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The Cleveland Cavaliers have seemed hell bent on making a move this offseason following the 4-1 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. There have been countless discussions about players like Jimmy Butler, formerly of the Chicago Bulls and now of the Minnesota Timberwolves, as well as disgruntled Indiana Pacers‘ forward Paul […]

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers fell short of repeating as NBA champions, there have been a flurry of rumors around the organization. Much of which has centered around the possibility of acquiring more superstar talent to help them challenge the Golden State Warriors. During ESPN 710 LA’s “Mason & Ireland Show,” Los Angeles Lakers’ play-by-play radio […]

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst made a guest appearance on 850 WKNR yesterday to discuss the current state of the Cleveland Cavaliers. As most fans of the team know, the Cavs have been through the ringer with trade talks so far this offseason. In his wide-ranging interview, Windhorst discussed the departure of David Griffin, what assets the […]

Just before David Griffin and the Cleveland Cavaliers decided to part ways yesterday evening, he was working on a deal with the Phoenix Suns to acquire their No. 4 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Griffin was elbow deep today, as late as an hour ago, working to put together a monster deal to get […]

As most of our great readers know, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in talks with the Indiana Pacers regarding a trade that would bring star forward Paul George to Northeast Ohio. George’s agent has already notified the Pacers that the four-time NBA All-Star intends to opt out of his contract after the 2017-18 season, making the matter a bit […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in serious discussions with the Indiana Pacers about star forward Paul George, and if a trade is to happen, it could occur within the next week, league sources have told Cavs Nation. George’s agent informed the Pacers that the seven-year forward plans to opt out of his contract following the 2017-18 […]

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. […]

The Paul George saga has officially begun, as the highly-coveted free agent next summer has informed the Indiana Pacers that he is planning to leave the franchise in 2018 with the likelihood of joining the Los Angeles Lakers. George informing the Pacers about what he plans to do means that the team can now begin […]

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 […]

Less than a day after the Golden State Warriors won Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the league has already released its Last 2 Minute Report. The NBA made this mandatory for games that have been decided by five points or less, which reviews the plays that happened in the last 120 seconds, to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the brink of falling short of defending their title, with the Golden State Warriors now up 3-0 in the NBA Finals. Following a disappointing loss in Game 3 on Wednesday night, most of the attention around the league has shifted toward possible moves in the offseason that can help improve the […]

LeBron James is widely considered as one of the best basketball players in the world today for his ability to score, as well as setup his teammates on offense. He is averaging a triple-double so far in the first two games of the NBA Finals, and during the first half of Game 2, his overall brilliance […]

The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers — now facing a 0-2 deficit to the Golden State Warriors in this year’s NBA Finals, have made their way back to Northeast Ohio for Games 3 and 4. During today’s media availabilty, Kristen Ledlow of NBA TV sat down with Kevin Love to ask what Cleveland’s immediate issues are […]

After giving up 56 points in the paint (42 in the first half), committing 20 turnovers as a team (12 in the first half), and allowing countless unabated trips down the lane in their 113-91 loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will need to focus if they hope […]

There has been a lot said of the upcoming trilogy in the NBA Finals between the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. Analysts have broken down individual matchups, bench depth, and even the fact that Warriors head coach Steve Kerr could miss the Finals entirely due to complications from a prior back surgery. […]

Enjoying the wonders of a well-deserved rest prior to the start of the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers went out for a team dinner, occasion forward Kevin Love used to order the “finest glass of red [wine]” the house had available. Of course, team jokester Richard Jefferson couldn’t let his overly fancy taste for wine escape […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are now just one step away from earning a second straight NBA title after zooming through the Eastern Conference in dominant fashion. Their 12-1 playoff record has been fueled primarily by their offensive production averaging a franchise postseason record 116.3 points per game on personal best marks of 50.7 percent shooting from […]

After having met in the past two iterations of the NBA Finals, there is no love lost between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Hoping to avenge a blown 3-1 lead in last year’s finals, forward Draymond Green, who has been largely blamed by the letdown, was outspoken about his willingness to get […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to enter the NBA Finals for the third consecutive season with an opportunity to defend their NBA title against the Golden State Warriors. Cleveland comes into the matchup having won 12 of their 13 postseason games, sweeping through the first two rounds. However, numerous sports betting companies have them as […]

After Thursday’s night’s series-clinching 135-102 Game 5 victory over the Boston Celtics, members of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization made their way to the locker room to celebrate their third consecutive Eastern Conference championship. Chris Fedor of cleveland.com writes in his recent article that Kevin Love and LeBron James were supposed to make an appearance at […]

