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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 […]

Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers have had about six days off since defeating the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 and capturing the Eastern Conference Championship last Tuesday. Irving has been limited throughout all of the practices, but according to David Blatt, Irving’s injuries to his foot and knee are not improving well enough. David […]

Matthew Dellavedova has had one hell of a 2015 playoff run. Probably the the most unexpected impact player for the Cavs, Delly has made himself a household name and is now a crowd favorite in Cleveland. For the first time ever in NBA history, two Australians will go head-to-head in the NBA Finals as the […]

David Blatt has been around basketball his entire life. The American Jewish coach coached all over Europe, but has spent the majority of his time both playing and coaching in the country of Israel. He was a player for 12 years and has been a coach since 1993 for teams in Israel, Russia, and Greece. […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets to set up a matchup of MVP’s. LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. In what should be one the greatest NBA Finals showdowns in recent history, Cleveland who’s on a 51 year professional championship drought, will take on the Warriors from Oakland, a city that hasn’t won a […]

After Kevin Love’s shoulder was pulled out of its socket, he believed Kelly Olynyk did it on purpose, calling it a “bush-league play.” A few days later, it was announced that Kevin Love would undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder and miss the remainder of the postseason. He would also be out a total of […]

After suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, Kevin Love met with members of the media for the first time since his shoulder surgery. Kevin Love speaking to the media for the first time since his season-ending shoulder surgery. pic.twitter.com/n1KWL8wAfG — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 31, 2015 In his […]

Kendrick Perkins has won a championship as a starting center with the Boston Celtics back in 2008. But his role now is far from a starter’s workload. Perkins has appeared in just seven games in the 2015 playoffs out of a possible 14. He’s also playing just 4.2 minutes per game 1.1 points and 1.1 […]

Despite the way injuries have threatened the fate of the Cleveland Cavaliers this postseason, they are still on track of attaining what they set to accomplish from day one. Sans Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, Cleveland is grinding their way to a possible NBA Finals appearance on the iffy back of LeBron James. Sounds familiar, […]

The NBA has a huge fanbase all over the world, and current celebrities are by no means exempt. In fact, Cleveland has one of the biggest celebrity fanbases in the nation, which is huge considering that it’s in a small market. We look at the top 10 celebrity fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers, starting with […]

Early Friday afternoon, rumors surfaced that Cavs power forward/center Anderson Varejao could return to the court and make an appearance in the NBA Finals in the case of an emergency. The source behind was, of course, Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Brian Windhorst says the Cavaliers will have Anderson Varejao's jersey out in Oakland in the […]

In October we all had visions of the Cavaliers winning an NBA title with the big 3 hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy on stage. Boy, has that vision changed. Not because the Cavs title hopes have diminished, but because Kevin Love will not be involved throughout the late title run. Love suffered a dislocated shoulder […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are now the Eastern Conference Champion for the second time in team history but the road that the Cavs had to take involved a lot of make or break twists which eventually played into the WIne and Gold’s favor. Consistency was definitely not the key in this occasion as Cleveland saw itself […]

Dwyane Wade has been a member of the Miami Heat since his drafting in 2003. His name has never been mentioned in a trade, and him possibly wanting to leave via free agency back in 2010 to Chicago was a far cry from the truth. Thursday afternoon, however, it was made known that Dwyane Wade […]

The anticipation builds up as we await the start of the NBA Finals matchup between two title hungry franchises in the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. Aside from being the best regular season team this year, the Warriors have also managed to stay relatively healthy during the playoffs but the injury-plagued Cavaliers are not […]

It seems that despite the troubled past between the city of Cleveland and Charles Barkley, things are finally starting to warm up for Barkley. Before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Barkley has asked what if he’s liking Cleveland more than Bulls center Joakim Noah. His response surprised many. RELATED: Greatest LeBron James Player […]

When the Cavs drafted Andrew Wiggins with the first pick in the 2014 NBA draft, they were prepared to build their franchise around him and Kyrie Irving. They had no idea that LeBron James would want to return home. LeBron changed everything. The Cavs knew that LeBron wanted to win, now, so they packaged the […]

