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After undergoing more scrutiny and negative media attention than most players since joining the Cavaliers, Kevin Love is back flourishing as one of the best power forwards in the NBA, and is playing the type of basketball we all envisioned when he departed Minnesota for Northeast Ohio. RELATED: Cavs’ rookie Kay Felder sings happy birthday […]

Last night (Thursday), the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Boston Celtics inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 124-118 victory for the home team. After pushing their lead to as many as 20 points in the second half, it seemed the Cavs were cruising to a win. However, the Celtics, not ready to […]

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 […]

Alright. Let’s address a problem that doesn’t exist, yet everyone thinks it does. Let’s finally talk about trading for a shot-blocker. Cleveland has the league’s third best paint defense. Two of their three big men are averaging double-digit rebounds a game. Cleveland just beat the league’s most explosive team, The Golden State Warriors, in large […]

Last week, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers were in Memphis, Tennessee, playing on the second night of a back-to-back series with the Grizzlies. Tyronn Lue, Cavs Head Coach, had decided to rest his Big 3 (LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving), which resulted in a 93-85 defeat. After Friday night’s 119-99 win over […]

As the Cavaliers try to defend the Land this holiday season, they’ve suffered a number of both precautionary and extended injuries. Now with less then 10 usable players, half of which are truly viable down the stretch in games, the Cavs are desperately calling for bodies. After missing the past few games with back issues, […]

For most Cleveland Cavaliers fans, they’ll always remember where they sat on July 8th, 2010. That dreadful day will go down as one of the worst in Cavaliers history, as we saw LeBron James announce to the world he was “taking his talents to South Beach”. This jolted a new era for Cavaliers basketball, suffering […]

Kevin Love did not travel to Milwaukee last night to face the Bucks in the Cavs 119-108 victory, and the wine and gold will be without him tonight also. The Cavs hoist the young Bucks tonight inside the Q, but Love is not ready to return just yet. After undergoing knee-to-knee contact in the Cavs […]

Last night (Tuesday), the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Milwaukee Bucks inside The BMO Harris Bradley Center, resulting in a gritty 114-108 overtime victory for the Cavs. Kevin Love was held out of Tuesday night’s game due to a knee contusion. With Chris Andersen likely out for the remainder of the […]

Last week, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers played a back-to-back set of games against the Memphis Grizzlies. After besting the Grizzlies on Tuesday night (103-86), Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue announced that LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving would all be held out of the following night’s meeting for the purpose of rest, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will face a true test of strength and size during Tuesday nights game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Cavaliers will leave for Milwaukee without their All-Star power forward, Kevin Love, and will also be without the injured Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen. ‘Birdman’ is done for the season with a torn ACL, while Kevin […]

The Cavaliers will be shorthanded when they travel to Milwaukee to face the Bucks on Tuesday night as Kevin Love will not play. Love suffered a knee contusion in a knee-to-knee collision against the Lakers which will force him out against a Bucks team that beat the Cavaliers on their home floor just a week […]

Allen Iverson took a subtle jab at the Cleveland Cavaliers for resting their ‘Big 3’ against the Memphis Grizzlies just last week. Like many players from past generations, Iverson is cut from the same hard-nosed, run yourself into the ground mentality that prematurely ended the careers of many before him. The Cavaliers rested LeBron James, […]

Kevin Love has certainly endeared himself as a fan favorite throughout his tenure with the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Quick outlet pasees, tenacious rebounding, and accuracy at range are just a few elements of Love’s game. So, how has Love, a 6’10” “stretch 4”, managed to improve his game so much with the Cavs? […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers traveled to FedEx Forum in Memphis to take on the Grizzlies, but it wasn’t a memorable one for individuals who came to see the superstars of the world champions as LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving did not travel to the “Grindhouse”. The NBA schedule is a grueling and unforgiving one, and this […]

On Tuesday night, Cleveland Cavaliers‘ head coach Tyronn Lue surprised many when he announced that he will give the night off to his three All-Stars, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, when they face the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. The Cavs had a home-and-home set with the Grizzlies and won the first game […]

After last night’s 103-86 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue announced that LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love would all be out to rest for tonight’s game against the Grizzlies on the road. None of the players even made the trip to Memphis, instead staying behind in Cleveland. According […]

On Tuesday night the Cleveland Cavaliers welcomed an undermanned Memphis Grizzlies squad to the Quicken Loans Arena, doing battle without their star point guard, Kyrie Irving. Tonight in the home-and-home rematch against those same Grizzlies the Cavs will be met with an even bigger challenge. Doing battle without the help of LeBron James, Kevin Love, […]

Bitter yet sweet, distant yet inevitable is every player’s career in the NBA. Looking back always makes you feel old, but after spending half of his 31 years on Earth living up to “Chosen One” status, LeBron James is feeling the age. With Kevin Love and friends, James took to Instagram to vent about being […]

