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On Friday, shortly before the rebuilding Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the upstart Sacramento Kings, a major trade was announced that sent shockwaves throughout Northeast Ohio. Cavs general manager Koby Altman had managed to trade veteran point guard George Hill and forward Sam Dekker in a three-team deal with the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards […]

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman had plenty to say about the team’s decision to send George Hill to the Milwaukee Bucks while bringing Matthew Dellavedova back to the Cavs. Dellavedova and forward John Henson were acquired on Friday in a three-team deal that sent Hill to the Bucks and forward Sam Dekker to the […]

The Washington Wizards, and not the Milwaukee Bucks, are going to acquire small forward Sam Dekker from the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Initially, Sam Dekker was headed to the Bucks, but the Wizards joined in on the trade between the Cavs and Milwaukee. Washington big man Jason Smith will head to […]

Despite the team’s 24-point loss to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew said he doesn’t believe that that particular exhibition took away from the progress the team had made since he became head coach. Although he believes the team reverted back to some of their “bad habits,” Drew also said […]

The NBA is loaded with talent from across all 30 teams in the league. Some of them are hidden gems that can be harnessed given the right situation. Others are already superstars for their teams but may be on the lookout for a different environment. The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for both diamonds in the […]

LeBron James delivered another masterful performance against the Toronto Raptors, lifting the Cavs to a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals via a game-winning runner that saw the bank as the buzzer sounded. The Cavs are now one-game away from sweeping the Raptors for the second-straight series. If that happens, one can only imagine […]

In what has felt like three seasons within a season, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ regular season came to a close this week. While the Canton Charge callups tried their best against the New York Knicks, the team’s 110-98 loss wrapped up the Cavs’ record to 50-32. This Cavs’ season has been rife with drama even before […]

Jordan Clarkson gave the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday what Isaiah Thomas could not during his brief time in The Land: a 360 dunk. Early in the second quarter of tonight’s matchup with the visiting Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena, Clarkson demonstrated his pesky defense and athleticism in one sequence when he picked the pocket […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to close out a four-game homestand on Thursday night, but it sounds like they’ll be without two members of their backcourt rotation, including Jose Calderon and George Hill, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. Vardon reports that Calderon will be held out of Thursday night’s game against the Washington Wizards […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has returned to the team after taking an excused leave of absence due to mounting health issues, including lack of sleep, chest pains and shortness of breathe. The third-year play caller spoke to the media following Thursday morning’s practice session at Cleveland Clinic Courts with regards to his decision […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to wrap up their four-game homestand on Thursday night with a matchup against the Washington Wizards. However, it sounds like the Cavs will still be without the services of point guard George Hill, according to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com George Hill remains out tonight — Joe Vardon […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers can take a huge step towards clinching home court advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs when they host the Washington Wizards on Thursday as 5.5-point betting favorites on the NBA odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Cavaliers maintained their hold on third place in the Eastern Conference with […]

After taking an excused leave of absence to deal with health issues, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue is set to rejoin the team for Thursday night’s matchup against the Washington Wizards, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. Tyronn Lue will resume his role as Cavaliers head coach Thursday against the Washington Wizards, two team […]

Washington Wizards point guard Tomas Satoransky hasn’t played even half a season as a starter, but he is well aware of his competition. With his team mired in sixth place, likely drawing a first-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the last pick of the 2012 NBA Draft noted it wouldn’t be in his best interest […]

Thanks in large part to their poor shooting from the perimeter (8-35 from downtown), the Cleveland Cavaliers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end in Thursday night’s 110-103 set-back against the Washington Wizards. All is not lost, however, and the team seems to be taking the loss as a learning experience. “I think […]

NBA players are the best in the world in the game of basketball, not only for their impressive skill sets but for their will to win night in and night out to come out on top. They do battle at the best of their abilities and even sacrifice their bodies to give their teams extra possessions […]

LeBron James and Michael Jordan are considered by most to be two of the greatest players to ever play in the NBA. With them playing in different generations though, it’s hard to say who exactly is the best because neither player got to play one on one in their prime. Because they played at different times, […]

As the hailing of Zydrunas Ilgauskas as a lifetime achievement award recipient by the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards nears, some of his former teammates looked back at fond memories of Big Z. One of them is Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks, who used to be Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ teammate with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the […]

Prior to their 130-122 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, Washington Wizards teammates Bradley Beal and John Wall joined Rachel Nichols for an interview on The Jump. Amid their discussion, Beal made the claim that the Cavs wanted no part of the Wizards in last season’s Eastern Conference Playoffs. In fact, Beal […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard exemplified that well-known axiom Friday night when he acknowledged LeBron James’ otherworldly performance in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 130-122 win over the Washington Wizards. Bron looking different tonight — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) November 4, 2017 What made Lillard hop onto Twitter and profess his amazement of James was the latter’s […]

