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Kevin Love may have saved the Cleveland Cavaliers from the brink of defeat against the Charlotte Hornets, but he knows very well who should get credit for their win: Jarrett Allen. The Hornets appeared to be on their way to victory after a Kelly Oubre Jr. 3-pointer with less than one minute left put them […]

Kevin Love has played a pivotal role for a Cavs side that has some lofty aspirations this season. However, the five-time All-Star made his impact off the court last week when he literally saved the life of a dog that was the victim of a hit-and-run. Love was reportedly leaving the Cleveland Clinic Courts at […]

The Cleveland Cavs are coming off of a big win over the defending-champion Milwaukee Bucks their last time out. The Cavs are a young, confident and loose group right now, as they’re playing better basketball than anyone expected. If there were any doubts about the team chemistry, look no further than this interaction between Cavs […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been the biggest surprise of the 2021-22 NBA season. Many expected the young Cavs to be one of the worst teams in the NBA again, but instead, they’re one of the very best teams in the league thanks to their young core and a resurgent Kevin Love. Cleveland walloped the defending […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have truly caught the injury bug this season. After they lost both Collin Sexton and Ricky Rubio for the campaign, Lauri Markkanen is now out as well. Fortunately, the severity of the injury is relatively minor, as reports say, but he will likely miss a few games. The Cavaliers could not have […]

Cleveland Cavs forward Kevin Love entered the season open to any and all trade scenarios. It was a wise stance for Love to take, given his age and the relative youth of the roster in Cleveland. However, the Cavs have surprised many in the NBA, as they are currently 24-18 and hold the Eastern Conference’s […]

Darius Garland’s tremendous season just met a huge milestone. The All-Star hopeful recorded his first triple-double, setting career highs in assists (15) and rebounds (10) while adding 11 points and helping the Cleveland Cavaliers take down the Utah Jazz. Garland secured his triple-double in the third quarter, which no Cavs player has done since LeBron […]

Are we sure we’re already in 2022? Kevin Love is playing like he’s in 2012. The 33-year-old is having a renaissance this season for the Cleveland Cavaliers and has become a major part of the Cavs’ resurgence in their bid to make it back to the playoffs after four years. Unfortunately, the injury bug has […]

Cleveland Cavaliers veteran Kevin Love proved on Friday night that even at 33-years-old, he’s still a walking bucket. With the Cavs’ roster hurting right now with numerous absences, Love stepped up and delivered against the Atlanta Hawks, even though his team still ended up losing in a 121-118 thriller. Love collected 35 points and 11 […]

Losing Ricky Rubio to an ACL tear is a brutal blow for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His steadying presence off the bench as a scorer and playmaker was very beneficial to the Cavs and a key reason for their surprising success. In his first year in Cleveland, Rubio averaged 13.1 points, a career-high, and 6.6 assists, which […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered an upset loss at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. However, the defeat isn’t the Cavs’ main concern as Ricky Rubio exited the game with an apparent knee injury. While driving into the paint near the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter, Rubio came sprawling down to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans may not have gotten to see their team play on Christmas Day, but they were treated to an instant classic. The Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to attempt a furious come back against the Brooklyn Nets. Ultimately, LeBron James and co. weren’t able to get the job done, but it was an […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff just received a huge present from the Cavs in the form of a contract extension, with the team extending his deal up to the end of the 2026-27 NBA season. Bickerstaff must be very ecstatic about this news, but another member of the Cavs has already expressed his happiness […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a pleasant surprise in the NBA this season. Cleveland is currently 17-12, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference, far ahead of where many pundits had them before the season. Cavs forward Kevin Love has heard all of the noise and has a strong message for doubters of Cleveland […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a scorching hot start for a franchise that was not even expected to be in contention this season. Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, and Jarrett Allen have been leading the charge for this JB Bickerstaff-led squad that is currently sitting on a 14-12 record, seventh in the Eastern Conference. Even […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans look back at the LeBron James years as perhaps the greatest era of Cavs franchise history. During his second stint with his home team, LeBron delivered the title back to the city after 50 long years — and in quite a sensational manner too. As it turns out, Cavs star Kevin Love […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Collin Sexton for the remainder of the season on Friday after it was revealed that the 22-year-old Cavs stud would have to undergo season-ending surgery to address a torn meniscus on his left knee. Cavs veteran Kevin Love has shared his thoughts on Sexton’s current situation and unsurprisingly, Love’s five-word message is […]

After a relatively impressive start for the Cleveland Cavaliers early in the season, Kevin Love was forced to the sidelines yet again. Unlike what we’ve all gotten used to over the past few years, however, it wasn’t another injury that sidetracked Love’s strong start. The five-time All-Star fell victim to the COVID-19 virus and unfortunately […]

With the Cleveland Cavs facing a myriad of injuries to key players on their roster, the return of Kevin Love looks to be beneficial. Because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the veteran missed nine games, but is likely to play against the Brooklyn Nets. Per Spencer Davies: Kevin Love is listed as probable for […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off a magnificent come-from-behind victory on Saturday night over a Boston Celtics side that looked like they were going to leave the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse with their fifth win in the last six games. Despite being down by as much as 19 points, however, the Cavs did not give up as […]