This year’s NBA’s All-Star festivities will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, beginning on Friday, February 17th, and culminating on Sunday, February 19th with the famed All-Star game itself. In an article from Jason Lloyd of The Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue explained why he thinks his team should have three […]

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 […]

Current TNT basketball analyst and NBA legend Charles Barkley is one of the most outspoken voices in the media. Often times, Barkley has no problem telling people exactly what’s on his mind. And for better or worse, a lot of people respect his opinion. During TNT’s recent telecast of Inside the NBA, Barkley listed which […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Miami Heat inside Quicken Loans Arena at 7:30 pm. However, The Cavaliers could be without two key members of their starting rotation. Jason Lloyd of The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Cavs forward Kevin Love, who is dealing with back spasms, has been listed as […]

Have you ever witnessed something, then quickly wished you hadn’t? On Wednesday night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the New York Knicks inside Madison Square Garden. The Cavs went on to defeat the Knicks in convincing 126-94 fashion. In the first quarter of Wednesday’s game, Cavs forward Kevin Love seemed to […]

Cleveland power forward Kevin Love is a lot of things. He’s graceful, sturdy, versatile, and disgusting. Speaking of which, Love is also disgusting in a lot of ways. Outscoring Paul George and out-rebounding DeMarcus Cousins is disgusting, but the nastiest instance of Kevin Love happened during Wednesday Night’s dismantling of the New York Knicks. look […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers rolled into Madison Square Garden and shot the lights out to humble the Knicks. The Knicks were without Derrick Rose, and the Cavaliers were without JR Smith, but it all mattered very little as the Cavaliers destroyed the Knicks on their home floor. The shooting clinic started in the first quarter with […]

LeBron James and his teammates will not stay at the Trump SoHo hotel in lower Manhattan when the world champions visit the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Other members of the team will, as the Cavaliers have a contract with the 46-story luxury building which opened in 2010, but a majority of Cavs members […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got back in the winners circle on Monday night, as they defeated eastern conference rival Toronto Raptors behind a big performances from the Big Three. The Raptors entered the game on a six game winning streak, the longest in the NBA, but the Cavs were laser focused all night long and ended […]

After blasting out of the games to a 13-2 record, the Cleveland Cavaliers have lost three consecutive games in rather disappointing fashions. After getting blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Clippers, which was followed by a horrible showing defensively against the Bulls, the Cavs still hold the best record in the East. A […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen to the Milwaukee Bucks in an underwhelming display for the world champions. After starting the game brilliantly, the Cavaliers fell apart after the first period, as they handed the Bucks a huge victory. The early signs were good for the Cavs, as the ball was moving, and paint penetration was […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got embarrassed tonight in Milwaukee against the Bucks, falling 101-118 and lacking effort for most of the game. With 3:48 left in the third quarter and the Cavs down 67-78, coach Tyronn Lue decided he had seen enough and yanked all five starters from the game. After giving little effort as the […]

On Monday morning, the NBA announced that Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award for games played between November 21 and November 27. Love led the Cavs to a perfect 3-0 record this past week, winning the award for this first time since his arrival in Cleveland. […]

The NBA’s record books are quickly becoming covered in wine and gold ink. On Wednesday night, the Cavs squared off against the Portland Trail Blazers inside Quicken Loans Arena. In a first qaurter flash of marksmanship brilliance, Kevin Love lit the Blazers up for 34 points, setting a new record for the most first quarter […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers welcomed the struggling Dallas Mavericks into Quicken Loans Arena, as they looked to keep the good times rolling following their big win against the Blazers on Friday night. Much like last outing, the Cavs started the contest on fire with great energy on both sides of the ball. It was a quarter […]

The Cavs rolled the Mavs tonight, and Kevin Love put up 27 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and three steals on 8–14 shooting from the field and 7-9 from downtown. One of those seven triples was a deep shot from the parking lot!

The Cleveland Cavaliers took down the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. No one came in expecting a historic night, but that’s exactly what it turned out to be. Despite Kevin Love pouring in an NBA record 34-point first quarter, LeBron James also snagged two milestones of high own on the night. Before the outing, […]

Kevin Love set the NBA world ablaze last night when he put up 34 points in the first quarter of last night’s matchup between the Cavs and Blazers. His teammates were the ones who enjoyed the ride most, celebrating as every shot that went up seemed to fall in. Eight of his 10 three-pointers went […]

Kevin Love’s time in Cleveland has been called uncertain and unproductive on average. But after winning a ring, reaching a lean physical condition, and now achieving his Cavalier career best of 40 points (previously 34), Love has finally found a new, rightful place with a surreal view on this team. Last night, after breaking a […]