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Tristan Thompson, after a long wait which seemed like an eternity, finally signed a five-year extension for $82 million. This number is $12 million short of the $94 million that his agent, Rich Paul, and himself were demanding from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the most important thing is that this deal is now complete and […]

Last year, following injuries to Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ frontline became very thin. It showed in the playoffs with only Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov playing almost all of the big guy minutes each game. The team looks very different this year, and the front line depth should give them an […]

With Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert out, Kevin Love admits that it’s up to LeBron James and himself to be the “next men up” for the Cleveland Cavaliers. RELATED: LeBron James Foresees Rough Start To The Cavs’ Season Love has had two games to test out his surgically repaired shoulder but these two games were […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have struggled to win a game this preseason. They’ve come close and held big leads, but in the end, the Cavs second and third units were simply unable to squeak out victories despite dealing with injuries. While players have been in and out of the lineups, Mo Williams, Richard Jefferson, Jared Cunningham, […]

Kevin Love, in his first appearance on the court in over six months, looks like he hasn’t missed a step.

Kyrie Irving has been working out with the Cavs over the past couple of weeks, and many fans were hoping he would be ready for the season opener despite reports that he would be taking his time to return to the court. According to Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal, however, Irving still doesn’t […]

The long awaited return of Kevin Love to the basketball court is over. According to David Blatt and Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal, Love will be making his preseason debut on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors. #Cavs Kevin Love will play Sunday at Toronto, David Blatt said. — Jason Lloyd (@JasonLloydABJ) October 16, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to win the 2015-16 NBA Championship due to the injuries that both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love sustained earlier in the playoff run. On Saturday, however, Kevin Love practiced for the first time in a full-court, 5-on-5 set with his teammates, and felt good afterwards. Love has since been practicing, […]

The Big Three are heading into year two with one thing in mind: an NBA Championship. For that goal to be achieved David Blatt and the rest of his coaching staff must work out a way to feature former three time All-Star Kevin Love more within the offensive system. When Cleveland traded away two #1 […]

For the first time in six months, Kevin Love was back on the court and playing full-court, full-contact 5-on-5 basketball. And just as he had been the past couple of weeks, Love came out of it encouraged, healthy, and ready to take the next step. “I felt good. Just getting into the rhythm of the […]

Cavs fans are excited to hear that Kevin Love has been hard at work trying to return to the court. David Blatt said that Love may even be a full participant in practice on Saturday, and could, in turn, be ready for the start of the season. Love talked about his status for the opener […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a lengthy quest this season for a ring and to bring an end to the championship drought that has fallen upon the city of Cleveland. RELATED: LeBron James Behind The Scenes Of Trainwreck The NBA on TNT released a new theatrical trailer for the Cavs season with the theme “Quest.” […]

For a while now, Kevin Love has been limited to non-contact activity as he recovers from shoulder surgery back in late April. The 4-to-6 month timetable has him returning between the end of August and the end of October. That being said, Love, who didn’t participate in too much during training camp last week, is […]

Last postseason, everyone knew about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ injury woes and how it affected their title hopes. Three players suffered season ending injuries on different occasions and one can argue that the Cavaliers could have had a more desirable end to last year’s campaign if any one of those injured players had been available in […]

Kevin Love has been rehabbing and slowly working his way back from shoulder surgery. Although he’s had a slow recovery process, and he isn’t taking contact yet, Love will participate in training camp and is expected to be back in time for the start of the regular season. Here are some quotes from Kevin Love […]

By now, fans everywhere are pretty familiar with the newest features and teams that NBA 2K16 has since it’s release on Friday. One of the funniest newest additions is their photo/videobombing feature for some of the post-game interviews. RELATED: 10 Brand New And Exciting Features For NBA 2K16 In this post-game interview, LeBron James videobombs […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Kevin Love in the summer of 2014 with the expectation of him playing alongside LeBron James as the second option among the Big Three, Kyrie Irving stepped up to take that mantle. As a result, Love looked like the third wheel for the majority of the season. When Love […]

Last season, a lot of criticisms were thrown at Kevin Love for appearing uncomfortable in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ scheme of things. RELATED: Kevin Love and LeBron James Had An Honest Talk Before Love’s Free Agency Decision A poolside meeting and a contract extension should have been enough reasons to believe that Love has finally found […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will kick off their 2015-16 training camp next Tuesday on September 29. While many players are expected to be ready to come in and contribute right away, the Cavs also have a few players who are coming off of some injuries and surgeries. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love are two of the […]

The release of NBA 2K16 is almost here, and with that comes the release of the player ratings. A few days ago, 2K released the ratings for the point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards. It was rumored that Anthony Davis could claim the top spot in the ratings after being named to the NBA […]

