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The Cleveland Cavaliers now find themselves out of a coveted top-six spot in the Eastern Conference thanks to a crucial home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. The Cavs nearly erased a 19-point deficit, only to fall just short in a 98-94 defeat to drop them to 41-33 on the season and the […]

  Gone are the days of the four consecutive Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors NBA Finals. The NBA is an ever-shifting, ever-evolving, ever-fluid league. Very few rivalries in the association remain consistent from year-to-year, with both teams hating each other. Cavs-Dubs could very well go down as one of the greatest rivalries of all time, but […]

The NBA Draft is here–almost. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the third choice in the 2021 NBA Draft and have been flip-flopping between Evan Mobley and Jalen Suggs or Jalen Green. However, the Cavs made Jarrett Allen a restricted free agent, which could signify their desire to sign him long-term, which isn’t all that shocking. However, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman finally conducted his end-of-season press conference after another frustrating campaign for the club. Naturally, the Cavs GM was asked about Kevin Love’s situation. Love had a rough go of it in 2020-21 because of injuries and all the losing, and his frustrations boiled over during a brief temper tantrum […]

Kevin Love, once again, passionately apologized for his inbounding tantrum earlier this week, and vehemently re-stated his commitment to the Cavs organization, his teammates, and the city in a 13-minute monologue to the media following shootaround on Wednesday. “I love Cleveland, I’ll f—— rock with Cleveland ‘til the day I die,” he exclaimed, via Chris […]

Monday night was as confusing as it could have been for Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers in their game against the Toronto Raptors. Love, the former NBA champion who is supposedly the captain and spiritual leader of the Cavs, threw a tantrum on the court and basically abandoned ship. Trust us, it wasn’t the […]

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 Andre Drummond era is officially over in Cleveland. After sitting out Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers due to “rest”, reports suggest that Drummond has played his final game with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs are actively searching for a trade partner, and while that process continues, Drummond will not be active. Cavaliers […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are opting to sit out big man Andre Drummond for their coming games until they manufacture a trade before the March 25 deadline, per ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst. The move came after the Cavs decided they are set on having Jarrett Allen as the team’s long-term starting center. Drummond will […]

According to a report, Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has garnered interest from the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. However, it’s uncertain whether or not Thompson—who’s been with the Cavs since his rookie year—is willing to part ways with the Wine and Gold. In a report by Evan Dammarrell of Forbes, sources […]

Tristan Thompson hails from Canada, so he was naturally happy to see the Toronto Raptors win their first championship in franchise history last season. However, Thompson had no problem taking a friendly dig at Kyle Lowry when asked about their previous matchups. Though they play in different divisions, the Cavs and Raptors are no strangers. […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers prepare for the NBA Draft in just 10 days, their arch-nemesis, the Golden State Warriors, find themselves in a deep hole, down three games to one against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals. Before Toronto’s Game 4 victory, there were multiple valid reasons to resist pulling for the Raptors. Perhaps […]

After a 123-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors, the Toronto Raptors now have a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Cavs fans have no doubt been enjoying the series so far, but should they be hoping that the Warriors lose? The question seems absurd, but it is a legitimate one. What impact would a […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kenrick Perkins has decided to give a shout out to Toronto Raptors development coach Phil Handy, who was once with the Cavs, for his role in Toronto’s extremely impressive run to the NBA Finals. According to the one-time NBA champion, he believes that Handy has been instrumental in the development […]

Cavs forward Marquese Chriss was involved in an on-court scuffle with Raptors big man Serge Ibaka in the third quarter of Monday night’s game. Chriss and Ibaka were ejected for their actions and both teams are preparing for suspensions. The incident occurred in the closing second of the third quarter. Chriss and Ibaka were jockeying […]

Though he has been relegated to a reserve role, Cavs big man Channing Frye still has a knack for knocking down 3-pointers at the drop of a hat. On Monday night, Frye and the Cavs served as hosts to the Toronto Raptors. Most felt the Cavs were over-matched, but it proved to be just the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Brandon Knight was the closest player to the altercation between his teammate Marquese Chriss and Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka, one which resulted in the ejection of both players and a potential upcoming suspension for engaging in fisticuffs. According to Knight, Chriss acted in self-defense and was put in a “no-win […]

The NBA announced on Monday afternoon that they’ve has concluded their investigation into the Cleveland Cavaliers’ signing of Patrick McCaw, who was a restricted free agent of the Golden State Warriors, and found no wrongdoing. The NBA announces they've completed their investigation and found no wrongdoing in the Cleveland #Cavaliers' signing and subsequent waiving of […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green had gotten a chance to see Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Cedi Osman up close and personal on just one occasion prior to Wednesday’s season opener. In that game, a 110-94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs (Green’s former team), Osman went 1-6 from the field and 0-2 from 3 […]

