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LeBron James has been relatively quiet this offseason. Other than vacationing in the Bahamas, re-signing with the Cavs, and having his movie premier for ‘Trainwreck’ in Akron, James has been enjoying his family and friends in this quiet offseason thus far. On Sunday afternoon, James joined Bleacher Report radio to talk about some trending topics […]

  Tristan Thompson is an elite rebounder. There’s no denying that his effort on the court as well as on the glass is of the likes of DeAndre Jordan and Zach Randolph. However, rebounding is pretty much all Thompson does on the floor. RELATED: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Tristan Thompson Here’s a look […]

Fresh off a 4-2 Finals loss against the Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now shifting their focus to the soon-to-be free agents on the roster, 10 of which are up for new contracts. Some attention has also shifted onto head coach David Blatt, who in his rookie year led the Cavs through a […]

  Injury after injury. That was basically the highlight early on for the Cleveland Cavaliers and even during their postseason run that saw them two games short of a championship. The two all stars Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving had their seasons cut short early on due to dislocated shoulder to Love and fractured left […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were a highlight factory during the NBA, leaving no shortage of footage that could be aired countless times over this summer. We’ve narrowed down the craziest plays of the season and playoffs into a 10 jam packed plays. We start with number 10: 10. The King reverses a sun LeBron drives baseline […]

  Some people believe in a curse, a curse that has kept the city of Cleveland from winning a major sports championship in over 50 years. Now, I’m not a witch nor do I know anything about curses but the Cleveland Cavaliers sure did have some bad luck during the postseason. In the first round […]

  The Cleveland Cavaliers reached the second NBA Finals in their franchise’s history, but could not come away with the title as they fell to the Golden State Warriors in six incredibly hard fought games. After the game, a lot of celebrities and other well known people took a second to congratulate the Cavs on […]

  LeBron James had a daunting task when he returned to the Cavaliers almost one year ago to the day. After reaching four straight Finals with the Heat, James was expected to help Cleveland win their first professional championship in over a half-century. “I can’t make any promises, because I know how hard it is […]

  The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night to win their first NBA Championship in 40 years. The Bay Area celebrated and the Warriors players were beside themselves as the young crew was ready to get the party started. RELATED: 10 Records LeBron James Can Break By His Retirement The Warriors […]

  Another season has come to a close and despite losing in the NBA Finals, the not so distant future for the Cleveland Cavaliers has never been this bright. The team will be marching towards their 2015-2016 campaign with absolute confidence because they are expected to parade a healthier, wiser, and more cohesive group. As […]

  Kendrick Perkins has seen and played with the best of the best in the NBA. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in Boston, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City, and now LeBron James in Cleveland. In his years with those teams, Perkins has also been lucky enough to get to two NBA Finals […]

  You can find all of today’s top plays and highlights at the bottom of the page The Cleveland Cavaliers played their hearts out in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, but were unable to force a Game 7 back in Oracle Arena. Instead, the Warriors celebrated their first NBA Championship in 40 years in […]

  With the Cleveland Cavaliers on the brink of a fourth Finals defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, LeBron James and David Blatt are faced with the gargantuan task of rallying the rest of the Wine and Gold troops for a colossal run that will show how far does going “all in” […]

  In the 2012 Finals, the NBA world witnessed the two best overall players go head-to-head in a series that could easily have been one of the best of all time. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh vs. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. As LeBron arrived at the top of the list […]

  The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are in a dogfight in these NBA Finals, with Game 6 of the series tonight in Cleveland. The Cavs will try to stave off elimination at home tonight to force one final matchup, a Game 7, back at Oracle Arena for the NBA Championship. This playoff series […]

  The Cleveland Cavaliers came into the NBA Finals beyond shorthanded having lost their starting power forward in Kevin Love to a season-ending shoulder injury from the first round of the playoffs. In addition to that, Kyrie Irving was constantly bothered by tendinitis in his left knee, but was reportedly feeling good enough going into […]

J.R. Smith, after struggling in the first four games, has come to play in the first half of this pivotal Game 5 of the NBA Finals.   RELATED: Top 10 J.R. Smith Fashion Statements

After winning Game Four in Cleveland, the Golden State Warriors have managed to take back home court advantage and turn the finals into a best of three series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The key to winning has never been clearer for both teams. The Dubs relied on their “strength in numbers” mantra as Steve Kerr […]

  The Cleveland Cavaliers fell in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and are now on the brink of elimination with Game 6 back at home on Tuesday night. This series, with the exception of Game 4, has been relatively close. The Cavs just got away from their game plan and ran out of gas. […]

Not only did Cavs lose Game 4 by 21 points, they looked flat-out exhausted with Matthew Dellavedova and LeBron James having issues with cramps during the game. This was their third game in five days and as David Blatt agreed, it seemed to have an impact on them. To make things worse, the Warriors game […]

