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Tonight, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers are set to face the Atlanta Hawks inside Philips Arena for a Peach State show-down. The event has been dubbed the “Unity Game”. Players from both teams have prepared videos that will be aired throughout tonight’s game explaining what unity, inclusion, and civil rights mean to them. RELATED: […]

Once again, the best player in the NBA LeBron James is going to have quite the workload in the NBA regular season. After playing in the first two preseason games against the Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers, head coach Tyronn Lue doesn’t want James to play in the next three preseason games, but will […]

The Cavs are about to play their third game of the NBA preseason on Monday night in Atlanta. The Cleveland Cavaliers are ready to go, but they’re still missing the key component to their team in J.R. Smith. Although Smith remains unsigned, everybody is expecting him to re-sign with the Cavs eventually. However, there are […]

Many believed when Tyronn Lue was appointed head coach of the Cavaliers after the departure of David Blatt, he fell into a dream scenario. A championship contending team with the best player in the world leading it. But despite the face value appeal, Lue has recently revealed how hard and challenging his journey to the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and J.R. Smith are still at a contract impasse after months of disagreement on a new contract. Smith and his representative Rich Paul are reportedly asking for a multi-year deal at around $15 million per year. So far, the most significant offer the Cavs have made to Smith is a 4-year deal […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were in a tight contest with the Philadelphia 76ers tonight, and it ended in dramatic fashion as both teams putting in the roster hopefuls at the end. As the fourth quarter was winding down, Cavs guard Markel Brown threw down a nasty 360 dunk, but also took about five or six steps […]

Kyrie Irving played his first NBA preseason game tonight after missing the Cavs opener against the Orlando Magic. Irving did not wait to get to work, putting the nasty moves on Sixers’ rookie Dario Saric and hitting the step back jumper.

It’s assumed as law now: if you want a taste of success, your best chance is to feed off LeBron James. If you want to go to the NBA Finals, you should come to Cleveland. If you’re youthful and hungry for an opportunity to better yourself, you should come to Akron. If you’re the NBA, […]

On Monday, the Cavaliers reached out to veteran point guard Toney Douglas during their second week of training camp. Following the departure of Matthew Dellavedova and the retirement of Mo Williams, there has been ongoing discussion on who will back up Kyrie Irving at the point guard position. Amidst the speculation and anticipation of the […]

If you haven’t asked yourself why things have been falling so perfectly into place for Cleveland lately, then you might have to by the end of this month considering a lot of firsts. There’s the Calder cup, the miracle in the Oracle and now, for the first time since 2007, a promising playoff run by […]

The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox played Game 2 of the ALDS earlier tonight, and the Tribe brought home the 6-0 victory with many members of the Cleveland Cavaliers present. LeBron James, J.R. Smith, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Dahntay Jones, Tristan Thompson, and Kevin Love were all in attendance today as the Indians took […]

Whether it’s the big shot at the end of a quarter or that crowd-pleasing dunk, players understandably like to show off their emotion as well as swagger after big plays. In football, when players score a touch down, they have a little victory dance to celebrate their play. RELATED: Dwyane Wade opens up about the […]

Last offseason, Tristan Thompson’s contract negotiations dragged all the way till the third week of October. Now, it’s J.R. Smith’s time to be on the limelight with his own contract impasse. The mercurial shooting guard has proven his worth to the Cleveland Cavaliers organization. He’s done his part and became an integral piece to the […]

After their practice today, LeBron James, Channing Frye, and some of the Cavaliers attended Game 2 of the Cleveland Indians playoff game against the Boston Red Sox. Before the game, James took to the field and the microphone, where he addressed the Cleveland crowd and pumped them up for the game. .@KingJames is ready to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA Champions thanks, in large part, to their Iron Man Tristan Thompson. Thompson has played in 388 consecutive games for the Cavs, making him the active leader in consecutive games played. Thompson has been very durable, and the Cavs plan to keep him that way. RELATED: Dwyane Wade opens up about […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off the nearly impossible feat this year by winning an NBA Championship with a head coach who took over int he middle of the season. David Blatt, who started the NBA season as the Cavs head coach, led the Cavs to a 30-11 record before being let go in the middle […]

A last-minute surprise came out of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room prior to their preseason debut against the Orlando Magic. RELATED: Why Dwyane Wade considered Cavs, but ultimately opted to sign with Bulls According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, starting power forward Tristan Thompson won’t be playing in tonight’s game. Thompson was at Cavaliers’ morning shootaround, […]

Just after practice ended today, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue announced to the media in attendance that 6’6″ guard DeAndre Liggins will start in Cleveland’s preseason opener against the Orlando Magic in place of a resting Kyrie Irving. Ty Lue just yelled to us from 94 feet away: "Liggins"… that's who's starting at point […]

Best friends LeBron James and Dwyane Wade got together a lot this summer to hang out after the long NBA season that saw James’ Cavs win the NBA Championship. At one point during early July, Wade, who was an unrestricted free agent, was reportedly strongly considering joining James and the Cavs for a run at […]

