Cleveland Cavaliers Articles - Page 160

With the 2017-18 NBA season almost upon us, this year’s Cleveland Cavaliers squad has been touted as one of the best teams in franchise history due to the fact that the team looks like an All-Star team, with players like Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and Isaiah Thomas joining over the summer. While the team is […]

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 […]

After playing a significant role for the San Antonio Spurs earlier in his NBA career, Tiago Splitter found himself having to prove himself once again during his stints with the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers the past two seasons. However, with the different injuries he suffered, he was waived and left with no team to […]

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 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to open up the 2017-18 regular season with a primetime matchup against the Boston Celtics, which has foreseeably brought up numerous questions concerning All-Star guard Kyrie Irving. One of which, offseason addition Derrick Rose addressed on Monday morning where he voiced that there are some comparisons in their respective games but […]

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 […]

It has been five years since former All-Star guard Derrick Rose has played more than 60 games in the regular season. Heading into his first campaign with the Cleveland Cavaliers has made it clear that he plans to take the court for the entire 82-game slate, according to Nikki Goel of ClutchPoints. When reporter asked […]

Last week, veteran guard J.R. Smith was the center of attention after he aired his frustration with being relegated to the bench shortly after the arrival of All-Star guard Dwyane Wade. However, the 32-year-old appears to be coming around the idea of coming off the bench this upcoming season, according to Nikki Goel of ClutchPoints. […]

After being invited to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ training camp squad, then later being waived, Kendrick Perkins’ future seemed unclear. At one point, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue pondered the idea of offering “Big P,” as he is known, a job on the team’s coaching staff, but those thoughtful measures won’t be necessary now, as Perkins […]

Tomorrow night (Tuesday), the Cleveland Cavaliers will host Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics inside Quicken Loans Arena for their 2017-18 NBA season-opener. After Monday’s practice session at Cleveland Clinic Courts, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue spoke to several members of the media with regards to his team’s status for opening night. When asked if […]

In his first campaign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, former All-Star guard Derrick Rose is slated to take up a significant role with his new team. With the start of the regular season on Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics, the Cavaliers made the precautionary decision to limit Rose in practice on Monday morning, according to […]

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 […]

After every plot twist over the past several months, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are now playing host to Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics for the 2017-18 season opener. Summer was about rebuilding. The preseason has been about recalibrating. Now the regular season is about revenge. During the preseason there were concerns that […]

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, […]

With all the key additions the Cleveland Cavaliers have made in the offseason, their fans now have more reason to believe that they can win another title this year. On Sunday, the team held their Wine and Gold Tonight event, which gave their supporters a chance to see the final lineup, especially the new faces […]

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, […]

Over the past few seasons, more and more retro jerseys are being revived by NBA teams. It has resulted to a lot of their fans purchasing them from their stores, and has brought a lot good memories back from the earlier years of the NBA. When LeBron James saw a video of Bone Thugs N’ […]

You’d think if there’s anyone on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster who will miss the recently-departed Richard Jefferson the most, it would be Channing Frye. Frye, of course, is Jefferson’s co-host in their Road Trippin’ podcast, fellow Arizona alum, and overall close team friend. However, Frye didn’t seem to have particularly positive words to say about […]

Earlier this week, the Cleveland Cavaliers made the decision to part ways with veteran forward Richard Jefferson in a trade to the Atlanta Hawks. Just prior to the move, Jefferson showed his admiration for the city of Cleveland during a recent public appearance. Richard Jefferson on his future. Says he doesn’t know where he’s gonna […]

Throughout much of their respective NBA careers, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have developed an extremely strong friendship. Their bond was put to the test during a recent interview with Rachael Nichols of ESPN where Wade revealed a couple of intriguing facts about his close friend. The fact that James doesn’t like to spend much […]

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 […]

When it was reported that Dwyane Wade has reached a buyout with the Chicago Bulls, a lot of eyes were on him, and were interested to find out which team will successfully add him to their fold. He may have ultimately decided to reunite with his good friend, LeBron James, and join the Cleveland Cavaliers, […]

Richard Jefferson played just an average of 19.2 minutes and put up a paltry 5.6 point per game in the two seasons he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but judging on how the tributes have been lining up at the doorstep of the 37-year-old veteran, it’s safe to say that Jefferson was valued by the […]

Earlier this week, Cleveland Cavaliers veteran guard J.R. Smith voiced that he was disappointed that he was relegated to a bench role following the arrival of All-Star guard Dwyane Wade. The 32-year-old has added more fuel to the fire as he told Dave McMenamin of ESPN that he believes the team’s 3-point shooting in the […]

Richard Jefferson is now an ex-Cleveland Cavalier and just before bidding the team adieu one last time, the 37-year-old made sure to shoot one more verbal arrow towards Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. Jefferson was traded this week by Cleveland to the Atlanta Hawks, who then waived the forward. Richard Jefferson: "Draymond, can we […]

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 […]

The realization of Richard Jefferson not being a part of the Cleveland Cavaliers may hit plenty of the team’s fans hard. Jefferson has been the Cavs’ staple old-man-with-still-working-hops guy but apart from that, was an important locker room presence for the team. The blues of seeing the Cavs let go of Jefferson isn’t only for […]

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 […]

Despite all of the new faces added to his team’s roster this offseason, it seems as though Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is happy with the situation. As most hoops fans know, James, who is entering his 15th season of service in the NBA, can become a free agent after the 2017-18 campaign. Some experts […]

After Friday’s shootaround, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade spoke to several reporters with regards to his newly-appointed role in the starting lineup. As most fans of the team know, head coach Tyronn Lue gave Wade the first team nod earlier this week, bumping J.R. Smith, a beloved member of the squad, to the bench. While […]

The Cleveand Cavaliers have announced that they will waive veteran center Kendrick Perkins, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This will bring the Cavs’ roster total to 15 players with a few days left before the start of the regular season. Perkins was probably always a long shot to make the team, although those odds may […]

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 […]

After Friday night’s preseason win over the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue revealed that he may try to bring Kendrick Perkins on as a member of the team’s coaching staff if he doesn’t make the final cut and ends up being unsigned by other teams. Via Joe Vardon of cleveland.com: “We’ve already […]

After injuring his ankle during a practice session, LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers a few days ago in their preseason loss to the Chicago Bulls. The four-time Most Valuable Player looked uncharacteristically out of sync while playing with his new teammates led by Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, and Jae Crowder that even coach […]

The popular Road Trippin’ podcast under Uninterrupted could soon come to an end following the news of Richard Jefferson’s trade to the Atlanta Hawks. The podcast, comprised of Jefferson and now-former teammate Channing Frye just got off from revealing J.R. Smith’s true feelings toward his demotion to the bench after Dwyane Wade was named the […]

Swingman J.R. Smith came clean during an episode of the Road Trippin’ podcast with teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye. The three-point specialist told his fellow benchmates how he really felt about having to cede his starting job to newcomer Dwyane Wade, despite having taken the high road when asked by the media. “Honestly, I […]

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. […]

Contrary to popular belief, it sounds like Cleveland Cavaliers sharpshooter J.R. Smith does not drink Hennessy. Smith, who was recently told that he will be playing with the Cavs’ second unit, joined his teammates, Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, for what was the 50th installment of their popular podcast, Road Trippin’ with R.J and Channing. […]