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Cleveland Cavs All-Star Donovan Mitchell addressed leading a new era of the franchise with All-Stars Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and a supporting cast of players in comparison to the LeBron James and Kyrie Irving-led 2016 team. After Mitchell endured the Cavs’ disappointing playoff run, he reflected on Cleveland’s epic 2024-25 campaign, the disappointment that followed, […]

Although they fell way short of their chief goal to win a league title in the 2024-25 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first year under head coach Kenny Atkinson was one for the books. After winning 48 games in the previous campaign, Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs made a huge leap, erasing any doubts on […]

The 2016 NBA Finals featuring LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors remains in the memories of NBA fans today. It is historic for many reasons. The main one was James and the Cavaliers’ valiant comeback after trailing 3-1 in the series. This resulted in Cleveland winning their first-ever championship in franchise […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still sifting through the rubble of their shocking five-game playoff exit to the Indiana Pacers in the second round. The Cavs dealt with plenty of injuries that set them back against Indiana, but there are still legitimate questions about whether changes are needed on the roster this offseason. This season was […]

When Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James famously announced that he was joining the Miami Heat, a young Cleveland Cavs All-Star Donovan Mitchell stood outside a Boys & Girls Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. Nearly 15 years removed from James leaving the franchise that drafted him, Mitchell and the Cavs won 60+ games in a historic […]

Every man who puts on a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform subconsciously knows the standard they are all striving to reach, and they know it is improbable to reach it. Following a decade-plus of greatness in Rocket Arena (formerly Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Quicken Loans Arena and Gund Arena), which culminated in a legendary and long-awaited championship campaign […]

Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers added to their win total in the 2024-25 NBA regular season by taking down the New York Knicks on Wednesday night at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, 124-105.  It was their 61st win of the season, tying the second-best total of victories in a season in Cavs franchise history. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James reflected on his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavs to pursue a championship with the Miami Heat in a recent interview. While James has had his eyes on the Cavs this season, he reflected on his younger days in Cleveland. James discussed his days before the NBA and how […]

ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst reviewed one of LeBron James’s most underrated campaigns with the Cleveland Cavs. After Cavs All-Star Evan Mobley recently matched James’ stat line, Windhorst revealed that in LeBron’s final season in Cleveland, he didn’t vote for him as MVP. It’s a decision he regrets. Windhorst revealed his regret of not giving James an MVP […]

Evan Mobley put himself with some elite company that features LeBron James following the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. In 36 minutes of action, Mobley finished with a stat line of 25 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, and three blocks. He shot 10-of-20 from the field, including 4-of-6 from the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James wishes the Cleveland Cavs all the best. After achieving the best start in franchise history, Cavs guard Darius Garland’s 40-point outburst reached James’ territory. Cleveland’s 34-5 record is the best in the NBA and undoubtedly hasn’t been overlooked by James. The Lakers superstar joined Cleveland natives Travis and Jason […]

The NBA regular-season schedule is rather unforgiving. The Cleveland Cavaliers needed to take on the Toronto Raptors on the second night of a back-to-back after claiming a rousing 129-122 win over the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder the night before. And with it being a back-to-back, the Cavs decided to rest Donovan Mitchell — thrusting […]

It was several years ago when the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors last met in the NBA Finals. Those Cavs-Dubs finals matchups in the latter part of the 2010s continue to be talked about these days, and that’s going to be the case for a long time. The Cavaliers and the Warriors met […]

Facing the injury-stricken New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, the odds were in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ favor as they looked to remain unbeaten in the first nine games of the 2024-25 season. The Cavs have been workmanlike in the way they have handled business this season, and this game was no different, as they withstood […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers engaged the Los Angeles Lakers in a significant cross-conference matchup on Wednesday night. The game marked the first time LeBron James returned to Rocket Mortage FieldHouse with his son Bronny playing on the same team as him. Nevertheless, Jarrett Allen and Cavs spoiled the Jameses’ return. Allen amassed 18 points, 12 rebounds, […]

As LeBron James and his wife, Savannah James, watch Bronny James begin his NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Savannah credits the Cleveland Cavs for the longevity of their relationship. After growing up in Akron, Ohio, the couple still wonder if their relationship could have withstood another team drafting LeBron at No. 1. On […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers put up a good fight in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Boston Celtics, but they ultimately ended up suffering a 109-102 loss, falling in a 3-1 series deficit in the process. While it was great to see the team put up a good fight, despite being without […]

After winning the Larry O’Brien trophy for the fourth time in his career, LeBron James’ stint with the Los Angeles Lakers has been filled with frustration and heartbreaks. They would either not make it to the NBA Playoffs or crash so badly that they got demolished. Rumors are swirling around about his possible departure from […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers, despite making it this far in the 2024 NBA playoffs, haven’t inspired much confidence. What the Cavs are doing must be celebrated, as they made it to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in the post-LeBron James era. Instead, the dominant narrative surrounding them has been the underperformance […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell entered rare air on Friday, despite losing 103-96 to the Orlando Magic. Mitchell amassed 50 points, building on his solid performance in the Cavs’ Game 5 victory on Tuesday. Mitchell’s monster performance was the second-highest scoring playoff outing in franchise history, via BIGPLAY Cleveland Show. He finished with just one […]

