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Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love both played their first career playoff games Sunday against Boston. Irving had an astounding 30 points hitting shots from all over the floor effortlessly while Love did the bulk of his work down low en route to a 19 point, 12 rebound night. LeBron James and Cavaliers’ head coach David […]

LeBron James, who was trapped in the corner, throws a cross-court pass to J.R. Smith, who finds Love at the top of the key for three! RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kevin Love

LeBron James is one day away from his 10th consecutive postseason appearance Sunday afternoon against his rival Boston Celtics. He’s got 158 playoff games under his belt compared to the 141 games for the entire Celtics roster. Cavs head coach David Blatt predicts that James will lead the way for his teammates, as most of […]

Kevin Love is in the stretch run of his seventh season in the NBA, his first with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his previous six seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love struggled to find success, as his teams combined for 153 wins and 321 losses in six seasons. Love’s statistical averages were improving through the roof […]

Before Wednesday’s Cavaliers finale against the Washington Wizards, LeBron James spoke with the media as part of his pre-game interview routine. Today, James apparently decided to be funny. When asked who he thought should be MVP, here’s what he responded with: RELATED: Top 5 MVP Rankings Through April LeBron asked who his MVP pick is […]

At the Cavs morning shootaround Sunday morning, head coach David Blatt announced that he’ll be resting four starters against the Celtics. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith. RELATED: Top 5 Cavalier Lineups for 2014-15 Season Kyrie, LBJ, Love and JR. Will sit this out out today — Fred McLeod (@CavsFredMcLeod) April 12, […]

Kevin Love catches the pass from J.Rm. Smith in the corner, throws a pump fake up at Joakim Noah, and drives hard at the basket and throws it down with two hands! RELATED: Kevin Love Top 10 Career Plays

Kevin Love, who missed the final matchup against the Miami Heat Thursday night, will return Sunday for the Cavs’ final matchup with the Chicago Bulls. Love missed Thursday’s game after taking an elbow to the back Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers late in the fourth quarter. He was unable to finish the game, going back […]

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were close friends before James went to play with the Heat in Miami back in 2010. It only makes sense that their bond grew even stronger and into a brotherhood as they went on to four NBA Finals and two NBA Championships. Wade has been hearing all about the so-called […]

For much of the year, the news on Kevin Love has not been positive. His stats are down, he sometimes sits out the entire fourth quarter, and his relationship with LeBron has come into question. There are rumors about his unhappiness and where he will play once he is able to leave Cleveland, with the […]

Tonight is the final meeting of four games between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. In the three games this season, each team has won at their home. Kyrie Irving, who came down with an illness last night, is playing tonight after missing Thursday morning’s shootaround. Irving’s presence and scoring will be big tonight as […]

Kyrie Irving, who came down with an illness the past couple of off-days for the Cavs, is questionable to play tonight against the Heat. Irving has been relatively healthy this season, missing just five games this season. In three games against the Heat, he’s averaging 20.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists in three games […]

Last week, Kevin Love came out with the controversial statement that he and LeBron James aren’t the best of friends, which sparked an explosion of rumors that Love wasn’t happy with the Cavs and wanted out. He did say their relationship is evolving, but it’s not where they’d call each other best friends. LeBron touched […]

The Cavaliers, after playing 15 games in 29 nights in the month of March, will have just two games between March 30th and April 7th. That’s nine days where Cleveland plays just two games, both of which are at home before taking a short flight to Milwaukee for a matchup against the Bucks next Wednesday […]

It’s Thursday and we’re now three days removed from Love’s statements that he made earlier this week on a pair of radio shows. Here’s the first from ESPN’s Mike & Mike: “You know, we’re not best friends, we’re not hanging out every day, but we see each other every day, whether we’re at the practice […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers came into tonight with the tough task that was the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of them. What was supposed to be an interesting, powerhouse matchup between the East and West’s second seeds turned into a 30-point blowout […]

Kevin Love has definitely had growing pains during his first season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Throughout his six seasons as the star player of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love never really faced much criticism, aside from his inability to lead the team to the playoffs. This could partially be explained by the lack of playmakers on […]

When Kevin Love visited the Dan Patrick show yesterday, he chimed in on who he thought should be this season’s MVP: “They’re both having an MVP-type season, but I’m going to go with Russell Westbrook because he’s, every single night you’re looking at his stat sheet, they’re fighting for a playoff spot, with Serge Ibaka […]

The Cavaliers have only lost six games in the last 10 weeks. They’ve gone from 19-20 to 46-26 and look more and more like the legitimate title contender we all expected them to be when the season started. With two days off Monday and Tuesday before facing off against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, […]

On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers at home for their 45th victory of the season. With the 95-92 win, the Cavs clinched their first playoff spot since the 2009-10 season when they went 61-21 and clinched home-court advantage for the entire playoffs. Kyrie Irving spoke with a sense of relief after […]