Even the best of teams lose games they shouldn’t. 4 in a row may be tough to swallow, but a win tonight against the playoff hungry Washington Wizards would make a statement. Here are some pindowns, thoughts for your thoughts. Effort, which was buried by repetitive mistakes against Indiana, has become more noticeable against another […]

With Tristan Thompson out for three to four weeks due to a strained calf and Isaiah Thomas (hip) out until sometime around January, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has been forced to make a few adjustments with regards to his rotation. According to Joe Vardon of cleveland.com, NBA rookies Ante Zizic and Cedi Osman […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James and Washington Wizards All-Star John Wall are two of the NBA’s most recognizable faces. Ascending to their level of expertise comes with hours of dedication in the gym, and these two guys know it. Over the weekend, James and Wall teamed up with Rob McClanaghan for an offseason workout session. […]

Since Kevin Durant made his move from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were a win away from the NBA Finals in 2016, to the Golden State Warriors in 2017, many criticized the move and a special few compared it to LeBron James‘ move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat in 2010. Both moves […]

Bradley Beal recently made the round of news with his unnecessary trash talk directed at the Cleveland Cavaliers, confidently saying that the defending champions wanted to avoid the already eliminated Washington Wizards. It would have made for a pretty good hype material. However, fact is Beal and the Wizards lost their own second round series […]

In a recent one-on-one interview with CSN Mid-Atlantic, Bradley Beal claimed that the Cavaliers wanted to avoid his Washington Wizards in the postseason, saying: “They didn’t want to see us.” “I always said that,” Beal said in his interview with CSN. “I felt like that’s a reason they didn’t play us in the second round. […]

The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have swept their way through the first two rounds of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs, dispatching the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors in convincing fashion. Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal thinks his team could give the Cavs a run for their money. There is just one problem: Beal and the Wizards […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been itching to play since they dispatched the Toronto Raptors in a clean sweep during their Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Waiting in the wings, they have finally found out who their opponent will be in the Eastern Conference Finals. After overcoming the Washington Wizards on their home floor in Game 7, the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are on a collision course for their third straight NBA Finals meeting, after both teams swept their first two rounds in convincing fashion. It would be the first time in NBA history that two teams have met three consecutive times on the NBA’s biggest stage, and the trilogy […]

After becoming the first team in NBA history to complete two straight series sweeps in the playoffs two seasons in a row, the Cavaliers have erased many doubts that were crashing their ceiling toward the end of the regular season. Now, waiting nine days before their Eastern Conference opponent arrives in Cleveland, LeBron James and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers for the second consecutive year have swept through the first two rounds of the playoffs putting themselves another step closer to reaching the NBA Finals for a third straight time. In the process, the Cavaliers’ dominance against the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors combined with the Eastern Conference semifinals matchup between the […]

Producer, businessman, former model and rapper Mark Wahlberg was in Cleveland yesterday afternoon for a VIP preview of Wahlburgers — an increasingly popular chain of restaurants owned by chef Paul Wahlberg and his brothers, Mark and Donnie. During his walk of the red carpet, Mark, a Boston native and one of the more avid sports […]

Mark Wahlberg isn’t just an actor, producer, and rapper. He’s also one of the more avid sports fans in the entertainment industry. Wahlberg, a Boston native, is known to have a strong affinity for all of the teams in Beantown, including the Celtics. Wahlberg was in Cleveland yesterday for a VIP preview of Wahlburgers — […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have played their way to the Eastern Conference Semifinals by way of two consecutive sweeps (Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors). Now, all the Champs can do is wait to find out who their opponent will be. Currently, the Boston Celtics are tied with the Washington Wizards in their semifinal […]

After sweeping the Toronto Raptors in their second-round matchup, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are once again heading to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs are still waiting to learn who their opponent will be in the next round. The Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics are currently tied at two games apiece in their […]

Now that they’ve swept the Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers have an extended period with no games as they await their Eastern Conference Finals opponent. Either the Wizards or Celtics will face the Cavs in the next round but Cleveland isn’t too worried about who they are going to face. In fact, J.R. Smith isn’t […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the verge of sweeping the Toronto Raptors as they’ve dominated their familiar foes behind the extraordinary play of superstar LeBron James. The four-time MVP has been in incredible form, demolishing the Raptors and controlling the series to an extent we’ve maybe never seen before. The King is currently averaging 34.2 […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will close out their regular season campaign with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors inside Quicken Loans Arena at 8:00 p.m. EST. With the Boston Celtics leading the Eastern Conference standings by one full game, the Cavs will need a little help if they are to win the No. […]

Charles Barkley, NBA legend and current TNT basketball analyst, has chimed in with yet another opinion about the Cleveland Cavaliers. During a segment of Inside the NBA before Monday night’s game between the Washington Wizards and the Detroit Pistons, “The round mound of rebound,” as Barkley is often referred to as, spoke of the Cavaliers’ […]