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Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland Cavaliers opted to rest LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love last night against the L.A. Clippers in what was a Saturday night Primetime matchup shown on ABC. Given that the game was the first of a back-to-back set in Los Angeles, Lue was likely going to sit his stars […]

If Tristan Thompson plays tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, he will extend his current NBA-best streak of consecutive games to 439. Quite an impressive streak, but is it really for the best of the team and Thompson himself? Thompson has been the Iron Man of the team ever since he was selected 4th overall […]

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James is undeniably the best player on the planet and has been for the last decade. With an NBA Finals appearance at just 22 years of age and now seven straight Finals appearances For his 1049-game career, James has averaged 27.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.7 steals while taking […]

It didn’t take long for the NBA to react to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ decision to rest their Big 3 Saturday night for their nationally televised game vs. the Clippers on ABC. Just seven minutes after the decision was made public, Cavs GM David Griffin says he received a call from the league office. When did […]

Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson are known to be the jokers of Cleveland’s championship-winning Cavaliers squad. Most fans of the team have seen or heard some of their hilarious antics during post-game interviews and social media posts. Jefferson and Frye share a collegiate allegiance, you see — a Pac-12 bond, if you will. Both players […]

Tonight, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers will kick off their four-game road trip in Los Angeles with a matchup against the Clippers at 8:30 p.m. EST inside The Staples Center. On occasion, Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue elects to rest some of his star players. Tonght, Lue has made the call to rest The Big […]

Tonight, the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers kick of a four-game road trip in Los Angeles with a matchup against the Clippers at 8:30 p.m. EST inside The Staples Center. Just when they seemed to be getting healthy, the Cavs, who have dealt with injuries for the entire season, were hit with another setback. In the second […]

San Antonio is the Pinnacle of NBA franchise excellence. Can the Cavs mirror them? The Spurs have a rich and storied history in the 21st century. Since Gregg Popovich took over as head coach in 1996 and had an injury ridden year on their way to drafting Tim Duncan, the Spurs have had a record […]

As most fans of the team know, Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson is currently in a relationship with reality TV star Khloe Kardashian. By all accounts, it seems the two are happy together. Last Saturday night, as the Cavs squared off against the Houston Rockets on ESPN, E! Network aired Thompson’s debut appearance on “Keeping up […]

LeBron James is widely considered the best basketball player on planet earth and has been for quite some time now. He’s taken his team to the NBA Finals for six consecutive seasons and has his Cleveland Cavaliers atop the Eastern Conference standings once again. With all that being said, James has not been named the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to set three-point shooting records. After embracing the revolution of increased three-point shooting the NBA was headed, the Cavs have taken the ongoing movement in stride and have gone about making history from beyond the arc. This season, the Cavs have taken their three-point shooting to a whole new level, as […]

Kyrie Irving made global headlines during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend when he made comments about his beliefs that the world is flat, rather than round. The world went crazy, questioning Irving’s intelligence as a whole in the midst of the greatest weekend showcase in the basketball community. Irving recently joined Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson […]

While taking on the Utah Jazz, both starting guards for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert exited the game with separate injuries and were ruled out, per Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com Kyrie Irving (left knee tightness) and Iman Shumpert (left shoulder sprain) are done for the night — Joe Vardon (@joevardon) March […]

Game Feed: Assisted by LeBron James in both cases, Iman Shumpert tied Cleveland’s single season record for three-pointers (880) while J.R Smith broke it (881). This marks the third consecutive year the Cavs have broken their record, this time coming sixteen games before the end of the regular season. With a nine-point lead after the […]

When the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are back at full strength, there will need to be some minor adjustments to the starting rotation. The Cavs have dealt with quite a few injuries this season. Kevin Love suffered a knee injury in February, J.R. Smith fractured his thumb in January, and Andrew Bogut went down […]

UPDATE 5:15 PM EST Tyronn Lue announces that Kevin Love will return tonight in a starting role for the Cavs. He will have missed four weeks and two days following the arthroscopic knee surgery last month. Ty Lue says Kevin will start tonight — Fred McLeod (@CavsFredMcLeod) March 16, 2017 – Tonight, the Eastern Conference-leading […]

On Tuesday night, the Cavaliers were back in Cleveland after a three-game road trip for a matchup against the Detroit Pistons inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 128-96 runaway victory for the home team. The Cavs, who scored 44 points in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game, came out of the gate hot. […]

The newest Cav, Larry Sanders, made a surprise debut on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. With the Cavs blowing out the Pistons at home and the result already taken care of, coach Tyronn Lue put Sanders in the game for the final 1:58 of the contest. Sanders, who wore the number nine jersey for the […]

The casual basketball fan might look at the Cleveland Cavaliers recent win/loss record and think that the team is struggling. Head coach Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland die-hards know that the recent stretch means nothing to the long term goals. The Cavaliers are 3-5 for the month of March but are doing so without Kevin […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been without the services of Kevin Love since February due to a knee injury and subsequent surgery. Initial reports stated that he would be out six weeks. Now, it seems the 6-foot-10 double-double machine is nearing a return. Earlier this month, Love had his stitches removed and was […]

