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Cavs fans and the organization will never forget the team’s first ever championship ceremony on October 25th, 2016. Quicken Loans Arena was the place to be to celebrate and watch the Cavs start the season off right. One member of the 2016 Cavs championship team, however, was not present for the ceremony and game. RELATED: […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers went on an incredible streak last postseason when it came to knocking down three-pointers. The Cavs had double-figure three-pointers made in the first eight games of the playoffs, averaging 16.8 threes per game, and in 15 of the 20 postseason games. RELATED: Cavs players were delayed heading to Wells Fargo Center The […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Saturday night’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers a perfect 5-0 while the young Sixers squad sat at 0-4 on the young season. Many expected a blowout game or at least an easier victory than what was witnessed later that night: a 102-101 grind-it-out victory over the hungry Sixers. A major […]

Joel Embiid has impressed many to start this season, averaging 17.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.7 blocked shots in his first four games. However, he and his young Sixers team could not stop LeBron James and the Cavs. James went off for 25 points, eight rebounds, 14 assists, and two steals.d

The Cavaliers traveled to Wells Fargo Center knowing they would have to battle complacency against a hungry Philadelphia 76ers outfit. The Cavaliers kept their perfect record intact, but it wasn’t without a scare as the 76ers looked to overcome the defending NBA champions. As expected, the Cavaliers started off well. Ball movement created open shots, […]

Kevin Love has started this season out very aggressive for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tonight, the Cavs took on the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center, where the Cavs jumped out to a first quarter, double-digit lead. In the second quarter, Love goes to work in the post, drives right at Joel Embiid and scores […]

Cleveland fans vividly remember their greatest chance at winning an NBA championship when LeBron James announced his decision to come home and the Cavs traded for Kevin Love. All that was seemingly shut down, however, after Kevin Love dislocated his shoulder at the hands of Kelly Olynyk in Game 4 of the first round against […]

LeBron James is a freak of an athlete, and obviously, that’s in the best possible way. The NBA and it’s fans have simply never seen someone like James who’s able to dribble so well, rebound so well, pass so well, and score so well. He can get his teammates involved, then change his mind and […]

After winning the 2016 NBA Championship, the Cavs had an incredible victory parade and even received a congratulatory call from noted basketball fanatic President Barack Obama. According to Sabrina Eaton of Cleveland.com, the Cavs will be honored next Thursday by President Obama at the White House. The Cavs host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, November […]

Kyrie Irving had another spectacular game last night, finishing with 23 points, four rebounds, six assists, and one epic crossover on the Celtics’ rookie Jaylen Brown. Unfortunately, he didn’t make the shot, but it’s hard to ignore the little ankle breaker Irving had.

Coming off a tough back-to-back in which they lost swingman Jae Crowder to an ankle injury, the Celtics felt the full wrath of a rested Cavaliers team as they sprinted out of the gate. Kyrie Irving picked up where he left off with a quick seven points in the first quarter, and LeBron James was […]

LeBron James sizes up the much smaller Marcus Smart on the wing, dribbles left, and goes behind the back for the nasty crossover. James then attacks the basket and draws the foul.

LeBron James has voiced his support for Kyrie Irving in a bid for league MVP this season. After coming off an NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal in Rio over the summer, Irving has continued to ride that wave and has been outstanding to start this campaign. Registering over twenty points in every outing […]

The Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs played a very entertaining seven-game World Series that started on October 25 and ended November 2. Not only did the series feature two excellent teams, but it brought two storied franchises together as both hadn’t won a World series in 68 years (Indians) and 108 years (Cubs), respectively. What […]

For a team that was considered the underdog more than once, the Cleveland Indians had a terrific run in the 2016 postseason that ended just one game short of the World Series Championship. Fans of both franchises very much deserved this victory, but it ultimately went to the team that hadn’t seen a baseball championship […]

After the Cleveland Indians took a 3-1 lead in the World Series, many had penciled them in as the very likely champions of the baseball world. The Sports Gods had other plans however. After the Cleveland Cavaliers came back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals just four months ago, the Chicago Cubs came […]

Paul Pierce has been a longtime rival of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The now-Clippers forward, who is playing his final NBA season, has publicly come out and criticized Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors on multiple occasions. RELATED: LeBron James reveals that he initially did not want to be drafted by Cavs […]

Since he got the majority ownership of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2005, Dan Gilbert already had a vision of winning a championship with LeBron James. But five years later, the franchise hit a major roadblock when James decided to take his talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat. Gilbert was vocal in his […]

“Cleveland, this is for you!” Those iconic words left LeBron James’ mouth not four months ago, and it’s hard to picture him being anything but devoted to Cleveland, the franchise, the city, his home. In actuality, 13 years ago his sentiments might have been very different. In his interview with Sports Illustrated following the announcement […]

The defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers have begun this year’s season with an impressive 4-0 record – their best start in 16 years (since the 2000-01 season). Much of Cleveland’s road to success in the first four games of this year’s campaign can be accredited to teamwork, tenacity on the floor, and accuracy from the […]

It was always going to be a tough assignment when James Harden and company came to the Q. The Rockets had won their last four visits to Cleveland, but the Cavaliers dug deep to come away victorious in a back and forth shootout, 128-120. Houston started the game well, as the early pick and roll […]

LeBron James grabs the offensive rebound, and throws the hammer down on Ryan Anderson and Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets.

