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Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past couple of days, there is a good chance that you heard about Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving’s request to be traded. For whatever reason, news of Irving’s request for a trade failed to reach the media until nearly two weeks after he was […]

In wake of Kyrie Irving requesting a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, it has left the organization in the position of deciding whether or not to comply with their All-Star guard’s wishes. If the Cavaliers were to go down that route, Zach Lowe of ESPN is reporting that the team would be expecting a hefty […]

Things have become quite clouded around the Cleveland Cavaliers surrounding Kyrie Irving‘s future with the team after he requested a trade. It appears that Irving just further fueled that notion by subtly “liking” a photo on Instagram that compares growth to comfort. This photo may represent Irving’s current mindset of wanting to go to a […]

As most hoops fans know by now, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade. Irving’s plea came as a surprise to most members of the organization and its faithful fans. Now, the Cavs are left exploring their options. In a bit of a strange twist, news of Irving’s meeting with team […]

Over the weekend, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert earlier this month. Since then, all forms of sports media have been following the story with a keen eye. As of now, Irving remains on the roster, and […]

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 […]

The spark between the All-Star duo of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving has quickly caught fire within the last week, as reports of the latter’s trade request have set the organization ablaze, no longer prioritizing this upcoming year’s roster, but a destination for their 25-year-old star. To make matters worse, the trade request is the […]

Not much has happened for the Cleveland Cavaliers this offseason. While other title contenders have shored up their rosters with key acquisitions, the best the Cavs have done so far was sign a decomposing Jose Calderon, an NBA vagabond who just can’t find a permanent home in Jeff Green, and an unproven youngster in Cedi […]

Over the weekend, news came down the wire stating that Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert. Now, the Cavs are exploring their options. According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Cavs are expected to have a meeting with free agent […]

It seems like the NBA world is at a standstill after finding out Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. To some degree, there is not much else to discuss, making it difficult for writers such as myself to deviate from this topic. But on another note, no one would expect […]

While speculations continue to emerge that the main reason why Kyrie Irving demanded a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers was because he does not want to play behind LeBron James anymore, there’s also some news that surfaced recently that there are some off court issues as well between the two. It has been reported by […]

The news that Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers broke on Friday afternoon and since then, trade rumors for the guard as well as predictions for what LeBron James will do have been the most talked about topic. With two guaranteed years left on his deal, the Cavs don’t have to […]

It has seemingly all come crashing down for the Cleveland Cavaliers this week with news coming out that Kyrie Irving wants to be traded. It’s hard for Cavs fans not to think that this now seemingly inevitable fate could have been avoided, and it looks like that’s exactly the case. According to a report by […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of an earthquake. The whole offseason has been shaky for the Cavs. They fired general manager David Griffin, and reports are that LeBron James is considering leaving next summer. On top of that, guard Kyrie Irving is reportedly unhappy playing with James, and wants to be traded. Many teams […]

NBA players do not shy away from using social media during specific times in the season. During the summer, many players use Twitter to recruit other players to their franchises. They usually do this in the hilarious way, using emojis or funny posts. However, this situation is different. The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst […]

LeBron James and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers must be in absolute shock after news broke out that Kyrie Irving wants out of the only team he’s played for since entering the NBA in 2011. Not even a potential fourth straight Finals appearance seemed enough to make Irving want to remain with the Cavs, […]

Since the news broke on Friday afternoon about All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving‘s desire for a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, there have been many more surprising details to emerge. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the 25-year-old had reportedly contemplated requesting a move from the Cavaliers even as far back as after the team […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have become the center of attention in the league after Kyrie Irving‘s trade request had become public on Friday afternoon. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, the Cavaliers had a trade offer in front of them for the three-time All-Star point guard that they decided to pass on. A source said a […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving ruffled some feathers during the last couple of days. With reports coming out that he wants to be traded, a lot of Cavaliers fans are disappointed. Irving himself did not comment on the issue, as he is currently touring in Japan. As a part of the tour, Irving participated in a […]

With a new season comes the potential for familiar faces to come back into the fold. The Cleveland Cavaliers are still adding to their bench, but may not have to look far for their final piece going into next season. Derrick Williams was one of the more exciting players coming out of college. The former […]

