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Donovan Mitchell is off to a great start to his stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is averaging 31.5 points and 8.5 assists per game and has made 22 of his 40 shots from the field. The Cavs’ new star is shining bright and drawing praise from all over his new city, including from teammate […]

To say that Donovan Mitchell has had a strong start to his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers would be an understatement. After his 32-point effort on Saturday in a lopsided win over the Chicago Bulls, Mitchell has become the first player in Cavs history to score at least 30 points in two straight games to […]

Darius Garland’s return to the Cleveland Cavaliers remains uncertain as he deals with the left eye injury he sustained in their season opener against the Toronto Raptors. With that said, the Cavs have now made a decision on his replacement in the starting lineup while he recovers. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, third-year swingman […]

Darius Garland managed just 13 minutes of action in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season-opening loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. The Cavs point guard was forced to exit the game early due to an eye injury that now appears to be a problematic issue for both Garland and his team. Cavs insider Chris Fedor of […]

As expected, Donovan Mitchell kicked things off with a bang on Wednesday night as he came out with an epic debut performance for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The new Cavs superstar dropped a game-high 31 points in his first appearance, en route to matching a 40-year-old franchise record. Mitchell is now just the second player in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers 108-105 loss in their season opener to the Toronto Raptors was marred by an eye injury that point guard Darius Garland suffered along the way. Garland was clearly shaken up from the injury, and didn’t return to the game after leaving in the second quarter. Unfortunately, it sounds like Garland’s eye injury […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a tough 108-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors in their season opener. It wasn’t the performance the Cavs and their fans were looking for after their explosive offseason of work, and it will leave a lot to be desired over the next few games. The Cavs clearly have some things that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 0-1 to start the 2022-23 season after losing 108-105 to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. But, star guard Donovan Mitchell, who erupted for 31 points in his debut with the Cavs, was all optimism post-game as they played most of this contest without Darius Garland, who suffered an eye injury […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were dealt a brutal blow in the first half of their season opener loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday as Darius Garland left early with an eye injury. The point guard was about to receive an inbound pass under the hoop before Gary Trent Jr ran across and tried to steal […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t get off to the best start to begin the 2022-23 campaign, losing 108-105 to the Toronto Raptors. Darius Garland also exited early in the first half with an eye injury, meaning it was up to Donovan Mitchell to lead by example for the Cavs and that’s exactly what he did. The […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season opener against the Toronto Raptors came down the wire on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Cavs, they ultimately came up short as the Raptors took care of business in their home court, 108-105. The Cavs lost Darius Garland to an eye injury early on, and it was definitely a factor in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have an injury to deal with just two quarters into their 2022-23 NBA season. Darius Garland has been ruled out of Wednesday night’s road game against the Toronto Raptors after his eye got inadvertently poked by Gary Trent Jr., who has just become public enemy No. 1 of Cleveland based on how […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers traveled to Toronto to face the Raptors in their season opener on Wednesday night. All of the excitement surrounding the Cavs came to a crashing half in the first half. With just under four minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter, Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. went reaching for a steal on Darius […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to open their 2022-23 NBA campaign Wednesday night on the road against the Toronto Raptors, with their starting unit featuring veteran Caris LeVert, who has done enough to win a spot on the team’s first-five unit, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. “Sources tell cleveland.com that LeVert will be the team’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have big plans for Evan Mobley in Year 2. Following a tremendous debut campaign that saw him coming up just short of winning the Rookie of the Year award, the Cavs’ young big man is now expected to step into an even more significant role for the Cavs in 2022-23. Cleveland assistant […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have high expectations coming into the 2022-23 NBA season. After a surprising stint to the Play-In tournament last season, the front office traded for star guard Donovan Mitchell. With a core of young All-Star players, the hope is that this team will finally get its first taste of playoff action without LeBron […]

Donovan Mitchell is known to be a big baseball fan. After all, his dad has worked for the New York Mets for over two decades. Now that he is in The Land playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mitchell has also become a supporter of the Cleveland Guardians, who had just lost to the New York […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley is not complaining that he lost the Rookie of the Year race to Scottie Barnes in 2021-22, but he firmly believes he’s just as deserving for the award or even more. Mobley knows he can no longer do anything about it. Besides, how people vote and what their criteria […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has a good problem on his hands right now. As the Cavs prepare for their season opener against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, the big question is, who will end up getting the nod to start at small forward? Well, at this point, Bickerstaff still isn’t making any […]

After a brilliant rookie season, Evan Mobley is poised to make a big leap in his second year this 2022-23. Both his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Darius Garland and Kevin Love firmly believe that as they heaped praise on the youngster. According to Garland, Mobley is “on a mission right now” after losing out on the […]