Kevin Love has been working out down in South beach with LeBron James and the rest of the Cavaliers. And reports from Cleveland.com are saying that he is nearly ready to go. Terry Pluto talked about Love’s offseason: “Love is doing extremely well. He has been at the Cavs practice facility. He also worked with […]

It’s never too late for a good moment. Such is the case with one of NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers episodes where Kevin Love made an appearance. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kevin Love Once again, Love proved that he is quite the personality. He’s not in the Shaquille O’Neal zone when […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have suffered a minor setback to start the season as all-star point guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss an indefinite amount of time. Although he is expected to return prior to January, the Cavs will still need a sort of pick-me-up from the other players, and after LeBron, they’ll look no […]

With the re-signing of Kevin Love, the potential re-signing of Tristan Thompson, picking up the option on Timofey Mozgov, the improved health of Anderson Varejao, as well as the signing of Russian big man Sasha Kaun, the Cavs have a bit of a log jam down low. The bad news is that Coach David Blatt […]

In honor of Kevin Love’s 27th birthday, Cavs Nation brings you the 5 greatest moments of Kevin Love’s past year with the Cavs. Here’s to many more! We start with one of the greatest plays of the season that began the great run to the postseason for the Cavs. 5. Kyrie Irving stops the Jazz […]

With the start of training camp about one month away, the players are putting the finishing touches on their vacations and entering the basketball world for another seven-to-nine month grind. This offseason has allowed players to rest up their injuries, and no one has needed a break more than Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. Both […]

Like most storylines in LeBron James’ career, the tension between him and Kevin Love insinuated by subversive thinkers results from taking the King’s life too personally. James revealed his inner circle of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade – the tremendous draft class of 2003 – to silence any speculation of his relationship with […]

In a recent video interview with American Express as part of their Home Court Advantage videos. Kevin Love was asked to come up his personal list of players with the best crossovers. Although he did leave a few of the better names off, Love’s choices were still very respectable. “Kyrie (Irving) is right there. So […]

One of the Cavs’ major goals this offseason was to secure Kevin Love’s services long-term in the pursuit of a long-awaited championship. That didn’t take as long as some people thought as Love immediately announced his return when the NBA’s moratorium period began where players could begin contract talks and commit to teams verbally. The […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made some huge midseason changes, and were still able to reach the NBA Finals for only the second time in the franchise’s history. A lot of the credit is due to the new additions and the commitment made on both ends of the floor by the players as well as the coaching […]

The year 2015 is almost out and 2016 is just around the corner which means it is almost time for USA Basketball to once again lead the showcase of world class talent at the Olympics Games. This time, the men’s star-studded team can possibly feature the core unit of the Cleveland Cavaliers if LeBron James, […]

During the NBA season, there were signs that LeBron James and Kevin Love’s relationship was not progressing or improving as a teammate to teammate relationship should. There were cryptic tweets, quotes about who the MVP should be, and more related to those topics. Many assumed that this was a turning point for the worse in […]

In what many predicted to be a controversial offseason for Kevin Love, who was expected to deeply explore his free agency options, the forward almost immediately announced that he would return to the Cavs. Love agreed to a deal with the Cavs and signed a 5-year, $110 million with Cleveland as soon as the moratorium […]

It’s no secret that the Cavs were heavily undermanned in the 2015 NBA Finals. What was supposed to be an NBA Finals for the ages turned out to be a major disappointment hampered by injuries (disappointing at least from the Cleveland side of things). “I felt like we would’ve definitely won an NBA championship if […]

Kevin Love is now about 3 months into the rehabilitation of his left shoulder injury. Although the timetable for his return was labeled at around 4-to-6 months, there is a solid chance Love will be ready to play at the four-month period. On Sunday, some of the players who would attend and/or participate in the […]

Kevin Love was one of the biggest free agents this offseason, and fortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he chose to stay and settle the unfinished business of winning an NBA championship in Northeast Ohio. There’s no denying that Love is one of the best talents around and he is primed to bounce back after a […]

This season’s free agent class was of elite proportions. All-Star talent was all over the board, some of them even unrestricted free agents. With so many teams working with a lot of cap space, it was bound to be a fun time to be a basketball fan. (Unless you’re a Knicks or Lakers fan, that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had an excellent run last year, greatly exceeding expectations under the circumstances. LeBron James returned to the organization from a four-year hiatus playing in South Florida. Following his return James was even quoted as saying: “I’m not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We’re not ready right […]

When the Cavs came into this offseason, one of their major goals was to secure Kevin Love’s services long-term in the pursuit of a long-awaited championship. That didn’t take as long as some people thought as Love immediately announced his return when the NBA’s moratorium period began where players could begin contract talks and commit […]