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New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr has some big goals in life, which includes being the highest-paid player in the NFL. While that declaration might elicit guffaws from some people, there’s at least one person who believes in him, and that’s Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James. In a terse and emoji-filled tweet, James made it […]

The NBA world was rocked just days ago as reports surfaced Cleveland Cavaliers’ mesmerizing point guard Kyrie Irving had put in a trade request. Fresh off their third straight NBA Finals appearance, it was a shock wave that was felt through the entire NBA community as the news broke. Cavs’ power forward Kevin Love was […]

Kyrie Irving did more than just ring the alarm in NBA front offices following his trade request after it went public last Friday, but also have a lot of Cleveland Cavaliers‘ faithful question his loyalty to the franchise that drafted him first overall in 2011. The most proactive way to show such doubt was to timely […]

In Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending left kneecap fracture after he collided with Klay Thompson. During a recent interview on the “Short Story Long” podcast, the Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard revealed that the injury originated from one that he suffered as a […]

Shortly before noon today, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers are in “serious discussions” with former NBA MVP and current New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose. At this moment, whether or not Rose will be wearing a wine and gold jersey next season is uncertain. As most fans of the […]

During a red carpet walk of Sports Illustrated’s Fashionable 50, an event that determines the 50 most stylish athletes in all sports, Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala felt the need to call out Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving for not returning a text message. “I texted Kyrie the other day,” Iguodala said of […]

There are two ways that the Cleveland Cavaliers can close the gap against the Golden State Warriors. Both revolve around finding a way to be competitive when LeBron James is not on the court. James averaged 42.4 minutes per game in this year’s finals, which is too many if he is going to have the […]

Last weekend, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson and several members of the Golden State Warriors, including Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala, placed their storied rivalry on the back-burner for a short period of time. What was the occasion, you ask? Believe it or not, the competitors were all gathered for the marriage of Atlanta Hawks […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to improve their roster after their deflating NBA Finals defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. With the Warriors assembling maybe the greatest collection of talent we’ve ever seen, this NBA off season has been a crazy frenzy of free agency and trades which franchises trying to keep […]

LeBron James and Kevin Durant, for the most part of their careers, have been compared to each other countless times by fans and experts alike and that will likely continue for many years to come. And now, a shining beacon of basketball wisdom in the form of Dion Waiters has blessed us with his own […]

It appears as though Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has gotten past his team’s recent NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors. Now that things have simmered a bit, Gilbert doesn’t mind laughing about the series that sent the NBA trophy back to Oakland. In fact, he did just that Monday night during the […]

Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown had one of the better comeuppance stories from this year’s NBA Finals. Brown was twice hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the team’s head coach, so beating the team that had hired and fired him on more than one occasion was quite the fitting vengeance for the 40-year-old. But […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers failed to wrest another NBA title last June, falling prey to the Golden State Warriors in just five games of the championship series. That setback immediately puts into question how the Cavs would remodel their roster for them to remain competitive not only in the Eastern Conference, but as well in the […]

Superstar guard Stephen Curry was shown the biggest money any player in the history of the NBA has ever seen, signing a record-setting $201-million, 5-year deal with the Warriors on Saturday. That easily eclipses the $153 million the Memphis Grizzlies splurged on Mike Conley last year. Yet despite Curry getting paid like he’s a NASA space […]

Even after falling to the Golden State Warriors in last season’s NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is still willing to show respect to Stephen Curry. Shortly after the start of this year’s free agency, news broke stating that Curry had signed a five-year, $201 million “supermax deal” with the Warriors. James, always a […]

It’s been less than 400 days after ending a 52-year drought, and Cleveland is back to pointing fingers and realizing it’s hard to win. After Golden State dismissed the Cavaliers in five games earlier this month, relinquishing the throne to a seemingly unreachable team has induced a lot of irrational thinking within Cavs Nation. But the […]

It’s been know since the 2015 NBA Finals that the Cavaliers need dependable bench players. This fact was evident in the Cavs’ 5 game series loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2017 Finals. Two-way wing depth has been a problem for LeBron James’ teams for essentially his entire career, and this past season […]

2017-2018 is going to feel quite the opposite for Cavs fans than 2016-17 did… Sports Betting Dime has released their odds to win the 2018 NBA Championship.  The Warriors are heavy favorites to repeat as champions with 5/6 odds.  Next in line are the Spurs with 11/2 odds and the Cavs with 6/1 odds. Other notable […]

It has been a crazy couple of days for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they have promptly turned their focus to next season and beyond. First, news broke the Cavs and the Indiana Pacers were engaged in talks to possibly bring Pacers’ superstar Paul George to Northeast Ohio. Next was the news Chicago Bulls’ all-star Jimmy […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have given up their world champion status as they fell to the supremely talented Golden State Warriors a week ago, but despite losing to the better team, Cavs’ superstar LeBron James’ legacy was still at the heart of every discussion before and after the Finals as the (GOAT) argument between James […]