Mike Dunleavy was a longtime target for the Cleveland Cavaliers organization. After having played most of his career in the Central Division, Dunleavy will continue to stay in the area and play for the fourth team in the Central Division. Whether it was with the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, or Chicago Bulls, […]

David Blatt is once again thriving as an elite coach Europe. Overseas, he enjoys the respect and admiration that he found hard to come by in his brief NBA stint. Despite his coaching intellect, the onus of leading a team with lofty expectations in a basketball culture and league that is alien to him eventually […]

Kyrie Irving has been much more active on Snapchat since winning the NBA Championship. From his daily workouts to his singing and music routines in the car, Irving has been entertaining Cavs fans incredibly well off the floor this summer. Irving took to Snapchat earlier this week and busted out into full Alicia Keys mode […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were dealt an unfortunate blow to their season as number one overall pick Ben Simmons was diagnosed with a fracture to the fifth metatarsal on his right foot. Also known as a Jones fracture, Simmons will be out for at least three to four months as he recovers from the injury. Simmons […]

On Monday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced the free agent signing of guard Toney Douglas to a training camp deal. With just two point guards on the roster, one having an injury-riddled history and the other being a rookie, the Cavs opted to give Douglas a chance to make the roster with the training camp […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers received some stunning, yet expected news last week when Mo Williams opted for retirement hours before the start of Cavs Media Day. The team saw Williams’ retirement as a possibility after an entire summer of uncertainty on his return, but he confirmed his return via Twitter only to turn around and retire […]

The Cavs and their players got together for the Wine & Gold Scrimmage on Sunday afternooon, which featured some notable NBA stars sitting out to rest that early on. During the scrimmage, Irving threw an off-the-backboard alley-oop to Iman Shumpert, who threw it down with authority. Sheesh, @ImanShumpert! If you missed this Shumpman Slam in […]

For LeBron James, 2016 has been an incredible year, especially considering his Cavaliers fell just two games short in the NBA Finals a year before that. When James announced his return home, it wasn’t just a return to Cleveland’s NBA team, and he’s repeated that over and over again. For me, coming home was never […]

LeBron James continues his Midas touch this year. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, an anonymous bidder secured an extremely rare rookie card of the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar for a crazy sum. BREAKING: This LeBron James card was just sold for $312,000 by @GoldinAuctions, shatters record for modern day card pic.twitter.com/E1QIEssTgM — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October […]

LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates partied at The Q last night, but not because they were celebrating anything Cavs-related. The guys were simply enjoying Kanye West’s “Saint Pablo” tour in Cleveland. Everyone was there as they went all out to the command of the beats. RELATED: Video: Cavs have team outing and it includes J.R. Smith […]

Hall of fame and seven time NBA world champion Robert Horry has stated he believes LeBron James can pass some of the all-time greats, and end up with perhaps the second most championships of all time. Horry collected seven historic championships during his time with the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and the Los Angeles […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have still not re-signed free agent J.R. Smith to a contract despite a week of training camp having passed by. Cavs players have been hanging out with Smith outside of basketball at the movies and even at the Kanye West “Saint Pablo” Tour at Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday night. RELATED: Kevin […]

Since its creation, Kevin Love has always been the odd man in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Big Three. No matter how management and teammates vouch for his importance to the team, the chatter about him not fitting in always find its way to the news wire. His defense will always be suspect and it essentially takes […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished a week of training camp today and are off to enjoy their weekends before the Wine & Gold Scrimmage on Sunday evening. RELATED: J.R. Smith responds to Cavs’ latest contract offer Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like unrestricted free agent J.R. Smith will be there. He is, however, hanging out with the […]

The Cavs started their 2015-16 training camp after coming up just two games short of an NBA title without a complete roster. Kyrie Irving (fractured kneecap) and Iman Shumpert (wrist surgery) would not be 100% in training camp and were thus limited. Kevin Love, who had shoulder surgery after the first round of the playoffs, […]

On Cavs Media Day, General Manager David Griffin opened with statements regarding now-retired Mo Williams and unrestricted J.R. Smith. Griffin said that the Cavs had put together a “competitive and aggressive” offer for J.R. Smith and hoped a deal would get done soon. Here’s Griffin’s full quote: “J.R. Smith is not here today,” Griffin said. […]

The student, Tyronn Lue, took a page from the book of his teacher, Doc Rivers, prior to Game 6 of the last NBA Finals. But this isn’t about any plays or speeches. The ploy that the 2016 champion coach took copied from the 2008 titlist literally went beyond basketball as it involved every member of […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James reaching the NBA Finals the past two seasons, the rest of the Eastern Conference finds themselves playing catch up in the hopes of overcoming the King and his teammates. After reaching six straight NBA finals, every season the NBA finds itself in the same predicament: who is going […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers as well as the rest of the NBA will be moving on to the 2016-17 season with three incredible Hall-of-Famers no longer in the league. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett all opted for retirement after this past season, each going out on their own terms. Bryant has gone on to […]

The respective exits of Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett from the NBA signaled the unavoidable truth. Father time remains unbeaten. Former torchbearers of their own era, all three are now looking forward to their reunion in the Hall of Fame a few years from now. The remaining stars belonging to their era are […]