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Fans have had little to be excited about this preseason as the Cavs started their preseason at 0-6, but were able to get a win last night against the Mavericks. LeBron James sat out that game as well as the game before that in Toronto as he nursed a back injury he suffered and received […]

After carrying the whole weight of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the last NBA Finals, LeBron James’ body needed a break. RELATED: LeBron James Foresees Rough Start To The Cavs’ Season He went on a typical LeBron James offseason which featured a few international promotions and a movie premiere in between, but the first true breather […]

Tristan Thompson is about to end his fourth month as a restricted free agent; he and the Cavs have reportedly not even been talking about a contract extension. Without Thompson, the Cavs officially have 13 players on the roster. Cleveland is expected to choose one of the remaining training camp guys as they have all […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! All of this preseason, the Cavs have struggled to put together a solid all around game for four straight quarters. And all preseason long, it resulted in loss after loss. If there’s any time to lose all your games and still feel […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have struggled to win a game this preseason. They’ve come close and held big leads, but in the end, the Cavs second and third units were simply unable to squeak out victories despite dealing with injuries. While players have been in and out of the lineups, Mo Williams, Richard Jefferson, Jared Cunningham, […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers came to Canada winless but with much excitement as they knew they were facing the Toronto Raptors with added reinforcement. After months of being sidelined, All Star power forward Kevin Love finally returns to fold for the Cavaliers. LeBron […]

Kyrie Irving has been working out with the Cavs over the past couple of weeks, and many fans were hoping he would be ready for the season opener despite reports that he would be taking his time to return to the court. According to Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal, however, Irving still doesn’t […]

As the Tristan Thompson contract fiasco drags on, LeBron James’ involvement, however you want to label it, gets revealed as more personal. James has made it clear that he will not get in between the Cavaliers’ front office and Thompson’s camp as they try and iron out a deal. To his credit, he’s remained true […]

With high expectations surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2015-2016 campaign, LeBron James felt the need to level all the hype. The team boasts of arguably one of the deepest lineups in the league but the big question is when will we see that roster complete. Not for the first few months of the season and James […]

Kyrie Irving is less than a year removed from introducing his first shoe with Nike, the Kyrie I’s, but they are already one of the best shoes for basketball that you can find out there. Irving has a new mentor in town, and his name is Mo Williams. As a former Cavalier and long-time NBA […]

Jared Cunningham has come full circle. The athletic guard out of Oregon State University was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2012 NBA Draft as the 24th overall pick. However, the team made the pick for the Dallas Mavericks who have already agreed to package their first rounder, Tyler Zeller for Cleveland’s picks. It […]

John Schumann of NBA.com has a very wise mind when it comes to analyzing the game of basketball. On the Cavs’ 2014-15 team preview, Schumann joined NBA TV to talk about the weaknesses of Cleveland’s defense despite reaching the East reaching the NBA Finals. “The Cavs were the lowest-ranked defensive team to the make the […]

The long awaited return of Kevin Love to the basketball court is over. According to David Blatt and Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal, Love will be making his preseason debut on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors. #Cavs Kevin Love will play Sunday at Toronto, David Blatt said. — Jason Lloyd (@JasonLloydABJ) October 16, […]

LeBron James has always been a relatively healthy basketball player. In his first 12 years (from 2003-2015), James missed just 57 games. Before the 2011-12 season, where James sat out 20 games mostly to rest (and won an NBA Championship), James really hadn’t had any issues with injures. As we all know, however, Father Time […]

The NBA is full of talented guards at both the point guard and shooting guard spots. With that being said, there’s no denying that the NBA’s best backcourt duo belongs to the NBA Champion Warriors, but who’s right behind them? Former Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller was a color analyst for Thursday’s game between the Golden […]

A major development has occurred in the Tristan Thompson contract saga. Apparently, this news, or assumption, came from Larry Coon. Who’s Larry Coon? Well, he’s basically a CBA and salary cap guru who’s take on contract situations is very well regarded by peers and fans alike. Coon participated in a Q&A where he got to […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers welcomed Timofey Mozgov and J.R. Smith back into the fold in their preseason battle with the Indiana Pacers. The team went up against Paul George, Monta Ellis, and George Hill sans LeBron James who sat out the game as […]

Guess who’s making a huge leap in ESPN’s latest NBA player rankings? Prior to the start of last season, this player was ranked 126th. After a solid postseason performance, he has made the quantum leap into the 59th spot. Interestingly, this player is also, technically, without a team at this point. But let’s still talk […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers signed free agent shooting guard/ small forward Iman Shumpert to a 4-year, $40 million deal this past summer. Shumpert’s talents, however, go beyond the NBA court. As Cavs fans have come to know over the past couple of months, Shump is also a rapper and likes to make music when he’s not […]

