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LOS ANGELES – As the regular season winds down, the Cleveland Cavaliers are fighting for playoff positioning with the Boston Celtics while trying to find their consistency and defensive identity. With a lot of veterans on the team and little athleticism coming off the bench, the Cavs acquired a bit of a young spark plug […]

Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers will close out their current three-game home stand with a matchup against the Orlando Magic at 7:00 p.m. EST. Earlier this afternoon, Kyle Korver, who hasn’t played for the Cavaliers since March 25th due to soreness in his left foot, was officially upgraded to questionable for tonight’s game. Korver’s foot soreness […]

Having missed 10 games in March due to an inflamed tendon in his left foot, the Cleveland Cavaliers are taking a cautious approach to Kyle Korver‘s injury. Part of the recovery process is not rushing him back on the floor until he fully heals, as well as allowing him to choose what footwear he wishes […]

Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Philadelphia 76ers inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a convincing 122-105 win for the home team. The Cavs began to pull away in the early stages of last night’s game and never looked back. However, on one play in particular during the third quarter, Sixers forward Shawn Long […]

After three games on the road, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers were back inside the friendly confines of Quicken Loans Arena last night for a matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, resulting in a 122-105 runaway victory for the home team. Less than two minutes into last night’s game, Cavaliers star point guard Kyrie Irving […]

Kyrie Irving plays with a chip on his shoulder, but he usually lets his game do all the talking, breaking opponents ankles and making tough shots from all over the court. Tonight, Cavs fans got to see a little fiery side of Irving. Early in the first quarter, Irving shoves Sixers’ Justin Anderson into his […]

Kyrie Irving, star point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, has established himself as one of the greatest ball-handlers we have seen in NBA history. Irving, who was selected by the Cavs with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Duke University, is the longest-tenured leader on his team. “Uncle Drew,” […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may be the defending champs but they have not looked like it throughout the month of March. Losing to the Chicago Bulls 99-93 on Thursday, the Cavs are now 6-10 in March, which is the first time a LeBron James-led team has had a double-digit loss total in a month since November 2003. […]

The past two weeks have not gone according to plan for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they’ve lost four of their six games over that stretch. Things even turned for the worse as they were blown out on Monday by the San Antonio Spurs, 103-74. Their starting point guard, Kyrie Irving, did not take things lightly as […]

Kyrie Irving, superstar point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, has established himself as one of the greatest ball-handlers we have ever seen in the NBA. Step-back, euro-step, no-look, and a mean mug — this guy has it. Opposing sides often formulate specific schemes to suppress Irving’s effectiveness on the floor, but they often fail. However, […]

Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers were in San Antonio for a nationally-televised matchup against the Spurs, resulting in an embarrassing 103-74 blowout loss for the road-bound Cavs. Cleveland just couldn’t get it going from the perimeter last night and really struggled on the defensive end of the floor. Through the first half, the Cavs were […]

Last year, the Cavaliers finally ended Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought in epic come-from-behind fashion by defeating the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Last year’s campaign had its share of ups and downs, sure, but how does it compare to this season? At this point last season (March 24, 2016), the […]

There’s no better feeling than knowing you’re headed to an NBA game later in the night. You might be stressed out at work, or studying hard at school, but knowing you’ll walk through the gates at an NBA arena to watch the best basketball league in the world makes it all worthwhile. This is especially […]

En route to their upcoming road game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James took it upon himself to sing (in a nice baritone voice) happy birthday to his friend and teammate, Kyrie Irving. “Uncle Drew,” as Irving is affectionately known amongst his fans, was unable to suppress the ear-to-ear […]

After coming under fire by NBA fans, personalities and even the NBA head office, the Cavs Big 3 were on a roll just a night later as they took on a young and hungry Los Angeles Lakers outfit, after sitting against their counterpart LA Clippers the night before. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love returned […]

On Saturday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers kicked off their current four-game road trip in Los Angeles with a matchup against the Clippers inside The Staples Center. Just before tipoff, Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue announced that he would rest his three star players: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love. Coach Lue’s decision to rest […]

Thinking about the long-term health of his team’s stars, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue opted to rest LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving in Cleveland’s 108-78 loss to the L.A. Clippers on Saturday. Deciding to rest key players is nothing new, but there was one problem in this instance. Cleveland was playing L.A. on national […]

Richard Jefferson played a combined 57 minutes in Los Angeles over the weekend, with 29 minutes coming against the Lakers and 28 minutes against the Clippers. While he saw a similar workload on consecutive nights, Jefferson was a part of two very different games: a 30-point blowout which was followed by a five-point win. A […]

Well, Cavaliers fans, your team has done it — again. With last night’s 125-120 come-from-behind victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cavs officially became the first team in the Eastern Conference to solidify a place in this year’s NBA Playoffs. Cavs clinch playoff spot. Final: Cavs 125, Lakers 120. Irving 46p; James 34p,7a,6r; Love […]

Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland Cavaliers opted to rest LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love last night against the L.A. Clippers in what was a Saturday night Primetime matchup shown on ABC. Given that the game was the first of a back-to-back set in Los Angeles, Lue was likely going to sit his stars […]