The Cavs announced on Wednesday that big man Lauri Markkanen is heading into health and safety protocols which will cause him to miss their upcoming game against the Portland Trail Blazers: pic.twitter.com/WOnqiiGf8y — Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) November 3, 2021 Per Shams Charania, Markkanen will likely be out for a few contests, however: Sources: Cleveland's Lauri […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love will enter COVID-19 health and safety protocols and is expected to miss several games, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. No further details were provided in Shams’ report. Love, 33, is averaging 9.9 points and 7.3 rebounds this season in a bench role behind the Cavs’ young backcourt of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off an impressive 99-87 road win on Monday against reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Kevin Love produced his best game of the young season, and by the looks of it, the five-time All-Star may have had quite the motivation against the Nuggets. According to Cavs insider Sam […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen was arguably the MVP of their recent victory over the Denver Nuggets. Allen’s boundless energy and commitment to containing Nikola Jokic proved pivotal for the Cavs in their road win. Allen’s contagious drive and burning passion reminded teammate Kevin Love of his temperament after games when he first joined the […]

Ricky Rubio and Facundo Campazzo brought their FIBA rivalry to the NBA court on Monday, during the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Denver Nuggets. After a closeout challenge by Facundo on Rubio that the Cavs guard did not like, the two got into each other’s face and jawed until human beings with cooler […]

All things considered, Kevin Love has had a relatively noteworthy start to the 2021-22 season. The fact that he’s still healthy is already worth mentioning on its own. Nevertheless, the five-time All-Star has lost his starting spot to Cavs rookie Evan Mobley and by the looks of it, Love isn’t too stressed about it right […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers enter this 2021-22 NBA season with grand ambitions as they set their primary target on landing a spot in the postseason. Cleveland has yet to make the playoffs since LeBron James went to Hollywood. It has been a rough transition so far, but with a new season on the horizon, the Cavaliers […]

Kevin Love’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers has been questioned countless times this offseason. It’s nothing new to the Cavs star, though, as these rumors have been persistent ever since he stepped foot in Northeast Ohio seven years ago. As the 2021-22 campaign nears, Love went out to squash any idea of an existing beef […]

Despite rumors of the Cleveland Cavaliers potentially parting ways with Kevin Love this summer, the fact still remains that he’s still with the team right now. It also looks like the Cavs are open to keeping the former All-Star in Cleveland as they now start to plan for his role for the squad in 2021-22. […]

Kevin Love is going to be the highest-paid member of the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2021-22 season. Again. He’s actually been the Cavs’ top earner for the past couple of years despite the fact that he’s missed a significant number of games throughout the past few seasons. Chris Fedor of cleveland.com reports that this issue […]

Things are about to change for Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love. After the Cavs infused their lineup with talented seven-footers this offseason, the team informed Love of their plan to play him less. Despite being the most accomplished player on the roster, the All-Star power forward is taking things in stride. He even sang […]

There have been several conflicting reports about the Cleveland Cavaliers potentially buying out Kevin Love’s current contract. The recent arrival of Lauri Markkanen cast further doubt on Love’s future with the Cavs, but at this point, it looks like the five-time All-Star’s contract isn’t going to be bought out anytime soon. According to Cavs insider […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ acquisition of Lauri Markkanen was a clear indication that Kevin Love’s role with the squad is going to take a serious hit. Details have now emerged as to the exact role the former All-Star is expected to fill in the Cavs’ rotation in the upcoming season and it definitely won’t sit well […]

With the addition of Tacko Fall, it seems everything is falling into place for the Cleveland Cavaliers. With that lame joke aside, the Cavaliers have made big moves, quite literally, in the offseason. Aside from getting the 7’4″ Fall after he was released by the Boston Celtics, the Wine & Gold also acquired the 6’9″ […]

Kevin Love’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers was dealt a huge blow after it was confirmed that the team had struck a deal to bring Lauri Markkanen to the team. For his part, however, the new Cavs recruit admitted that he’s very much looking forward to the prospect of playing alongside Kevin Love. Markkanen had […]

It’s hard to deny that the recent arrival of Lauri Markkanen has put a further dent in Kevin Love’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers. As such, it comes to no surprise that Love appears to have one huge regret over the Cavs’ recent dealings. Cleveland shipped off Larry Nance Jr. to the Portland Trail Blazers […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made headlines on Friday after news broke of a blockbuster deal centered around Lauri Markkanen. The 24-year-old will now make his way to the Cavs via a sign-and-trade deal with the Chicago Bulls, which will also involve Larry Nance Jr. being shipped out to the Portland Trail Blazers. As it is, however, […]

After the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Lauri Markkanen from the Chicago Bulls, all eyes are now Kevin Love and his future with the Cavs. With the Markkanen acquisition in exchange for Larry Nance Jr., the Cavs are signifying they are ready to move on from the disgruntled and often-inured forward. And according to reports, the team […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a shocking blockbuster trade on Friday morning when NBA free agency appeared to be at a standstill. The Cavs acquired Lauri Markkanen from the Chicago Bulls as part of a sign-and-trade including the Portland Trail Blazers. It came across as quite a shocker for a few reasons. One, the Markkanen rumors […]