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The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. With the Cavs taking a huge 2-1 series lead, check out some of the best reactions to the Game 3 victory on Twitter from athletes to former players to celebrities in these next six pages: On the […]

The NBA Finals are upon us again, and all game air on ABC. The television channel is also home to Jimmy Kimmel Live, the last night show that has a special Game Night edition after every Finals Game. RELATED: Top 10 Bloopers From 2014-15 Season   This 2015 NBA Finals, Kimmel sent his assistant Guillermo […]

These 2015 NBA Playoffs and Finals has seen the most unlikely hero emerge from Cleveland. That’s right, Australia’s own Matthew Dellavedova has sparked the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout the playoffs and into an unlikely 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals against the league’s best Golden State Warriors. 10. Delly Shows Off Post-Game Dellavedova backs down […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a relatively young core, and just prior to the start of the NBA Finals, LeBron James arranged a team gathering at the team’s hotel in San Francisco. There James held a team dinner and talked to the team about the challenges ahead. “He was like, we’re here for business and to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers stole home-court advantage from the Golden State Warriors with a Game 2 road victory in the NBA Finals. It was a huge win for the Cavs, a team that had never seen an NBA Finals victory and a huge loss for the Warriors, who had won 43 of the last 46 home […]

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are best friends on and off the court. They played four years together in Miami with the Heat before James made his epic decision to return home. Less than a year later, James and Wade are reunited. This time, on completely different terms. RELATED: Will Miami’s Contract Situation Push Dwyane […]

Two title hungry franchises battle for the NBA championship and the common denominators between these two teams are just teeming. Perhaps the most absurd yet hottest topic was the fact that both teams` MVPs in LeBron James and Stephen Curry were born in the same hospital in Akron, Ohio. Outside of that, there are still […]

The city of Cleveland’s last professional sports title was in 1964, when the Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship, now called the Super Bowl. Back when he played for the Browns as a fullback in his nine year career, Brown left the sport of football having set numerous NFL records at the time. in 2002, […]

You can find all of today’s top plays and highlights at the bottom of the page It had been eight long years since the Cleveland Cavaliers organization hosted an NBA Finals game. The time has come for a city hungry for a championship to have a crucial game on their home floor. Game 3 of […]

We all know about Iman Shumpert’s prowess on the basketball court. Cavs fans have come to know about Shumpert’s rapping ability in his short time with in Cleveland. The first song by Shumpert, the Cavs Anthem, came at the start of the playoffs and you can see it below. RELATED: Iman Shumpert Writes and Performs […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers took Game 2 at Oracle Arena to tie the series up at 1-1 going into Cleveland. Game 3 is tonight at the Q, where Cavs fans have been anxiously awaiting their Cavaliers return home. With Stephen Curry having probably the worst game of his life, a lot of people are already predicting […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers squeezed out Game 2 in Oracle Arena against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. It was one of the closest victories of the season, along with the likes of Game 4 at Chicago and the game at San Antonio in late March. RELATED: Top 10 J.R. Smith Fashion Statements Despite the […]

It’s not only top dogs LeBron James and Stephen Curry who have a subtle yet interesting common denominator, their respective team’s second stars also share quite an interesting connection. Everyone knows about that lucky guy named Klay Thompson and his smoking-hot girlfriend, internet celebrity Hannah Stocking, but only a few people are probably aware or […]

Late in the fourth quarter and overtime, LeBron James was clearly fouled by the Warriors. The first time on a shot attempt at the baseline where he was smacked on both forearms by Andre Iguodala while going up. The second time was on a jumpball between James and Draymond Green, where Green pulled down on […]

Shaquille O’Neal played 19 strong and successful seasons in the NBA before retiring after the 2010-2011 season. He played with greats like Penny Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, Lebron James, and Paul Pierce. RELATED: The Greatest All-Around Players In NBA History According to Shaq, who spoke with Ethan Skolnick on Bleacher Report Radio, […]

Kyrie Irving suffered a season ending knee injury in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. It was a disappointing end to a great season. In his first and only Finals game, he scored 23 points with seven rebounds, six assists, four steals, and two blocks. Irving flew out to Cleveland immediately after his MRI on […]

You can find all of today’s top plays and highlights at the bottom of the page When the Cleveland Cavaliers started the season, they started Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters, LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Anderson Varejao in the starting lineup. In tonight’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals, only one remained: LeBron James. James helped […]

LeBron James and the Cavs are ready to move on from starting point guard Kyrie Irving’s season-ending knee injury that occurred in Game 1. The whole squad is now looking ahead to taking Game 2 at Oracle Arena Sunday night. LeBron James talked about his mindset ahead of Game 2. “My mindset [for Game 2] […]

Kyrie Irving had been dealing with tendinitis in his left knee for over a month, but during Game 1 of the NBA Finals, he suffered another injury. This one, a fractured kneecap to the same knee, would end his season for good. Immediately after it was announced, NBA players on Twitter reacted and gave Irving […]

