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Cleveland Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman spoke on now-Miami Heat forward Kevin Love during a media session on Friday. “We’re happy for Kevin,” said Koby Altman, via Right Down Euclid Editor-in-Chief Evan Dammarell. “Any conversation about Kevin Love will be about when he returns and retires when we put his jersey in the rafters. “It […]

For the first time since 1998, the Cleveland Cavaliers are ready to embark on a postseason journey that won’t be led by future Hall of Fame inductee LeBron James. Instead, the Cavs will enter the 2023 NBA Playoffs led by a dimer and detonator, respectively: Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell briefly hit a wall […]

The Miami Heat, like all other teams, would most certainly prefer to avoid the uncertainty that comes with dropping into the play-in tournament. Thus, they will need every crucial rotation piece so they could, perhaps, go on a run and catch the Brooklyn Nets for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. And it seems […]

Miami Heat forward Kevin Love is a weird thing to say after the five-time All-Star spent nine seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nonetheless, it’s the current reality, as Love reached a contract buyout with the Cavs last month and signed on with Miami after jumping ship. Love, who was struggling on both ends at 34-years-old, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have completed their contract buyout with 15-year veteran Kevin Love, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. As Love looks for a new home, the Miami Heat have emerged as frontrunners. However, Wojnarowski reports that Love “plans to talk to the Philadelphia 76ers before making a decision.” The Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, and […]

Though regular season games can’t quite fully replicate the 39 games Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell has started in, the 26-year-old guard said there were moments this season that were, or will be, kind of like the playoffs before the Cavs take on the Miami Heat. “I think tomorrow will be that,” Mitchell said in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are young, exciting, and hungry for success. While they have a promising core that is mostly around 25 years old or younger, there are some veterans on this roster like Kevin Love, who embraced a new role last season off the bench and ultimately finished as runner-up to Miami Heat guard Tyler […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has nothing but respect and admiration for Tyler Herro after the Miami Heat guard beat him for Sixth Man of the Year. Love finished second in the voting, but it wasn’t even close as Herro earned a landslide victory behind 96 first place votes–just four short to become the unanimous […]

Had it not been for their crushing loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In game, the Cavs would have had the privilege of facing off against the top-seeded Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs. It sounds like Cleveland head coach JB Bickerstaff already had a game plan in mind for this […]

The regular season has been one to remember for Cavs nation. Plenty of unexpected twists and turns has made this season a run that many will look back on as the one that sparked the beginning of the next era for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Two newfound All-Stars, the potential Rookie of the Year, along with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a pleasant surprise in the NBA this season. Cleveland is currently 17-12, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference, far ahead of where many pundits had them before the season. Cavs forward Kevin Love has heard all of the noise and has a strong message for doubters of Cleveland […]

The 2021 NBA trade deadline is looming large. The Cleveland Cavaliers have made significant moves at the deadline each season dating back to LeBron James’ return in 2014-15, save the 2016-17 campaign. This year, the team has two veteran big men who could be of interest to other organizations, so it should be another eventful […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a little over a month to find a trade partner for Andre Drummond. His trade market is surprisingly active, with a reported 8-10 teams showing interest. One of those teams is the Miami Heat, who made the NBA Finals last season but are currently 11-17 and the 11th seed in the […]

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 […]

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, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had one of their best games of the 2019-20 season in a comeback effort against the Miami Heat. Rookie guard Kevin Porter Jr. was recently unleashed by the Cavs and he did not disappoint, putting up a career-high 30 points in a team-high 41 minutes off the bench. The Cavs mounted a […]

The 2019-20 NBA regular season campaign has not been kind to the Cleveland Cavaliers. But on Monday night, the despondent Cavs franchise beat the odds and overcame a huge lead to stun the Miami Heat, 125-119, at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Per ESPN Stats & Info, the 19-point fourth quarter comeback was the largest deficit […]

It was another disappointing loss for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, as the Cavs suffered a 124-105 blowout loss to the Miami Heat with Kevin Love sitting out. Following the defeat, there was understandably an air of frustration inside the locker room. For his part, Cavs big man Larry Nance Jr. thinks it’s only right […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year guard Collin Sexton is slated to replace Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro as a member of the U.S. Team in the upcoming Rising Stars game during All-Star Weekend, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Cavs guard has yet to react to the news. Herro has missed the last four games […]

Larry Nance Jr. seems to be interested in staying with the Cavs for the long haul. In fact, the Akron native recently noted a desire to be “Cleveland’s Udonis Haslem.” Haslem has become a legend in the city of Miami for his time spent with the Heat, as he has been with the team since […]

