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Former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Kevin Love and LeBron James got up in their feelings on Saturday after Love tweeted how much he appreciates his ex-teammates. The Cavs won the championship in 2016, where the team consisted of LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving. Love sent a tweet out, sharing his support for his former […]

Anderson Varejao will be made available to appear in his first NBA game in four years on Wednesday, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. The Cleveland Cavaliers (21-44) host the Portland Trail Blazers (36-29) at RocketMortgage Fieldhouse. The 38-year old Varejao, who officially signed a 10-day contract to re-join the Cavs on Tuesday morning, was […]

The 2016 NBA Finals will conjure up a lot of memories for most basketball fans, even those that don’t follow the Cleveland Cavaliers or Golden State Warriors. Ask any basketball fan–or hell, any sports fan–and they will probably be able to recall where they were the night of that series’ final game. The game was […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year guard Darius Garland had a night to remember on Monday. He torched the San Antonio Spurs for a career-high 37 points as he led the Cavs to a 125-101 win over coach Gregg Popovich’s side. Garland has such a memorable performance on Monday that he has matched a long-standing franchise record that […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton had an awkward welcoming in Ohio when he was an incoming rookie back in 2018. He was initially set to have his pre-draft workout with the team, but it came in the morning after they suffered a 4-0 sweep at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. Sexton clearly felt […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to bring on former Los Angeles Lakers guard Quinn Cook to the team with reports confirming that the Cavs have agreed to sign the 27-year-old to a 10-day contract. Cook formed a bond with LeBron James during their time together as teammates, so The King probably put a good word […]

Richard Jefferson has offered a pretty interesting take about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2016 championship-winning side. According to the former NBA stud, he’d rate the 2017 LeBron James-led Cavs side over the 2016 squad that actually went all the way to win the title. The Jump on ESPN recently asked a poll question on Twitter asking […]

The Cavs engaged in a tightly-contested matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night at their home floor. However, they failed to execute plays in crunch time as they eventually succumbed to a narrow defeat. Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff felt that his team could’ve had a better shot at upsetting the Lakers if […]

LeBron James is considered the greatest basketball player of all time by some and those people mention his ability to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals early in his career as a reason why. With Michael Jordan and James argued as the GOATs in NBA history, retired star Gilbert Arenas uttered that he […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers seemed to be trending in the right direction after their first two games of the season. Aside from their performance on the court, the team also has the numbers to back them up for their recent uprising. As per ESPN Stats and Info, Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton joined LeBron James and Kyrie […]

One of the main reasons LeBron James came back to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2014 was because he wanted to play with Kyrie Irving. As a member of the Miami Heat, James saw from afar how talented Irving was and knew the All-Star point guard was going to be a special talent. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Andre Drummond is currently one of the best shot-blockers in the league today. Proof of the same is the fact that the 6-foot-10 Cavs center is one of just a handful of players who have achieved the extremely difficult task of blocking Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. If you ask […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jamario Moon recounted the time he was left heartbroken by LeBron James’ decision to leave the Cavs for the Miami Heat back in the summer of 2010. The high-flying journeyman was teammates with James on the Cavs in the 2009-10 season. With that, he was completely taken aback by his voluntary […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers signing Dion Waiters for the rest of the season right before the NBA hiatus, he finally reunited with former teammate LeBron James. Despite being on the same team for a rather brief period of time, this pair actually has quite a history, dating back to their time with the Cleveland […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being left out of the NBA’s restart bubble, let’s take a look at connections between the Cavs and the 22 teams competing for an NBA Finals berth. In order to get a better idea of who is still playing, and perhaps to help some fans to make their rooting decisions if […]

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Koby Altman as the team’s new general manager in June 2017, the high-ranking executive has green-lighted several big moves that have had a significant effect on the franchise moving forward. After all, losing LeBron James in 2018 served as a tremendous blow for the organization, and Altman was left with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers went to a few extreme measures in an attempt to keep LeBron James after the Cavs’ disappointing fall to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals. James had played poorly through a two-game stretch of that series and was met with boos from the home fans, leaving a sour taste […]

Now more than ever, the debate between LeBron James and Michael Jordan has become the talk of the town. Kevin Love, who won a title with LeBron during their time together with the Cleveland Cavaliers, chimed in on the discussion. According to the Cavs big man, one significant difference between LeBron and Jordan is their […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James may have cemented his legacy in northeastern Ohio with an astonishing full-court chasedown block in transition to prevent the previous year’s Finals MVP in Golden State Warriors wing Andre Iguodala from scoring in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. For current Cavs power forward Kevin Love, though, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love has recently opened up about how he believes the era of the Big 3 Cavs ended sooner than he had hoped for. Speaking to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, Love shared how he regrets not having at least one more season with former teammates LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. “To […]