Unlike a lot of us everyday citizens, Rihanna has a lot of money to burn for some fun. Last night, she made a courtside appearance next to Warriors’ owner Joe Lacob. Lacob sat next to Rihanna when the game tipped off, but quickly switched seats with his fiancee after seeing that Rihanna was cheering on […]

When Kyrie Irving went down with an injury, a lot of people held their breath. After his fractured kneecap was announced, everyone was sympathetic towards Irving. That is, everyone except that Bay Area rapper Lil B. Before the series began in early June, Lil B. decided to start a beef with the Cavs and their […]

It’s been a crazy postseason not only for the Cleveland Cavaliers but for the other teams as well in terms of their roster’s health. The injury bug has hit the NBA like a plague this season as players are going down one by one along with their team’s chances of winning a series and it […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night between the Cavs and Warriors wasn’t an instant classic, but boy was it a good game. The Cavs started hot jumping out to a 14 point lead but the Warriors fought back. After the Warriors were able to tie it back up, it was back and forth […]

Kyrie Irving and the Cavs suffered another left knee injury, this time during Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Irving drove by Klay Thompson in the overtime session, but slipped and bumped knees with Thompson, causing him to fall to the floor. Irving kicked the ball out to J.R. Smith, who missed the three pointer, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are taking on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, and although they dropped a tight Game 1 on the road, winning Game 2 will make up for that loss very easily. The big task at hand, however, is doing it without Kyrie Irving, who suffered a season ending fractured kneecap […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. For many of the players, however, this is the first time experiencing the intensity of an NBA Finals. RELATED: Kevin Love Speaks With Media For First Time Since Shoulder Surgery Kevin Love was one of those players experiencing the NBA […]

Kyrie Irving had eight days to rest his left knee and sprained right foot after the Cavs swept the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Although his progress was slow, Irving seemed to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, Irving suffered another injury to the left knee during the overtime session of Game […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a great playoff run thus far and are now in the NBA Finals taking on the Golden State Warriors. Here’s a look at the best plays from the Cavs playoff run thus far. First Round – Boston Celtics 11. Kyrie Irving Playoff Debut – Kyrie Irving made his playoff debut […]

You can find all of today’s top plays and highlights at the bottom of the page After more than a week of wait, the NBA Finals tipped off in Oracle Arena as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors clashed to draw first blood in their best of seven series. The Warriors welcomed back Klay […]

Winning an NBA championship is the ultimate goal for every single team at the start of the playoffs. And if you are fortunate enough and good enough to get to the Finals, you must be effective. Every player on both teams needs to play their best basketball. In this years Finals there are numerous matchups […]

The NBA Finals are finally here, and your Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Golden State Warriors tonight starting at 9PM EST/ 6PM PT. Cleveland’s young, but also experienced squad will take on the team with arguably the best home-court advantage in the NBA in the Warriors. However, no one on this Warriors’ squad has […]

Stephen Curry, by almost all accounts, is an unsolvable problem for the Cleveland Cavaliers. NBA legends have called him the best shooter ever, the dominant western conference has struggled to contain him, and he is the MVP of the league on a historically successful Golden State Warriors team. He both handles the ball and sprints […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of their second ever NBA Finals and have the tough task of defeating the Golden State Warriors for the NBA Championship. LeBron James, for one, always shuts down social media during the playoffs. Others like J.R. Smith continue to engage in Twitter and Instagram, but still keep their […]

Tristan Thompson has been the biggest presence around the glass for the Cavs this postseason. The big man is averaging nearly a double-double with 9.9 rebounds and 9.4 points per game. Add the stats to his tremendous offensive rebounding ability as well as his interior post defense, and you can tell why he is a […]

With the weight of the NBA’s most patient fans on his shoulders, LeBron James has to avoid drowning in his hometown’s half-century thirst of a championship. Thus far, the King has led his the Cavaliers to 12 impressive playoff victories in a postseason-low 14 games. Now in his fifth consecutive Finals showing, James is leading […]

These NBA Finals marks the first year since the beginning of the “The Association” that two first year coaches will face off. With David Blatt and Steve Kerr leading the Cavaliers and Warriors respectively to the Finals, it is safe to assume that both coaches adapted to their new venues rather quickly. Despite both coaches […]

The Warriors got very lucky with their first round pick in 2011. Klay Thompson made the all-star team this season, fresh off a 5 year $80 million extension signed over the summer. J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert both came to the Cavs from the Knicks in January, and immediately found important roles for the LeBron-led […]

Kyrie Irving will have his hands full against Stephen Curry. Curry is a more explosive, quick shooting version of Derrick Rose, who Kyrie had trouble keeping up with in the Eastern Semifinals. Add on Kyrie’s injury, and it seems like David Blatt will put Iman Shumpert on Curry when he can to allow Kyrie to […]

Everyone loves an underdog and the NBA Finals has provided us with a fair share of inspiring moments throughout the years. It’s not a long list as, most of the time, the level of competition at this stage evens up with the Beast of the East going up against the Best of the West. But […]