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Larry Nance Jr. turned a lot of heads on Monday when he had a career-night against the Detroit Pistons. Finishing with 22 points and 15 rebounds, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ trade deadline acquisition gave a glimpse of his true potential, and how he can contribute to his team’s cause. Many took notice of his impressive performance, […]

Monday night turned out to be a very good one for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they pulled off a blowout victory at home against the Detroit Pistons. It was even more special for Larry Nance Jr., as he had a career night, posting career-highs in points and rebounds, in his very first start as a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ frontcourt just got a lot thinner. Already slim down low with the absence of Kevin Love, the Cavs are expected to endure two weeks of action minus starting center Tristan Thompson because of an ankle problem. This is according to a report by Jason Lloyd of The Athletic. Ty Lue said Tristan […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been hit by injuries yet again, this time to Tristan Thompson, who suffered an ankle sprain in Saturday night’s home loss to the Denver Nuggets. That has thrust newest Cavalier Larry Nance Jr. into the starting lineup in Thompson’s stead for Monday night’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons, and boy did […]

After the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that Jeff Green will miss at least two games due to a lower back injury, it was expected that he would receive a lot of treatment on it to try and get back to 100 percent as soon as possible. However, that has not been the case, and the veteran […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will keep rolling with shooting guard Rodney Hood in the starting lineup against the Detroit Pistons tonight, according to Marla Ridenour of The Akron Beacon Journal. Head coach Tyronn Lue will also start Larry Nance Jr. and bring rookie Cedi Osman off the bench — making another aggressive coaching move in hopes […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will close out their five-game home stand with a matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, but they’ll be doing so without several key players due to injuries, including Kevin Love (hand), Tristan Thompson (ankle), and Jeff Green (lower back soreness). With his teammates ruled out, Cavs superstar LeBron James feels […]

With several players ruled out due to injuries (Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson and Jeff Green), the Cleveland Cavaliers will be forced to present a different rotation in Monday night’s home game against the Detroit Pistons — one that will likely include an altered starting lineup, according to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. You […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue missed Monday morning’s practice session at Cleveland Clinics Courts due to an illness. However, the Mexico, Missouri native is expected to be available for Monday night’s home game against the Detroit Pistons, according to a report from Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal. #Cavs Tyronn Lue missed shootaround […]

During Sunday’s season finale of Keeping up with the Kardashians, reality television star and fashion designer Khloe Kardashian learned the sex of her baby with Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson. Though she was admittedly hoping for a boy, Khloe and Tristan have been blessed with a girl. During the episode, Khloe’s doctor broke the news […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has always been a social activist, alongside being a good role model for kids and people just trying to make a change in this world. Right before the All-Star Break, James was called out by Laura Ingraham of Fox News who said on her show that she was not interested […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers hotshot Kobe Bryant added yet another trophy to his collection as he won an Oscar Award for his short film, “Dear Basketball” on Sunday. Many of his contemporaries, and even current players took to their social media accounts to congratulate him for once again proving that he is a winner. From […]

The Utah Jazz are hilarious, and there is a possibility that they may have the best troll job of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the whole season. In a post from the official Instagram account of the Cavaliers, they posted a picture of Kevin Love standing in front of a wall with Cavaliers logos on it. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers just got some bad news about one of their players and this time, it has nothing to do with soup. Tristan Thompson, the team’s center who recently was re-inserted into the starting lineup, will miss “multiple games” due to a sprained ankle he sustained on Saturday, per Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today. […]

Richard Jefferson was one of the most jovial players of the Cleveland Cavaliers in recent years. Jefferson was a valuable player off the bench when the Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals. His versatile defense and efficient 3-point shooting allowed the Cavaliers to flourish on the court, even against the likes of a 73-win Golden […]

Ever since he assumed the role of head coach, Tyronn Lue has been blamed for all of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ problems. A lack of offensive design creativity, a tendency to keep struggling players on the court, and a refusal to play rookies outside of Cedi Osman recently has made Lue the center of attention when […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. But that didn’t stop Nuggets head coach Michael Malone from heaping some serious praise atop Cavs star LeBron James. According to Gina Mizell of the Denver Post, Malone pretty much put James in the same conversation as Michael Jordan after the game. #Nuggets coach Michael […]

J.R. Smith is often considered as a divisive figure among NBA types, mostly because of the way his gunner mentality can take teams out of games about as quickly as it can get them back in. But the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to LeBron James and coach Tyronn Lue, benefitted from that against the Denver Nuggets […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got J.R. Smith back in the lineup on Saturday night against the Denver Nuggets. He had to serve a one-game suspension for throwing soup at assistant coach Damon Jones. Seriously. But with that behind him, Smith could get back to playing bisque-etball, er, basketball. He scored 19 points, but the Cavs lost […]

