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Richard Jefferson — the current color commentator of the Brooklyn Nets — played for eight teams in his 17-year career, but there was one team that he was apparently uninterested in joining. The outspoken Jefferson lit into the New York Knicks franchise during a recent Nets broadcast, saying he knew it was time to retire […]

Damon Jones got off lucky on Wednesday. The next time he tries to roast another former NBA player on national television, though, expect the butt of his joke to come prepared. During Wednesday’s edition of Get Up, Richard Jefferson conveyed the often cutthroat nature of the league by recalling how he learned about his trade from […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson gave his take on Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry’s swipe at Kevin Love. Jefferson replied to Love’s reaction on Twitter and the retired NBA star said that he would have to agree with Curry at least in one sentence. While he did not clarify, Jefferson might be agreeing […]

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 […]

A lot has happened since the Cleveland Cavaliers’ historic title run back in 2016 that saw the Cavs take down a 73-win Golden State Warriors team in a classic seven game series. Led by LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love, the Cavs came back from a 3-1 deficit to stun the Warriors in Game […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a lot to look back on after a 2018-19 season has brought them little to remember from their previous four seasons en route of the NBA Finals. Richard Jefferson, the archduke of revisionist’s history now that he’s retired from the game, noted the Cavs might have walked away with another title […]

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 […]

Richard Jefferson had a lot of unforgettable moments in his illustrious career, but it appears there is nothing memorable than what he experienced during the 2016 NBA Finals. Jefferson gave an interesting walkthrough of the crucial stretch of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 7 win over the Golden State Warriors in 2016. He was a part […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers leading the Golden State Warriors by three points with under a minute to go in Game 7 the 2016 NBA Finals. the Warriors got the exact matchup they wanted: Kevin Love on Stephen Curry. You know, one of the worst defensive big men in the league on the MVP point guard […]

Here is a real bombshell that none of us already knew: Richard Jefferson was ring-chasing during his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers! Notice the complete absence of gasps following that statement. As if any of us actually need any confirmation, Jefferson admitted in an article he wrote on The Players’ Tribune that he was going […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward and current NBA TV analyst Richard Jefferson says LeBron James’ 2016 Finals performance against the Golden State Warriors is the greatest performance he has ever seen. LeBron James and the Cavs became the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 series deficit to win the Finals. In […]

Kyrie Irving sent shockwaves through every NBA circle when he requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers during the summer of 2017. The prevailing thought was that the All-Star point guard wanted to escape the shadow of LeBron James with the Cavs and become the alpha on his own team. He got his wish and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were in the middle of the greatest comeback in NBA history during the 2016 NBA Finals. However, during that time, it appears the Cavs were also focused on another thing: hanging out with Justin Timberlake. Now retired and on the Brooklyn Nets broadcast team, Richard Jefferson reflects back on his career and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday, which means Cavs All-Star power forward Kevin Love and Richard Jefferson were reunited. Jefferson, who retired from the NBA in the offseason, is now a TV broadcaster with the Nets. So before the game started, Kevin Love paid his old friend a visit in a unique, and […]

We are now just 55 days away from the start of the 2018-2019 NBA season, and that means that teams are beginning to finalize their roster. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers still have three spots remaining on their team. It is unlikely that the Cavs will begin the season with less than a full roster, so […]

On top of a trade exception created from the Kyrie Irving trade with the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers have two more that will expire in October, a few days before the regular season starts. As reported by Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, the two Cavs’ exceptions will expire by October 15. Cleveland has a $2.5 […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Richard Jefferson and Matthew Dellavedova recently bumped into each other at a random occasion. Being the social media enthusiast that he is, Jefferson would not let this moment pass without capturing it on camera for all the world to see. Jefferson holds Dellavedova in high regard, and even endowed him with […]

Veteran leadership is one of the most important keys to success for a young and rebuilding team. Bringing back Channing Frye was a great move by the Cavaliers; he was one of the most popular members of the 2016 championship team and brings a positive joking attitude to the locker room. However, Frye is only […]

Richard Jefferson, a former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate of free agent superstar LeBron James, was caught wearing a ‘I don’t know where he’s going’ shirt by someone with a cellphone, apparently. How do we know this? Because the picture made its way to the mean streets of Twitter. Loooool look at Richard Jefferson’s shirt @World_Wide_Wob pic.twitter.com/mNdGkjXw0A […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson is tired of the questions relating to LeBron James’ free agency, and with only two days left before the Cavs star makes the impending decision of opting in or out of the last year of his contract, Jefferson is cutting all ties. Always the playful poet, Jefferson released a […]

