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After injuring his ankle during a practice session, LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers a few days ago in their preseason loss to the Chicago Bulls. The four-time Most Valuable Player looked uncharacteristically out of sync while playing with his new teammates led by Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, and Jae Crowder that even coach […]

Swingman J.R. Smith came clean during an episode of the Road Trippin’ podcast with teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye. The three-point specialist told his fellow benchmates how he really felt about having to cede his starting job to newcomer Dwyane Wade, despite having taken the high road when asked by the media. “Honestly, I […]

In the last few days, Kyrie Irving’s comments about the city of Cleveland have come under fire as he praised Boston for being a “real live sports city.” There has been plenty of reaction to these statements from members of the Cleveland Cavaliers with head coach Tyronn Lue being among those giving his take, according […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James turned his ankle in a practice session just days before the start of this year’s NBA preseason campaign. As a result, “The King” was forced to miss the Cavs’ first three primer games. James made his return to the floor on Tuesday night, when the Cavs served as hosts to […]

After missing the first three games of preseason due to a sprained ankle, LeBron James was finally able to make his debut against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. However, James clearly did not look like himself. Despite scoring 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting with five rebounds and three assists, he also committed eight turnovers as […]

On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers served as hosts to the Chicago Bulls in what was the fourth preseason game for both teams. When the dust settled inside Quicken Loans Arena, the Bulls, led by Justin Holiday’s 28 points and 11 rebounds, had carried the day, 108-94. During the third quarter of Tuesday night’s game, […]

The Cavaliers received some good news tonight regarding their injured guard Iman Shumpert. The 6-foot-5 guard was slated to miss 7-10 days to recover from a sprained ankle but seems to have recovered faster than initially thought. Coach Tyronn Lue announced his return during a press conference and gave a few details of how Shumpert felt which […]

Head coach Tyronn Lue on Monday afternoon revealed that offseason addition Derrick Rose will be leading the second unit as the primary ball handler despite being in the starting lineup. The former All-Star guard brought more clarity to his role with the Cavaliers on Tuesday morning by laying out some of the responsibilities it will […]

Tyronn Lue is about to finalize his rotation for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After addeding a number of key pieces to their already-competitive roster, he has been looking at different combinations, but is expected to soon lock in the minutes distribution, and roles for all his players. While it should be easy to determine which players […]

Since injuring his ankle at the start of training camp, LeBron James has been sidelined from the team’s activities. However, James participated in his first practice session on Monday afternoon to which head coach Tyronn Lue stated that the four-time league MVP looked a little fatigued, according to Nikki Goel of ClutchPoints. Ty Lue says […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue does not intend to make Channing Frye a regular part of his rotation this season, Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon reports. Lue was apologetic to Frye for his decision, but the veteran big man was understanding of the situation. “I was like man I’m sorry,” Lue said, recounting his conversation with Frye […]

Just like everybody else, Tyronn Lue was shocked when he heard the news of the massacre in Las Vegas, where a deranged killer sprayed bullets all over a crowd of people that were watching a country music concert last Sunday. The incident left 59 dead bodies and hundreds more injured. It’s a matter that has […]

During the 2017 NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavs veteran guard Iman Shumpert saw his role on the floor significant diminish as the series wore on. In the offseason that has followed, he saw his name mentioned in various trade rumors, but nothing came to fruition. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com, Shumpert aired out his feelings […]

With less than three weeks to go until the start of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally decided on their starting lineup and at least part of their bench rotation. With this being the deepest team in his entire tenure as head coach of the Cavs, Tyronn Lue has elected to play […]

After an eventful offseason and a week of training camp, the Cleveland Cavaliers are all set to host their annual Wine and Gold Scrimmage. The event, which is set for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff, will be streamed live on Cavs.com, as well as the team’s official app. The Wine and Gold scrimmage gives Cavs fans […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were busy this offseason trying to assemble a roster that could help them maintain their status as the best in the Eastern Conference and contenders for a championship. Their summer was headlined by the blockbuster trade for point guard Isaiah Thomas and small forward Jae Crowder. However, little has been said about […]

On Thursday, the NBA’s Board of Governors came together to vote on a series of new rules, including a reform to the Draft Lottery and the ability for teams to rest their able-bodied players during nationally-televised games. The new guidelines give NBA commissioner Adam Silver the ability to fine teams up to $100,000 for resting […]

In today’s modern NBA, analytics reign supreme. How efficiently you score the ball, whether it is at the rim or from beyond the arc, how well you defend in different types of offensive sets, and even the pace at which your team scores are all things teams consider when designing schemes. Speaking of pace, according […]

Shortly after Dwyane Wade received a buyout from the Chicago Bulls earlier this week, the Cleveland Cavaliers decided to sign the three-time champion to a veteran’s minimum deal. Since then, all forms of media have been raving about the team’s acquisition — and rightfully so. Like all other members of the Cavaliers organization, head coach […]

