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The Cleveland Cavaliers came out on top of the Boston Celtics on opening night, 102-99, and one of the daggers came on a corner three-point shot from Kevin Love with 46 seconds left. Love was found in front of the Cavs bench all by himself by LeBron James, who was being double-teamed on the opposite […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a video tribute all prepared for the returning Kyrie Irving, who played in Cleveland for the first time since his controversial exit from the Cavs this offseason. The plan was to play that video sometime during the game. But like Kyrie, the Cavs apparently had a sudden change of heart. According […]

Even after almost seven years, Dwyane Wade still remembers vividly the time when they played inside Quicken Loans Arena during LeBron James’ first visit wearing the Miami Heat’s colors. To say the atmosphere was hostile is definitely an understatement, as they were greeted with a lot of boos and name-calling throughout that night. As Kyrie […]

There are those moments in the NBA when players are fiercely competing to top one another, and then there are others when no matter what jersey have on they have to come together. Tuesday’s opening night game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics began with a buzz, then the air was taken out […]

After four months of basketball sobriety, fans are teeming with anticipation as the Cavs kick off the 2017-18 NBA season against the Boston Celtics. Led by their former All-Star scorer, Kyrie Irving, the season opener has become personal for Cavs fans and a spectacle for fans who feed off the drama. However, the plot of […]

When LeBron James announced his decision to join the Miami Heat back in 2010, he immediately became one of the most-hated personalities in the whole state of Ohio. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ fans felt they were betrayed by their hometown hero leaving them, and they did not gladly accept him when he first played inside Quicken […]

During the last 2 1/2 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, veteran guard J.R. Smith developed a strong bond with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving. With Irving now a member of the Boston Celtics, much has changed within the team especially after how things unfolded. According to Nikki Goel of ClutchPoints, Smith touched upon his former teammate’s […]

During this past offseason, the Boston Celtics were one of the most active teams in reshaping their roster ahead of the 2017-18 campaign. It entailed them acquiring a pair of All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, which have further elevated the level of expectations around the team to be serious challengers to finally dethrone the […]

Tomorrow night (Tuesday), the Cleveland Cavaliers will kick off their 2017-18 regular season with a highly-anticipated matchup against Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics at 8 p.m. EST, with TNT having live broadcast coverage. During Tuesday night’s game, the Cavs plan to honor Irving, who played six seasons for the franchise before being granted a […]

Despite a sudden change during this busy offseason, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to have Kyrie Irving tormenting defenders, noting his wide array of abilities before the regular season opener against Irving’s new team, the Boston Celtics. With only a day prior to their first clash of the season, […]

The start of the regular season is just a few days away with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first opponent on the docket being the Boston Celtics. It will mark the first opportunity that veteran forward Jae Crowder will have to play his former team right out of the gate in his first campaign with the Cavs. However, […]

On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers will kick off their 2017-18 regular season campaign with a highly-anticipated matchup against the Boston Celtics inside Quicken Loans Arena. Just days before the start of preseason play, Cavs superstar LeBron James turned his ankle in a practice session at Cleveland Clinic Courts. As a result, he was forced […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Isaiah Thomas won’t be out for blood when his time to return to the TD Garden and play his former team, the Boston Celtics, comes around. The Cavs’ 5-foot-9 dynamo has been traded a couple of times before, first by the Sacramento Kings in 2014 and later by the Phoenix Suns the […]

Isaiah Thomas is now with the Cleveland Cavaliers after getting sent there this offseason via a trade with the Boston Celtics. While he’s said before that he’s going to miss the fans and the city of Boston, it’s also pretty clear that he’ll be longing for the tomfooleries he shared with his former teammates. It’s […]

The NBA All-Star Game is many months away but people are talking about it now like it’s about to happen next weekend. This is happening because the NBA recently announced changes in the event that it hopes would add more spice to the game and a little bit more drama and enough motivation for players […]

In what could be a very fitting and even ironic development inside the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room, their latest signing, Dwyane Wade, has reportedly taken over the locker room of Kyrie Irving. The closet will now be the place where a player who chose to play for the team will have his stuff in, which […]

Since being traded to the Cleveland Cavs from the Boston Celtics, Isaiah Thomas has primarily voiced excitement about the new opportunity in front of him in his next chapter of his career. However, it is also evident that there was some level disdain about being moved by the Celtics despite him stating that the NBA […]

It seems as though Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jae Crowder, who was recently acquired in a deal with the Boston Celtics, is really digging his new environment with the Cavs and may have even taken a bit of a jab at his former team. Along with Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic, and a pair of future draft […]

