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Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James says he had a ton of emotions about Kyrie Irving’s recent trade to the Boston Celtics. On Monday, the Cavs held their annual media day from Cleveland Clinic Courts in Independence, Ohio. With reporters gathered and the world watching, James touched on the deal that sent his former teammate to […]

As most hoops fans know, Kyrie Irving requested a trade from Cavaliers team owner Dan Gilbert and newly-appointed general manager Koby Altman in a private meeting shortly after the conclusion of the 2016-17 NBA season. This news came as a surprise to many, including some of Irving’s Cavs teammates. Irving, who is now a four-time […]

While playing around with his two sons on Sunday in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ practice facility, Isaiah Thomas went live on Instagram. Naturally, tons of his followers flocked to watch the video, but there were a couple of standout individuals that had their eyeballs glued to their phone screens watching as noticed by Thomas’ sons. One […]

It has been nearly three weeks since the Cleveland Cavaliers have officially traded All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. This was a situation that had quickly snowballed in the few weeks beforehand that eventually led to the Cavaliers pulling the trigger on a deal to move one of their star players. However, […]

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2016-17 NBA season, reports began to surface which stated Kyrie Irving had requested a trade from Cleveland Cavaliers team owner Dan Gilbert and (then) general manager David Griffin in a private meeting. News of Irving’s request for a trade came as a surprise to many, including his own teammates. […]

There is renewed optimism in Northeast Ohio, as training camp for the Cleveland Cavaliers is just two weeks away with a host of fresh faces set to enter the Cleveland practice facility. After a relatively quiet start to the off season, the Cavs have ended their time off with a bang as they’ve shipped off […]

Prior to the Cleveland Cavaliers dealing away Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics last month, there was plenty of uneasiness around the organization stemming from the situation. This remained after Irving stated during his introductory press conference with Celtics that he has yet to speak to LeBron James. Despite that, Iman Shumpert believes that this hasn’t […]

Prior to the modern era, the only historic big shot the Cleveland Cavaliers were associated with was Michael Jordan’s infamous jumper over Craig Ehlo to move onto the second round of the 1989 playoffs. Ehlo had scored 15 points in the fourth quarter of that Game 5, including the go-ahead basket, but it was all […]

As most hoops fans know, the Cleveland Cavaliers recently traded All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for several valuable assets, including point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected first round pick in next year’s NBA Draft, and the Miami Heat’s second round selection in […]

In the midst of a nerve-wracking long week where the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics had agreed to a pending trade, the anxiety surrounding those involved after rumors of the Cavs seeking additional assets in return gave a bite of uncertainty to the situation. Meanwhile Jae Crowder was in Atlanta, a 40-minute drive from his […]

Take a breath Cleveland Cavaliers fans, the craziest off season in recent memory is nearly over. As everyone knows, the former world champions shockingly traded away their dynamic point guard Kyrie Irving for a whopping package from Eastern Conference rival Boston Celtics, which included scoring machine Isaiah Thomas and defensive wing Jae Crowder in a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally pulled the trigger on a deal that sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics that netted the team a package in return headed by fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. However, Jason Lloyd of The Athletic is reporting that had LeBron James gave the Cavaliers the heads up […]

TMZ recently caught up with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert to ask him how he feels about facing off against his former teammate, Kyrie Irving. As most NBA fans know by now, the Cavs finalized a trade earlier this week that sent Irving to the Boston Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, the […]

On Wednesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics finally completed the trade swapping Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas. Irving’s departure has elicited a heartfelt response from Irving to the Cavs’ fan base about his time with the organization. Starting center Tristan Thompson also took to social media to voice his appreciation for his time […]

Most fans marveled at new Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman for making such a gutsy move and doing more than just a point guard swap with the Boston Celtics to unload estranged All-Star Kyrie Irving barely a month after being named to his position, there was more than meets the eye. According to Kevin […]

Now that the trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics has been finally ironed out, former Cavs star point guard Kyrie Irving took to Instagram to give a farewell message to the city he called home throughout the first six years of his career. “My love extends way beyond the court I have […]

After several days of posturing and physical evaluations, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics finally agreed to complete their recent trade proposal on Wednesday night, just hours before the Thursday morning deadline. Now, both teams can focus on building around their new talent. The Cavs, winners of last season’s Eastern Conference crown, are sending All-Star […]

The saga that was this summer’s trade between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers is now behind us all, with the Celtics ironing out some issues Cleveland raised by throwing in a 2020 second-round pick to sweeten the deal. However, that doesn’t mean people aren’t going to talk about this trade anymore, especially with […]

Less than 12 hours before the deadline to complete the trade, the Cavs and Celtics have agreed to terms and completed the trade that would send Kyrie Irving to Boston and Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, the 2018 unprotected first-round Nets pick, as well as a 2020 second-round pick to Cleveland. Boston is sending […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are nearing the completion on a deal that would send All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. In the process, many different perspectives have been provided on the situation that has given further insight. During a recent interview with Jason Jordan of USA TODAY High School Sports, Irving’s high school […]

