star is now in danger of being sidelined again after popping up on the injury report for the Cavs ahead of their Tuesday night matchup against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Jarrett Allen injury status […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers just shook up the Eastern Conference after they pulled the trigger on a blockbuster trade deal for Donovan Mitchell. For his part, Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young is all for it, and he even welcomed the new Cavs recruit to the conference. In true Trae Young fashion, however, the All-Star point guard […]

Jarrett Allen’s injury was one of the biggest storylines heading into Friday’s winner-take-all Play-In game between the Cavs and the Hawks. Fortunately, Allen was cleared to play, which was obviously a huge development for Cleveland. As it turns out, however, the All-Star big man still nearly missed the game. Apparently, Allen was stuck in heavy […]

Coming off a difficult loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have to quickly refocus their sights on the next game lying ahead of them: a showdown with the Atlanta Hawks. A win means a ticket to the first round of the NBA playoffs, and a best of 7 series with the first […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off a brutal loss to the Brooklyn Nets in the first play-in contest. Their season is now in jeopardy as they welcome the Atlanta Hawks to town. The Cavs have struggled without All-Star center Jarrett Allen in the lineup and will have to face one of the best offensive teams […]

It’s do or die for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night as they face the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Play-In Tournament. After narrowly losing to the Brooklyn Nets earlier in the week, the Cavs must win here in order to book their spot in the playoffs, where they would face the top-seeded Miami Heat. […]

One of the biggest takeaways from the Cavs’ Tuesday night defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets is that Cleveland desperately needs Jarrett Allen back. Their All-Star big man is still dealing with a lingering finger injury and the team has yet to announce his availability for Friday’s must-win clash against either the Atlanta […]

The 2021-22 season became a huge step in the right direction for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen become first-time All-Stars and Evan Mobley showed he is destined to make plenty of his own in the future. Allen’s injury will keep him sidelined, which sours their chances, but the Cavs are not yet […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are actively surprising everyone in 2021-22. J.B. Bickerstaff’s upstart squad is 19-12 more than a third of the way into the regular season and is clearly to be a factor in the East. However, as with more or less every team in the NBA, the COVID-19 positive tests have ruined the mood […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to improve their roster through trades, and it looks like they have a target in mind to address some of their biggest needs. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the Cavs have long been interested in Atlanta Hawks small forward Cam Reddish and could make a move for him to […]

The trade that sent Jordan Clarkson from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Utah Jazz was a move that blindsided Cavs players. As a way to cope with the sudden departure of the guard, Collin Sexton and the Cavs managed to win a close one over the Atlanta Hawks, 121-118. The Cavs managed to squeeze out […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were the recent recipient of some good news, as they are now officially set to retain their first-round pick for the upcoming draft. The Cavs will not be sending over their pick to the Atlanta Hawks, and they are now in possession of two first-round picks for June: Cavaliers, who will receive […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton may have attended college at the University of Alabama, but he calls the state of Georgia home. The Marietta, Ga. native was in Atlanta to take on the Hawks on Saturday night, and he had a whole contingent of his fan club at the game: Collin Sexton said […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cavs acting head coach Larry Drew has been thrown into a difficult situation in Cleveland, and his new team has continued to struggle under his leadership. To be fair, Drew inherited a winless team from Tyronn Lue, and they just lost the best basketball player in the world this past summer. While […]

Trae Young is off to a hot start and he’s one of the early season favorites to win Rookie of the Year — at least that’s what J.R. Smith is saying. Smith took to Twitter to gas up Young after his 24 points and 15 assists against the Miami Heat on Saturday night. ROY https://t.co/jaB7e5LbF4 […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton put it upon himself to compete with fellow rookie Trae Young when the Cavs played the Atlanta Hawks. However, it was different for Young who treated his match-up with Sexton like any other game. Young put on a historic performance at Quicken Loans Arena as he led the Hawks to […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young got the better of fellow rookie and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton in the first match-up between the top-10 picks, and Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue believes Sexton’s competitive nature and aggressiveness played a factor in his performance. Young went off for 35 points and 11 assists, while Sexton struggled […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were hoping to pick up their first win since LeBron James’ second departure on Sunday night after a couple of losses to two teams that made the playoffs lasts season in the Toronto Raptors and Minnesota Timberwolves. Sunday’s home opener at The Q was supposed to be the slight glimmer of hope […]

After missing the first two games of the season with a sprained right ankle, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Larry Nance Jr. will make his season debut Sunday at home against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Nance will come off the Cavs’ bench and will be on a minutes restriction. Cleveland […]

It would take some time before NBA teams know for sure whether they made the right calls in last month’s NBA Draft. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, that means they will have to wait a little longer to vindicate their resistance to participate in what could have been one of the biggest surprises in the draft. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers sniper Kyle Korver is one of the best outside shooters in the history of the NBA, a fact that Korver’s former teammate and Brooklyn Nets forward DeMarre Carroll reminded everyone while watching Game 4 of the series between the Cavs and the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. In case you all forgot Kyle Korver […]

