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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 […]

If things had gone differently, we may have seen a Cavs team with LeBron James and Paul George playing together. That’s according to George who revealed on his podcast that he even met LeBron to discuss how things would work with both of them on the team. So in the end, why didn’t a trade […]

Like the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fanbase, Donovan Mitchell is ecstatic to see the team make the playoffs for the first time since the LeBron James era ended. However, the veteran guard emphasized that the team shouldn’t forget about their goal while celebrating the epic milestone. With the Cavs’ Sunday win against […]

Donovan Mitchell’s first year with the Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t go any better, at least from an individual standpoint. On Friday, he made history once again by achieving a franchise feat only done by LeBron James in the past. In their narrow 119-115 loss to the Miami Heat, Mitchell erupted for 42 points, three rebounds, four […]

Evan Mobley is the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers. If there was ever any doubt about that before, the young big man erased all those concerns with a LeBron James-like performance on Monday against the Boston Celtics. Mobley exploded for a monster double-double of 25 points and 16 rebounds in the Cavs’ 118-114 overtime victory […]

With the recent signing of forward Kevin Love by the Miami Heat, every one of the Cleveland Cavaliers that won a championship in 2016 has gone their separate ways. The influence of the championship Cavs goes far beyond making Finals history. While several Cavs players made their way onto different rosters, some of the more seasoned veterans […]

In his own words, Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals was “one of the most heartbreaking losses” of LeBron James’ career, per ESPN’s Zach Lowe. It was the fourth consecutive Finals matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors and James eighth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, with the heralded superstar […]

We are all potentially 24 hours away from witnessing history unfold right before our eyes. LeBron James is on the brink of shattering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s long-standing all-time scoring record. For his part, former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Kevin Love could not be more proud of what his buddy is about to achieve. Love went out of […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year power forward Evan Mobley has quickly developed into one of the intriguing young talents in the NBA. Since the start of the season, Evan Mobley has been a key contributor to the Cavaliers front court. On a nightly basis, he has stuffed the stat sheet. Now with his latest achievement, he has […]

John Wall and the Washington Wizards fell short in the postseason plenty of times in the mid-2010s, never getting past the second round in four postseason berths from 2014 to 2018. Nevertheless, this has not stopped Wall from doubling down on his six-year old take, most recently saying that the Wizards would have beaten “the […]

It would have been a complete travesty if Donovan Mitchell wasn’t awarded the Eastern Conference Player of the Week title following his mind-blowing 71-point explosion against the Chicago Bulls last week. The 26-year-old also led the Cavs to a 3-0 record during that span, allowing him to secure the coveted award alongside Los Angeles Lakers […]

He did it. In front of the eyes of just over 19,400 Cleveland Cavaliers fans in Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell pulled off one of the most stunning performances in NBA history when he shattered the 57-point Cavs scoring record set by LeBron James and Kyrie Irving with a 71-point performance against the […]

LeBron James is widely regarded as the greatest player in Cleveland Cavaliers franchise history. Well, Donovan Mitchell just made his mark on the history books on Monday night after destroying LeBron’s scoring record for the Cavs. Mitchell erupted for a mind-blowing 71 points in a 145-134 overtime win against the Chicago Bulls. Yes, you read […]

Normally, this wouldn’t even be a question for the Cavs. But it seems recent developments have put Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and a potential departure from one of the league’s most historic franchises at the forefront of NBA headlines. James said he had “multiple thoughts” about his team’s current performance following a 112-98 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have lost to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, but it isn’t all negative for the team. Not with Darius Garland providing fans something to be happy about and look forward to in the future. Garland exploded for 46 points in the game, going for 14-of-20 from the field including 5-of-7 from […]

A “small dustup” between Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell and Indiana Pacers guard Benedict Mathurin led to a line that solidified Mitchell as one of the best to ever don a Cavs uniform since LeBron James. “Sometimes, you’ve gotta just let ’em know.” Mitchell continued to let the entire NBA world know of the Cavaliers’ […]

Once again, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Donovan Mitchell put the team on his back and willed the Cavs to the finish line in a big win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, erupting for 41 points in the process. That also meant Spida has become the fourth-quickest player in NBA history to reach 9,000 points, […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas, who passed away this morning at the age of 79, reflected on the valuable lessons he learned from first coaching Cavs rookie LeBron James and how he was forced to adapt in a 2015 interview with the Boston Globe. Though talented beyond his years, LeBron James felt discouraged […]

Tuesday’s game was almost the official changing of the guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers from forward LeBron James to guard Donovan Mitchell. To Mitchell, a 116-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers meant more than continuing to carve the path towards the top of the NBA standings and beyond. It meant facing a future Hall-of-Famer […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers knew there was much more than a single home win on the line during Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. It meant further solidifying themselves as a true NBA contender for the first time since forward LeBron James headed to LA in 2018. Center Jarrett Allen said he tried to […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were in town on Tuesday night, so you just knew that this was going to be a special evening. True enough, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Donovan Mitchell stepped it up when the lights were the brightest as he dropped a Cavs career-high 43 points in what was an eye-opening […]

After Donovan Mitchell’s incredible 40-point explosion against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers fans were quick to declare him the new king of Cleveland. Sure enough, no one would argue to that, especially after seeing the kind of history he made in the win. Mitchell actually finished with 43 points, six rebounds, […]

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers embarrassed LeBron James in his old stomping grounds Tuesday night, with the Cavs blasting the Los Angeles Lakers in a 116-102 home win. The Cavs couldn’t have had a more perfect way to bounce back from a loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden last Sunday […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell really made a strong statement against the Los Angeles Lakers, as if telling LeBron James and co. that the 2022-23 Cavs are a different team now. Entering Tuesday’s game, LeBron was 17-2 in his career against the Cavs. While there were high hopes he would make that 18-2, Mitchell made […]

Donovan Mitchell has been off to a scorching start to his Cleveland Cavaliers career and on Friday he etched himself into team history. Mitchell became only the second Cavs player to reach 500 points during his first 17 games joining only LeBron James as per ESPN’s Stats&Info page. Donovan Mitchell is the 2nd Cavaliers player […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers lost on Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Darius Garland entered the same conversation as LeBron James with his monster output. Not only did Garland become the first player this season to drop a 50 point game, he joined James, Kyrie Irving and Walt Wesley as the only Cavs to have at […]

Even after spending four years apart, the respect between Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James seems to be as strong as ever. Love posted a tribute to the two-time Cavalier (8-2) two days after Cleveland took a 114-100 victory over the Lakers (2-8), the two forwards’ first meeting since […]

LeBron James, despite playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, still keeps tabs on the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition to previously playing for Cleveland, James is originally from Ohio. LeBron recently shared his thoughts on the Cavs’ terrific start to the 2022-2023 NBA season, per wkyc.com. “I got in trouble last time for just giving an […]