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The Cleveland Cavaliers lost one of their favorite sons a couple of days ago as they made a blockbuster deal with their Eastern Conference foes, the Boston Celtics, to send Kyrie Irving to TD Garden. In exchange for the Duke product, the Cavaliers received All-Star Isaiah Thomas, “3-and-D” specialist Jae Crowder, European center Ante Zizic […]

Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard is currently the subject of some backlash from former Boston Celtics players, following the commentary he recently made on Skip Bayless’ FS1 show “Undisputed.” The veteran broadcaster reported that Isaiah Thomas was apparently disliked by some of his teammates, leading to their front office to decide to trade him. Upon […]

Jae Crowder learned yesterday that he’s been part of a huge Boston Celtics trade package that sent him to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the services of Kyrie Irving. However, that’s not the biggest development in Crowder’s life this summer, as it was confirmed by Mike Petraglia of CLSNMedia, that Crowder’s mother, Helen, had lost her […]

The blockbuster deal between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics that sent shockwaves around the NBA is continuing to draw a lot of opinions from players, coaches, and other members of the basketball community. Many have chimed in on the conversation, and given their thoughts on who they think is in a better situation now […]

Despite a tumultuous offseason after Kyrie Irving’s trade request became public, some of his former teammates were hopeful the 25-year-old star could work out his differences with the team and stay to take another crack at the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. This glimmer of hope was eventually all for naught, as […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday afternoon finally pulled the trigger on a deal that sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics that netted them back fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. It was a transaction that saw two of the league’s top scorers being dealt for each other, which Elias has acknowledged […]

On Tuesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics came together for one of the bigger trades of the 2017 NBA offseason. The Cavs, winners of last season’s Eastern Conference crown, are sending All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the C’s for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected first […]

The trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics represents a fresh start for all involved. For star point guard Kyrie Irving, it represents the chance to lead a new group and win now, but by landing in Boston, alongside new acquisition Gordon Hayward, it once again pairs him with another star player to […]

In lieu of Tuesday’s trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, several players, including LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Isaiah Thomas, saw their odds of winning this season’s MVP award fluctuate a bit — some for the better, some for worse. As most hoops fans know by now, the Cavs are sending Irving to […]

On Tuesday evening, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers made one of the bigger trades of the 2017 NBA offseason, sending All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and an unprotected first round pick (Brooklyn Nets) in next year’s Draft. Now that he’s been officially traded, […]

On Tuesday evening, Cleveland Cavaliers team owner Dan Gilbert and newly-appointed general manager Koby Altman pulled the trigger on a deal that sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. In return, the Cavs received Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and a protected first round pick in next year’s Draft (Brooklyn Nets). […]

In a snap, the balance of power in the Eastern Conference appears to be bound for a change following the earth-shaking trade that happened Tuesday night, when the Boston Celtics sent a package deal fronted by Isaiah Thomas to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kyrie Irving. Well, not so on the betting boards, where […]

Boston Celtics president and general manager Danny Ainge has shipped Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland knowing that the pocket-sized guard is nursing an ailing hip — one that he sees as an impediment for Thomas’ readiness to play right away once the new season kicks in this October. That much was known from a sound recording […]

The blockbuster deal between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics centered around Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas, sent shockwaves around the league. Players and other members of the basketball community took to their social media accounts to voice out their opinions about it. Now, it’s Cavs majority owner Dan Gilbert’s turn and he sent a […]

Now that Kyrie Irving has found a new home in Beantown and is a former Cleveland Cavalier, the subtle social media barb exchanges between him and LeBron James can finally lay to rest. At the end of the day, both players were part of something special in Cleveland, and James wants his former running mate […]

On Tuesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers decided to trade All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and a future pick in the NBA Draft (Brooklyn Nets). In his 72 games played for the Cavs last season, Irving averaged a career-high 25.2 points on 47% shooting […]

The potential deal involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston centered around Kyrie Irving has surprised a lot of fans, as it was unexpected, especially with both teams being rivals in the Eastern Conference. Multiple reports suggested that they are in advanced negotiations now, and that its completion woulud hinge on the Celtics’ willingness to include […]

According to Jeff Goodman of ESPN, the Cleveland Cavlaiers have traded guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the 2018 unprotected first round pick that belonged to the Brooklyn Nets. Cavs agree to deal Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and 2018 […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Cavs and Celtics are in advanced trade talks that would send Kyrie Irving to Boston in exchange for a package involving Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and draft picks. Sources: Boston, Cleveland nearing deal on Kyrie Irving, but details still working to completion. Isaiah Thomas, Crowder, pick(s) […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics have engaged in trade talks involving point guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The two teams are nearing completion, reportedly packaging forward Jae Crowder in the deal and a potential future pick in exchange for Irving, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. […]