On Tuesday evening, Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved their record on the young 2023-24 NBA season to a solid 10-8 with a resounding home win over the Atlanta Hawks in a bit of NBA inaugural In Season Tournament Action. The Cavs actually trailed this one for a large chunk of the first half; […]

LeBron James is no longer with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the truth is he will forever be a Cav. So, it’s never going to be a surprise to see him get treated like a king by Cavs fans whenever he’s in Cleveland. Take for example Saturday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers organization is not lacking in self-awareness. They know how important LeBron James is to their brand and are making sure to roll out the red carpet for him, so to speak. With James and the Los Angeles Lakers coming into town for a Saturday night matchup in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the […]

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors in a heated cross-conference matchup. The Cavs improved their record to 3-4 after a flat start to the 2022-23 season. The win over Steph Curry and the Warriors is Cleveland’s first since 2017. Astonishingly, the last victory was when LeBron James and Kyrie Irving led […]

While LeBron James has won titles with both the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, he might be best known for his pair of stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers. James shocked the world when he returned to the Cavs back in 2014, and according to his longtime friend and super-agent Rich Paul, it sounds like […]

Donovan Mitchell did all he could to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win on Friday. Cleveland ended up losing 108-105 against the Oklahoma City Thunder despite Mitchell scoring 43 points. Mitchell is off to a strong start to the 2023-24 season and joined exclusive Cavs company with LeBron James on Friday. Mitchell became just the second […]

LeBron James has played for three teams during his lengthy NBA career, but the one team he has played for twice is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of course, that also means that James has left the Cavs twice, with the latest incident occurring back in 2018 when he opted to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers […]

There are many teams who learned a hard lesson before ultimately reaching the apex. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers enjoyed a terrific run to the 2007 NBA Finals, but they received a rude awakening that their time had not yet arrived after being swept by the San Antonio Spurs. There is a lot that […]

NBA veteran Drew Gooden spent four seasons with LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the mid-2000s, but he knew even before then how great the Kid from Akron truly was. On a Christmas Day 2003 matchup between Gooden’s Orlando Magic and James’s Cavs, Gooden recalled the sheer domination displayed by then-rookie sensation James. “You […]

No matter where LeBron James plays, lives or goes, he and the Cleveland Cavaliers will forever be intertwined. So forgive former NBA center Brendan Haywood for reminiscing about a time when in, 2015, James proved himself to as a competitor altogether different from the one that media personalities such as Skip Bayless made him out […]

There are few more memorable NBA Finals series than when the Cleveland Cavaliers came all the way back from being 3-1 down against the Golden State Warriors to win the 2016 NBA championship after seven games. LeBron James led the Cavs to a miraculous come-from-behind series win, and there’s no denying that then-head coach Tyronn […]

Back in the 2015 NBA playoffs, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers played Jimmy Butler and the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Partway through the series, it looked like the Bulls would come out on top and advance. They held a 2-1 series lead and had a prime chance of taking Game 4, […]

It looks like LeBron James’ continued support and constant hyping of his sons are working. With Bronny James now at USC and projected to be a mid first round pick in 2024, all eyes are now on Bryce James and how he will improve over the next couple of years. With Bryce displaying tons of […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert shared his thoughts on now-Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James being the GOAT on Saturday. “I just put my guard down and said Bron you the best,” Shumpert said, via DraftKings. “You got it, greatest ever… It took JJ Redick’s quote for me to get to here… I was looking […]

Here we go again. In a Tuesday article, Bleacher Report Senior NBA Insider Chris Haynes wrote Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James was uncertain if he’ll be with the team when the 2023-24 NBA season starts and retirement was under consideration. “Lakers star LeBron James is uncertain if he’ll be with the team when the […]

There’s no denying that the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ glory days came during the LeBron James era. In particular, it was during the NBA’s all-time leading scorer’s second stint with the Cavs that brought forth the first-ever championship for this team in franchise history. Well, this current iteration of the Cavs could be in line to reach […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally won a game on Sunday after dropping two straight contests. This was thanks in large part to another dominant display from Cavs superstar Donovan Mitchell, who dropped another 40-piece all over an Indiana Pacers side that did not have the services of Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner on the evening. Mitchell […]

Donovan Mitchell has put up the best season of his young career and one of the top individual seasons in Cleveland Cavaliers history. That’s not where his head is at, though. Mitchell tallied his 10th game of 40 points or more this season against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. That matched LeBron James for the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell walked into Tuesday night’s road game against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks needing just 13 points to reach a scoring milestone — the 10,000th-point plateau. Well, Donovan Mitchell made sure that the game won’t end without him joining an extremely exclusive NBA club of players who have racked up […]