After his team’s loss to the Toronto Raptors in their season opener on Wednesday night, Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is already embracing the role of the team’s alpha dog. So much so, that the 30-year-old is voluntarily taking the blame for the Cavs’ 116-104 defeat in Toronto. Speaking to Joe Vardon of The Athletic […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have just confirmed that forward Larry Nance Jr. will be out for the team’s season opener against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Larry Nance (ankle) is out tonight for the season opener — Joe Vardon (@joevardon) October 17, 2018 This confirmation does not come as a shock, as Nance was already questionable […]

The Cavs will kick off their 2018-19 regular season campaign with a match-up against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. However, it sounds like Cleveland will be without the services of J.R. Smith, who’s been dealing with a sore elbow. Marla Ridenour of The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Smith underwent an MRI procedure on […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey spent seven seasons coaching the Toronto Raptors, bringing them from a basement team with a 23-43 record in 2011-12 to an Eastern Conference powerhouse with a 59-23 record in 2017-18. In his last five seasons with the team, they had a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs every […]

Tristan Thompson made sure to put the Eastern Conference on notice that the road still goes through Cleveland. The Cavs are the four-time Eastern Conference champs and are still considering themselves the top dog in the conference. Has anyone told him yet? “We’re still 4-time Eastern Conference champions, so until you take us down from […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will begin the post-LeBron James era against Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors, the league announced Friday. The game will take place in Toronto on Oct. 17. Kevin Love and Collin Sexton will lead the Cavs into Toronto as they look to take the world by surprise this season. Most people are […]

In wake of All-Star forward LeBron James’ decision to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, it has left the Cleveland Cavaliers in rebuild mode looking to reshape the roster. One of these possible moves could be the team moving on from veteran guard Kyle Korver this offseason as Sam Amico of Amico Hoops is reporting […]

Every year, big trades are made during the NBA Draft that change the landscape of the league. Since LeBron James returned to Cleveland in 2014, the Cavaliers haven’t had to worry about ground-shaking draft deals, as they have either had a very late draft pick, or none at all. This year, however, the Cavs are […]

As a result of Tuesday night’s 107-94 loss, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves trailing the Boston Celtics by a tally of two games to nil in their Eastern Conference Finals series. Boston defended its home court. Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue says it’s time for his team to do the same. “Don’t let this team […]

Two days after being named Coach of the Year by his peers, Dwane Casey saw his stint with the Toronto Raptors come to an end. Several coaches and players around the NBA were a bit surprised to hear of Casey’s dismissal, including Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star LeBron James. Casey, now 61 years of age, led the […]

In a bit of a surprising move, the Toronto Raptors announced that they will be parting ways with Dwane Casey, who served as head coach of the team for seven years. Loads of people in the NBA community have since chimed in with responses to the news, including Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue. As […]

LeBron James’ blatant ownage of the Toronto Raptors has been the result of a complete dissection of the team from the ground up. Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin explained how his former star forward once was casually telling Raptors players how to run their own plays, as he swept them out of the […]

The Toronto Raptors were torn apart by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series, capping off what was a rough, four-game sweep by the Cavs, who ended the second quarter holding a 16-point lead and led by 30 at one point. Also around that time, former Raptor and current Oklahoma […]

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman met with Rodney Hood on Tuesday morning to give him a chance to explain himself. There were some reports indicating that Hood might be suspended for refusing to enter Monday night’s game, but it seems that won’t be the case. Via Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports: Cleveland guard […]

Before the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed dead in the water. They were getting bullied by the Indiana Pacers, and it looked like the Toronto Raptors would be yet another challenge. Hindsight is telling everyone that they should have relaxed. LeBron James must have snapped his fingers like Thanos […]

As the adage goes, a true champion is humble in victory and graceful in defeat. Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan may have to endure another season to have a shot at the title. However, this fact does not immediately dissolve his name from the list of potential champions. His recent admission of the defeat and […]

After getting swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey admitted that LeBron James is a totally different player right now. As reported by Ashley Bastock of NEO Sports Insiders, Casey discussed James’ in-season evolution by comparing his form in the regular season and in the playoffs. “He’s just like a different […]

The Toronto Raptors are on the verge of being eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers once again. They are in the same position right now against the Cavaliers, down 3-0, still figuring out how to get past LeBron James and company. Is head coach Dwane Casey to blame for the Raptors’ struggles? Tyronn Lue doesn’t believe […]

After their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, a lot of Cleveland Cavaliers fans were worried. This writer included. The Cavs looked grim with LeBron James being their only saving grace. One of the biggest letdowns in the series was All-Star forward Kevin Love. Through seven games, Love was carrying averages of 11.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, […]

Thanks in large part to LeBron James’ game-winning floater at the end of regulation on Saturday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers have taken a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Toronto Raptors. There were several notable takeaways from Game 3 — Jame’s buzzer-beater included. However, there was also one story line […]