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LeBron James has been a man of many identities throughout his career. He’s taken on the LeBron family (young LeBron, old LeBron, etc.) during the late 2000’s, he was the hated villain early in Miami, then was beloved in his later years in Miami and now Cleveland, and he was even a comedic actor in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face yet another back-to-back set on Monday and Tuesday as they play the Memphis Grizzlies at Columbus, Ohio and the Milwaukee Bucks back in Cleveland. Both teams are expected to send out their regular starters, except for a possible few minors changes. David Blatt spoke with members of the media on Sunday, […]

The Big Three are heading into year two with one thing in mind: an NBA Championship. For that goal to be achieved David Blatt and the rest of his coaching staff must work out a way to feature former three time All-Star Kevin Love more within the offensive system. When Cleveland traded away two #1 […]

There’s a well-known saying in basketball that great defense leads to great offense. Many coaches in the league are defensive minded, believing that the offense will come naturally from great defense. The Cleveland Cavaliers played decent defense last season, but they also struggled in some ways. While ranking 10th in terms of opponent three-point field […]

The Cavs have arguably one of the top 3 rosters in the league, when healthy. Their depth chart has, well, depth, and some might even say that the Cavs second unit could give a team or two (like the Sixers) a run for their money. But the personnel changes a bit once the focus shifts […]

LeBron James is entering his 13th season in the NBA. After coming to the league straight out of St. Vincent St. Mary High School in Akron, he has been able to somehow surpass the expectations set for him as “The Chosen One” from his younger days. James has already amassed all of the individual and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a few players on their rosters who have been impressing in the preseason. There are 14 players who are guaranteed to make the roster including restricted free agent Tristan Thompson, once he re-signs. 0 – Kevin Love 1 – James Jones 2 – Kyrie Irving 4 – Iman Shumpert 5 – […]

Last week, LeBron James announced that he would be leaving McDonald’s and would be partnering with the up and coming restaurant Blaze Pizza. The pizza place has hundreds of restaurants open across the country and many still to come. The Cleveland Cavaliers are scheduled to play a preseason game tomorrow night in Columbus, Ohio at […]

Timofey Mozgov and Tristan Thompson both are key pieces to the Cleveland Cavaliers frontcourt. They were key pieces last year and hopefully going into the future. Of course, Tristan Thompson still has to sign, but we all have heard about the controversial contract stalemate by now. Thompson is making what some say are outrageous contract […]

For the first time in six months, Kevin Love was back on the court and playing full-court, full-contact 5-on-5 basketball. And just as he had been the past couple of weeks, Love came out of it encouraged, healthy, and ready to take the next step. “I felt good. Just getting into the rhythm of the […]

Cavs’ center Timofey Mozgov has done it again. Mozgov starred in yet another commercial, and it was just as awkward as the first commercial. RELATED: Timofey Mozgov Stars In 1st Commercial in Cleveland Mozgov says that over the summer, he goes to train at Skyzone in Westlake and Highland Heights. Take a look, but be […]

Anderson Varejao, also known as the Wild Thing, was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the 2004 NBA draft, but was traded on draft night to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Varejao is currently the longest tenured player on the Cavaliers’ roster as he is ready to enter his 12th season with the team. He has been […]

UPDATE 10/10/2015: Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com reports that LeBron James, now, does not ride motorcycles. Welp, LeBron just said he doesn't ride motorcycles. So, there's that. Says the "team" he referred to in GQ video was LRMR, not Cavs — Joe Vardon (@joevardon) October 10, 2015 – UPDATE 10/9/2015: LeBron James is widely known to […]

Over the years, the NBA has focused more time with the referees to ensure every game is officiated the best way possible. Sometimes, however, there are some missed calls. RELATED: Paul Pierce Takes Shot At LeBron James And His Shoes During the preseason matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors, Terrence Ross […]

LeBron James has become one of the greatest shoe powers in the NBA. He’s got some of the more unusual and abstract designs, but a lot of players in the NBA wear his shoes nowadays. But LeBron has a message to any players who aren’t good friends of his that think they should wear shoes […]

It’s not uncommon for many NBA players to have some minor side careers in the rap game. Some well known players have actually done so like Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Webber and even Damian Lillard. Now, news has come out that a former Cleveland Cavalier is leaving the NBA for a career in rap, and he […]

Cavs fans are excited to hear that Kevin Love has been hard at work trying to return to the court. David Blatt said that Love may even be a full participant in practice on Saturday, and could, in turn, be ready for the start of the season. Love talked about his status for the opener […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! It’s only preseason, but the Cleveland Cavaliers had a tough task of defeating a young Philadelphia 76ers squad in Philly without the services of LeBron James, J.R. Smith, and Timofey Mozgov (all sitting out to rest on the second night of a […]

Jared Cunningham comes off the pick, uses a strong dribble, and elevates for the poster throwdown over the contesting Jeremi Grant.

