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After coming out on top of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 NBA rankings, LeBron James has now been hailed as the second fittest athlete in the world by the same media giant. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar finished behind soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of the 50 fittest male athletes. Here’s what SI had to […]

Kevin Love’s overall rating may not have budged from NBA 2K17 to 2K18 – it remained at 87 – but the Cleveland Cavaliers forward sure did undergo a huge upgrade in the graphics department. The @cavsdistrict Instagram account noticed the marked change in Love’s facial features in the two games. They posted screencaps of the two […]

Now Cleveland Cavaliers teammates, J.R. Smith and Jae Crowder appear to have an easy time burying the hatchet. The two were involved in heated matchups before, especially during the playoffs when Crowder was still with the Boston Celtics. These days, however, both have seemed to have developed a budding friendship. To show that they’re getting […]

In the last seven years, Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James has made reaching the NBA Finals a common ground as he’s been to that stage of the postseason in each campaign. This has allowed for James to put up countless huge performances over that span in his vast experience. According to Tommy Beer of Basketballinsiders.com, the […]

With Kyrie Irving gone, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a new-look offense for the 2017-2018 season, especially with new point guard Isaiah Thomas currently sidelined with a hip injury. According to head coach Tyronn Lue, PF Kevin Love will be taking on a larger role this season, taking over the role vacated by Irving as […]

After spending some time in the gym with some of his teammates at UC-Santa Barbara’s campus on Wednesday, Cleveland Cavalier superstar LeBron James gave his fans and followers on Instagram a sneak-peak at one of the new colorways for his signature shoe, the Nike LeBron 15. The new color scheme, which is predominantly wine in […]

When going out to eat with friends or co-workers, it’s often customary for one member of the party to pick up the tab, right? On Wednesday morning in Southern California, that’s exactly what Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson did. As most Cavs fans know, several members of the team have been working out with LeBron […]

According to several reports, free agent center Kendrick Perkins has been invited to join the Cleveland Cavaliers’ training camp roster. Over the past few days, Perkins, now 33 years of age, has been working out with LeBron James at UC-Santa Barbara’s campus. If he accepts, it is unclear whether or not Perkins will make Cavs’ […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is internationally-known for his outstanding skills on the basketball court. In fact, most experts and analysts say he’s the best in today’s game. However, after 14 years of service in the NBA and being dubbed “the King,” it can also be said that James wields an influential sword in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are gearing up to defend their Eastern Conference crown. With training camp just around the corner, the Cavs roster has already gathered for a pre-training camp get-together in Santa Barbara, spearheaded by none other than LeBron James. It is the first time the newest members of the Cavaliers family will be able […]

With Isaiah Thomas expected to miss the start of the season due to his ongoing hip issue, the Cleveland Cavaliers are set to turn to Derrick Rose to fill the void at starting point guard. And if reports out of the Cavs camp are to be believed, the former MVP looks like he might be […]

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 […]

In a lengthy discussion of how some NBA teams have lost money last season, Brian Windhorst of ESPN revealed that nine franchises have spent more than they profited over the entire 2016-17 campaign before gathering their revenue-shares. It may puzzle ordinary fans to know that there are that many teams that were unable to generate […]

On Tuesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Clinic officially announced that their partnership has been extended through a new multi-year deal. Cleveland Clinic has been the Cavs’ official healthcare provider since 1993. This new agreement ensures that the the world-renowned hospital, which was recently ranked as the No. 2 in the country by U.S. News […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t ready to shuffle the puzzle just yet. After head coach Tyronn Lue promised to involve Kevin Love into the offense even more with the departure of Kyrie Irving, he stopped short at the idea of sliding the double-double machine into the center position — an idea that came about after ESPN’s […]

Just as he did last year, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James will host a pre-camp workout at the University of California-Santa Barbara campus for several of his teammates. According to a report from Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, Isaiah Thomas, Cleveland’s newly-acquired All Star point guard, will be joining James on Tuesday for the training sessions. […]

As the start of the 2017-18 season draws near, most NBA players are in the gym preparing for the upcoming grind. Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is no different. In fact, James has been honing his physique all summer long, as he always does. On Monday, James joined his teammate, Kevin Love, for a workout […]

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 […]

