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The always outspoken Kendrick Perkins claims the Cavs refused LeBron James’ suggestion of bringing in Carmelo Anthony. We don’t know when this happened, but Perkins could be referring to the summer of 2017. The New York Knicks were openly shopping Carmelo Anthony that summer and the Cavs were dealing with Kyrie Irving’s trade request. A […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James returns to Cleveland to take on the Cavs on March 26. James got a standing ovation from Cavs fans last season and a video tribute. The four-time MVP will likely get another standing ovation this time around. LeBron returns to Cleveland March 26 — Joe Vardon (@joevardon) […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin appeared on ESPN’s “The Jump” program on Friday to clarify comments he made about LeBron James. Griffin, who’s the executive vice president for the New Orleans Pelicans now, said in an interview with Sports Illustrated earlier in the week that his former star James wasn’t the same “animal” […]

Former Cavs general manager David Griffin went on ESPN’s The Jump on Friday to clarify his “LeBron is getting all the credit and none of the blame” comment which he said to Sports Illustrated on Thursday. Griffin was trying to talk about the media machine surrounding James and how the media covered LeBron and the […]

David Griffin didn’t mean to criticize former Cavs superstar LeBron James when he said “LeBron is getting all the credit and none of the blame” to Sports Illustrated on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Griffin said to SI LeBron got all the credit when the Cavs won and none of the blame when […]

David Griffin and a person close to former Cavs superstar LeBron James spoke after Griffin’s comments to SI went public on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Griffin said some controversial things about James to SI, including he didn’t have fun running the Cavs, building a team around LeBron is tough, and James isn’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers learned the hard way last season about the pitfalls of employing LeBron James. Not only did the four-time MVP take his long lackadaisical approach to defense to an entirely new level, but his behind-the-scenes involvement in Anthony Davis’ trade request left much of the Lakers’ roster feeling alienated – especially after […]

Former Cavs star LeBron James and his camp were reportedly “shocked” by David Griffin’s controversial comments on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN (h/t Joseph Zucker of Bleacher Report). Griffin, who now works for the New Orleans Pelicans, said he was “miserable” working for the Cavs because “everything we did was so inorganic and […]

Throughout their nearly 50-year history, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made plenty of draft picks, and the Cavs have often been towards the top of the draft. From their first selection of Allen Waller in 1970 to their most recent of Dylan Windler in 2019, here are the five best choices in Cavs draft history. For […]

Kevin Love revealed that LeBron James played a huge role in making the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers team believe that they are capable of staging a historic comeback three years ago. Love shared how James inspired the Cavs to erase the 3-1 lead of the Golden State Warriors during the 2016 NBA Finals. The All-Star power […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov insisted that the Cavs would never have upset the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 Finals if not for LeBron James’ rousing locker room speeches. Everyone knows that LeBron was a monster during the Finals. He was nearly unstoppable on the court,  averaging nearly 30 points a game, 8.9 […]

The best team in Cleveland Cavaliers history is of course the 2015-2016 squad that won Cleveland’s first NBA Finals title, but what if we were given the ability to construct a 15-man roster out of every single Cavs player ever? For this experiment, we’ll be selecting players based only on their performance when they were […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may not have had much playoff success throughout their nearly 50-year history, but the team has rostered some excellent players. It may be obvious who No.1 is, but here are the five greatest Cavs members of all time. Honorable Mentions Larry Nance Sr. Nance split his career between the Phoenix Suns and […]

It’s been over a year since LeBron James last donned a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey, but it seems like he can still joke around with his former Cavs teammates. The shenanigans started when Kevin Love posted a gym picture showing off his summer physique while directing a subtle shot at Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6OD7DA9Ep/ […]

A year ago today, the city of Cleveland took down the LeBron James banner after The King took his talents to the Los Angeles Lakers after finishing up his second stint with the Cavs. James wants Cavs fans to know, though, that no one can take the 2016 title banner and how he made the […]

Back in December of 2016, members of the Cleveland Cavaliers got themselves in some hot water following their rather unprofessional antics during a blowout victory against the New York Knicks. With the Cavs up 29 points in the dying seconds of the fourth and final frame, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, and Richard Jefferson […]

It’s the 10 year anniversary of LeBron James’ game-winner over the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals. Stan Van Gundy, head coach of the Magic that time, has nothing but regrets and shared that the play has been haunting him ever since. Per Scott Anez of ESPN, Van Gundy reflected on James’ game-winning 3-pointer […]

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert thinks having LeBron James on your team can be a blessing and a curse at the same time. Gilbert says the Cavs were in win-now mode during James’ second stint with the team and couldn’t develop young players because they needed to surround James with enough veteran talent so the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love and ex-Cavs superstar LeBron James were teammates for four seasons. The Cavs went to four-straight NBA Finals during the James and Love era, winning the 2016 championship over the Golden State Warriors in seven games. James is now with the Los Angeles Lakers, while Love is still on the […]