On Tuesday night, the Cavaliers were back in Cleveland for a matchup against the Detroit Pistons inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 128-96 runaway victory for the home team. Cleveland’s newest acquisition, 6-foot-11 center Larry Sanders, wasn’t expected to play in last night’s game. The talented big man has been away from the NBA […]

When talking about the NBA’s premier three-point shooting teams, the Golden State Warriors are usually the first group mentioned, usually followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers. But are either of those teams really the best in the league from deep? Let’s take a closer look: Purely looking at percentages, the San Antonio Spurs are actually the […]

When the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers brought Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith to Northeast Ohio from the New York Knicks during the 2014-15 NBA season, few fans of the team knew what their true impact would be. Initially, the two former Knicks were put off by the deal. Now, one drought-ending championship later, both Shumpert […]

On Saturday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers faced an incredibly tough task. After beating the Orlando Magic on the road on Friday, Cleveland faced the Western Conference powerhouse, Houston Rockets, in another hostile environment. The Cavaliers started the game out great, leading at the half behind a 16-point performance from Richard Jefferson. The Rockets came out […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were energized on Tuesday night, destroying the Detroit Pistons 128-96, on the back of a 44-point first quarter. With the exciting debut of Larry Sanders, the Cavaliers also had Kevin Love in the building, who is rumored to travel with the team and finally return from injury in the upcoming road trip, […]

Before igniting the fast break against the Detroit Pistons, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving had a little Shaqtin-A-Fool moment for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After grabbing a defensive rebound, James started the break while his teammate Irving stood in place to try and let James go around him. dInstead, James ran into Irving, who looked like […]

Mitchell “Mitch” Trubisky is a name that most natives of Northeast Ohio have become increasingly familiar with. In fact, Trubisky’s lore has been known in those parts of the country for years. Hailing from beautiful Mentor, Ohio, Trubisky is a 6-foot-2, 220 pound redshirt junior quarterback, who recently led the University of North Carolina Tarheels […]

Deron Williams has had an interesting start to his time with the Cavaliers to say the least. The former all-star was trusted with a potential game-winning shot on his first outing with the Wine and Gold on the road to Boston, and was a part of the Cavs resurgence in February which saw them create […]

Yesterday, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers officially signed Larry Sanders for the remainder of the season. According to Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, Sanders’ deal has an option for next year and is worth just north of $200,000. Via cleveland.com: “Cleveland can’t offer Sanders anything above the NBA minimum salary, which for someone with Sanders’ […]

Kevin Love has been out the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lineup since February due to a knee injury, but that isn’t stopping him from sending cryptic messages to his two million followers on Instagram. Love, who was named an NBA All-Star for the fourth time in his career this year, underwent knee surgery on February 14th and […]

Monday was Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson‘s 26th birthday and with it being a rare night off, he and a small group of his friends celebrated the auspicious occasion at his home. But despite it being a small gathering, thanks to Thompson’s girlfriend’s Khole Kardashian, his 26th birthday and the accompanying cake was one he […]

With Andrew Bogut’s tenure with the Cavaliers quickly coming to an end after he fractured his tibia in the less than a minute in his first game with the team, the Cavs decided to fill that void by signing Larry Sanders to a short-term deal. Cleveland has been relying too heavily on Tristan Thompson all […]

Yesterday (Monday), news came down the wire stating that Larry Sanders will officially make his NBA return wearing a wine and gold Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. John Henson, current Milwaukee Bucks center and former teammate of Sanders, couldn’t be happier for his friend. Sanders, a 28-year-old center who was selected as the 15th overall pick in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have secured their big man to relieve the minutes of Tristan Thompson. After the Cavs originally signed Andrew Bogut, the Australian’s time for the Cavs, unfortunately, lasted just 58 seconds as he suffered a fractured tibia. After the news broke Bogut would be out for the remainder of the season, the Cavs […]

The Cavaliers found their replacement for injured Andrew Bogut less than 24 hours ago as they brought in former lottery pick Larry Sanders to Northeast Ohio. The Cavs have banked on the upside on Sanders, who has an option for the 2017/2018 NBA season, giving him an incentive to play well and leave his mark on […]

LeBron James does everything on the basketball court. He dishes assists, pulls down rebounds, gets steals, blocks shots and of course, scores the basketball. On top of being arguably the greatest leader the league has ever seen, James’ abilities on court will see him break new statistical ground in the NBA that will like never […]

LaVar Ball, father of NBA lottery pick hopeful Lonzo Ball of UCLA, continued his ongoing stream of thought on the pro game — this time as part of “In The Zone” podcast with Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard. The “Ballfather” was adamant that his kids would be much better than current NBA stars’ kids, given the ever-growing […]

Today, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced their signing of free agent center Larry Sanders. In order to make room for Sanders on their roster, Cavs General Manager David Griffin and team owner Dan Gilbert elected to waive recently-injured Andrew Bogut, who has been deemed out for the remainder of the season. #Cavs have officially waived […]

When the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers lost Andrew Bogut for the remainder of the season due to a fractured tibia just 58 seconds into his debut, they were left searching for a suitable replacement who is both capable and eligible for this year’s playoff run and title defense. Now, it seems they have found their […]