Cavs News Articles - Page 168

Back in October 29, 2003, the NBA, as well as the entire basketball world, witnessed LeBron James play in his first professional game. It was a road match versus the Sacramento Kings, which James and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost, 106-92, despite the then-rookie recording an impressive stat line of 25 points, six rebounds, nine assists, […]

On Friday, a Knoxville, Tennessee mother posted a Facebook video of her son, Keaton, detailing the bullying he has recently endured at his school. Since then, the video has gone viral, and several celebrities have chimed in to offer their support, including Cavs teammates J.R. Smith and LeBron James. Keaton’s mother, Kimberly, says she came […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson has been out of the team’s lineup since Nov. 1 with what has been called a “calf strain.” However, it sounds like he’ll be returning to action on Tuesday night — albeit in a reserve role. The Cavs intend for Tristan Thompson to return but said he will not […]

Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas served as teammates with the Boston Celtics last season, where they earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The two players had great seasons, to be sure. In fact, both recorded career-highs in several statistical categories. Now, however, they’ve been traded to new teams. Bradley went to […]

After over a month out, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is expected to make his return for Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. However, he will come off the bench as a backup big man as opposed to slotting straight back into the starting lineup. The Cavs intend for Tristan Thompson to return […]

When Dwyane Wade was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 offseason, a question of what role he would play on the team began making rounds throughout all forms of media. Should Wade, a three-time champion and 12-time All Star, be a member of Cleveland’s starting unit, as many predicted? Or would Cavs head […]

A video of a Tennessee boy named Keaton Jones telling a moving story of how he is being bullied at school to his mother has gone viral, and so far, the response has been heartwarming, to say the least. Several celebrities from various platforms have expressed their support and offered kind messages to Keaton while […]

In his 15th season in the league, LeBron James is putting up nothing short of yet another stellar campaign. The type of performances that James has continued to be able to showcase has drawn some major praise from former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. "He keeps getting better. He's 33 years old, he's the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James’ woes as a football fan continues Sunday. Almost a week after hearing news that his Ohio State Buckeyes are not going to make the College Football Playoffs, James witnessed how the Cleveland Browns do their weekly dumpster-on-fire transformation. The Browns were playing at home Sunday against the visiting Green Bay […]

Ben Simmons has arrived. After the Cleveland Cavaliers prevailed over the Philadelphia 76ers, LeBron James had some words in private with the dynamic 76ers rookie. He is known to do that with young players who are up and coming. But later on, when he had his phone on him, James went further in his message […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jae Crowder finally got the opportunity to close a game. Crowder has been having a tough go of it this season, and that’s translated to him not shooting well and not being on the floor in close games down the stretch. But against the Philadelphia 76ers, he made a big 3-pointer that […]

Cleveland Cavaliers JR Smith has a reason to pop a bottle of Hennessy tonight. When Smith nailed a 3-pointer with a little over four minutes left in the second quarter of Saturday’s matchup at home against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, he effectively made history, as that basket allowed him to knock Los Angeles Lakers great […]

It may sound odd, but LeBron James is experiencing a career resurgence at the age of 32. He is averaging 28.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 8.6 assists per game. MVP-level numbers at first glance, but a closer look reveals just how well James has been playing. He has never shot the ball better, as his […]

Earlier this week, news came down the wire stating that Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James had purchased a second home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, California. While there may be some who might think the King is destined for Tinseltown, former Lakers great Robert Horry doesn’t agree. “LeBron has two big cribs here […]

Prior to Friday night’s 106-102 loss to the Indiana Pacers inside Bakers Life Fieldhouse, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade spoke to reporters with regards to Kyle Korver’s great shooting. “What makes Korver different from other people?, a reporter asked Wade during Friday morning’s shoot-around.” “The way he moves,” Wade replied with conviction. “You know, I […]

Kevin Garnett is sold on LeBron James. Garnett, on his segment “Area 21,” made a somewhat bold prediction. He thinks the Cleveland Cavaliers star forward will win year’s MVP award. See below for the full video. "Everybody is on Kyrie and I get it… I got @KingJames as my MVP." KG on who he would […]

After taking an excused leave of absence from the team to contemplate his future in the NBA nearly two weeks ago, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Derrick Rose made his return on Monday. However, on Friday morning, the former MVP spoke formally to members of the media, revealing that he has a bone spur in his […]

Despite reports indicating that he might be able to return to action sometime this week, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson will be held out of Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. Thompson, now 26 years of age, has been dealing with a strained left calf muscle for roughly one month. He participated in […]

Point guard Derrick Rose spoke to the media for the first time since his self-imposed hiatus from the team, revealing he has a bone spur in his left ankle and acknowledging that he might opt for a procedure if his rehabilitation does not offer the desired results, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Cleveland Cavaliers […]

