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As this year’s NBA season reaches its midway point, many teams around the association are dealing with injuries in their respective rotations, including the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. J.R. Smith, who is slated to be out for 10-12 weeks due to a fractured right thumb he suffered on December 20 in a game against the […]

When the Golden State Warriors came to Cleveland on Christmas Day for a match-up with the defending NBA champion Cavaliers, Steph Curry was held to just 4-of-11 shooting from the field (2-of-7 from beyond the three-point line). Tonight, the Cavs will look to have a similar defensive impact on the reigning two-time NBA MVP when […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are scheduled to face the Sacramento Kings inside The Golden 1 Center at 10:30 p.m. EST. The Cavs, who are currently on a six-game West coast road trip, have lost their last two games (100-92 at Utah Jazz and 102-86 at Portland Trail Blazers). Cleveland’s lack of assists […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers recently aquired veteran sharpshooter Kyle Korver in a trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks. Now, two games into his stint with the NBA’s defending champions, what Korver’s role will be is still a bit unclear. In his first two games with the Cavs, Korver has scored just four points (2-10 from the […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Utah Jazz at 9:00 p.m. EST inside The Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. After Cleveland’s acquisition of marksman Kyle Korver from the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday for Mike Dunleavy, Mo Williams, cash considerations, and a future first-round pick (2019), all signs […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are set for a divisional match-up against the Chicago Bulls inside Quicken Loans Arena, but they’ll be without several members of their rotation. Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue has announced that Kevin Love (food poisoning) and Kyrie Irving (hamstring cramp) will be held out of tonight’s game. Lue also […]

It’s not every day the best player in the world praises you, but Cavs superstar LeBron James has been impressed with the excellent play of late roster addition DeAndre Liggins. Liggins has been playing in the absence of JR Smith, whose return to court action is unclear at this stage. The Kentucky product was a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves 14 points down to the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter on Christmas Day. The Cavs then ignited a furious comeback to come away victorious in one of the best regular season games you’re likely to ever see. Kyrie Irving sunk the game winner in Klay Thompson’s face, and […]

The name DeAndre Liggins probably wasn’t known to many Cavs fans coming into this season, but he’s working his way to becoming a household name amongst Cavs faithful. Liggins fought his way through training camp to earn a spot on the World Champion Cavaliers roster, his last NBA opportunity coming to an end with the […]

After fighting off last year’s championship piece, Dahntay Jones, for the final roster spot with the Cavaliers, not many would have foreseen the vital role Deandre Liggins wields on the bench this season. All of a sudden, Liggins found himself in a starting role in JR Smith’s absence, and an integral rotation role player off […]

Over the past few games, DeAndre Liggins has been a pleasant surprise for the Cleveland Cavaliers and a nightmare for opposing guards. RELATED: What is LeBron James’ net worth? The former D-League Defensive Player of the Year has admirably filled in for some of the available minutes caused by J.R. Smith’s injury. But even with […]

On Friday and Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers held their first Hardwood Classic 80’s night, donning their throwback orange jerseys and encouraging fans to wear orange to the games. Cleveland dispatched of both the Miami Heat (84-114) and Charlotte Hornets (105-116) over the weekend, and featured two slightly different starting lineups. Being that it was 80’s […]

Cleveland’s Hardwood Classic games pay homage to their basketball teams of yesteryear. Players, cheerleaders, and even fans don the colors of various eras in Cavaliers history. On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Miami Heat inside Quicken Loans Arena for the first of their Hardwood Classic games this season, resulting in a lop-sided 114-84 […]

On Wednesday night, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers were in New York for a matchup against the Knicks inside Madison Square Garden, which resulted in a fairly lop-sided 126-94 victory for the Cavs. Over the course of Wednesday’s game, the Cavaliers shot the three-ball at a torrid clip. In fact, in their largest margin […]

I was fully ready to watch Cleveland drop a fourth straight on Monday night against the Toronto Raptors, but instead I got a wonderful surprise. Against the team that made it a priority to have home court advantage in the playoffs, the Cavs victory over the Eastern Conference runner ups brought a mild sense of […]

During the regular season, teams have the breathing room to take risks. Cleveland is going ahead and taking one of those risks tonight. With J.R. Smith side-lined after an injury that occurred against the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland is turning to an unlikely candidate to fill his place. DeAndre Liggins has only ever notched one career […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers broke a three-game slump against the Toronto Raptors last night, 116-112, but the victory came at a huge cost. Towards the end of the opening quarter, J.R. Smith appeared to have hyperextended his left knee, which was already sore entering the game, after landing awkwardly upon scoring on a floater. RELATED: LeBron […]

The Cavaliers are still looking for a suitable and reliable backup point guard to relieve Kyrie Irving when he leaves the game. After playing the position perfectly last season, Matthew Dellavedova is now flourishing in Milwaukee as the starting point guard, and the Cavs find themselves in a dilemma as to who should assume the role […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers, among other teams, had the extremely difficult roster decisions to make earlier today. Trimming a roster to 15 men can be a daunting and (at times) personal task for NBA general managers around the league. As the 5:00 PM EST roster deadline drew near this evening, ESPN’s Chris Haynes reported that the […]

Over the past couple of days, the Cleveland Cavaliers have waived Cory Jefferson, Jonathan Holmes, John Holland, and Markel Brown, trimming their 20 man roster down to 16 players. That’s four players that had a legitimate chance to make it past training camp and into the championship roster. Unfortunately, the Cavs still have a very […]

Just after practice ended today, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue announced to the media in attendance that 6’6″ guard DeAndre Liggins will start in Cleveland’s preseason opener against the Orlando Magic in place of a resting Kyrie Irving. Ty Lue just yelled to us from 94 feet away: "Liggins"… that's who's starting at point […]