After a disappointing Game 4 loss against the Golden State Warriors, some Cavs fans are freaking out about the series, deeming that the Cavs have lost. They haven’t yet, with the series tied 2-2, and here are five reasons why Cavs fans should still have hope in the Cleveland Cavaliers winning the championship. 5. Lineup […]

The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon has a bunch of talented writers that have helped make the show a huge success. On Thursday night, Fallon unveiled his NBA Finals edition of NBA Superlatives, where NBA players in the Finals will be judged on what they look like they’ll be when they grow up (based on […]

What makes a classic finals series? The storylines. The level of competition between the two teams. Elite players going at each other. Name it and the 2015 NBA Finals matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors has it. This moment has been decades in the making for both sides, 40 years for the […]

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry have had a rough NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers and their pesky wing defenders. Iman Shumpert has done a good job containing Klay Thompson for most of the series (Thompson did have a stellar 34 point outing in Game 2, but he was guarded by the small Delly half […]

Matthew Dellavedova left Game 3 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night and immediately went to the Cleveland Clinic via ambulance to address his severe cramping. He was given IV’s and was released Wednesday afternoon. Dellavedova, who usually drinks a cup of coffee prior to games and at halftime, decided to cut the tradition from his […]

You can find all of today’s top plays and highlights at the bottom of the page The Cleveland Cavaliers gained home-court advantage with a Game 2 road victory in Oakland. With a chance to go up 3-1, the Cavs fell in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and gave home-court back to the Warriors. Golden […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. With the Cavs taking a huge 2-1 series lead, check out some of the best reactions to the Game 3 victory on Twitter from athletes to former players to celebrities in these next six pages: On the […]

The NBA Finals are upon us again, and all game air on ABC. The television channel is also home to Jimmy Kimmel Live, the last night show that has a special Game Night edition after every Finals Game. RELATED: Top 10 Bloopers From 2014-15 Season   This 2015 NBA Finals, Kimmel sent his assistant Guillermo […]

These 2015 NBA Playoffs and Finals has seen the most unlikely hero emerge from Cleveland. That’s right, Australia’s own Matthew Dellavedova has sparked the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout the playoffs and into an unlikely 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals against the league’s best Golden State Warriors. 10. Delly Shows Off Post-Game Dellavedova backs down […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers stole home-court advantage from the Golden State Warriors with a Game 2 road victory in the NBA Finals. It was a huge win for the Cavs, a team that had never seen an NBA Finals victory and a huge loss for the Warriors, who had won 43 of the last 46 home […]

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are best friends on and off the court. They played four years together in Miami with the Heat before James made his epic decision to return home. Less than a year later, James and Wade are reunited. This time, on completely different terms. RELATED: Will Miami’s Contract Situation Push Dwyane […]

Two title hungry franchises battle for the NBA championship and the common denominators between these two teams are just teeming. Perhaps the most absurd yet hottest topic was the fact that both teams` MVPs in LeBron James and Stephen Curry were born in the same hospital in Akron, Ohio. Outside of that, there are still […]

You can find all of today’s top plays and highlights at the bottom of the page It had been eight long years since the Cleveland Cavaliers organization hosted an NBA Finals game. The time has come for a city hungry for a championship to have a crucial game on their home floor. Game 3 of […]

We all know about Iman Shumpert’s prowess on the basketball court. Cavs fans have come to know about Shumpert’s rapping ability in his short time with in Cleveland. The first song by Shumpert, the Cavs Anthem, came at the start of the playoffs and you can see it below. RELATED: Iman Shumpert Writes and Performs […]

In Game Two, the world was introduced to Matthew Dellave-defense. While in Game Three, it was Matthew Dellave-dive-a who showed up…big time. I know his offense was huge, career high in fact, but the way he sacrificed his body for those 50/50 balls was enormous. Whenever Delly dove to the floor, he was contagious, not […]

When the stakes are the highest, the true competitors show up and they maintain their top tier play for as long as they can. It sure is quite a thrill when we get to witness breathtaking single-game performances but a series-long display is on an absolutely different level. It is always an exhilarating experience to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers squeezed out Game 2 in Oracle Arena against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. It was one of the closest victories of the season, along with the likes of Game 4 at Chicago and the game at San Antonio in late March. RELATED: Top 10 J.R. Smith Fashion Statements Despite the […]

It’s not only top dogs LeBron James and Stephen Curry who have a subtle yet interesting common denominator, their respective team’s second stars also share quite an interesting connection. Everyone knows about that lucky guy named Klay Thompson and his smoking-hot girlfriend, internet celebrity Hannah Stocking, but only a few people are probably aware or […]

Late in the fourth quarter and overtime, LeBron James was clearly fouled by the Warriors. The first time on a shot attempt at the baseline where he was smacked on both forearms by Andre Iguodala while going up. The second time was on a jumpball between James and Draymond Green, where Green pulled down on […]