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The Cleveland Cavaliers are now 1-10. One month ago, the team was thought to be a potential contender for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. Now, the Cavs are the favorites to finish with the worst record in the NBA, although not necessarily with the first overall pick, thanks to the […]

According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who made an appearance on ESPN 850 WKNR’s “The Really Big Show” on Friday, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star power forward Kevin Love has garnered significant trade interest around the NBA. However, although there are a number of teams that would trade for Love this season if he’s healthy, the Cavaliers may […]

Defense. Aggressive offense. Playmaking. That’s what former Memphis Grizzlies guard Andrew Harrison, who the Cleveland Cavaliers signed to a two-way contract on Thursday, believes he’ll bring to the Wine and Gold with point guard George Hill out for the next two weeks. Newest Cavs two-way player, @DrewRoc5. Says he found out around 5 pm yesterday. […]

After the loss of LeBron James this past summer, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been understandably horrible. The Cavs are currently 1-10 and at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, a conference they have dominated for the last three years. The Cavs just fired Tyronn Lue, the only coach who gave them a championship, and replaced […]

Cleveland Cavs young small forward Cedi Osman has been ruled out in Saturday’s games versus the Chicago Bulls due to a back injury. During the first quarter of the team’s recent losing effort at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Osman played just five minutes before exiting the game with the injury. Cayleigh Griffin […]

One of the more interesting storylines for the Cleveland Cavaliers this offseason was Jordan Clarkson’s attempt to play for Gilas Pilipinas, the Philippines’ national team, in the 2018 Asian Games. At first, the NBA told Clarkson he couldn’t participate because the Asian Games weren’t a FIBA-sponsored event. However, after noticing that there were other NBA […]

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson may be on a team with the worst win-loss record in the NBA, but he doesn’t feel as if this is a hopeless season. In fact, Clarkson believes the Cavs are heading in the right direction. In an interview with Cavs.com’s Joe Gabriele, Clarkson discussed the state of the […]

In an interview with Cavs.com‘s Joe Gabriele, Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson discussed his role with the Cleveland Cavaliers and what the team expects from him when he steps out onto the court. Clarkson, a scoring-minded guard who has become the team’s Sixth Man, compares his role on the Cavaliers to an artist trying […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and combo guard Andrew Harrison have agreed to a two-way contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Cavs will be without starting point guard George Hill for the next two weeks, as the veteran is dealing with a shoulder sprain. As a result, the Cavs needed another guard to back up rookie […]

The hits just keep on coming for the Cleveland Cavaliers. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Cavs starting point guard George Hill will miss two weeks with a sprained right shoulder. Rookie Collin Sexton will remain the starter moving forward for Cleveland. Hill did not play Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Cavs […]

Fans in Cleveland will be happy to know that the Cavs have joined the ranks of teams to unveil a City Edition uniform for the 2018-19 season. There are several notable design features in Cleveland’s new kits, so let’s dive right in. COLORS As an homage to the colors they wore during the 1994 season […]

Cleveland Cavaliers young big man Ante Zizic played his best game of the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder last night. After the Croatian center posted 10 points and 9 rebounds that game, head coach Larry Drew hinted that Zizic will be receiving more minutes in the Cavs’ upcoming games. Joe Vardon of The Athletic […]

Despite their desires to be a competitive team, the Cavs have played their way to a 1-10 overall record through the early stages of this season. It’s not clear if Cleveland is considering the “T” word (tanking) yet, but general manager Koby Altman is keeping a close eye on several notable college prospects, including RJ […]

CLEVELAND — Following Wednesday night’s loss against the Oklahoma City Thumder, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew spoke to reporters about rookie point guard Collin Sexton’s first NBA start and what he thought of the young guard’s performance. In sum, Drew was impressed. “I thought he did a good job. I thought he did a […]

Cleveland Cavs guard Jordan Clarkson has established a reputation as being a shoot-first kind of guy. This is why teammate J.R. Smith reacted with such astonishment when he first learned about Clarkson’s eight-assist performance on Wednesday night’s 95-86 loss against the Orlando Magic. “He had what? Jordan? Shit. I don’t know about that,” said Smith, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Collin Sexton has been taking a lot of heat lately, with some coming from the direction of his own teammates. Cavs head coach Larry Drew came to the defense of his young stud, reminding his team’s veterans to give the kid some leeway. Speaking to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Drew shared […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers faced off Wednesday night for the first time this season. Thunder center Steven Adams tried to posterize Cavs guard Rodney Hood, but he missed the mark pretty bad. Adams tried it and the commentators let him have it 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Z23KFQby0Y — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 8, 2018 “It’s […]

Former Phoenix Suns big man Tyson Chandler played in his very first game with the Los Angeles Lakers and made an impact to help the Lakers pull out a tight win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Jordan Clarkson took notice of that: https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1060410473726836742 It seems like Clarkson keeps up-to-date with his former […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman left Wednesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first quarter with back spasms, according to Joe Gabriele of Cavs.com. Osman is doubtful to return to the game after starting at power forward. Osman began the season as the starting small forward in place of the departed LeBron James, […]