In life, there are plenty of things that constantly maintain the attention of the world around us. Whether it is the Oscars, or what name Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian’s baby will have, or what President Trump is tweeting about, or how the Browns would be foolish to not draft former Penn State running back […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers continue to struggle winning games, and with the trade deadline looming, more players are being linked to them in possible deals that could be made before February 8. A new name has now emerged as a target for the Wine and Gold as they may have their eyes set on Atlanta […]

Cleveland Cavaliers sharpshooter Kyle Korver is known as one of the best 3-point shooters of all time. In fact, with 2,127 made threes to his credit, the former Creighton Blue Jay ranks fifth on the NBA’s all-time list, just behind Paul Pierce (2,143). Korver, now 36 years of age, was acquired by the Cavs from […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking unstoppable as of the moment. While they recently saw the end of their 13-game win streak with a loss to the Indiana Pacers last Friday, that seemed more like just a minor stain in their 20-8 record so far this season than anything else. In fact, the Cavs are back […]

After over a month out, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is expected to make his return for Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. However, he will come off the bench as a backup big man as opposed to slotting straight back into the starting lineup. The Cavs intend for Tristan Thompson to return […]

LeBron James pulled out the classic Dikembe Mutombo finger wag gesture when he delivered a game-clinching block on Dennis Schroder in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ most recent game against the Atlanta Hawks. Seeing as they were in Atlanta, which was Mount Mutombo’s home for five seasons, might that have been a premeditated move by the Cavs […]

After Thursday night’s 121-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue had high praise for LeBron James’ ability to defend point guards — more specifically, Dennis Schroder. Schroder, one of the quickest ball-handlers in today’s NBA, was giving the Cavs headaches in the first half, scoring 17 points with relative ease. […]

In the second half of Thursday night’s 121-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James decided to take on the responsibility of guarding Dennis Schroder. After watching Schroder dice up the Cavs’ defense in the first half for 17 points, James, who finished Thursday night’s game with 24 points and 12 assists, […]

When you come at the King, you best not miss. Atlanta Hawks forward Taurean Prince had every intention to personify those wise words from Omar when he drove to the basket during Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately for Prince, he didn’t just miss – he failed spectacularly, as LeBron James erased his shot […]

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, last season’s biggest downfall was their bench during the 2017 NBA Finals. With next-to-no depth, the Golden State Warriors were easily took care of the Cavaliers, winning the series 4-1. One of the biggest reasons the Warriors manhandled the Cavs was through the services of players like Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, […]

With a sluggish start of 4-6 and no team respecting them on defense, the Cleveland Cavaliers are in an obvious rut. After trading away disgruntled point guard Kyrie Irving and reloading the team through the trade and free agency, many picked the Cavs to play like an All-Star Team with their roster. But, the only […]

Yesterday, half way through another mediocre start against a mediocre team, the Cavaliers found themselves in another hole. Having now dropped five of their last six games, Cavs fans have felt uncomfortable to their stomach. By halftime, a struggling Kevin Love literally felt that discomfort. Kevin Love says he experienced stomach problems and shortness of […]

In what appears to be a fresh start, the Cavaliers (4-5) return home to play host to the Atlanta Hawks after snapping a four-game losing streak behind a historical, dominating 57-point performance by LeBron James. While game getting carried doesn’t imply much progress, the Cavaliers have shown more urgency over the past two games compared […]

When Richard Jefferson decided to post the image of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ championship rings last year earlier than when the team’s management wanted it to be revealed, it nearly spelled the end of the forward’s career as a Cavalier. Jefferson uploaded a picture of the ring to his Snapchat account just after the Cavs took […]

When basketball gets epic, people become convinced it’s scripted and that the rules are rigged for the most righteous story lines. However, nobody could’ve predicted the NBA we’ve witnessed over the last 10 years because many don’t realize when something ends, something else begins. For the Cavaliers, there have been a number of endings that […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson received some surprising news Friday when he learned that Quicken Loans Arena would no longer be his home. He was sent to the Atlanta Hawks in a trade that would later lead to him being waived into free agency. Jefferson, who considered retirement more than once, isn’t quite ready to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in advanced talks to send veteran forward Richard Jefferson and point guard Kay Felder to the Atlanta Hawks for the rights to European players Dimitrios Agravanis and Sergii Gladyr, according to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. The Cavs will also send two future second-round picks and cash considerations to Atlanta. […]

On Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers sent out a unique good morning message to their fans and followers on Twitter. This was no ordinary tweet, however. In what can only be described as a hilarious rendition, the Cavs’ media team superimposed an image of Kay Felder, their backup point guard, on the cover of a box […]