The Cavaliers have been rolling in the past couple of months. They’ve gone from 19-20 to 46-26 and look like a legitimate title contender as the East’s second seed. With two days off Monday and Tuesday before facing off against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, Cavaliers’ forward Kevin Love visited ESPN’s Mike & Mike […]

Kevin Love is known for his three-point shooting and his rebounding specialties. His team is currently in the number two seed in the East, two games ahead of the Toronto Raptors. But what you may not know is that he’s also very good at the game of Horse. New York Jets’ receiver Eric Decker and […]

Kevin Love grabs the rebound, sends it downcourt to Kyrie Irving on the fast break. Irving drives, draws the defense and dishes to a cutting LeBron James for the dunk!

After sitting out Sunday night’s game against the Orlando Magic to rest his back, Kevin Love will do so again on Monday against the Miami Heat. David Blatt says Kevin Love will rest again tonight — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 16, 2015 Love is still trying to get right after playing most of the season […]

Kevin Love, in the wake of recurring bask spasms and tightness, will not play against the Magic. The Cavaliers are calling it a typical maintenance rest and not related to any health issues or injuries. Head coach David Blatt talked about the decision to sit Love against Orlando: “Just felt like he needed a little […]

Kevin Love knows what its like to live under the limelight, having played for UCLA in Los Angeles and having been the leader of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the past. From SportsCenter and Taco Bell commercials to his pair of appearances of the hit show ‘Entourage,’ Love has had his share of Hollywood moments. This […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing excellent basketball over the past month and a half, with a large part of the success going to the LeBron James and Kyrie Irving for their excellent play. Kevin Love, however, has also been a major contributor despite his struggles offensively and even defensively. He’s been sitting on the bench […]

In Friday night’s game against the Hawks, Kevin Love was relegated to the perimeter once again as 10 of the 11 shots he hoisted up were three-pointers. Love is averaging 5.2 three-pointers attempted per game, which is the second highest of his career. Last season, he averaged 6.6 threes attempted, but it was a career […]

Cleveland will be playing without its two all stars tonight as Kyrie Irving is out with a shoulder strain from last night’s game and LeBron James will sit out with back soreness. Here are five keys for the Cavs to beat Indiana tonight, starting with number five: 5. Shoot at least 45% from field The […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to three games Tuesday night by defeating the Detroit Pistons in The Palace of Auburn Hills. After a quiet first half, the Cavs came out strong in the second and put the […]

The loss on Christmas Day is a distant memory. Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat, 113-93 at home. Cleveland improves to 33-21 while Miami drops to 22-30 on the year in what was a relatively easy win for the Cavs after a great shooting start. Cleveland played with Miami for the first six […]

With tonight’s showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat, we’ll witness a clash between LeBron’s current and former flagship teams. Although Chris Bosh holds an all-star spot and Kevin Love doesn’t, these two will be a focal matchup in tonight’s game, especially with Dwyane Wade out. With that, Cavs Nation brings you a […]

The soap opera side of the Cleveland Cavaliers season continued on Twitter this week, with LeBron James subliminally targeting Kevin Love and essentially calling him out on his perceived role on the team. It is no secret that while the Cavs have been winning, Kevin Love has, for the most part not played his best […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue their winning ways Thursday night by blowing out the Los Angeles Clippers 105-94 at the Q to extend their win streak to 12 games. LeBron James (24 points, nine assists) and Kevin Love (23 points, nine rebounds) led the way for the Cavs with both playing less than 30 minutes. The […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are now 50 games into the 82-game season. They have been to extreme highs and lows already as we saw them defeat league powers while also succumbing to bottom feeders. Some players transitioned to new roles while others tried to get rid of old habits. From chemistry to coaching issues and even […]

After losing LeBron’s return to Cleveland against the Knicks and to Miami against the Heat, the Cavs finally got a reunion right. Kevin made a successful return to his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, defeating his past 6-year abode, 106-90. LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 36 points, six rebounds and five assists. Andrew Wiggins, […]

The wait is over! Kevin Love’s return to Minnesota has come. Love has built quite a career in his six years with the Timberwolves, averaging 19.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. Through all his struggles on court and injuries this season with the Cavs, Love is still hovering around his career averages […]

Many predicted the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder were on a collision course to possibly meet in the NBA Finals before the start of the season. However, due to injuries or lack of chemistry, both teams haven’t lived up to some of the early yet enormous expectations. Luckily for the Cavs and the Thunder, […]

Led by an incredible effort from the starting lineup, the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to punish the Chicago Bulls on the boards outrebounding them 54-40, and out assisting them 20-12. The Chicago Bulls came into Quicken Loans Arena with the daunting task of beating the Cavaliers on the road having lost five of their last […]