Richard Jefferson is now playing for the Denver Nuggets, but he sure still misses his days with the Cleveland Cavaliers. After all, it was with the Cavs that he won an NBA title had long eluded him. Following the Nuggets’ 126-117 win on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena over the Cavs, Jefferson decided to show […]

On Saturday, J.R. Smith, who once hurled a bowl of soup at an assistant coach, returned from a one-game suspension meted out to him by the Cleveland Cavaliers and did what JR Smith always does: knock down threes. Playing the Denver Nuggets at home, Smith climbed up the Cavs’ all-time three-pointers made list, when he […]

We are a couple of weeks removed from the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star break, but Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Larry Nance Jr. is not done throwing it down. On Saturday night, the second-generation Cavs player put his pogo sticks to use once again, as Nance put Denver Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jeff Green will be held out of Saturday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets due to lower back soreness, according to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. The former fifth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft missed Tuesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to the same ailment. Vardon […]

Saturday night’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets will serve as a championship reunion for Richard Jefferson, J.R. Smith, LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, and Kevin Love, who were all members of the Cavs’ 2015-16 squad that defeated the Golden State Warriors in epic come-from-behind fashion (down three games to one). This time, however, […]

As most hoops fans know by now, Cleveland Cavaliers sharptshooter J.R. Smith was suspended from Thursday night’s 108-97 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers due to detrimental conduct. At first, there was a lot of speculation as to what this “detrimental conduct” might have been. However, it was later revealed that Smith had thrown a bowl […]

The talk around the city of Cleveland has been J.R. Smith’s soup-gate — which has everyone wondering all sorts of answers, ranging from what sparked the confrontation between him and assistant Damon Jones, to what kind of soup he had in his hands before the altercation. Smith, for one, can’t even remember what kind of soup he threw […]

The J.R. Smith souper saga made a splash in the NBA on Friday, after details revealed he had earned his suspension against the Philadelphia 76ers for throwing a bowl of soup at assistant Damon Jones. Jones, a former Cleveland Cavalier, has been known as somewhat of an irritant, never missing a chance to toot his own horn […]

On Thursday, LeBron James bent people’s minds and the laws of nature when he uncorked a brilliant move that only players like LeBron James have the ability to pull off. Sandwiched between two Philadelphia 76ers defenders in Joel Embiid and Robert Covington, James pulled his dribble and went behind his back. Sure, even Dwight Howard […]

Despite the barrage of transactions just before this year’s trade deadline, the Cleveland Cavaliers apparently are still in need of help. While they can no longer make transactions with other teams, the Cavs could get that lift from someone that is already on their roster in the form of Kevin Love. Love has not seen […]

LeBron James has been one of the most outspoken players in all of the NBA when it comes to different social issues the country is facing. He has not been shy to speak against it, and continues to raise awareness with his social media posts, and even with the messages written on his shoes. On […]

At times over LeBron James’ career, it has felt like he is the only guy on his team, and he has had to carry and will his team to victory by himself. Since LeBron James has played in the big three era though, his teams have gotten better and he has had other players to […]

Following Thursday night’s 108-97 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers inside Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James decided to post a motivational message to Ben Simmons — a player who most experts and analysts view as the heir apparent to the NBA’s metaphorical throne. James, now 33 years of age, logged 39 minutes of […]

Jordan Clarkson wasn’t fond of his late ejection after he reacted to a garbage time bucket by Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric in the closing seconds of the game. Saric went for a layup with the game already under wraps, which drew the ire of the young guard, who then threw the ball against the […]

LeBron James turned a lot of heads during the first quarter of play in the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers. He pulled off an insane between-the-legs dribble to split the defense that even resulted in a nutmeg on his teammate, Tristan Thompson, en route to a lefty layup. Understanding that his impressive move […]

After taking a 108-97 bar-measuring loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, LeBron James took time to praise rookie Ben Simmons over Instagram, who had a well-rounded evening with 18 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, two steals, and a block in 32 minutes against the Cleveland Cavaliers. “I told y’all a while back that my young King […]

Being mentioned in the same sentence with Michael Jordan is an honor. To actually surpass the greatest to play the game in any category is an even greater honor. On Thursday night, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James moved ahead of Jordan when it came to scoring at least 20 points. The Cavaliers’ official Twitter account […]

The Philadelphia 76ers put together a good effort against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday for a win, and Jordan Clarkson didn’t like it very much. Clarkson, one of the four players who joined the Cavs via trade before the deadline, was ejected just seconds before the Cavaliers lost 108-97. Sixers guard Dario Saric dunked the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has enjoyed over a decade of healthy play, not having any sort of serious injury to his name throughout his career. It stayed that way on Thursday night, even though there was a play during Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers where that could’ve potentially changed. James was under the […]

Working with LeBron James for some time, former Cleveland Cavaliers GM David Griffin knew that James was a special, one-of-a-kind player. Until you look at statistics, however, one’s appreciation and sense of awe for James aren’t as complete. Griffin saw an amazing statistic that made him wonder even further how good James truly is. On […]