When news came out early in the offseason about Kyrie Irving requesting for a trade from the Cleveland Cavs, it came as a shock to many of their fans. However, there are also some who immediately questioned his loyalty, as they believe he has all the reasons to stay put with the team. As it […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers shift gears in preparation for the new NBA season, an injury to LeBron James instantly became the focus of attention of the team’s fans and media alike after LeBron James injury rolled his ankle during practice on Wednesday. The 2017-18 season is less than a month away and an injury to any […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers training camp has gotten underway and with a Dwyane Wade-less roster, as he attends to personal matters, the new-look team took part in some basics along with their pre-season media obligations. Among them was J.R. Smith, who was sporting a pair of Kyrie Irving’ signature kicks — the Nike Kyrie 3’s in […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James says he had a ton of emotions about Kyrie Irving’s recent trade to the Boston Celtics. On Monday, the Cavs held their annual media day from Cleveland Clinic Courts in Independence, Ohio. With reporters gathered and the world watching, James touched on the deal that sent his former teammate to […]

Earlier, it was reported by ESPN’s Adam Wojnarowski that Carmelo Anthony has updated his list of teams he’d be willing to waive his no-trade clause in his current contract if that meant a deal which would transfer him to any of those franchises. That list now includes the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were reportedly crossed out […]

In January of 2012, Jeff Green was in need of serious medical attention. What was his ailment, you ask? A damaged heart. More specifically, an enlarged valve to his aorta. Green, who was a member of the Boston Celtics at the time, came to the world renowned Cleveland Clinic to visit Dr. Lars Svensson for […]

As most hoops fans know, Kyrie Irving requested a trade from Cavaliers team owner Dan Gilbert and newly-appointed general manager Koby Altman in a private meeting shortly after the conclusion of the 2016-17 NBA season. This news came as a surprise to many, including some of Irving’s Cavs teammates. Irving, who is now a four-time […]

While playing around with his two sons on Sunday in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ practice facility, Isaiah Thomas went live on Instagram. Naturally, tons of his followers flocked to watch the video, but there were a couple of standout individuals that had their eyeballs glued to their phone screens watching as noticed by Thomas’ sons. One […]

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2016-17 NBA season, reports began to surface which stated Kyrie Irving had requested a trade from Cleveland Cavaliers team owner Dan Gilbert and (then) general manager David Griffin in a private meeting. News of Irving’s request for a trade came as a surprise to many, including his own teammates. […]

Isaiah Thomas had played alongside Al Horford for just one season with the Boston Celtics, but that seems to be enough for the now Cleveland Cavaliers guard to have a perfect read of the subtleties of Horford’s game. We get to know that when Thomas playfully commented on an Instagram post showing a photo of […]

It wasn’t long after the introduction of Rakuten as the new three-year partner of the Golden State Warriors that Draymond Green was called up by the media to get his take on what’s been a frenzied offseason. The Defensive Player of the Year admitted it was hard to keep up with the amount of transactions […]

Prior to the modern era, the only historic big shot the Cleveland Cavaliers were associated with was Michael Jordan’s infamous jumper over Craig Ehlo to move onto the second round of the 1989 playoffs. Ehlo had scored 15 points in the fourth quarter of that Game 5, including the go-ahead basket, but it was all […]

When two-time All-Star Isaiah Thomas found out that he had been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers last month, he was admittedly surprised. It wasn’t just Thomas who was caught a bit off guard by the deal, though. His former Celtics teammates were also taken aback. “After all you did, that’s how they do you,” Thomas […]

According to Kurt Helin of NBC Sports, new Cleveland Cavalier wing Jae Crowder revealed in his introductory press conference that prior to being traded by the Boston Celtics, he already had concerns about his place in the Beantown team’s crowded wing rotation. “I had a little concern because we had a lot of wing players […]

As most hoops fans know, the Cleveland Cavaliers recently traded All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for several valuable assets, including point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected first round pick in next year’s NBA Draft, and the Miami Heat’s second round selection in […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers held an introductory press conference for the new players they received in their recent trade with the Boston Celtics. After dodging a few questions about Isaiah Thomas’ lingering hip injury, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue was asked about his team’s new acquisitions. “I think we’ve done a great job […]

In the midst of a nerve-wracking long week where the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics had agreed to a pending trade, the anxiety surrounding those involved after rumors of the Cavs seeking additional assets in return gave a bite of uncertainty to the situation. Meanwhile Jae Crowder was in Atlanta, a 40-minute drive from his […]

Now that he has officially been traded from the Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jae Crowder will have the opportunity to play alongside one of his long-time adversaries in LeBron James. Over the years, there has certainly been no love lost between the Cavs and Celtics. Most hoops fans will remember the days of […]

Defensive ace Jae Crowder was a key piece in the bundle that came back to the Cleveland Cavaliers in return for All-Star Kyrie Irving, providing a well-rounded three-and-D asset to a team in need of both specialties. The Georgia native addressed his situation during Thursday’s introductory press conference, noting the significance of the start of […]

Isaiah Thomas will be heading into his fourth NBA team through the start of his seventh season in the league and as the 60th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, he’s made sure to come in with a working-man attitude from his very first day in The Association. During Thursday’s press conference, Thomas noted […]

In late August, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics came together for a blockbuster offseason trade. The Cavs, defenders of the Eastern Conference crown, sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to Boston. In return, the Celtics delivered several assets, including point guard Isaiah Thomas (two-time All Star), Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets unprotected […]