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Cavs fans earned a new level of respect for guard Matthew Dellavedova during the 2015 NBA Playoffs. With Kyrie Irving suffering from repeated foot injuries during the postseason, the backup in Dellavedova was asked to step into a starting role and contribute significantly on both ends of the floor. The most memorable moments for Cavs […]

Earlier this afternoon, reports from Katherine Santana of In Touch stated that Cavs forward Tristan Thompson and reality TV star Khloe Kardashian were engaged after dating for approximately two months. On top of that, they also had a new reality TV show coming up. Now that Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are engaged, In Touch […]

After years of suffering dreadful defeat after defeat, Cleveland fans can once again rejoice. On Tuesday, October 25th, the city of Cleveland will host one of the most memorable sporting dates on record. The Cleveland Indians have played their way to a World Series appearance for the first time since 1997, with Game 1 scheduled […]

Over the past couple of days, the heat has been turned up on trade rumors involving the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yesterday’s report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com stated that the Cavs were looking to potentially trade for a point guard to back up Kyrie Irving and lessen the pressure on rookie Kay Felder. There have been […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers waived three players yesterday in Markel Brown, Cory Jefferson, and Jonathan Holmes, leaving their roster with 16 players. Now, the Cavs are left with selecting between two-time D-League Defensive Player of the Year, DeAndre Liggins, and 12-year veteran swingman Dahntay Jones in regards to the team’s 15th and final roster spot. It’s […]

For some reason, it almost feels like the one championship contender that trade rumors cannot seem to escape is the Cleveland Cavaliers. According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, teams have been calling about Cavs’ guard Iman Shumpert Still: Keep an eye on Iman Shumpert. Several teams, including Minnesota, have inquired about his availability in the […]

When Kyrie Irving drained that one three-pointer on top of Stephen Curry within the final minute of Game 7 in the finals, it sent a wave of ecstasy all the way to Northeast Ohio. The shot was amazing and risky at the same time. With the game tied, the ideal basketball mind would have wanted […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers tip off their 2016-17 season on October 25th by raising Cleveland’s first ever NBA championship banner. They ended the longest championship drought in professional sports history at 52 years, and have a brought new life to the city of Cleveland. Now, the Cleveland Indians have continued in their footsteps, defying all the […]

This Cleveland Cavaliers team is closer than ever, and last year’s postseason displayed that very well with LeBron James, Kevin Love, and the rest of the players. On Thursday, SLAM Magazine’s Twitter account which focuses on high school coverage posted a photo of Love from his high school days. #TBT SLAM 101 (September, '06) : […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made some roster moves today, releasing three players ahead of the start of the regular season. Forwards Cory Jefferson and Jonathan Holmes, as well as guard Markel Brown, have all been waived and the roster has now been trimmed down to 15 players. The Cavs, however, don’t seem to be done […]

With the regular season almost upon us, the Cleveland Cavaliers have some decisions to make. On Thursday, General Manager David Griffin and the Cavs announced the waiving of three players from the roster in a post-practice press release this afternoon. Here are the three players waived: 1. 6’3″ (Guard) Markel Brown Brown appeared in six […]

The 14-year NBA veteran James Jones will call it a day on his professional career at the end of this upcoming season. Whether the Cavaliers hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy up again or not in June, it won’t change the fact that ‘Champ’ will lace them up for the final go around at season’s end. […]

LeBron James is a beast willing the ball in the basket in the paint, and if you don’t believe he’s still got it, just check out any of these videos of opponents trying to hold him down unsuccessfully. When James drives to the basket like the unstoppable force he is, opposing players bear hug and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers gathered at TownHall bar in Cleveland, and celebrated as the Indians won their fourth and final game in the ALCS, securing their spot in the World Series starting October 25th. LeBron and the Cavs celebrate the Indians World Series clinching win (Via @KingJames/IG) pic.twitter.com/Ybl2IuVnDy — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) October 20, 2016

The Cleveland Cavaliers won their first NBA Championship behind the greatness of future Hall-of-Famer LeBron James. In beating the historic Golden State Warriors team, James took his level of greatness to an incredible level that has James being compared to Bulls legend and all-time great Michael Jordan. Understandably, the comparisons have been going all summer, […]

It’s been three years since LeBron James last won a Most Valuable Player award, but in that time, many can make the case that he’s been the MVP of the league. Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry has won the award now two times in a row, one year leading his team to a surprising […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers played their final preseason game, meaning their next official NBA game will be on ring night on October 25th. One of the biggest goals for the home opener, as well as the entire season, will be for the team to stay healthy for the grueling postseason run. RELATED: LeBron James rejects Kelly […]

Cavs fans have seen ‘The Block’ by LeBron James about a million times this summer. In his first preseason action in about two weeks, which is also the Cavs final tuneup before the start of the regular season, James shows his athleticism early on and rejects Wizards’ player Kelly Oubre. The block brought flashbacks to […]

Stop LeBron. Stop Kyrie. Those simple words came from Kyle Lowry, during his interview with NBA.com’s David Aldridge, when asked about what the Toronto Raptors must do in order to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in a playoff series. It’s easy to understand where he’s coming from. In last season’s Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James was […]

Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye have been godsends to the Cleveland Cavaliers both on and off the court. Who could forget Frye’s blistering shooting during the Eastern Conference playoffs and, of course, Jefferson’s surprisingly impactful play against the Golden State Warriors in the finals? RELATED: Dan Gilbert gifts fans with a championship banner sneak peek […]

The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are on a collision course for the NBA Finals in what would be the third straight year. LeBron James, however, has made six straight appearances in the NBA Finals and is going for his seventh straight this season. RELATED: ESPN’s Marc Stein says another team’s offer forced Cavs […]

With the Cavs only having two point guards on the team, it’s fairly clear how the rotation will work itself out: Kyrie Irving will start and Kay Felder will man the backup point guard position behind him. During Sunday’s practice, coach Tyronn Lue confirmed the backup point guard job belonged to Felder, according to Joe […]

The Miami Heat have not decided what they want to do with Chris Bosh still sidelines as he’s recovering from blood clots. President of Basketball Operations Pat Riley has said that Bosh’s career with the Heat is over, but the team hasn’t waived him yet. There are many possible reasons, but it looks like the […]

For weeks now, many Cavs fans were speculating what the banner would look like, but now all has been revealed. Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has taken to twitter to reveal the championship banner that will grace Quicken loans Arena on October 2 The banner utilises the famous wine and gold colours, along with the […]

After being projected as the greatest high school player ever and a-once-in-a-generation talent, it was only natural that LeBron James skip college and jump to the NBA. What people don’t know, however, is that James has always had the desire to go back and one day and earn a college degree. After being heavily involved […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers officially re-signed their sharpshooting guard J.R. Smith to a four-year, $57 million deal on Saturday morning. In order to clear up a roster spot for the move, the Cavs opted to waive point guard Toney Douglas. With Douglas out, that leaves Kyrie Irving and Kay Felder as the lone point guards on […]

Rookie Kay Felder was a beast coming out of Oakland University, and the Cavs knew that before they bought the 54th pick from the Atlanta Hawks in order to select Felder. However, he has still managed to surprise a lot of people with the intensity that he plays with, which was on full display Friday […]

After about four months of waiting, Cavs fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that they’ve re-signed guard J.R. Smith. In a press release earlier today from Cleveland Clinic Courts, the 2016 NBA Champions announced the waiving of veteran point guard Toney Douglas in order to create a roster […]

After many of the players didn’t make it out to Chicago for last night’s game against the Chicago Bulls, LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, and many more Cavs players came out to Game 2 between the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field. Here are James, Love, and Jordan […]

In the Cavs and Bulls preseason game on Friday night, Jordan McRae received a full court pass and had a wide open lay up. Instead, he wanted to assist one of the teammates beside him. One of them was Kay Felder, and McRae threw up an awkward alley oop pass right next to Felder. Unfortunately, […]

Finally, the wait is over. J.R. Smith has officially re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the four month contract holdout is over. The Cavs can now move on to and focus on their title defense starting October 25th. J.R. Smith still has a lot of work to do in terms of catching up the amount […]

It took more than four months, but J.R. Smith and the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally agreed on a new deal to keep the streaky shooting guard in Northeast Ohio. Many consider the deal luxurious and more than what they expected the Cavs to give him. With the Cavs sticking by their $10.5 million offer and […]

it looks like the J.R. Smith contract standoff is over. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Cavs and Smith have agreed to a four-year, $57 million deal. The deal will pay him $14.25 million annually. J.R. Smith and the Cavs have come to terms on a four-year $57 million deal, league sources say — […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers playing their second preseason game in as many nights, coach Tyronn Lue has decided to rest all of his starters and four key bench players. Nine total players will be sitting out as the Cavs will take on the Chicago Bulls in the United Center. To be clear: LeBron, Kyrie, Love, […]

Three weeks have gone by since the start of training camp, and that has meant three weeks of the Cleveland Cavaliers intense practices and preseason games without one J.R. Smith. The Cavs latest offer, which hasn’t changed for weeks, stands at about $42 million over four years which is a little over $10 million per […]

Two years ago, David Griffin pulled off one of the biggest trades in Cleveland Cavaliers history by sending 2014’s top overall pick Andrew Wiggins to the Minnesota Timberwolves for all-star forward Kevin Love. RELATED: Dwyane Wade reveals that he and LeBron James were actually closer to going to Bulls The move caused a significant divide […]

The Miami Heat trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, was a huge success, going to four straight NBA Finals while winning the an NBA Championship in the middle two years. Although a perfect 4/4 record would have been preferred, the Heat had a lot of success with the Big Three and drawing […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ starters were on the floor sans LeBron James as they host the Toronto Raptors for some preseason sparring. It was a welcome sight especially seeing everyone healthy and in good shape, until the event every Cavs fan prayed not to occur just happened. RELATED: Video: Kyrie Irving almost injured his knee in […]

It’s the preseason and the worst case scenario for every team is having their players injured. For Kyrie Irving, it would be a nightmare to have a deja vu of last year wherein he was forced to sit out the early part of the season while recovering from knee surgery. The champion point guard and […]