There were a lot of people doubting that the Cleveland Cavaliers can get the job done against the Boston Celtics in Game 7. Everything seemed to be stacked against them or so it seemed. The Celtics were perfect at home coming into the game, and the Cavs had struggled on the road, especially during the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers avoided falling down a 3-0 playoff hole last Saturday, when they took down the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals series at home, 116-86. While it is great for the Cavs to have cut Boston’s series lead down to a game, they are not out of the woods […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to the conference finals again after blowing the Toronto Raptors out of the water on Monday with a 128-93 victory. The 35-point win was the most among all series-clinching triumphs by a LeBron James squad. We’re not here to discuss how the Cavs ripped Toronto’s chest and pulled its heart […]

Over the years, LeBron James has been labeled as a player who shies away from clutch moments. ‘He doesn’t want the ball at the buzzer,’ critics would say. To solid Cleveland Cavaliers fans, that sort of rhetoric is nearly blasphemous, as they have witnessed the King’s greatness during several closing times. In fact, James has hit […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the brink of sweeping the Toronto Raptors for the second-straight time as they hold a 3-0 series advantage over the top-seeded East team. The team is coming off a virtuoso performance from LeBron James, which got the attention of former Cavs teammate Richard Jefferson, saying that the former’s game-winner would […]

Richard Jefferson may have played sparingly for the Cleveland Cavaliers in his two seasons with the team, but he has endeared himself so much to Cleveland’s fans and players. Aside from being a well-loved figure, he also provides good insights every now and then, making him a true authority on the subject that is the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are heading home now after winning the first two games in Toronto and taking a 2-0 lead over the Raptors. With Games 3 and 4 on deck for the Cavs with their raucous fans ready to cheer them on, despite a lot of work still yet to be done, a sweep may […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Richard Jefferson and Iman Shumpert joined Rachel Nichols and Tracy McGrady on Friday afternoon’s episode of The Jump. Amid their discussion, Jefferson and Shumpert shared a laugh about the matching set of suits that the Cavs players wore prior to Games 3 and 4. Cavs are rocking matching suits again 👀 […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is widely recognized as the greatest player in today’s NBA. And in fact, there are some experts and analysts who are willing to dub him as the best player in the history of the game. However, James isn’t just a great player. He’s also a great teammate, as Richard Jefferson […]

Richard Jefferson is one of the funniest and most outspoken guys in the NBA. He also isn’t afraid to give himself a lot of credit for something. That was the case again on Monday when he was back on the University of Arizona’s campus looking at the basketball wall of fame. Former #Cavs SF Richard […]

Richard Jefferson was one of the most jovial players of the Cleveland Cavaliers in recent years. Jefferson was a valuable player off the bench when the Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals. His versatile defense and efficient 3-point shooting allowed the Cavaliers to flourish on the court, even against the likes of a 73-win Golden […]

Richard Jefferson is now playing for the Denver Nuggets, but he sure still misses his days with the Cleveland Cavaliers. After all, it was with the Cavs that he won an NBA title had long eluded him. Following the Nuggets’ 126-117 win on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena over the Cavs, Jefferson decided to show […]

Saturday night’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets will serve as a championship reunion for Richard Jefferson, J.R. Smith, LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, and Kevin Love, who were all members of the Cavs’ 2015-16 squad that defeated the Golden State Warriors in epic come-from-behind fashion (down three games to one). This time, however, […]

The moment Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, it sent shockwaves throughout the entire NBA. There was confusion as to why Irving wanted to leave and whether or not it had to do with LeBron James. It turned out that Irving wanted his own team, and also just a change of scenery […]

As members of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye forged a bond of friendship that will live on for years to come. Their popular podcast, Road Trippin’ with R.J and Channing became an instant hit among avid hoops fans. However, now that Jefferson is no longer with the Cavs, the show has been […]

Earlier this month, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded veteran small forward Richard Jefferson, as well as point guard Kay Felder, to the Atlanta Hawks in an effort to create roster space and luxury-tax relief. Jefferson, now 37 years of age, then signed a deal with the Denver Nuggets to provide a voice of leadership to the […]

You’d think if there’s anyone on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster who will miss the recently-departed Richard Jefferson the most, it would be Channing Frye. Frye, of course, is Jefferson’s co-host in their Road Trippin’ podcast, fellow Arizona alum, and overall close team friend. However, Frye didn’t seem to have particularly positive words to say about […]

Earlier this week, the Cleveland Cavaliers made the decision to part ways with veteran forward Richard Jefferson in a trade to the Atlanta Hawks. Just prior to the move, Jefferson showed his admiration for the city of Cleveland during a recent public appearance. Richard Jefferson on his future. Says he doesn’t know where he’s gonna […]

Richard Jefferson played just an average of 19.2 minutes and put up a paltry 5.6 point per game in the two seasons he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but judging on how the tributes have been lining up at the doorstep of the 37-year-old veteran, it’s safe to say that Jefferson was valued by the […]