An NBA journeyman who has seen it all, except for one thing, Richard Jefferson’s story is one that offers a lot of good takeaways for anyone who is willing to listen. He has been an All Star, an Olympian, and a back-to-back Eastern Conference champion. On the flipside, he has also experienced watching his former […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to win the 2015-16 NBA Championship due to the injuries that both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love sustained earlier in the playoff run. On Saturday, however, Kevin Love practiced for the first time in a full-court, 5-on-5 set with his teammates, and felt good afterwards. Love has since been practicing, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are being looked upon by many as the title favorites this season, and rightfully so, as the team returns with an intact core bolstered by three solid additions. However, the Cavs have been off to a rocky start after losing all four preseason contests thus far. Interestingly, these games came by way […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers came into tonight’s game without any of their starts from last season. LeBron James was ill, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love are recovering from injury, and J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov were both sitting out to rest. Iman Shumpert […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers return to the Quicken Loans Arena as they face the Milwaukee Bucks for the second game of yet another pre-season back-to-back. The Cavs will be playing without LeBron James, J.R. Smith, and Timofey Mozgov according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. David Blatt says LeBron, Timo and J.R. will all sit out tonight vs. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers revealed some jerseys they would be bringing back a few months ago. Now, a photo has leaked of a new jersey design the Cleveland Cavaliers will be wearing this upcoming season. RELATED: The Best Jerseys In Cleveland Cavaliers History Designer Conrad Burry tweeted out a photo of the leaked black uniform the […]

After Sunday’s Cavaliers’ practice, LeBron James took Mo Williams, J.R. Smith, and James Jones out to eat at his newly endorsed pizza restaurant “Blaze Pizza.” As soon as LeBron tweeted that he was with his teammates were ordering at the Columbus restaurant, floods of fans and supporters showed up from out of no where to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson have entered the later stages of the preseason and, as far as we know, they still haven’t re-engaged in contract talks. That is, until Monday night at Columbus, Ohio. It still hasn’t been confirmed, but according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Thompson’s agent Rich Paul and Cavs’ GM David […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers played the first game of their second back-to-back set of this preseason against the Memphis Grizzlies down at Columbus Ohio at Ohio State University. The Cavs were playing without Mo Williams and J.R. Smith. Williams was resting and J.R. Smith was nursing a strained hamstring he suffered a few days ago and […]

J.R. Smith is well known for his antics on the court as well as off. He’s a different player and person now that he’s in Cleveland, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have his usual antics. Smith, who sat out tonight’s game with a sore hamstring, decided to buy cotton candy after craving it during […]

Before the game tonight, the Cavs did their regular pregame dunk routines in the layup lines. While some players had some casual games, Quinn Cook got way up there on a dunk! Watch below: RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Dunks On Joakim Noah, Two Get Into Heated Conversation

The Cleveland Cavaliers will return to the hardwood for the first game of another preseason back-to-back against the Memphis Grizzlies. The game will be played at Ohio State University. The team is likely to miss the services of its two starters in Mo Williams and J.R. Smith. RELATED: Why Mo Williams’ Role Is More Important […]

LeBron James has been a man of many identities throughout his career. He’s taken on the LeBron family (young LeBron, old LeBron, etc.) during the late 2000’s, he was the hated villain early in Miami, then was beloved in his later years in Miami and now Cleveland, and he was even a comedic actor in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face yet another back-to-back set on Monday and Tuesday as they play the Memphis Grizzlies at Columbus, Ohio and the Milwaukee Bucks back in Cleveland. Both teams are expected to send out their regular starters, except for a possible few minors changes. David Blatt spoke with members of the media on Sunday, […]

The Big Three are heading into year two with one thing in mind: an NBA Championship. For that goal to be achieved David Blatt and the rest of his coaching staff must work out a way to feature former three time All-Star Kevin Love more within the offensive system. When Cleveland traded away two #1 […]

There’s a well-known saying in basketball that great defense leads to great offense. Many coaches in the league are defensive minded, believing that the offense will come naturally from great defense. The Cleveland Cavaliers played decent defense last season, but they also struggled in some ways. While ranking 10th in terms of opponent three-point field […]

The Cavs have arguably one of the top 3 rosters in the league, when healthy. Their depth chart has, well, depth, and some might even say that the Cavs second unit could give a team or two (like the Sixers) a run for their money. But the personnel changes a bit once the focus shifts […]

LeBron James is entering his 13th season in the NBA. After coming to the league straight out of St. Vincent St. Mary High School in Akron, he has been able to somehow surpass the expectations set for him as “The Chosen One” from his younger days. James has already amassed all of the individual and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a few players on their rosters who have been impressing in the preseason. There are 14 players who are guaranteed to make the roster including restricted free agent Tristan Thompson, once he re-signs. 0 – Kevin Love 1 – James Jones 2 – Kyrie Irving 4 – Iman Shumpert 5 – […]

Last week, LeBron James announced that he would be leaving McDonald’s and would be partnering with the up and coming restaurant Blaze Pizza. The pizza place has hundreds of restaurants open across the country and many still to come. The Cleveland Cavaliers are scheduled to play a preseason game tomorrow night in Columbus, Ohio at […]