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The highly-anticipated final vote returns for this year’s NBA All-Star Game starting lineups are in. 50% of this year’s overall tally came from fan voting, 25% came from players, and the remaining 25% belonged to a select group of media. As reported by ESPN, LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward, leads all candidates in this year’s […]

:::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES:  Kyrie Irving needs 15 points to pass Larry Nance for 8th most in Cavaliers’ history. With 12 defensive rebounds, Tristan Thompson passes Jim Brewer and secures the eighth most in franchise history. With one block, Channing Frye reaches 500 in his career. After getting blown out […]

Cleveland Cavaliers teammates, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, have established themselves as two of the most talented players in the NBA. In fact, just about anyone who knows the game of basketball will admit that James is currently the best player in the association. Partnered with Irving, who has quickly ascended to the realm of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting set to take on the Golden State Warriors for the ninth time since June 2016 and will look for their fifth straight win against their rivals. After beating the Warriors four consecutive times (three times in the 2016 Finals and once on Christmas Day 2016), it’s a bit clear that […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving was born in Australia, but went to school at St. Patrick High School (now called The Patrick School) in New Jersey. His successful high school career translated into a brief stint at Duke University, which was good enough to get him picked number one overall by the Cavaliers in […]

Winning an NBA championship is the pinnacle achievement in the career of professional basketball players. The season is long and filled with tests, both mental and physical. When you spend as much time together as athletes do, a certain camaraderie begins to develop. Long flights, bus rides, and countless practice sessions aid in the familiarity […]

By now, most fans of the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers know their need of a veteran backup point guard behind Kyrie Irving. Before last night’s win over the Sacramento Kings (120-108), David Griffin, Cavs General Manager, spoke to members of the media with regards to what may be in the future for his team. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers recently aquired veteran sharpshooter Kyle Korver in a trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks. Now, two games into his stint with the NBA’s defending champions, what Korver’s role will be is still a bit unclear. In his first two games with the Cavs, Korver has scored just four points (2-10 from the […]

Kyrie Irving is still trying to find his rhythm after the hamstring injury that kept him out for three games, and it was on display again last night as Irving registered only 11 points on 4-of-16 shooting with only one assist and a plus-minus rating of -16. It looked as though Irving slipped straight back into […]

The second count of votes for this year’s NBA All-Star game, which is scheduled to be played inside The Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, February 19th, are in. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward and Kyrie Irving are leading the Cavs in the Eastern Conference while Golden State Warriors guard, […]

At 32 years of age, LeBron James is having one of the best statistical years of his illustrious NBA career. “The King,” as James is justly known, is currently averaging 26.3 points (team-high), 7.8 rebounds, and a whopping 8.2 assists per game (second-highest assist average of his career). With so many accurate shooters on his […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are slated for a match-up with the Portland Trail Blazers inside The Moda Center at 10:00 p.m. EST. The main storyline heading into tonight’s bout has been the snowstorm that hammered America’s Northwest. In fact, so much snow accumulated, Portland had to shut their airport down last night. […]

On Sunday night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers were in Phoenix for a match-up with the Suns inside The Talking Stick Resort Arena, which resulted in a 120-116 victory for the Wine and Gold. RELATED: Report: Cavs could look to add Lakers’ guard if waived It’s fairly common to see celebrities and athletes of […]

On Saturday, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers announced their acquisition of marksman Kyle Korver from the Atlanta Hawks. Korver was swapped for Mike Dunleavy, Mo Williams, cash considerations, and a future first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The deal for Korver has created quite a bit of buzz around the NBA. Bringing a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a well-publicized luxury tax bill after they splashed the cash in order to bring a championship to Northeast Ohio. This past summer the spending continued, as the Cavs look to take advantage of a primed LeBron James in order to achieve success in this championship window. The Cavaliers have a bounty […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, LeBron James, will almost certainly make his way to New Orleans in February for his 13th appearance in the NBA’s All-Star game. Despite being a lock for the game, James still has the ability to vote for whomever he wants. James took to his Twitter campaign for “the brotherhood” or more funnily […]

Shock waves were sent throughout the league on Thursday, as the Cleveland Cavaliers picked up sniper Kyle Korver from the Atlanta Hawks. It was a blockbuster move for the world champions, who have added a deadly sharpshooter to their already lethal three-point army. Korver is by no means a max type player in the NBA, […]

Last night, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Brooklyn Nets inside The Barclays Center, resulting in a 116-108 victory for the Wine and Gold. After a bit of a sluggish start in the first half, Kyrie Irving, Cavaliers star point guard, poured in 16 fourth quarter points to hold off a […]

In lieu of Kyle Korver’s trade to the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers from the Atlanta Hawks, several members of the media have weighed in with an opinion, including former NBA stars Kevin Garnett and Gary Payton. Together, Garnett and Payton host a basketball-based discussion show on TNT called “KGArea21.” After hearing the news of Thursday […]