The inaugural class of students at LeBron James’ “I Promise School” have posted extraordinary results so far, as 90 percent met or exceeded growth goals in reading and math, according to Erica L. Green of the New York Times. The former Cleveland Cavaliers star helped build and fund the school which opened in 2018. LeBron […]

By the time the Cleveland Cavaliers picked guard Collin Sexton in the first round of the NBA Draft last June, the writing was already on the wall that LeBron James was headed to Los Angeles. So, was Sexton offended that James did not want to play alongside of him in Cleveland? Not in the slightest: […]

When we think of LeBron James, we think of an all-time great basketball player. A three-time champion. A four-time MVP. A perennial All-Star. A business mogul. But now, apparently, we have to add a guy with bad breath to the list. As a matter of fact, his breath must be so bad that his former […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman has shown a lot of flashes in his second year for the Cavs. The league has definitely taken notice of his vast improvement from his rookie campaign, and no less than Los Angeles Lakers superstar and former teammate LeBron James has praised Osman for his accomplishments this season: #Lakers’ LeBron […]

During the 2016 playoffs, Cavs forward Dahntay Jones was suspended one game for punching Toronto Raptors big man Bismack Biyombo in the groin area. Jones was also fined $80 for the incident. Cavs superstar LeBron James told reporters he was going to pay the fine since Jones was sticking up for him. Biyombo fouled LeBron hard on […]

Multiple officials from the Golden State Warriors claim LeBron James’ performance in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals was the best game they have ever seen in person, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. James almost single-handedly won Game 1 of the Finals for the Cavs. The King put up 51 points, eight rebounds and […]

J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers congratulated former Cavs teammate and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on passing Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list. Via his Instagram, Smith gave the four-time MVP a quick shoutout for his milestone. He also posted an old photo of them in 2017 when the Cavs made it […]

LeBron James has moved ahead of Michael Jordan for fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, and former Cavs teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye congratulated him in a unique way. In a historic moment against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, LeBron finished strong at the rim to notch his 32,284th point on his […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew is pumped to see LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers surpass Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list. Per Brian Mahoney, James needs just 13 points for fourth place in the all-time scoring leaders of the NBA. He’ll get the chance to achieve the milestone in their game […]

During his time with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star power forward Kevin Love was playing a role he had never been accustomed to playing. When he was with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love was the main option on offense and would have the ball in his hands the majority of the time. That […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been losing a lot even before the 2018-19 season began. Superstar LeBron James has decided to leave the team for the second time in less than a decade and has signed a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Since then, the Cavs were never the same. From being a Finals […]

Having LeBron James on your team is a gift and a curse. It’s a gift because you have the best player in the world and immediately have a chance to win titles because of it. It’s a curse because you have the best player in the world and immediately have a chance to win titles […]

If anyone knows the complexities of the relationship between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, it’s former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. Griffin was the architect of the 2016 Cavs team which won the championship over the Golden State Warriors. LeBron was named Finals MVP, while Irving hit the game winning shot over Warriors star […]

Derrick Rose was only with the Cleveland Cavaliers for roughly four months, but in that time, he made sure he was going to learn as much as possible from then Cavs superstar LeBron James. Rose, who has an extensive injury history, says he was “spying on” James last season in Cleveland to see how LeBron […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers first traded the just-acquired Nik Stauskas to the Houston Rockets last week before he ever had the opportunity to wear wine and gold, before bringing him back. Even before he starts splashing threes for the Cavs, though, the 25 year old ingratiated himself to fans by singing the praises of LeBron James. After […]

Kyrie Irving reportedly believed that LeBron James wanted the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him for either Damian Lillard or Chris Paul, according to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN. Irving was upset that The King wanted him gone and it’s one of the main reasons he requested a trade in the summer of 2017. He was convinced and […]

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade will play in Cleveland for the final time as an NBA player on Friday night when the Heat take on the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Wade was a Cavalier for a short time last year but struggled in a bench role before getting traded back to the Heat at […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James has tagged Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving in an Instagram video of him singing the song “Rewind” by rapper Fetty Wap. #Lakers star LeBron James (@KingJames) tagged #Celtics star and former #Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) in an Instagram video of himself jamming to Fetty […]

When it was revealed that Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving had recently placed a phone call to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James to apologize for their breakup in Cleveland, many wondered if Irving could end up joining James in Los Angeles when he hits free agency this summer. But Channing Frye, who played with […]

After coming off of a championship run in the 2017-18 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers now find themselves at the bottom of the NBA standings with a league-worst 9-38 record. The steep decline in the team’s performance is due in large part to the departure of LeBron James, the franchise’s greatest player. After he fulfilled a […]