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Tonight (Wednesday), the Cleveland Cavaliers will kick off their series of preseason games with a 7:00 p.m. matchup against the Atlanta Hawks inside Quicken Loans Arena. Tomorrow, however, Cavs forward Kevin Love says he and several of his teammates hope to attend a much bigger game as a group at neighboring Progressive Field, where the […]

Earlier this week, the NBA made the decision to change up the format for the 2018 All-Star Game a bit by allowing a pair of captains from the voted-in players to choose the teams rather than the typical East vs. West matchup. This brought forth questions about other possible changes down the line such as […]

With the start of the 2017-18 NBA’s regular season now less than two weeks away, teams around the Association are locking in, preparing for the upcoming battle. There will be several talking points throughout the 82-game grind, including favorites to win the championship, as well as league MVP. Cavs’ forward Kevin Love is already thinking […]

After a summer shakeup that dramatically changed basketball, preseason has taken the liberty to alter basketball operations. The National Basketball Association is doing away with the traditional East verse West format and introducing a pickup version with team captains and a draft. While change is always tough on the lay man, players find the new […]

With less than three weeks to go until the start of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally decided on their starting lineup and at least part of their bench rotation. With this being the deepest team in his entire tenure as head coach of the Cavs, Tyronn Lue has elected to play […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will stir things up yet again, starting power forward Kevin Love at the center position and moving forward Tristan Thompson to the bench, according to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic via NBA.com’s David Aldridge. Thompson was reportedly “okay with it,” in a move that will put Derrick Rose at the starting point […]

After an eventful offseason and a week of training camp, the Cleveland Cavaliers are all set to host their annual Wine and Gold Scrimmage. The event, which is set for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff, will be streamed live on Cavs.com, as well as the team’s official app. The Wine and Gold scrimmage gives Cavs fans […]

A few members of the Cleveland Cavaliers frontcourt had a nice little get-together drinking some wine. But they didn’t drink just any wine; their bottle came from the cellar of their new teammate, Dwyane Wade. Kevin Love, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, and Tristan Thompson all got a taste of Wade’s special vintage, and in return, […]

Over the offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers revamped their roster with several new additions that are expected to alter the team’s game plan for the upcoming season. One of those changes looks to be All-Star big man Kevin Love taking up more playing time at center, which the Cavaliers’ play-by-play analyst Fred McLeod is reporting that […]

In the last couple weeks, politics and sports have collided to an uncomfortable extent. However, it has also allowed athletes to become activists. For the Cavaliers, LeBron James has been outspoken about how sports should unify people, a message that has spread throughout the NBA and transcended to other leagues. James mentioned in media day […]

Kevin Love has heard his name discussed in a ton of trade rumors the past summer so much that he’s grown desensitized by it all. To perfectly demonstrate how it’s like to be in his shoes, Love compared his daily experience to that of Bill Murray’s in a 1993 comedy picture when he spoke to […]

Earlier this summer, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially welcomed Derrick Rose to their rotation. Rose, a former NBA MVP and No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 Draft, should be a fine addition to the Cavs’ roster. However, some experts and analysts still hold reservations due to his history of injuries. On Monday, the Cavs held […]

Without a shadow of doubt, Kevin Love is one of the most important pieces in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ metaphorical puzzle. His relentless effort on the glass and accuracy at range is simply priceless to the team’s game plans. For whatever reason, Love’s value to the Cavs is often overlooked, despite the fact that he’s an […]

Kevin Love’s overall rating may not have budged from NBA 2K17 to 2K18 – it remained at 87 – but the Cleveland Cavaliers forward sure did undergo a huge upgrade in the graphics department. The @cavsdistrict Instagram account noticed the marked change in Love’s facial features in the two games. They posted screencaps of the two […]

With Kyrie Irving gone, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a new-look offense for the 2017-2018 season, especially with new point guard Isaiah Thomas currently sidelined with a hip injury. According to head coach Tyronn Lue, PF Kevin Love will be taking on a larger role this season, taking over the role vacated by Irving as […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t ready to shuffle the puzzle just yet. After head coach Tyronn Lue promised to involve Kevin Love into the offense even more with the departure of Kyrie Irving, he stopped short at the idea of sliding the double-double machine into the center position — an idea that came about after ESPN’s […]

As the start of the 2017-18 season draws near, most NBA players are in the gym preparing for the upcoming grind. Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is no different. In fact, James has been honing his physique all summer long, as he always does. On Monday, James joined his teammate, Kevin Love, for a workout […]

Isaiah Thomas had played alongside Al Horford for just one season with the Boston Celtics, but that seems to be enough for the now Cleveland Cavaliers guard to have a perfect read of the subtleties of Horford’s game. We get to know that when Thomas playfully commented on an Instagram post showing a photo of […]