LeBron James hosted a pretty awesome Halloween party a couple days ago, which is something he does annually. His teammates dressed up in some hilarious costumes with the Cavs not having to worry about having a game the next day. Some of the things James had at his party were cookies of tombstones that had […]

There are always unusual surprises this time of year, and Kyrie Irving is no exception. The Cavaliers star point guard headed LeBron James‘ Halloween party already in dance mode. Irving posted himself pulling off a few dance moves to Drake’s song ‘Sneakin’ on his Instagram page Sunday night. The most interesting part was his costume. Irving […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had October 30th and 31st off before playing against the Houston Rockets on November 1st. With those two days off, LeBron James held his annual Halloween party and it was absolutely insane. Check out the player costumes below! I say Jerome in the house, in ya mouth!!!! A photo posted by LeBron […]

Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert is giving back to his alma mater in the form of a generous $15 million. The billionaire, along with several Michigan State representatives, announced the donation from a Quicken Loans headquarters on Woodward Avenue. RELATED: LeBron comments on Stephen Curry’s single game three-pointers made record The funds will be used […]

At the age of 31, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is showing no signs of deterioration; he’s apparently going in the opposite direction. RELATED: LeBron James wins first player of the week award of season James is used to overcoming the notion of normality and now, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue has suggested that the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a relatively easy start to this season’s schedule. The Cavs begins the year playing ten of the first 14 games at home. The teams that the Cavs will be facing had records last season at around .500 or above, but there really are no unfavorable scenarios for the them. In those 14 games, none of […]

In case you hadn’t heard, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue led the organization to it’s first NBA championship in June. RELATED: Draymond Green: “I want to annihilate the Cavs” He recently revealed that the achievement meant even more than any of his previous success, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. “It meant more because of […]

If you watched the epic, seven-game NBA Finals last year between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, you’ll probably agree that the turning point of that series was after Game 4. LeBron James and Draymond Green got into a scuffle near the top of the key, and the result was a technical foul on […]

After many began to say LeBron James’ age will catch up to him, James decided that age is just a number this season. James helped lead the Cavaliers to a 3-0 start by averaging 21 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 10 assists throughout his first three games of the 2016-2017 season, which netted him the first […]

After overcoming a 3-1 deficit and leading the 2016 NBA Finals in all statistical categories, LeBron James cemented himself further as one of the greatest players of all time. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has expressed that there is “no doubt” LeBron James is one of the top five greatest players in NBA […]

Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 was one of the craziest days in Cleveland history. The Cavaliers received their championship rings and raised the banner while the Indians played Game 1 of the World Series. That day will not be forgotten, but it may have another special day accompanied by it. Game 6 of the World Series […]

LeBron James held his annual Halloween party last night, and had a pretty cool setup. One of the decorations was a skeleton band with cobwebs, and on the front was their hilarious name that red “3-1 LEAD.” Wonder where the inspiration for that came from. They real petty at @kingjames Halloween Costume Party! A photo […]

After helping the Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA championship in 52 years, Tristan Thompson had high hopes for his home country of Canada to achieve success in international play and qualify for the Olympics. But as it turned out, they failed to clinch a berth for the Rio games when they lost to the […]

The title-defense season of the Cleveland Cavaliers is now three-games-old. The team, especially the Big Three has been on fire lately, giving us a great opportunity to nitpick on the defending champions’ performance by focusing on a few observations. Obviously, the sample size is very small but credit needs to be given where it’s due; […]

The Quicken Loans Arena was expected to be filled to the rafters during the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ season opener against the New York Knicks. And when Tuesday night came, it was indeed a full house as a lot of fans wanted to witness the team’s ring ceremony along with the unveiling of the championship banner. Celebrities and […]

Last Tuesday, millions of people watched the Cleveland Cavaliers receive first NBA Championship rings and raise their first championship banner in franchise history to the rafters. There were probably a number of teams who watched the ring ceremony to add to their motivation this season. Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek wanted his team to get mad […]

Joakim Noah’s love, or lack thereof, for Cleveland is well documented. The New York Knicks’ center, during his days with the Chicago Bulls, had lashed out sweet nothings towards the city numerous times, and all these can be summed by his very infamous line “Cleveland really sucks.” RELATED: LeBron James speaks on Carmelo Anthony possibly […]