It might not have been a sweep, but the mopping was on after the Cleveland Cavaliers dusted the Boston Celtics 135-102 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, securing a third straight ticket to the NBA Finals. After the blowout, an overjoyed team celebrated in the locker room with some beer, Gatorade, but most impressively some […]

Fulfilling their media obligations following a gargantuan 135-103, series-clinching win over the Boston Celtics in Game 5, the quartet of Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, LeBron James, and J.R. Smith couldn’t wait to pose for a group selfie and bask in their postseason glory. Love took a look at his phone, and after getting the approval from Thompson, […]

Last night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers took a commanding 3-1 Eastern Conference Finals series lead over the Boston Celtics with a 112-99 victory inside Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs fell behind by as many as 16 points in last night’s game. However, shortly after halftime, the champs regained their composure. During the third quarter, […]

After the Cavs rallied to regain control of Game 4 and the Eastern Conference Finals, a lot of attention was drawn to the role players supporting LeBron James during his momentary lapse. Kyrie Irving certainly provided a spark with his career high scoring effort, but Kevin Love gave the Cavs consistency. With punishing shooting and […]

Tonight’s Game 4 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals began with the Cavaliers winning the opening tip. From there, Kevin Love picked up his lunch pail and went to work; first knocking down a three, then a pair of free throws to give the champs a 5-0 lead. The Celtics, not ready to just lie down […]

The Boston Celtics, who were without the services of Isaiah Thomas due to a hip injury, came into Quicken Loans Arena last night and handed the defending champion Cavaliers their first loss of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs, 111-108. At one point in last night’s game, the Cavs were leading by as many as 21 points. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers held a big lead against the Boston Celtics in all three games of the series so far, but Game 3 represents the first one that saw the Celtics come back and make a close game. Late in the third quarter, Celtics’ forward Jonas Jerebko gets down in the post to defend Cavs […]

On Wednesday night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, resulting in a 117-104 runaway victory for the road-bound Cavs. There were several stories from Game 1 worth mention, including the excellent play of Kevin Love. In his 34 minutes […]

During the second quarter of last night’s Game 1 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart tried to sell a foul by “flopping,” as they say. The only problem was that nobody — including Cavaliers marksman J.R. Smith — bought it. For whatever reason, Smart was guarding Kevin Love on the […]

Last night’s Game 1 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals between the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics started to get a bit chippy in the second half. In fact, late in the third quarter, Tristan Thompson and Isaiah Thomas got into a bit of an on-court scuffle and had to be separated. Thomas […]

After nine days off, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs jumped out to an early 6-2 lead through the first three minutes of tonight’s game. The Celtics, who were struggling a bit from the field in the […]

As most basketball fans will remember, Kevin Love was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2014. Since then, the 6’10” rebounding machine has taken a huge downturn in statistical production, but has made incredible strides in his new role. “That’s just the maturity of Kevin over these […]

Through his first eight games of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has posted averages of 13.8 points and 9.1 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per contest. While those are certainly decent numbers, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue says he would like to get Love even more involved in the next round. Via […]

The creative designers at Banana Republic have hit the Golden State Warriors with yet another sneaky jab in their recent advertising campaign with Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love. When it comes to sharp dressed men in the NBA, Love has to be placed right at the top of the list. So, for the debut of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers arguably would’ve won the 2015 NBA Championship had they been healthy. Kyrie Irving went down with a freak injury, a fractured kneecap, late in Game 1 of the NBA Finals and needed a few months to recover from the injury. There’s nothing that could’ve been done about that, but starting power forward […]

Despite a bit of a rocky ending to their regular season campaign, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have swept their way to the 2016-17 Eastern Conference Finals. As they wait to learn who their opponent in the next round will be (Boston Celtics or Washington Wizards), head coach Tyronn Lue and the Cavs will be […]

On the court, Cavs All-Star Kevin Love plays with a level of smoothness and seemingly always has a calm demeanor. But put a plate of spicy chicken wings in front of Love and the complete opposite happens. Love was a guest on First We Feast’s Hot Ones and tried his best to eat some extremely […]

With 5:23 left in the fourth quarter of their Game 1 matchup, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love was called for a foul on Norman Powell. However, he was the one who went down on the floor after taking a shot to the groin. After seeing the incident on replay, speculations have emerged that the Toronto […]

With 18.7 seconds remaining in last night’s Game 1 matchup of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Cleveland Cavaliers forward and enforcer Dahntay Jones was ejected as a result of two consecutive technical fouls. With the game well in-hand, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue elected to give Jones, known to be an enforcer of sorts, some playing […]