The Cavaliers have a lot of players, and that may be their best problem this season. With a 20-man training camp roster working off the rust, one can easily imagine how deep their finalized 15 will be. However, a common question has been about minutes. Playing time has been a point of concern for guys […]

Over the course of his illustrious 14-year career in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has racked up a slough of noteworthy accolades, including 13 NBA All-Star selections, 11 All-NBA First Team nods, four MVP awards, and three championships. Furthermore, the King has made seven consecutive trips to the Finals — three in which […]

Besides landing Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder in the Kyrie Irving trade and signing Derrick Rose in free agency, the Cleveland Cavaliers also signed rookie wingman Cedi Osman. A 2015 second round pick, Osman is a highly coveted Euroleague player that won the Turkish Cup and Turkish Supercup in 2015, was a three-time BSL all-star, […]

In January of 2012, Jeff Green was in need of serious medical attention. What was his ailment, you ask? A damaged heart. More specifically, an enlarged valve to his aorta. Green, who was a member of the Boston Celtics at the time, came to the world renowned Cleveland Clinic to visit Dr. Lars Svensson for […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t ready to shuffle the puzzle just yet. After head coach Tyronn Lue promised to involve Kevin Love into the offense even more with the departure of Kyrie Irving, he stopped short at the idea of sliding the double-double machine into the center position — an idea that came about after ESPN’s […]

Prior to the modern era, the only historic big shot the Cleveland Cavaliers were associated with was Michael Jordan’s infamous jumper over Craig Ehlo to move onto the second round of the 1989 playoffs. Ehlo had scored 15 points in the fourth quarter of that Game 5, including the go-ahead basket, but it was all […]

During Thursday’s official press conference, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue addressed how the team will changed now that Kyrie Irving is gone, and Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and Ante Zizic have all been added. Lue talked about Irving’s importance to the team: “He was a big part of what we did. Thanks to him […]

As most hoops fans know, the Cleveland Cavaliers recently traded All Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for several valuable assets, including point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected first round pick in next year’s NBA Draft, and the Miami Heat’s second round selection in […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers held an introductory press conference for the new players they received in their recent trade with the Boston Celtics. After dodging a few questions about Isaiah Thomas’ lingering hip injury, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue was asked about his team’s new acquisitions. “I think we’ve done a great job […]

As soon as the original deal for Kyrie Irving was announced, the Boston Celtics’ team and PR department immediately began introducing Irving to the fans and posting about him on social media accounts. The official introductory press conference for Irving took place on Friday, September 1st.   The Cavs have taken a different approach, with […]

With two All-Star forwards in LeBron James and Kevin Love ahead of Jae Crowder in the pecking order, it wasn’t hard to see a scenario where the new Cleveland Cavaliers forward is relegated to a backup role off the bench. But according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue has bigger plans […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics put the exclamation mark on one of the most eventful NBA offseasons in recent history. Headlining the deal was the exchange in point guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas. Despite both sides seemingly being all in on the trade, the status of Thomas’ hip injury raised questions for […]

Amidst the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas craze, Tyronn Lue has been able to remain focused on other nooks and crannies within the basketball world. The recent acquisition of Isaiah Thomas and co. from the Celtics has been seen as a win for the Cavs this offseason, but that doesn’t mean room for improvement has ceased. According […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue may be limited to shouting plays to his team from the sidelines nowadays, but there was a time when he was known as one of the better guards in the NBA. In fact, in the 2010 offseason, Lue was part of a pick-up team at Las Vegas’ Impact Basketball […]

With former Atlanta Hawk Paul Millsap recently signing with the Denver Nuggets, there really is not much star talent at the power forward position in the Eastern Conference. With Millsap gone and already having a solid 2016-17 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 2017-18 season will be Kevin Love’s season to solidify his position as […]

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers parted ways with general manager David Griffin, he has maintained in close connection with head coach Tyronn Lue. According to Kevin Pelton of ESPN, Griffin was seen chatting it up with Lue at a recent Summer League game in Las Vegas. Former Cleveland Cavaliers GM David Griffin is at the team's […]

Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Los Angeles Lakers in this year’s NBA Summer League tournament. When the dust settled inside the arena, the Lakers had defeated the Cavs, 94-83, led by Lonzo Ball‘s 16 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Like several other members of the organization, Cavs head coach Tyronn […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to improve their roster after their deflating NBA Finals defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. With the Warriors assembling maybe the greatest collection of talent we’ve ever seen, this NBA off season has been a crazy frenzy of free agency and trades which franchises trying to keep […]

When former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin and team owner Dan Gilbert mutually decided to part ways shortly after the 2016-17 season, head coach Tyronn Lue lost the one man who gave him a shot at coaching in the NBA. Shortly after Griffin’s withdrawal, Gilbert and the Cavs poured all of their focus on […]

After several face-to-face meetings with team owner Dan Gilbert, former Detroit Pistons great Chauncey Billups has yet to decide whether or not he will accept the job as president of basketball operations with the Cleveland Cavaliers. As most Cavs fans know, Gilbert and David Griffin, Cleveland’s former general manager, mutually parted ways earlier this month. […]