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Detroit Pistons legendary big man Bill Laimbeer, mostly known for his extremely physical play in the 1980’s and early 90’s, had many battles with another fellow legend in Michael Jordan. Now a coach for the WNBA’s New York Liberty, Laimbeer visited the Dan Patrick show Thursday morning and got right to the point when asked […]

Could anyone ever be like Mike? Do championship rings mean everything? Will there ever be a player as clutch as him? Those are some of the sub-questions that are brought up after you ask the main one: LeBron James or Michael Jordan? The debate has been going since LeBron came into the league. It continued […]

Despite being arguably the best basketball player in the world right now, many critics of LeBron James say that he does not stack up against the greats to ever play the game (e.g. Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Bill Russel, etc.). Others say that according to his current pace and performance through 12 seasons, […]

If you don’t already know about famed Bay Area rapper “Lil B. The Based God,” here’s a little inside scoop on him. He’s a huge Warriors fan and credits himself with starting the ‘flick of the wrist’ dance/symbol/hand movement. Kevin Durant attempted to listen to the rapper’s music, but said he couldn’t believe Lil B […]

It’s official! Your Cleveland Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference Champions and will be heading to their second ever NBA Finals, the last one coming in 2007. This Cavs team will not be facing a mutliple time champion in the San Antonio Spurs. Instead, they’ll be facing the young guns out of Oakland, California in the […]

The Cavs have faced both the Warriors and Rockets twice this season. The Cavs split the regular season series with the Warriors 1-1, while falling to the Rockets in both games. However, all four games were in the regular season, and all four featured varied lineups from both teams. So who’s a better matchup for […]

Without much support from superstar point guard Kyrie Irving or any support from superstar power forward Kevin Love, the injury plagued Cavaliers were able to dismantle the Atlanta Hawks easily in 4 games, here are the top 10 plays of the series. 10. Once A Game: Delly To Thompson It’s been a common theme in […]

After a grueling and unexpected sweep of the NBA Finals in 2007, the Cavaliers will have a second shot at an NBA Championship. That’s due to the fact that Cleveland was able to sweep their way through the Atlanta Hawks with four consecutively convincing victories. After the game, the Cavs ‘Big Three’ from Game 4 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference Champions and are now headed to the NBA Finals. In this segment of Uninterrupted, LeBron James talks about the importance of this young team and how they played. RELATED: FULL HIGHLIGHTS: Cavs Defeat Hawks To Advance To NBA Finals! “To be able to do this with my team. […]

A topic that has been more relevant since Game 3 is whether or not point guard Matthew Dellavedova is a dirty player or just scrappy. Different opinions have been thrown around since Sunday night by the media. Only Delly knows of his real intentions when diving on the floor, but here is my take: Dellavedova […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Atlanta Hawks tonight to complete the four game sweep and advance to their 2nd NBA Finals in franchise history. Kyrie Irving returned from a two game absence tonight as well. The Hawks started out strong against […]

Paul Millsap dribbles the ball the length of the court and holds Tristan Thompson behind him at his hip. Thompson comes from behind as a trailer and rejects Millsap shot attempt at the rim! RELATED: Tristan Thompson Is Cleveland’s New Dennis Rodman

J.R. Smith catches the ball from LeBron James, fakes going baseline, and crosses Paul Millsap over. He then drives and sets up Tristan Thompson for the beautiful alley-oop dunk! RELATED: Top 10 Alley Oop Dunks of 2014-15 Season

Timofey Mozgov sets the screen for Kyrie Irving, who takes it, and throws the alley oop to the rolling Mozgov. Timo bobbles the ball a little but still finishes with a huge dunk right over the helpless Paul Millsap! RELATED: Best Kyrie Irving Crossovers Of The 2014-15 Season

Tristan Thompson grabs the offensive rebound off the Iman Shumpert miss, spins out to look for a teammate. J.R. Smith tells him there’s no time, and to put the shot up. Thompson turns and pulls and hits the shot at the buzzer!

Kyrie Irving, whose coming back from a two game absence, starts the game out strong by hitting a nice driving floater in the lane and followed it up with a three-pointer. Irving looks ready to ball! RELATED: Best Kyrie Irving Crossovers Of The 2014-15 Season

LeBron James plays the passing lane well, gets the steal, and throws it down all by himself! RELATED: LeBron James’ Top 10 Dunks Of All Time

Kyrie Irving, who has missed the end of Game 1 as well as Games 2 and 3, will return to the lineup for Tuesday’s Game 4 in Cleveland. RELATED: Should Kyrie Irving Sit Remainder Of Eastern Conference Finals? Cavs guard Kyrie Irving is playing tonight with a 25-minute time limit, sources told Yahoo. — Marc […]

Kent Bazemore does not shy away from the big stages or the biggest players in the NBA. After a relatively quiet start to his NBA career with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, Bazemore has been a good sixth man for the Hawks this season. He’s now a starter in the Eastern Conference […]

After suffering a separated shoulder in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, Kevin Love has finally been cleared to travel with his team for the rest of the postseason. After more than a month of having his shoulder in a sling, Love had his shoulder reevaluated in New York during Games 1 […]