After getting traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Isaiah Thomas is still busy trading barbs with former Boston Celtics teammate Amir Johnson. Johnson, who also switched teams this summer as he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, posted a picture on Instagram showing off his new Sixers threads and jumping on the Trust the Process bandwagon. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZHoAw8l_7Q/ […]

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 […]

There is no denying that the 2003 NBA Draft class is among the greatest of all time. That batch had LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh as among those from that class that went on to have good, great, or Hall of Fame careers. It is for the same reason that fans […]

With less than a month until opening tip-off between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers, there has been plenty of open debate about a key member of the Cavs’ roster. This last week, Sports Illustrated and ESPN both have released their top NBA players for the 2017-18 season and with little to no surprise, […]

On Friday night, the fine designers and developers at 2K Sports released a short clip of NBA 2K18. This marks the 19th installment of the popular basketball simulator, and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is hyped. James, who was given the highest overall player rating in 2K18 (97), posted the game’s trailer on his Twitter […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have already unveiled two of their four jerseys in the Association and Icon jerseys back in August, and at the midway point of September, the team has announced another jersey to the collection. On Friday evening, the team’s official Twitter account posted photos of the new look black jerseys called the “Statement […]

It has been nearly three weeks since the Cleveland Cavaliers have officially traded All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. This was a situation that had quickly snowballed in the few weeks beforehand that eventually led to the Cavaliers pulling the trigger on a deal to move one of their star players. However, […]

After playing their way to a No. 2 seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers slashed through the 2017 playoffs, right to the NBA Finals for a third straight meeting with the Golden State Warriors. As most hoops fans know, the Cavs fell to the Dubs in 4-1 fashion. Why the Cavs were […]

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. […]

While the start of training camp nears, players are already slipping into their basketball habits once again. For Isaiah Thomas, that includes sleeping with his basketball, as his wife Kayla showed in an Instagram video. The 5-foot-9 point man was snuggled with his friend Spalding at 7:34 a.m. — a clear sign that his recovery […]

Over the last decade, the Cleveland Cavaliers have had a rise to relevance, reaching the franchise’s first ever NBA Finals, bowed out of playoff contention as one of the worst teams in the league, and then rose again to reach three consecutive Finals, one of which yielded their first ever NBA Championship. One constant over […]

Sports Illustrated recently published their top 100 players for 2018. It was expected to be a toss-up for the top spot between two of the best players in the NBA today, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, but it was ultimately given to the Cleveland Cavaliers star forward. Despite losing to the Golden State Warriors in […]

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 […]

Most basketball players have a routine that they like to go through prior to stepping up to the charity stripe for a free-throw attempt, right? Some like to position one foot directly behind the nail (a small marker on the middle of the charity stripe), while others like standing to the left or right of […]

There is renewed optimism in Northeast Ohio, as training camp for the Cleveland Cavaliers is just two weeks away with a host of fresh faces set to enter the Cleveland practice facility. After a relatively quiet start to the off season, the Cavs have ended their time off with a bang as they’ve shipped off […]

With local opposition out of the way and no time to spare, renovations to Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, have begun. On Thursday morning (September 14th), a spokesperson for the Cavs told Crain’s Cleveland that fencing has been set up around the arena to establish a perimeter for the project’s initial phases, […]

Since joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014, Kevin Love has seen and heard his name included in countless trade rumors. Whispers of package deals or what the team may be able to get in return have been creeping into corner bars and barbershops for quite some time. However, now that they have shipped Kyrie Irving […]

Kevin Love, power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 5th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Shortly after draft night, Love was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins. It wasn’t long before the former UCLA Bruin standout started making […]

Isaiah Thomas “had a blast” during the filming of his cameo in the popular crime show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which took place in New York City on Wednesday. Thomas took to Twitter to post a behind-the-scenes photo of himself with series executive producer Julie Martin and director Tricia Brock on the scene’s […]

LeBron James was recently spotted at Notre Dame High School, a private school in Los Angeles. With rumors of James possibly leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers next summer and his 13-year-old son, LeBron Jr., about to enter high school, it wasn’t surprising that some people tried to connect the dots and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting ready for the start of the new NBA season. The former world champions will begin their training camp in two weeks’ time, as they try and incorporate their new faces into a system that saw them crowned Eastern Conference champions for the third straight season. The most notable of those […]