Mamadi Diakite is back with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The former Virginia Cavaliers big man was initially signed by the Cavs on a camp deal back in September and got waived by the team last Saturday. However, as Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com noted earlier, had a plan of letting him clear waivers in hopes of bringing him […]

After skipping out on a part of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ preseason preparations due to a knee injury, it now sounds like Kevin Love should be good to go for the Cavs’ opening night matchup against the Toronto Raptors. According to head coach JB Bickerstaff, the veteran big man is expected to suit up on Wednesday […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suddenly find themselves with an abundance of talent in both the backcourt and frontcourt after putting up just 104 wins over four seasons since LeBron James’ departure. However, their four All-Star caliber players, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, will not determine the ceiling of this up-and-coming squad. Instead, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a lot of noise in the offseason and head into the 2022-23 NBA season with so much anticipation and renewed expectations. With those, of course, also come a few big questions and projections. Here we will discuss four bold predictions for the Cavaliers in the 2022-23 NBA season. Last season, the […]

Much has been said about former Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell’s aversion to passing to Rudy Gobert off the pick-and-roll. Nonetheless, the Jazz posted the best offensive efficiency in the league last season, scoring 116.7 points per 100 possessions. Now with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mitchell is looking to reach an even higher level of pick-and-roll […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers know who their starting guards and big men will be this season. However, the small forward spot is still not firmly decided. For now, it seems like Caris LeVert is edging out Isaac Okoro for the Cavs’ last starting spot. Okoro, drafted fifth overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, brings some intriguing defense […]

Jarrett Allen is one funny dude. Recently, he’s decided to take aim at Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Kevin Love, who happens to be one of the oldest members of the squad at the moment. As expected, Allen showed no mercy for the Cavs veteran as he went full savage with his most recent age-related jab on […]

It looks like Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley is recovering well and on track to return before the 2022-23 season stars. Mobley has been ruled out in early October due to a right ankle sprain. The team said he could be sidelined for one to two weeks, depending on how he responds to the […]

One of the more interesting subplots for the Cleveland Cavaliers in training camp and preseason was the question as to who would be given the starting nod at small forward. The other four starting spots are locked in; it’s only a matter of figuring out who the best fit is alongside those four, and Caris […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are showing some real potential this preseason. The pairing of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell has looked very good and seeing them with Evan Mobley will be fascinating. The Cavs are also focusing on Kevin Love’s knee injury, as the veteran will be needed as a key depth piece yet again this […]

Kevin Love just turned 34 this summer. At this point in his career, there’s no denying that he’s the elder statesman in an otherwise youthful Cleveland Cavaliers side. Cavs big man Jarrett Allen just had to make sure to point this fact out. Allen went full savage on Love as he described the vet’s current stature […]

Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the dark horse teams next season. The Cavs All-Star believes they’re ready to compete with the heavy hitters in the East. Garland recently spoke out on the expectations they have as a team heading into a season after adding another established All-Star in Donovan Mitchell to […]

Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion last week became the talk of the sports world for all the wrong reasons. After exhibiting signs of serious head trauma four days prior, the Miami Dolphins quarterback hit his head on the turf, triggering a scarier concussion. The aftermath of that injury started discussion about concussion protocols, a discussion that Cleveland […]

Just like his Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Love couldn’t believe that the video of Draymond Green and Jordan Poole’s fight during practice has been leaked. Speaking on ESPN, Love admitted that his first reaction to the fight was questioning how the hell the video reached TMZ’s desk and was distributed for public viewing. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell knows a thing or two about having disagreements with teammates. Back with the Utah Jazz, Mitchell and Rudy Gobert didn’t always see eye-to-eye. However, Mitchell knows that the fracas between Golden State Warriors teammates Draymond Green and Jordan Poole is way overboard, and that the issue has become especially more […]

On Wednesday, NBA fans got their first look at what the new look Cavs team will be. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland shared the court in the Cavs preseason opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. Cleveland lost the game 113-112, but that is obviously not of importance. The blend between point guard Darius Garland and newly […]

Donovan Mitchell got his first taste of Cleveland Cavaliers basketball on Wednesday in their preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers, and it is quite clear he is enjoying his stint with the team. Of course Mitchell was nervous as he begins his Cavs career. He admitted as much in his halftime interview with Serena Winters […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers went all-in this offseason, trading for All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell. The Utah Jazz were the busiest team in the NBA, offloading both Rudy Gobert and Mitchell. Gobert was shipped to the Minnesota Timberwolves early this summer. Then they shocked the NBA world when the Cavs acquired Mitchell in exchange for a huge […]

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Dylan Windler is one of a host of players in the mix for the starting 3 job in the 2022-23 season. The Cavs have four potential All-Stars at the other positions, but that small forward gig is up for competition. Unfortunately, Windler just suffered an ankle injury and will miss Cleveland’s […]