Earlier this season (November 6th), Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James posted a cryptic image on his Instagram account. The picture, which featured the balled up fist of PBS Kids’ Arthur, instantly went viral. James wrote one word in his caption: “Mood…” https://www.instagram.com/p/BbLakZ_hRY7/?hl=en&taken-by=kingjames Why LeBron James decided to post a picture of Arthur’s fist is still […]

As previously mentioned, the Cleveland Cavaliers have two first-round draft picks in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets’ pick and their own pick. While many people are clamoring for the Cavs to trade the Nets pick to land a superstar like New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins, their own first round pick may be […]

According to a report from TMZ.com, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has purchased a second home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. The home, which is valued at $23 million, has eight bedrooms, eleven bathrooms, an elevator, and is said to have spectacular views of downtown L.A. James’ other home in Brentwood, which he […]

LeBron James just keeps getting better, even if it’s by accident. The Cleveland Cavaliers star had an injured elbow over the summer, and experienced some swelling. To deal with it, he had to change his shooting motion a little. Nowadays, the swelling is gone, but the shooting motion has stayed. And apparently, that has contributed […]

LeBron James, now 32 years of age and in his 15th year of NBA service, has been on an absolute tear. After a shaky start, he and the Cavs have managed to rattle off 13 straight wins, despite the fact that several key players have been out of the lineup with injuries. In his 25 […]

During Cleveland’s 113-91 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, Cavs superstar LeBron James became involved in a back-and-forth exchange with a fan. Late in Monday night’s game, the Cavs found themselves up by quite a wide margin, so head coach Tyronn Lue decided to pull most of his starting unit to the bench. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 12-game winning streak was under some jeopardy from the Sacramento Kings. The Kings had led for most of the game heading into the fourth quarter. But unfortunately for them, that was when King James decided to take over. LeBron James led the Cavs’ fourth-quarter comeback, including the decisive 3-pointer in the final […]

LeBron James is having far and away the best 3-point shooting season of his career. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is hitting 43 percent of his attempts, which is just inside the top 25 in the league. But as the Reddit user daveed1297 points out, LeBron has actually been shooting even better the further he shoots. […]

A couple of days ago, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Channing Frye made a terrifying assumption that LeBron James has yet to peak this season. He even put a number on it, saying that the four-time MVP’s engagement stands at only around 80 percent. And you know what, Channing? The King agrees. Speaking to reporters on […]

On Wednesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers matched their franchise-best 13-game winning streak with a 101-95 victory over the Sacramento Kings. The win also allowed LeBron James to be part of both rosters which reached the feat, as he was also with the 2009-10 Cavs squad. Being the only one in Cavs history to have both experiences, […]

The more games Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James plays in, the likelier his chances of breaking and setting records. After leading his team to a 101-95 win Wednesday over the Sacramento Kings by nearly stitching together triple-double numbers of 32 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, James has become just the third player in NBA […]

LeBron James was out of his mind – again – Wednesday, as the Cleveland Cavaliers forward poured in 32 points and added 11 rebounds and nine assists in a 101-95 thumping of the Sacramento Kings at home. If it weren’t for James’ heroics, the Cavs could’ve seen their unbeaten streak end at 12 games. As […]

Thanks in large part to a clutch 3-pointer from LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to extend their win streak to 13 with a 101-95 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. The Cavs struggled through the first three quarters of Wednesday night’s game. In fact, James registered zero points through the first […]

Although some of his teammates had earlier said it wasn’t necessary, disgruntled Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Derrick Rose went ahead and offered an apology to the team Wednesday for any controversy and disturbance he caused after spending some time away to deal with an ankle injury and think about his future in basketball. This is […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are expecting Tristan Thompson to be back in the rotation sometime this week. Prior to Wednesday night’s match-up against the Sacramento Kings, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue was asked about Thomson’s status. “Hopefully, yeah,” Lue told cleveland.com of Thompson’s expected return. “Not sure how he’s going to feel after today when he […]

For the last 14 years, LeBron James has established himself as arguably the best player in the NBA over that span. In the process, it has built a tremendous level of expectations in regards to his play on a nightly basis. One of which James recently acknowledged that his stellar performance on the court has […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas may still be recovering from a hip injury, but that isn’t stopping LeBron James from visualizing what it will be like playing with the crafty ball-handler on NBA 2K. “I play a lot of 2K,” James said after Wednesday morning’s practice at Cleveland Clinic Courts. “Seriously, I’ve said this […]

Thanks in large part to Kevin Love’s accuracy from the field (as well as his prowess on the glass), the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently riding the wave of a 12-game winning streak (longest active streak in the NBA). Love, now 29 years of age, has caught his fair share of flack from naysayers over the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas is continuing to make progress with regards to his recovery. As most hoops fans know, Thomas, now 28 years of age, suffered a hip injury during last season’s Easter Conference playoffs. He was later traded to the Cavs in what became one of the bigger deals of the 2017 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently the hottest team in the NBA, as they have won 12 straight games, and are not showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon. They have turned around their season following their very slow start, and are beginning to live up to expectations as a legitimate title contender. The Wine […]