Incredibly, it’s been an entire 12 years since we last saw Michael Jordan in a Wizards jersey, and 17 years since he last wore the Chicago red. Since MJ finally called it a day, for the third time in his career, we have been blessed to watch so many greats on the hardwood. Basketball may […]

The NBA announced their decision on the Al Horford/ Matthew Dellavedova incident from Game 3 of the Cavs-Hawks Eastern Conference Finals matchup. Dave McMenamin reported on the league’s decision: NBA spokesman Tim Kuck says Flagrant 2 on Atlanta's Al Horford will stand, no additional discipline/suspension to come. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 25, 2015 RELATED: […]

LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova helped the Cavs earn one of the biggest victories of the year on Sunday night. In Game 3 against the Hawks, LeBron james came up with 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists while Dellavedova added 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, and one incredible defensive performance to follow up […]

The Hawks came out with the same approach the Bulls did in Game 1 against the Cavs, utilizing their big men to set screens and get an open jumper or a mismatch. Unfortunately for the Cavs, the screens worked in the Hawk’s favor most of the time. With Paul Millsap and Al Horford setting solid […]

During the two best seasons in Cavaliers’ franchise history in 2008-09 (66-16) and 2009-10 (61-21), the NBA was looking into bringing the All-Star Game to Cleveland. Once LeBron James left and the Cavs sunk to the bottom of the East, the NBA looked to some more successful cities as hosts. Now that the Cavs have […]

LeBron James drives by Kent Bazemore and posterizes two Hawks players with this vicious slam dunk that pumped up the crowd! RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Dunks On Joakim Noah, Two Get Into Heated Conversation

Timofey Mozgov helps on the Mike Muscala drive and blocks his shot out of bounds. RELATED: Timofey Mozgov bloodied up during pregame workout

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! Riding on a wave of momentum after stealing the first two games in Atlanta, the Cleveland Cavaliers, hobbling and all, welcomed the Atlanta Hawks to The Q. Kyrie Irving did not play due to knee tendinitis while Kyle Korver will no longer […]

Matthew Dellavedova boxes out Al Horford. Horford takes exception to Delly’s aggressive play. Horford throws Dellavdova down, and then drops an elbow on him. After further review, Matthew Dellavedova was assessed a technical foul and Al Horford a flagrant foul type two and an ejection. RELATED: 10 Fiery Moments In The LeBron James-Joakim Noah Feud

LeBron struggled in the first quarter, going 0-9 and went as low as 0-10, but has turned it around in the second quarter with some free throws and this move on Kent Bazemore. RELATED: Craziest Playoff Moments From LeBron James’ Career

Al Horford dishes to Dennis Schroder, who takes to the rim thinking he has a wide open layup. Big mistake as J.R. Smith comes out of nowhere to swat Schroder’s shot off the backboard and into the hands of the Cavs. RELATED: VIDEO: J.R. Smith Blocks Taj Gibson At The Rim

J.R. Smith blows by his defender, gets fouled, and throws up the shot with one hand and gets the friendly roll. RELATED: Top 10 J.R. Smith Fashion Statements

Timofey Mozgov and Tristan Thompson were doing some aggressive pregame drills when Thompson went up and dunked the ball while being defended by Mozzy. Thompson’s elbow connects with Mozzy’s nose and Mozzy gets bloodied up. Thankfully, Mozgov will play tonight. RELATED: Top 5 Injuries And How They’ll Affect The Eastern Conference Playoffs

These days in the NBA, pre-game rituals are an important part of a player’s routine before tipoff. What once began as high-fives has now turned into complex handshakes, with players having a different handshake for each of their teammates. Similar to LeBron’s infamous chalk toss, some players also have a pre-game ritual that gets both […]

Kyrie Irving, who had an intense 50 workout before tonight’s game, will not participate in Game 3 tonight. According to reporters Dave McMenamin and Rachel Nichols, Irving was ordered by the doctors to sit out tonight’s game. RELATED: Should Kyrie Irving Sit Remainder Of Eastern Conference Finals? Kyrie Irving is out for Game 3, per […]

LeBron James and the Cavs stunned a lot of people going into Atlanta and winning Game 1 on the road to steal home court advantage. Game 2 was even more incredible, as the James picked apart and started toying with the East-leading Hawks on the court. “[This was] a huge win for our team. We […]

  LeBron took his motto “Strive for Greatness” to a whole new level during his first season back with the Cavs. During the 14’-15’ season, LeBron had some games to cherish as he racked up some more records for the trophy room. Here are some examples: 10. Youngest player to 24,000 points: One of LeBron’s […]

After winning the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have stolen home court advantage away from the Atlanta Hawks in convincing fashion. They now fly back to Cleveland to the cheers of fans hungry for postseason success. Entering the series, the Cavaliers have already seen its players get hurt one […]

The NBA and its teams have made some excellent as well as questionable decisions in terms of jersey designs. A lot have come and gone but many have stayed with us for years. We take a look at the 10 best throwback jerseys in NBA history, starting with number 10: 10 – Minnesota Timberwolves – […]