Now that Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade, several teams around the association are calling team owner Dan Gilbert and newly-appointed general manager Koby Altman with inquiries about the crafty ball-handler’s availability, including the New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Boston Celtics. In fact, as many as 20 teams […]

It’s almost been a month since news came out about Kyrie Irving requesting for a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but until now, his next destination is still unknown, and there’s still no team that has emerged as a top landing spot for him. With the lack of development in the four-time All-Star’s trade saga, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2017-18 schedule is officially out and their 82-game schedule features loads of intriguing games for fans to try and catch. Whether or not the Cavs end up trading guard Kyrie Irving, they’ll still have LeBron James, so here are the five games for Cavs fans to watch from the upcoming season: 1. […]

On Thursday evening, the NBA officially announced their full schedule of games for opening week of the 2017-18 regular season. To kick off the 2017 KIA Tip Off week, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Boston Celtics inside Quicken Loans Arena at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17th. TNT will have live […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and David Griffin decided to “mutually part ways” earlier this summer, as most hoops fans know. Today, the former Cavs executive spent some time on The Jump, ESPN’s popular sports talk show. Right out of the gate, “Griff,” as he came to be known in Cleveland, was asked about Kyrie Irving’s recent […]

The summer is in full heat and the anticipation for NBA 2K18 with the release of some of the player ratings are only making the water boil — but for now a preview of a very different Boston Celtics team and the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA 2K17 will do. The simulation features […]

Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers played their way to a 51-and-31 regular season record, granting them a No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff standings — just behind the Boston Celtics, who finished with a 53-and-29 record. As most hoops fans know, the Cavs went on to be defeated in the Finals in their […]

Jeff Green nearly saw his NBA career come to an abrupt end in January 2012 after undergoing open-heart surgery to due to an enlargement of the valve to his aorta. However, he was able to make it back to the NBA signing a four-year, $36 million deal with the Boston Celtics that ensuing summer. In a […]

According to Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon, the Boston Celtics are offering a package of Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and multiple first round picks for to the Cleveland Cavaliers for disgruntled point guard Kyrie Irving according to his sources. Also according to Vardon’s sources, the Cavaliers would then move Thomas to acquire more even more assets. For […]

Like many around the NBA have thought, the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ offseason has gone from a rather uneventful one to a complete debacle in the last week — going from very small signings to the trade request that took the league by storm. In Friday’s set of The Jump with Rachel Nichols, recently-retired forward, turned analyst Paul […]

While the NBA world lit fire to the kerosene-drenched news of Kyrie Irving‘s trade request to the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ front office, a disappointed LeBron James (who has known about this for over a week now) chose to instead tweet a throwback slam dunk reel of his friend and former teammate Ray Allen. While he is […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers roster currently stands they have two roster spots available for the taking. The two major positions of need are at either of the guard positions and in the front court. In the pursuit of players to fill those roster spots versatility, youth, and defense sit at the top of the check […]

The Boston Celtics received a major upgrade to their squad with the addition of All-Star Small Forward Gordon Hayward, who left his former team, the Utah Jazz to reunite with his college coach Brad Stevens. Anyone who watched this year’s Eastern Conference Finals is probably thinking it won’t make a difference in a playoff series, […]

Since falling short in the 2017 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been a busy team behind closed doors, trying to improve the roster through the trade market. One of the Cavaliers’ primary trade target has been All-Star forward Paul George from the Indiana Pacers. According to Terry Pluto of […]

The NBA world simply doesn’t stop. The season has just ended but it’s never too early to look to next season to improve and try to obtain elite NBA status. Phones are ringing, conversations are happening, front offices are in overdrive and agents are calling around as the off-season frenzy has well and truly begun. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is known to be a student of the game and its storied history. However, when fielding a question about former Boston Celtics great turned CSN New England color-commentator Tommy Heinsohn from Joe Vardon of cleveland.com on Sunday, it appeared as though the King either didn’t hear or didn’t recognize the […]

As of this writing, it appears that the Cleveland Cavaliers will come up short in their effort to repeat as NBA champions and will lose to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons. That will drop LeBron James to 3-5 in his Finals career – can we […]

After Thursday’s night’s series-clinching 135-102 Game 5 victory over the Boston Celtics, members of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization made their way to the locker room to celebrate their third consecutive Eastern Conference championship. Chris Fedor of cleveland.com writes in his recent article that Kevin Love and LeBron James were supposed to make an appearance at […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night clinched their third straight NBA Finals appearance after cruising past the Boston Celtics in Game 5. Cleveland had full control of the contest never trailing and led by as many as 39 points. Following the contest, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens voiced that he felt it was Kyrie Irving that […]