Last week (August 22nd to be exact), the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics came together for a blockbuster offseason trade. The Cavs, last season’s Eastern Conference champions, agreed to send All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to Boston. In return, the Celtics would send Isaiah Thomas, who is also an All Star, Jae Crowder, Ante […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are nearing the completion of a blockbuster trade that would that is centered around the swapping of All-Star point guards Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas. Cleveland would also receive forward Jae Crowder, big man Ante Zizic, and the Brooklyn Nets 2018 first-round pick. With that in mind, former Cavaliers […]

In the last few days, there has been a new wrinkle added to the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade situation surrounding the health of Thomas’ hip. According to Chris Mannix of the Vertical, the Cavaliers have not learned anything new from the further examination of two-time All-Star’s health. (h/t Tom Westerholm of MassLive) My read is actually […]

With the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade discussions taking center stage over the last week, the addition of guard Derrick Rose to the Cleveland Cavaliers has been pushed somewhat aside. In an offseason full of transitioning star power, Rose sat down for a rare offseason interview with Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, where he discussed the […]

It seemed as though the Cleveland Cavaliers were going to head into the new NBA campaign with the same core group from last season’s NBA Finals defeat. Of course, it was expected a couple of new additions would be added to freshen up the squad and try and capture another championship for Northeast Ohio. Shockingly, […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been the talking point of the NBA offseason. As former Indiana Pacers superstar Paul George was surprisingly dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder to team up with Russell Westbrook, the NBA world thought that’s as crazy this summer would get – how wrong we were. The Cavaliers’ ball […]

It has been quite a hectic last few days for All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas as he has found himself in the middle of a developing situation as the primary reason for the blockbuster trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics being held up due to concerns over his hip injury. In light of […]

As of yesterday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made no request to the Boston Celtics for additional assets in the aftermath of the pending physical results of point guard Isaiah Thomas in the trade for Kyrie Irving, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. The Cavs were rumored to ask for either Jayson Tatum or Jaylen […]

Kyrie Irving asking for a trade creates a ripple that we have now felt the brunt of when he was traded to the Boston Celtics in principle. The blockbuster trade, if completed, gives a return of one of this past season’s dark-horse MVP candidates in Isaiah Thomas. It also provides an excellent three-point and defensive […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics pulled off the biggest blockbuster trade in recent memory as they swapped superstar point guard Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas. The Wine and Gold also received wing defender Jae Crowder, promising young center Ante Zizic and the Celtics’ unprotected first round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. It was […]

A huge wrinkle has emerged in the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade as the current condition of Thomas’ hip could impact the finalization of the deal. In light of that, Tom Withers of the Associated Press is reporting that the  Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics have until Aug. 30 to hammer out the proposed deal. The […]

Just when we thought that the NBA offseason had emptied its bag of tricks and surprises, the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers authored one of the most jaw-dropping transactions of the summer. As you have likely already heard, the Celtics pulled the trigger and traded spitfire guard Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics recently completed a blockbuster trade centered around Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas. However, following the physical, the Cavaliers have some concerns regarding Thomas, who was shut down during the Eastern Conference Finals due to a hip injury. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Cleveland is now seeking an additional […]

There’s still a chance the blockbuster deal involving Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas could be voided. But, according to Sam Amico, that possibility is unlikely to occur. Instead, the Cleveland Cavaliers could just ask for additional compensation to make up for the severity of Thomas’ injury. While the deal could be on hold for the […]

If given only one word to describe this Cleveland off-season, I’d chose value.  That’s not necessarily a good thing.  Every move made was a highly calculated move that provided excess benefit to the cost paid, and in a vacuum, Cleveland did add several value contracts in both the player and personnel departments.  That being said […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Cleveland Cavaliers could void the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade due to concerns with Thomas’ hip after reviewing his physical. Sources: After Isaiah Thomas underwent physical today, Cavs still evaluating injured hip and weighing options w/ completion of Irving deal. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2017 Thomas traveled […]

Rumors had run rampant of the Cleveland Cavaliers exploring trade options to move Kyrie Irving in order to land big-time free agents, even before the 25-year-old requested a trade. According to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, the Cavs were in line to thread a three-team trade with the Indiana Pacers and the Phoenix Suns, signifying […]

Dear Kyrie Irving, Sometimes, breakups are really hard and really awkward. Whether it is your significant other or in this case, a superstar athlete wanting to leave your team, it never gets easier. Coming off of a putrid 2010-11 season with an overall record 19-63 and an NBA record 26-game losing streak, things could not […]

In wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers finally trading All-Star Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics, rumors are now surfacing about what the Cavs were offered for the point guard. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Cavaliers had no interesting including Carmelo Anthony in trade discussions for Irving with the New York […]