It didn’t take long for the NBA to react to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ decision to rest their Big 3 Saturday night for their nationally televised game vs. the Clippers on ABC. Just seven minutes after the decision was made public, Cavs GM David Griffin says he received a call from the league office. When did […]

Tonight, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers will kick off their four-game road trip in Los Angeles with a matchup against the Clippers at 8:30 p.m. EST inside The Staples Center. On occasion, Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue elects to rest some of his star players. Tonght, Lue has made the call to rest The Big […]

Tonight, the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers kick of a four-game road trip in Los Angeles with a matchup against the Clippers at 8:30 p.m. EST inside The Staples Center. Just when they seemed to be getting healthy, the Cavs, who have dealt with injuries for the entire season, were hit with another setback. In the second […]

Kyrie Irving made global headlines during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend when he made comments about his beliefs that the world is flat, rather than round. The world went crazy, questioning Irving’s intelligence as a whole in the midst of the greatest weekend showcase in the basketball community. Irving recently joined Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson […]

While taking on the Utah Jazz, both starting guards for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert exited the game with separate injuries and were ruled out, per Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com Kyrie Irving (left knee tightness) and Iman Shumpert (left shoulder sprain) are done for the night — Joe Vardon (@joevardon) March […]

When the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are back at full strength, there will need to be some minor adjustments to the starting rotation. The Cavs have dealt with quite a few injuries this season. Kevin Love suffered a knee injury in February, J.R. Smith fractured his thumb in January, and Andrew Bogut went down […]

On Tuesday night, the Cavaliers were back in Cleveland after a three-game road trip for a matchup against the Detroit Pistons inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 128-96 runaway victory for the home team. The Cavs, who scored 44 points in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game, came out of the gate hot. […]

When the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers brought Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith to Northeast Ohio from the New York Knicks during the 2014-15 NBA season, few fans of the team knew what their true impact would be. Initially, the two former Knicks were put off by the deal. Now, one drought-ending championship later, both Shumpert […]

Before igniting the fast break against the Detroit Pistons, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving had a little Shaqtin-A-Fool moment for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After grabbing a defensive rebound, James started the break while his teammate Irving stood in place to try and let James go around him. dInstead, James ran into Irving, who looked like […]

In what might have been their final trip to The Palace of Auburn Hills (barring a potential playoff matchup), the Cleveland Cavaleirs jumped out to a 15-point first quarter lead over the Detroit Pistons by way of a 22-to-4 run. However, when head coach Tyronn Lue elected to sub in another player for LeBron James, […]

From Stephen Curry to Kyrie Irving to James Harden to Russell Westbrook to John Wall, the NBA is currently in the midst of a point guard renaissance. All of the elite teams in the league are led by a point guard and due to the fast-paced way of the game these days, the position has become […]

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving sat last night as the Cavaliers were blown out by the Miami Heat. It seemed like it was going to end as an uneventful and lifeless affair in South Beach, but Cavs shooting guard J.R. Smith had to be escorted off the court by security following a heated-exchange with Heat […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have arguably the deepest team in the NBA once Andrew Bogut makes his Cavs’ debut on Monday night against the Miami Heat. A team that made just one trade since the regular season started, bringing Kyle Korver to Cleveland, has turned Mike Dunleavy, Chis Andersen, and Jordan McRae into Korver, Deron Williams, […]

The Cavaliers have been on a well-publicized, ongoing quest for a veteran back-up point guard for Kyrie Irving. The Cavs left it late to find their man, but waited for exactly the right fit as Deron Williams has joined the team. Despite the need for a solid vet to give the Cavs another avenue to […]

Tonight, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers will close out their current three-game road trip in South Beach with a matchup against the Miami Heat. After last night’s 135-130 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue hinted that he may be resting a few of his star players in the near future. Tonight, […]

It was the shot heard around the world, as Kyrie Irving rocked Steph Curry to sleep before raising up and nailing the three that gave the Cavaliers their first professional sports championship in 52 long years. With the biggest shot of his life, Irving may have also drained the most clutch shot in NBA history. […]

Kyrie Irving is an unstoppable scoring machine, putting up 13 points in the first quarter against the Atlanta Hawks. Two of those points came on a beautiful crossover on Dennis Schroder which led to a one-legged fadeawy over Dwight Howard, looking a little like Mavs’ legend Dirk Nowitzki on the shot. KYRIE. IRVING.#CavsHawks @FOXSportsOH https://t.co/R1NR6szXzg […]

Kyrie Irving created a lot of buzz over the weekend with his flat Earth comments on an episode of Road Trippin’ with Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye. It seems Irving was just trying point out how the media latches on to some stories, while more important world issues are often overlooked. I don’t know if […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is having a fantastic season and it’s not going unnoticed. To no one’s surprise, Irving’s former college Duke University will pay homage to him when playing against Florida State University. The Blue Devils revealed a special Duke colorway of the Nike Kyrie 3 signature shoe.  Irving played point guard for one […]