Since joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014, Kevin Love has seen and heard his name included in countless trade rumors. Whispers of package deals or what the team may be able to get in return have been creeping into corner bars and barbershops for quite some time. However, now that they have shipped Kyrie Irving […]

Kevin Love, power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 5th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Shortly after draft night, Love was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins. It wasn’t long before the former UCLA Bruin standout started making […]

When it comes to “stretch fours” in the NBA, there simply aren’t many better than Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward. In fact, “K-Love,” as he has came to be known, is basically the definition of a stretch forward — a big who can knock down perimeter shots and still bang on the low block. […]

Since partnering up a few years back, Kevin Love has been posting photos of himself wearing products from Banana Republic. Last year, in one of the ads, the duo seemed to have taken some subtly funny jabs at the Golden State Warriors for blowing a 3-1 series lead in the 2016 NBA Finals. While it may have […]

Isaiah Thomas may be the big name the Cavs got in return in the blockbuster Kyrie Irving trade, but Jae Crowder was an equally valuable part of the trade from the Cavs’ perspective. He provides the Cavs with the versatile wing they were looking for this offseason. And as ESPN’s Dave McMenamin points out, Crowder’s […]

J.R. Smith and teammate LeBron James were two Cleveland Cavaliers sitting ringside for the much-hyped between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena. Both Cavs were in company of their wives, as was potential-new teammate Isaiah Thomas during the Aug. 26 bout. Smith took the obligatory selfie, as it’s customary […]

Now that Isaiah Thomas has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the two-time NBA All Star will have an opportunity to play alongside his long-time friend, Kevin Love. Thomas’ friendship with Love goes back more than a decade, when they were AAU teammates in 2005. In fact, Thomas used to stay at the Love household […]

By now, most hoops fans have heard that the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers decided to pull the trigger on a trade deal with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. The Cavs are sending All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and a protected first round pick (Brooklyn […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the NBA’s hot topic at the moment. Just when we thought the mayhem of free agency was over after Paul George was suddenly dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder, besides the inevitable trade for New York Knicks’ star Carmelo Anthony, it seemed as though the big names were done finding their […]

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 […]

Four-time NBA MVP and budding pizza magnate LeBron James is seeing his food business investment grow faster than his hairline could recede. As per the report of ESPN senior reporter Darren Rovell, James and his partners have managed to convert their $1-million investment in 2012 on Blaze Pizza  into a fortune worth $25 million today. […]

It has seemingly all come crashing down for the Cleveland Cavaliers this week with news coming out that Kyrie Irving wants to be traded. It’s hard for Cavs fans not to think that this now seemingly inevitable fate could have been avoided, and it looks like that’s exactly the case. According to a report by […]

Count former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson to the list of people stunned at the news of Kyrie Irving demanding the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him. In a tweet posted on his Twitter account Friday night, Johnson told his followers on the social media platform that he got a hold of Irving, asking the point […]

The moment news broke that fan favorite Kyrie Irving asked the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him, rumors on potential trades involving Irving started to circulate. One name that kept popping up in the rumor mill was Carmelo Anthony, the All-Star forward of the New York Knicks. However, a straight-up Irving for Anthony deal is unlikely and early reports indicate […]

While most Cleveland Cavaliers fans would identify as Nick Wright fans, today’s Kyrie Irving trade rumors have alienated the trust once had in the 2016 NBA champions. Today, Wright even threw in his take on the possibilities Cleveland could reach by putting Irving on the block. I wouldn't trade Wall if I'm Washington, unless I […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were thrown a huge curve ball on Friday afternoon with reports revealing that All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving is eyeing a trade. It has put the Cavaliers in the tough predicament of having to look into possible offers for Irving at this point in the offseason. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, […]

By now, most of the NBA-loving universe has heard the news about Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. According to a report from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the crafty ball-handler requested a trade in a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert last week. Since Windy’s story broke, reactions to the news of Irving’s plea have […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face a massive debacle with Kyrie Irving‘s intentions of being traded after a meeting with the front office (or what’s left of it) last week. While this secret was kept under wraps for a few days, it didn’t take long to reach team talisman LeBron James, who immediately felt “blindsided” and “disappointed” […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers roster will not be looking very different next season, but they will certainly be missing arguably the biggest locker room presence they’ve had over the last threes seasons. After three successful seasons with the Cavs and 14 overall in the NBA, James Jones has decided to retire from professional basketball. Not long after his retirement, Jones […]

With former Atlanta Hawk Paul Millsap recently signing with the Denver Nuggets, there really is not much star talent at the power forward position in the Eastern Conference. With Millsap gone and already having a solid 2016-17 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 2017-18 season will be Kevin Love’s season to solidify his position as […]

Russell Westbrook may have been named the King of Fashion in Sports Illustrated’s Most Fashionable List, but there are also two Cleveland Cavaliers players who were recognized for the way they dress outside of the court. Kevin Love was named the winner of “The Classic Man” Award for his sense of fashion that leans more […]