In the 2016 NBA Finals, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers made NBA history by erasing a 3-1 series deficit to win it all against the 73-9 Golden State Warriors and hand the Cavs their first title. After the Cavs lost Game 4 at home, LeBron told his guys the team wasn’t going to lose […]

Cleveland Cavaliers legend LeBron James was 21-years-old when Larry Hughes joined the Cavs in the summer of 2005. At 21, LeBron averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists, all while leading the Cavs to 50 wins and a trip to the second round of the playoffs. So, what was 21-year-old LeBron really like? Hughes […]

There are few more memorable shots in Cleveland Cavaliers franchise history than THAT game-winning shot made by Kyrie Irving during the 2016 NBA Finals. It was a historic moment, to say the least, with this shot serving as the culmination of the Cavs’ unprecedented come-from-behind series victory against the defending champs, the Golden State Warriors, […]

Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors only lost once to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals from 2015-2018. That was in 2016 when LeBron and the Cavs became the first team in NBA history to erase a 3-1 series deficit and win the Finals. However, Kerr believes the 2017 Cavs […]

If the NBA season was still in full swing, it would have been an emotional homecoming for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on Thursday night. It was slated to be LeBron’s one and only game against the Cavs in Cleveland this season. Despite the canceled trip, James was still able to take the time […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was supposed to be in Cleveland on Thursday facing the Cavs in Ohio, but the NBA suspended the season two weeks ago after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. Needless to say, LeBron is disappointed about not being able to play against the Cavs […]

Cleveland Cavaliers young gun Collin Sexton forged his name beside LeBron James and Kyrie Irving as the third player in franchise history to record a 40-point game before turning 22-years-old, per Justin Kubatko of StatMuse. Sexton dropped 41 points in the Cavs’ 112-106 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Sexton was 17-of-30 from the […]

LeBron James is approaching his 16th All-Star Game in his 17 years in the league. With that track record come plenty of memories and two of his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates, Kendrick Perkins and Tristan Thompson, can vouch for some extraordinary stories about The King. Perkins remembers James as an avid card player, a modest […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers issued an official statement following news of the passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna on Sunday morning in Calabasas. (1/2) We stand in disbelief and shock at the horribly sad news of the tragic passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Emotions and […]

Former Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue recently talked to Joe Vardon of The Athletic as part of a wide-ranging interview that featured Lue expressing his wish that he was still in Cleveland. During the discussion, Lue touched on an enduring moment he shared with LeBron James in Game 7 the 2016 NBA Finals. Rightfully so, […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tryonn Lue has recently provided some fresh insight on the relationship between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving during their time as teammates with the Cavs. For most, the general belief is that these two superstars had a toxic relationship, which ultimately led to a dramatic falling out. For his part, […]

LeBron James showed he hasn’t forgotten about his former teammates, even after delivering a 128-99 spanking to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. The Los Angeles Lakers star greeted his friends with the same handshakes they used to celebrate with during their time in Cleveland, still not forgetting about their antics, despite having left for […]

After slamming one down against the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson stared down at his former Cavs teammate, LeBron James. Or did he? Check the clip below to see if Thompson stared down his former teammate. It’s hard to tell since James and Thompson were matched up all game long. With […]

Kevin Love had a rough transition from being the star franchise during his first few years with the Minnesota Timberwolves, suddenly turned into a glorified role player upon being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. That newly-assembled 2014-15 Cavs faced some problems meshing, with Love often being blamed for the circumstance, as many people guessed LeBron […]

Not everyone can be successful playing alongside LeBron James. Kevin Love understands that as well as anyone. Sure, the superstar duo–along with Kyrie Irving–helped the Cavaliers overcome the odds to win the 2016 NBA championship. But they also faced plenty of questions internally, including personal desires that would lead to Irving requesting a trade. So […]

LeBron James and Quinn Cook will officially suit up teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers this upcoming season. However, the two actually go way back in 2015 when both were part of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs signed the undrafted guard in the summer of 2015, only to waive him right before the season started. […]

Sad news shook the Cavs family on Tuesday morning, when it was announced that legendary play-by-play announcer Fred McLeod passed away at the age of 67. In light of McLeod’s passing, former Cavs superstar LeBron James posted a heart-felt dedication on Twitter with his condolences. James came to know McLeod quite well during his two […]

Cavs rookie Dylan Windler recently joined Evan Dammarell of Forbes for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, the former Belmont Bruins standout paid homage to LeBron James and his accomplishments in the city of Cleveland. In Cleveland, there are a few names that reign supreme in sports lore. Browns fans would be quick to mention […]

All-Time NBA teams are quite common, and you can see the Cleveland Cavaliers here. But what about players whose best days came somewhere else? What if Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James were both in their primes while on the Cavs? This is Cleveland’s All-Prime team, which puts together a 15-man roster of the very best […]