Count former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson to the list of people stunned at the news of Kyrie Irving demanding the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him. In a tweet posted on his Twitter account Friday night, Johnson told his followers on the social media platform that he got a hold of Irving, asking the point […]

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 […]

The moment news broke that fan favorite Kyrie Irving asked the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him, rumors on potential trades involving Irving started to circulate. One name that kept popping up in the rumor mill was Carmelo Anthony, the All-Star forward of the New York Knicks. However, a straight-up Irving for Anthony deal is unlikely and early reports indicate […]

Yesterday afternoon, the NBA world went into a frenzy after finding out Kyrie Irving requested to be traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers team. The 25-year-old Duke University product reportedly said he wanted to become the face of his own team rather than continue to ride the coattails of LeBron James. The young point-guard definitely has […]

Before today’s perplexing news, most NBA fans would assert that the Kyrie Irving–Cleveland Cavalier marriage has been a happy one. After drafting Irving 1st overall in the NBA draft, Irving has commandeered the Cavs to three NBA final appearances and the first championship in the history of the franchise. Irving has been a focal point […]

While most Cleveland Cavaliers fans would identify as Nick Wright fans, today’s Kyrie Irving trade rumors have alienated the trust once had in the 2016 NBA champions. Today, Wright even threw in his take on the possibilities Cleveland could reach by putting Irving on the block. I wouldn't trade Wall if I'm Washington, unless I […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were thrown a huge curve ball on Friday afternoon with reports revealing that All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving is eyeing a trade. It has put the Cavaliers in the tough predicament of having to look into possible offers for Irving at this point in the offseason. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, […]

After a relatively quiet start to their 2017 offseason — one in which they made three moves (re-signing veteran sharpshooter Kyle Korver and the additions of forward Jeff Green and veteran point guard Jose Calderon) — fans of the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers received a bit of shocking news when ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported […]

Things have quickly become quite complicated around the Cleveland Cavaliers due to All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving demanding a trade. David Aldridge of NBA.com is now reporting that Irving originally sought to be moved to the Chicago Bulls ahead of the 2017 NBA Draft last month. Another league source said that Irving made his initial trade request […]

As most hoops fans know, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers are (and have been) interested in acquiring New York Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony. Until now, talks between the two sides have flown under the media’s proverbial radar. However, according to a report from Jordan Schultz of Yahoo! Sports that was released earlier today, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still ways away before having the NBA All-Star Game back in home soil for the first time since 1997.NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum informed the team that they would remain unable to host the All-Star Game Weekend in 2020 or 2021 if the construction of a new arena doesn’t go through or upgrades to […]

By now, most of the NBA-loving universe has heard the news about Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. According to a report from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the crafty ball-handler requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert last week. Since Windy’s story broke, reactions to the news of Irving’s plea have […]

In the most shocking day of the offseason, the NBA was rocked by the news that Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from The Land, which even took LeBron James by surprise. Recently, free agent negotiations had been ongoing with Derrick Rose, but there was no indication of any connection to trouble […]

Earlier today, news came down the wire stating that Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert last week. Whether or not the former No. 1 overall pick will indeed be traded is still yet to be seen. According to a report from ESPN’s […]

As most fans of the team know, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been without a true general manager since David Griffin and owner Dan Gilbert decided to “mutually part ways” shortly after the 2016-17 season. Since Griffin’s departure, assistant GM Koby Altman and Gilbert have been manning the phone lines. For a while, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face a massive debacle with Kyrie Irving‘s intentions of being traded after a meeting with the front office (or what’s left of it) last week. While this secret was kept under wraps for a few days, it didn’t take long to reach team talisman LeBron James, who immediately felt “blindsided” and “disappointed” […]

Earlier this afternoon, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported some news that has fans of the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers on high-alert. “Windy,” as Windhorst is known, claimed that Cavs All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had asked for a trade in a meeting held last week. Kyrie Irving asked the Cavs to trade him in a […]

In Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending left kneecap fracture after he collided with Klay Thompson. During a recent interview on the “Short Story Long” podcast, the Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard revealed that the injury originated from one that he suffered as a […]

Kyrie Irving had asked the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him during a meeting last week, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The Cavs floor general has reportedly grown sick of his role within the team and wishes to be part of a team where he can be the focal point, no longer wishing to play alongside […]