Tonight, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Brooklyn Nets inside The Barclays Center. The Cavs have been without key members of their starting rotation for several games. Help is on the way. Kyrie Irving, Cavaliers star point guard, has been recovering from tightness in his right hip and missed the last three […]

As this season’s NBA All-Star festivities draw near, votes are beginning to pour in for both conferences. The first returns have been tallied, and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have two players leading the count. LeBron/Kyrie and KD/Curry lead first returns of #NBAAllStar Voting presented by @Verizon! Vote: https://t.co/7SYpaqHa1f & NBA App. pic.twitter.com/ofvgaJERkT — 2017 […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are set for a divisional match-up against the Chicago Bulls inside Quicken Loans Arena, but they’ll be without several members of their rotation. Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue has announced that Kevin Love (food poisoning) and Kyrie Irving (hamstring cramp) will be held out of tonight’s game. Lue also […]

Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are dealing with both illness and injury, will host the Chicago Bulls inside Quicken Loans Arena for a Central Division show-down. The NBA’s defending champions might be without several members of their rotation, including Chris Andersen (ACL, out for season), J.R. Smith (thumb fracture, out indefinitely), Kyrie Irving (hamstring cramp), […]

Last night (Monday), the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the New Orleans Pelicans inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 90-82 come-from-behind victory for the home team. The Cavs, who suddenly find themselves bitten by the injury bug, were without several key players of their rotation, including Kyrie Irving (hamstring soreness), J.R. Smith (thumb fracture), Mike Dunleavy […]

Last night (Monday), the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the New Orleans Pelicans inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 90-82 victory for the home team. The Cavs, who have recently been bitten by the injury bug, found a way to grind out a win without several key players, including Kyrie Irving (hamstring cramp), […]

After suffering a bit of a hamstring cramp in Thursday’s win over the Boston Celtics, Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard, will be held out for a second consecutive game. Irving’s injury came in the first half of Thursday’s match-up. The crafty ball-handler collided with his teammate, LeBron James, and didn’t return to play […]

On Saturday night, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Charlotte Hornets inside The Spectrum Center, resulting in a 121-109 victory for the Cavs. Just before Saturday’s game, Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue announced his decision to rest star point guard, Kyrie Irving, who was dealing with a sore hamstring. As a […]

Fresh off his Olympic gold medal this past summer in Rio, Kyrie Irving’s upward spiral into NBA stardom has been on display again this season, as the Cavs hold the number one seed in the eastern conference. We fall in-love with Irving’s game winning jump shot to lift the Cavaliers over the Warriors (again), but […]

Chemistry between teammates is undoubtedly one of the most important components of any NBA team. After playing together for some time now, Cleveland Cavaliers superstars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are becoming more in-tune with one another on the basketball court than ever before. One reason behind the improved on-court compatibility between the two Cavs […]

When Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard, hit his now-famous three-pointer over Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry in Game 7 of last year’s NBA Finals, the entire region of Northeast Ohio erupted in a collective cheer. Irving’s shot will unquestionably go down in history as a definitive mark in his career. The crafty […]

If anyone has watched the Cavaliers this season, they would have witnessed a new level of growth in their dynamic point guard Kyrie Irving. Already an All-Star, Irving has taken his game to the next level this campaign, which has ascended the Cavs into perhaps a more lethal outfit than the one that lifted the […]

After tweaking his hamstring in the second half of Friday night’s win over the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Tyronn Lue has decided to hold Kyrie Irving out tonight’s match-up against the Charlotte Hornets. Kyrie Irving (hamstring), Mike Dunleavy (ankle) both out tonight. Jordan McRae will start in his place — Jason Lloyd (@ByJasonLloyd) […]

On Thursday night, 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. The Cavs jumped out to a big lead, but nearly lost it in the second half. Late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s bout in Cleveland, Kyrie Irving […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got another well-rounded victory against the Boston Celtics, their 11th win in the last 13 games. However, their starting point guard Kyrie Irving was visibly bothered by what looked like an injury to his hamstring. Irving left the game late in the fourth quarter and did not finish the game, but did […]

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 […]

After jumping out to a 20-point lead last night (Thursday) against the Boston Celtics, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers nearly managed to lose. In fact, the Celtics trimmed Cleveland’s big lead to just one point in the second half. When the dust settled inside Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavs had their 24th win of […]

There is no doubt about it, Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers star point guard, has managed to work his way to the upper echelon of the NBA’s elite ball handlers. With averages of 23.6 points and 5.8 assists per game, Uncle Drew, as he’s affectionately known by his fans, has solidified himself as one of the […]

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 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day in an epic encounter that wasn’t short of drama. After the NBA released their last two minute report yesterday, it shows a couple of late calls were wrong for both teams. It happens every game in the NBA, but calls go wrong against each […]