In what appeared to be a clear message, Cavs head coach John Beilein decided to bench three of his starters at the beginning of the second half of Wednesday night’s game against the Miami Heat: Darius Garland, Collin Sexton and Cedi Osman. The starting backcourt trio struggled to find a rhythm in the first half. […]

Cavs teammates Kevin Love and Larry Nance Jr. believe the Miami Heat are a team Cleveland can learn from. The Cavs served as hosts to the Heat on Thursday night. Miami was hot from the start, knocking down three straight triples to open the game. The Heat never looked back. Cleveland fought back to within […]

As soon as Paul George was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, Russell Westbrook has a future with the Oklahoma City Thunder that became unclear. Both Westbrook and the OKC front office are reportedly open to a trade, with the Miami Heat appearing to the most likely suitor. Both teams will want to ensure they […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers could reportedly get involved in a three-team trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat centered around Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook, according to Greg Sylvander of the Miami Heat Beat. The Heat and Westbrook have mutual interest. OKC is expected to trade the former MVP before the 2019-20 season […]

The Cavs have been looking to trade J.R. Smith for a while, as he was “away from the team” for much of this season. No deals came to fruition, and the streaky shooter remained on the roster without playing time. Now, however, the Miami Heat are reportedly interested in Smith’s contract. Shams Charania shared the […]

Both Clevaland Cavaliers big man Channing Frye and Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will be retired next season. Frye said in an interview that anyone who thinks he sucks at basketball can meet him up at L.A. fitness next season and play him one-on-one. Wade saw that quote from the Cavs forward and took it […]

Cavs point guard Matthew Dellavedova has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol program and will not be available for Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat, according to a report from Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. Dellavedova took a hit to the head in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s loss against the Brooklyn Nets and […]

Cavs big man Ante Zizic has been sidelined since Thursday of last week due to a concussion, but it sounds like he could be cleared to play in Friday night’s matchup against the Miami Heat, according to a report from Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. Zizic suffered his concussion last week after taking an inadvertent elbow […]

On Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers struck a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers which sent Rodney Hood to Portland in exchange for Nik Stauskas, Wade Baldwin IV, and two second-round picks. While this move was a good start, there are still four days until the NBA trade deadline, and the Cavs still have J.R. Smith […]

Heat guard Dwyane Wade only spent a short time in Northeast Ohio, but that didn’t stop the Cleveland Cavaliers from honoring him with a tribute video Friday night. The @cavs congratulate Dwyane Wade in Cleveland! #OneLastDance pic.twitter.com/tp4hWFBqKN — NBA (@NBA) January 26, 2019 Wade, 37, has proven to be one of the most accomplished two-guards […]

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 […]

Dwyane Wade signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers with hopes of making another run at a championship. LeBron James and the Cavs were favorites to make a fourth straight NBA Finals, which was the real reason why Wade chose to sign with Cleveland, and he didn’t want out. “That’s why I signed there in the first […]

LeBron James’ 2018 free agency was somewhat of a mystery, but close friend Dwyane Wade knew he was probably going to be playing his last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Wade still signed with the Cavs despite knowing that James wouldn’t be there for very long. “LeBron, first of all, he’s a guy who always […]

LeBron James’ first return game in Cleveland back in 2010 when he was with the Miami Heat was one of the most anticipated games at the time. James infamously left the Cleveland Cavaliers to join his buddies, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, in South Beach. Even during the moments leading up to the game itself, […]

Prior to LeBron James’ return to Cleveland in the summer of 2014, Cavs center Tristan Thompson received a few tips from David Fizdale, who was serving as an assistant with the Miami Heat at that time. Fizdale advised Thompson to soak up everything he was about to learn from James. In a bit of eerie […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade were only teammates for a short period of time with the Cavs, but it’s clear that Smith holds Wade in the highest regard. Smith thanked Wade for returning for one final season in an Instagram post on Sunday. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzsJNinynl/?hl=en&taken-by=teamswish Smith mentions how the media […]

It appears that The Cleveland Cavaliers are far from finished in terms of revamping their post-LeBron James roster. Rumors have surfaced that the Cavs have set their sights on Miami Heat big man Hassan Whiteside, and are willing to part ways with several valuable assets just to land the 7-foot big man. It was Miami […]

Kevin Love now has a chance to show that he can lead a team by himself — again. Following the departure of LeBron James this summer to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, Love is left as the only remnant of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Big Three of that featured him, James, and Kyrie Irving. Love […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are attempting to improve their team in order to convince LeBron James to stay in Cleveland. There are many options for them to do this, and nearly every one involves trading the player selected with the eighth overall pick, as well as taking on undesirable salary. Last offseason, the Miami Heat were […]