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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 […]

Following their loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves in even more unfamiliar territory as they have now lost six of their last nine games. Although there are a lot of factors to consider why they have been losing a lot, Tyronn Lue has already identified the root cause of […]

As the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers prepare for this year’s playoff push, they find themselves searching for a suitable replacement for Andrew Bogut, who recently suffered a season-ending fractured tibia. Per multiple reports, it seems the Cavaliers have found their man in Larry Sanders, a 6-foot-11 rim protector who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks […]

Larry Sanders is in Cleveland today for a physical examination with Cavaliers team doctors and officials. According to multiple reports, the 6-foot-10 center is expected to officially be signed after clearing his evaluation. However, TNT’s David Aldridge is reporting that Sanders, who has been away from the NBA for two years due to a bout […]

The Cavs have found their man to replace Andrew Bogut. The Australian will be waived in order to make room for athletic big man Larry Sanders. After intense and ongoing days of speculation as well as hints from Sanders himself, the Cavs have filled the only noticeable hole on their roster. Larry Sanders has agreed on […]

A week can be a long time in basketball. Just last week, it looked as though the Cavaliers had found their perfect big man in Andrew Bogut, before the Australian went down with a broken tibia just 58 seconds into his debut. It looked for all odds that the scenario to bring former lottery pick […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers looked at their options at center last week, they opted to sign Andrew Bogut, a seasoned veteran, instead of the shot-blocking center in Larry Sanders, who hadn’t played in the NBA in over two years. As luck would have it, Bogut lasted just 58 seconds in his Cavalier debut, putting the […]

Yes, you read that right, Colin Cowherd is at it again with his unique analogies. Cowherd this time is complimenting Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, LeBron James, while taking a shot at OKC‘s Russell Westbrook. https://www.instagram.com/p/BRYkDoJgCJ-/ A strange way to go about getting his message across, but this one is pretty accurate. James has an uncanny knack […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fought through an immense amount of adversity this season, and still impressively sit atop the Eastern Conference. Playing most of the season without starting off-guard, J.R. Smith, and currently amongst a six week absence of All-Star power forward, Kevin Love, the Cavaliers are still poised to defend their crown. LeBron James […]

In the first half of a big matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets, a fan ran down the stands and onto the court. Play was immediately stopped as the fan ran around waving around an article of clothing and was chased down by security. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3v3HPgGhpc

Deron Williams has now played a few weeks in Cleveland Cavalier wine and gold, and is starting to find his niche. Playing the first half of the season with the Dallas Mavericks, Williams was bought out by the struggling club and was then expected to produce for the best team in the Eastern Conference. Not […]

For the first time in three years, the Golden State Warriors look like a normal NBA team that goes through the ups and downs of a grueling 82-game regular season. Coming off a season in which they set an NBA record with 73 wins, Golden State was the big winner of the 2016 summer free […]