If you don’t already know about famed Bay Area rapper “Lil B. The Based God,” here’s a little inside scoop on him. He’s a huge Warriors fan and credits himself with starting the ‘flick of the wrist’ dance/symbol/hand movement. Kevin Durant attempted to listen to the rapper’s music, but said he couldn’t believe Lil B […]

It’s official! Your Cleveland Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference Champions and will be heading to their second ever NBA Finals, the last one coming in 2007. This Cavs team will not be facing a mutliple time champion in the San Antonio Spurs. Instead, they’ll be facing the young guns out of Oakland, California in the […]

The Cavs have faced both the Warriors and Rockets twice this season. The Cavs split the regular season series with the Warriors 1-1, while falling to the Rockets in both games. However, all four games were in the regular season, and all four featured varied lineups from both teams. So who’s a better matchup for […]

Without much support from superstar point guard Kyrie Irving or any support from superstar power forward Kevin Love, the injury plagued Cavaliers were able to dismantle the Atlanta Hawks easily in 4 games, here are the top 10 plays of the series. 10. Once A Game: Delly To Thompson It’s been a common theme in […]

After a grueling and unexpected sweep of the NBA Finals in 2007, the Cavaliers will have a second shot at an NBA Championship. That’s due to the fact that Cleveland was able to sweep their way through the Atlanta Hawks with four consecutively convincing victories. After the game, the Cavs ‘Big Three’ from Game 4 […]

A topic that has been more relevant since Game 3 is whether or not point guard Matthew Dellavedova is a dirty player or just scrappy. Different opinions have been thrown around since Sunday night by the media. Only Delly knows of his real intentions when diving on the floor, but here is my take: Dellavedova […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Atlanta Hawks tonight to complete the four game sweep and advance to their 2nd NBA Finals in franchise history. Kyrie Irving returned from a two game absence tonight as well. The Hawks started out strong against […]

Kyrie Irving, who has missed the end of Game 1 as well as Games 2 and 3, will return to the lineup for Tuesday’s Game 4 in Cleveland. RELATED: Should Kyrie Irving Sit Remainder Of Eastern Conference Finals? Cavs guard Kyrie Irving is playing tonight with a 25-minute time limit, sources told Yahoo. — Marc […]

After suffering a separated shoulder in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, Kevin Love has finally been cleared to travel with his team for the rest of the postseason. After more than a month of having his shoulder in a sling, Love had his shoulder reevaluated in New York during Games 1 […]

One year after LeBron James’ migration to Miami, the Cleveland Cavaliers limped out of a 19-63 season with a single bittersweet purpose: rebuild. This construction project’s foundation was the 2011 NBA Draft. Three picks after selecting Kyrie Irving first overall out of Duke University, Cleveland spent their fourth pick of the Draft on Tristan Thompson […]

The NBA announced their decision on the Al Horford/ Matthew Dellavedova incident from Game 3 of the Cavs-Hawks Eastern Conference Finals matchup. Dave McMenamin reported on the league’s decision: NBA spokesman Tim Kuck says Flagrant 2 on Atlanta's Al Horford will stand, no additional discipline/suspension to come. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 25, 2015 RELATED: […]

LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova helped the Cavs earn one of the biggest victories of the year on Sunday night. In Game 3 against the Hawks, LeBron james came up with 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists while Dellavedova added 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, and one incredible defensive performance to follow up […]

The Hawks came out with the same approach the Bulls did in Game 1 against the Cavs, utilizing their big men to set screens and get an open jumper or a mismatch. Unfortunately for the Cavs, the screens worked in the Hawk’s favor most of the time. With Paul Millsap and Al Horford setting solid […]

During the two best seasons in Cavaliers’ franchise history in 2008-09 (66-16) and 2009-10 (61-21), the NBA was looking into bringing the All-Star Game to Cleveland. Once LeBron James left and the Cavs sunk to the bottom of the East, the NBA looked to some more successful cities as hosts. Now that the Cavs have […]