Andy Varejao scores 10 points in the first quarter on 5-7 shooting, mostly on jumpshots: RELATED: How Likely Is Anderson Varejao’s Injury Career Threatening

The rookie Sasha Kaun started his first game tonight and impressed early on both ends. First he rejects rookie Jahlil Okafor. Then, he comes down and finds Matthew Dellavedova with a beautiful backdoor cut for the layin. RELATED: Is Matthew Dellavedova Really A Dirty Player?

In their second game of the preseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers are set to battle the Philadelphia 76ers. It is the tail end of a back-to-back and the Cavaliers have elected to play it safe by giving the night off to three of its starters. The team reported that LeBron James, J.R. Smith, and Timofey Mozgov […]

We’ve seen all players, but one, from last year’s core return, witness the new guys come in, and hear others rave about the Cavs. But are they the best team in the league? RELATED: 10 Teams With The Best Las Vegas Odds To Win A Championship Jalen Rose thinks that there are not one, not […]

One of LeBron James’ biggest partners for a while has been McDonald’s. But that era of James’ life has come to an end, and thus begins a new era for the King. It was announced today that James would leave the fast food company and instead join the Blaze Pizza company. ESPN’s Darren Rovell broke […]

Fred McLeod: “In 2012, you and your Heat teammates came out and played angry from the get-go. Any doubt that this group now will approach camp tomorrow and have that same anger?” LeBron James: “If not, Im’ma be on they ass, I can tell you that. We have no time to waste, I have no […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers are finally back, even if it is just preseason basketball. The Cavs took on the visiting Atlanta Hawks at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio in a rematch of the 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs started out a […]

Anderson Varejao rebounds the loose ball, dishes to the cutting Richard Jefferson, who elevates to throw the hammer down on all of Atlanta! This was a throwback dunk from his old New Jersey days! RELATED: Top 10 Alley Oop Dunks of 2014-15 Season

The Haks advance the ball quickly on the fast break and looked like they would have an easy basket. Enter J.R. Smith. Smith came out of nowhere and rejected the shot off the backboard. RELATED: VIDEO: J.R. Smith Swishes Half-Court Shot And Wins Military Member $30,000

While the referees were looking at a replay during a timeout, LeBron sat on the scorer’s table and a few kids started calling him. Usually, players don’t really react to fans calling them like that. James, on the other hand, is somethign special. He shakes their hands, and then offers them a picture of a […]

LeBron gets the ball on the post, gets doubled and zips a pass to a cutting Mozgov for the two-handed slam! RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Dunks On Joakim Noah, Two Get Into Heated Conversation

LeBron is known for knocking down some crazy deep three pointers, and this is no exception. The guy has unlimited range when he is on. RELATED: LeBron James Shows Off Some Royal Moves

Mo Williams, a Cavalier from a few years ago, started tonight’s game in place of Kyrie Irving. What other way would he kick things off other than a corner three pointer. RELATED: 5 Things Mo Williams Brings To The Cavs

LeBron drives on the fast break and scores between two Hawks players and through contact. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Dunks On Joakim Noah, Two Get Into Heated Conversation

Leading a team and carrying a team are two different concepts. For majority of last season, LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers by infecting the team with a winning culture, day in and day out. It paid great dividends as the team went on a roll after settling down on their identity. RELATED: LeBron James […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a lengthy quest this season for a ring and to bring an end to the championship drought that has fallen upon the city of Cleveland. RELATED: LeBron James Behind The Scenes Of Trainwreck The NBA on TNT released a new theatrical trailer for the Cavs season with the theme “Quest.” […]

Allen Iverson in Cleveland? That’s a farfetched idea with no legs whatsoever but a TMZ cameraman managed to get it in the news when he randomly asked Ohio Governor John Kasich his thoughts on the idea of Iverson playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The former Most Valuable Player, who’s now 40 years old, last played […]

We all know who the best basketball player in the world is right now. Cleveland’s own LeBron James has been on top of the world for a few years now and likely won’t be giving up that title for at least the next few years. But more and more often, players are coming out and […]

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst joined Grantland and Zach Lowe’s “The Lowe Post” podcast to talk about some Cavalier related topics. One of the biggest ones was the Tristan Thompson contract holdout. RELATED: Why Teams Are Trying To Disrupt The Cavs By Messing With Tristan Thompson Contract Talks Speaking about the subject in a rather speculative matter, […]

In the NBA, we as fans are so accustomed to hearing the same few names in the MVP race every year, with new candidates emerging every season as well. LeBron James and Kevin Durant are the two names that you commonly hear with a mix of maybe Chris Paul and another star player to round […]