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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 […]

Isaiah Thomas’ potential as a point guard and NBA player is amazing. With all athletes however, there is a very real concern when it comes to injuries hampering players’ potentials in such physically demanding games. Isaiah Thomas is no different, as he is currently rehabilitating a nasty hip injury involving a Femoral-acetabular Impingement with a […]

Prior to the Cleveland Cavaliers dealing away Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics last month, there was plenty of uneasiness around the organization stemming from the situation. This remained after Irving stated during his introductory press conference with Celtics that he has yet to speak to LeBron James. Despite that, Iman Shumpert believes that this hasn’t […]

Back in October 2015, former NBA guard Daniel Gibson made the decision to abruptly step away from the game of basketball after just seven seasons in the league all spent with the Cleveland Cavaliers last playing in the 2012-13 campaign. At the time, it was all perceived as being him doing that solely for the […]

During last season’s Eastern Conference Finals, former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Daniel Gibson sat down with DIME Magazine for a rather revealing interview. During the wide-ranging discussion, “Boobie,” as most Cavs fans came to know him, explained why the city that drafted him with the 42nd overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft still holds […]

The further along that LeBron James gets in his NBA career, the more prominent the conversations regarding his legacy and where he ranks among the greatest players are. Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson weighed in on the discussion during an interview with Oliver Maroney of Uproxx prior to the 2017 NBA Finals, stating that he […]

Last month, a number of NBA players convened in Los Angeles for a pick-up game of basketball, including LeBron James, Draymond Green and Warriors’ rookie Jordan Bell. The youngster’s struggles against James were well-noted, and his teammate Green gave him some words of wisdom regarding playing defense against James. “Draymond was on my team,” Bell […]

When it comes to “stretch fours” in the NBA, there simply aren’t many better than Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward. In fact, “K-Love,” as he has came to be known, is basically the definition of a stretch forward — a big who can knock down perimeter shots and still bang on the low block. […]

On Wednesday afternoon, the Cleveland Indians set the American League record for most wins in a row, extending their winning streak to an unprecedented 21 games after a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. LeBron James, through UNINTERRUPTED’s Twitter account, commended the team on their impressive feat. “The Cleveland WINdians™” — @KingJames sends his congrats […]

With the start of the 2017-18 NBA season approaching fast, several players have been working out in various gyms across the country to prepare for the upcoming grind. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert can be counted among those who are honing their craft this offseason. Over the weekend, the savvy defenseman took part in a […]

Isaiah Thomas is still ways away from making a return to the court, but thanks to the magic of video games, fans can get to see him in wine-and-gold prior to his debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Though in this edition of NBA Live 18, Thomas hasn’t only fully recovered from his hip and labrum […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Jordan Bell has yet to hit the hardcourt for an official NBA game, but he’s already been struck with awe at the basketball capabilities of LeBron James. Speaking to Monte Poole of CSN Bay Area, Bell narrated the one time he shared the basketball court with the four-time league MVP. Although […]

There has been much attention surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers’ recently acquired All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, centered around the status of his injured hip heading into this upcoming season. However, this increased spotlight Thomas has received also granted him the opportunity to have a guest appearance, as himself, on the longtime hit TV show “Law […]

Although Derrick Rose was snubbed from Sports Illustrated’s list of the top 100 NBA players, the Cleveland Cavaliers currently have three players with spots on the list. As of now, the top 30 players have yet to be revealed, which is where Kevin Love, and LeBron James will rank. Center Tristan Thompson placed at No. […]

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 […]

After the long and drawn out process of the Kyrie Irving trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to land Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, a 2020 second rounder, and the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first round draft pick. With Thomas, the most obvious decision is to start him next to J.R. Smith when his hip […]

With all the rumors swirling about Dwyane Wade possibly reaching a buyout with the Chicago Bulls soon, he has remained mum about it and even decided to take a vacation instead with his wife last month. Now, the potential reunion with his former teammate and good friend, LeBron James, may look more likely to happen, […]

LeBron James has long been an avid fan of professional sports teams representing Cleveland and Ohio. From the Browns to the Indians, he’s not been shy of showing his support for them in the past. When the Indians won their 19th straight win on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, the Cavaliers star forward gave them […]

Ever since the Cavs and Celtics finalized the Kyrie Irving deal, there has been plenty of speculation about whether or not the Cavs would attempt to flip their newly acquired Brooklyn first round draft pick for an established star, in order to improve their team now to compete with Golden State. Some names that have […]