The NBA world simply doesn’t stop. The season has just ended but it’s never too early to look to next season to improve and try to obtain elite NBA status. Phones are ringing, conversations are happening, front offices are in overdrive and agents are calling around as the off-season frenzy has well and truly begun. […]

Just a week after the 2016 NBA Champions relinquished their title to the Golden State Warriors, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert packaged a raised offer to renew David Griffin’s tenure with Cleveland which can make him one of the wealthiest general managers today. As of Monday evening, we now know this will not be the case […]

After a masterful comeback from down 3-1 in the 2016 NBA Finals to bring the championship home to Cleveland, the Cavaliers were unable to go back-to-back, falling to the Golden State Warriors in five games. The series wasn’t without great performances as LeBron James had the league’s first triple-double average in Finals history with 33.6 […]

Since Kevin Durant made his move from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were a win away from the NBA Finals in 2016, to the Golden State Warriors in 2017, many criticized the move and a special few compared it to LeBron James‘ move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat in 2010. Both moves […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers certainly earned their way to a third consecutive NBA Finals appearance. Cleveland’s 51-31 regular season record and 12-1 dominating performance in the postseason earned them another chance to play the Golden State Warriors for an NBA Championship. However, the Cavaliers have also cut more than their fair share of checks to reach […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Golden State Warriors celebrated their 2017 NBA championship with a parade through the streets of downtown Oakland. By now, most hoops fans have either seen or heard about the “Quickie” shirt that Draymond Green elected to wear during the festivities, which immediately sparked an Instagram reaction from Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. […]

Last summer, a historic cap rise and a bit of luck gave the Golden State Warriors the room to pursue Kevin Durant. And, Durant was a big difference maker against the Cavaliers in the Finals. Cleveland had no answer as Golden State quickly closed out in five games. Now, Cleveland must look to reload. A […]

As most basketball fans know, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in this year’s NBA Finals, 4-1. During their championship parade in Oakland yesterday afternoon, Warriors forward Draymond Green wore a unique t-shirt that has since garnered quite a bit of interest from the media. Cavs superstar LeBron James, who seems to see […]

It has been a few days since the Cleveland Cavaliers fell in five games to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. This has also provided Warriors head coach Steve Kerr with more time to digest what just happened on the court in the series. In light of that, Kerr stated in a recent […]

During the Golden State Warriors‘ championship parade on Thursday afternoon, Draymond Green made headlines for his attire as he donned a t-shirt that made reference to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The t-shirt depicted a large Q that helped spell out the word “Quickie” along with the Larry O’Brien trophy in the background. Green revealed in an […]

Being one of two teams to reach the highest possible level of competitive basketball and playing for the rights to be the best team in the NBA only to fall short of a sports championship should not be an embarrassment or something that should be frowned upon. When it comes to LeBron James, however, his […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season ended in heartbreak as they were humbled by the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 inside Oracle Arena. The Cavs showed admirable fight and spirit to hold onto their crown, but in the end, they were outdone by the more talented team. As the clock ran out and the final buzzer went, […]

Earlier this afternoon, the Golden State Warriors celebrated their 2017 NBA championship with a parade through the streets of downtown Oakland. As most hoops fans know, the Warriors managed to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in this year’s Finals by way of a gentleman’s sweep, 4-1. In a bit of a cold jab, Warriors forward Draymond […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were absolutely dominant in their Game 4 victory over the Golden State Warriors as an early elimination loomed large for the world champions. The Cavs surged to victory behind the incredible offensive play from dynamic point guard Kyrie Irving as well as their walking triple-double machine LeBron James. The duo were extraordinary […]

Newly-crowned champion Kevin Durant and his Golden State Warriors may have defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in this season’s NBA Finals, but he isn’t letting that stop him from praising Kyrie Irving‘s work ethic and style of play. In his 18 outing this postseason, Irving, who is known as one of the best point guards in […]

After defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in this season’s NBA Finals by a tally of four games to one, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant took a few moments to sit down with NBA analyst Bill Simmons for a wide-ranging interview. “The Slim Reaper,” as Durant is known, touched on several details of his first NBA […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers surrendered their championship crown on Monday night as they fell to the Golden State Warriors inside Oracle Arena in Game 5. With the Cavs showing early promise, they couldn’t create a big enough gap in the first period as the Warriors’ offensive onslaught was inevitably coming. As the seconds ticked away, both […]

Even in the face of defeat, LeBron James found a way to compliment the Golden State Warriors for building a great team. Last night, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, 129-120, resulting in their second title in three seasons. During his post-game media availability, James, who became the first […]

With a season and title on the line, the Cleveland Cavaliers made their way to Oakland for a pivotal Game 5 Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors. The Cavs, trailing in the series by a tally of three games to one, came out of the gate in attack mode, winning the tip and scoring […]