According to various reports, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard George Hill will be out for Wednesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a sore right shoulder. With Hill out, Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton — the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft — will get his first NBA start. #Cavs G George […]

With Sam Dekker on the shelf, the Cavs are inserting J.R. Smith back into the starting lineup and moving Cedi Osman to power forward, per Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Everything seems to be out of whack in Cleveland. They’ve already moved on from head coach Tyronn Lue, and now Kevin Love is out for […]

Cavs forward Larry Nance Jr. received a few tips from one of the best 3-point shooters of all time following Wednesday morning’s shootaround: his teammate, Kyle Korver. Class was in session, and Nance was listening. Wednesday’s practice was over, but that didn’t stop Korver from spending some extra time with Nance. In fact, Korver served […]

While he is still considered by many as one of the top big men in the sport today, at 30 years of age, Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is already thinking about his life after basketball. As it turns out, he was able to speak with Golden State Warriors stud Kevin Durant — who himself […]

At this point in his life, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love believes that he has been granted a greater purpose than just being one of the best big men in the game today. The 30-year-old has become the league’s unofficial ambassador on mental health, and the former Most Improved Player of the Year winner has […]

After Duke University’s star duo of R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson dominated the second-ranked men’s college basketball program in their NCAA debuts on Tuesday night, you could practically hear the squeak of the dry erase marker that Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman used to circle their names at the top of their draft board. […]

J.R. Smith has been vocal about his desire to leave the Cavs, and he recently endorsed Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young as his favorite rookie. Sources say the Cavs have been unimpressed with the play of their own rookie point guard Collin Sexton. Smith voiced his opinion via Twitter, and it’s just one of […]

Cavs forward Sam Dekker has been ruled out for up to four weeks due to the ankle injury he sustained in Monday night’s 102-100 loss to the Orlando Magic, according to an official report from the team. Dekker, now 24 years of age, suffered the injury during the third quarter of Monday night’s game and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ biggest weakness for years has been their inability to defend the paint. That could all change if Cleveland selects the University of Oregon’s Bol Bol with what’s on pace to be one of the top picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. Bol is the son of shot-blocker extraordinaire Manute Bol, one of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton is in an unfortunate circumstance. In the social media era of the digital age, information is transmitted and received instantaneously, setting the stage for human beings’ patience to dwindle to the point where the results we want are unrealistic not because of the loftiness of the goal but […]

The Cavs were in Orlando on Monday night for a matchup against the Magic. Though they were leading in the fourth quarter, a series of ill-advised plays, including one bad pass from Cedi Osman in the closing seconds, allowed the Magic to carry the day, 102-100. With just over 20 seconds remaining in the game […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-9, and the team has replaced the Browns as the most dysfunctional organization in Cleveland. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Throughout the entire summer, all levels, from owner Cavs Dan Gilbert to then head coach Tyronn Lue to the players themselves, repeatedly stated that the goal was the compete […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a heartbreaking defeat on Wednesday night as they fell to the Orlando Magic 102-100. Second-year Cavs swingman Cedi Osman committed a crucial turnover in the dying seconds of the match that eventually led to a win for the home team. Despite his late-game blunder, Osman has the full support of veteran […]

On Monday night, Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Collin Sexton played a season-low 17 minutes in the Cavs’ 102-100 defeat at the hands of the Orlando Magic. New head coach Larry Drew explained after the ballgame that his decision to keep Sexton on the bench was motivated by his desire to win the ballgame. “I really was […]

In response to a report claiming that the players of the Cleveland Cavaliers are unimpressed with Collin Sexton, Jared Dudley took a shot at Cavs veterans and defended the rookie. Via Twitter, Dudley who’s been in the league since 2007 and currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets, barked at the Cavaliers and said that it’s […]

Right after notching a 1-9 record to start off the season, J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers immediately responded to a fan who asked about sex. Check out the tweet below along with the Cavs guard’s response and see what you can make out of it. Don’t get me started https://t.co/slJ6P31P2p — JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) […]

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Sam Dekker suffered a left ankle injury Monday night against the Orlando Magic and will not return to the game for the Cavs. Dekker scored two points in 14 minutes of action before exiting. .@dekker suffered a left ankle injury; will not return tonight. Updates if/when available … — Joe Gabriele […]

Head coach Larry Drew and the Cavs have agreed on a deal for the rest of the season and a partial guarantee for next year, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Drew will be the head coach for the rest of this season and has an agreement for the 2019-20 campaign if the Cavs choose […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Jared Dudley is calling out the veterans on the Cavs for their anonymous criticism of rookie point guard Collin Sexton. Over the weekend, Joe Vardon of the Athletic reported that Cavs veterans don’t believe Sexton knows how to play the game. Jared Dudley, upon seeing the rumor on Twitter, was quick […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cavs acting head coach Larry Drew has been thrown into a difficult situation in Cleveland, and his new team has continued to struggle under his leadership. To be fair, Drew inherited a winless team from Tyronn Lue, and they just lost the best basketball player in the world this past summer. While […]