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Kyrie Irving is a star in the making thanks to his incredible ball-handling mixed with his ability to score from virtually anywhere on the floor. In addition to that, Irving has already set numerous Cavalier franchise and NBA records, and he’s only 23! We take a look at the top five records he’s set, starting […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers blew out the Detroit Pistons Monday night 109-97. In a game where LeBron James came through for his second triple double of the season with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. J.R. Smith was asked about his thoughts regarding James’ play and his second triple-double in over a week during the […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers rested four of their five starters for Sunday’s game against the Celtics, but all four returned to game action Monday night against the Pistons in exciting fashion. On the day when Cavs playoff tickets sold out […]

After Timofey Mozgov loses the ball, LeBron comes swooping in for the immediate steal near the corner. He quickly spots Mozgov alone under the basket and throws a beautiful behind the back back to Mozzy for the slam! RELATED: Best Players to Rock LeBron James’ Shoes This Season

After sitting out LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith Sunday against the Celtics, David Blatt announced that all four starters would make their return to the lineup for Monday’s home matchup against the Detroit Pistons per Dave McMenamin of ESPN and Chris Haynes of NEOMG: David Blatt on the Pistons game tonight: […]

An all-around player is someone who does multiple things on the court. Regardless of their ultimate strength, there should not be a glaring weakness that makes it easy for opponents to expose. Furthermore, it is important to avoid bias towards a player’s position when judging talent as it is unfair to expect most big men […]

In the NBA right now, point guards are certainly the topic of discussion when discussing a team’s success with the point guard. With the MVP talk heating up around Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook last week, and veteran Clipper Chris Paul still playing at a high level, where does Cleveland’s young […]

The NBA has grown its influence globally and it is a healthy trend that’s, believe it or not, only picking up some steam. As a result, an influx of skilled international players have brought their talents to American soil and competes against the best of the best. While the Cleveland Cavaliers do not jump out […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers rested four of their five starters tonight against the Boston Celtics. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith all sat out tonight on the first night of a back-to-back set that started against the […]

At the Cavs morning shootaround Sunday morning, head coach David Blatt announced that he’ll be resting four starters against the Celtics. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith. RELATED: Top 5 Cavalier Lineups for 2014-15 Season Kyrie, LBJ, Love and JR. Will sit this out out today — Fred McLeod (@CavsFredMcLeod) April 12, […]

12. Chris “Birdman” Andersen LeBron shoes: 12’s “Portland” Birdman shoes: LeBron 10’s ID LeBron’s former teammate might be a little older, but Birdman can still fly! Click “Next” to see the 11th best LeBron James shoe worn by his opponents!

With the Heat loss on Saturday night, Miami has fallen two-and-a-half games below the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, who are both locked up at 37-42. Here’s a look at the lower half of the East Playoff race. Cleveland, the number two seed with home-court advantage throughout the first two rounds, will face whoever finishes […]

Late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the Indiana Pacers’ Chris Copeland and Atlanta Hawks’ Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antic were about and about in the Big Apple. The Pacers were facing the New York Knicks Wednesday night while the Hawks were playing the Brooklyn Nets. It didn’t end like a normal night out should, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Tristan Thompson is about to completely his fifth year in the NBA, mostly as a starter until this season where he is being used mostly as a rebounding reserve. He has had a huge coming out party these playoffs with Kevin Love lost to injury. Thompson is quiet and usually keeps […]

The Cavs have secured the second seed in the east, and will likely use the time remaining in the regular season preparing for a long playoff run. This will include rest for the guys who play heavy minutes, a lot of skill work in practice, and plenty of time spent with the training staff to […]

This year has been another record year for LeBron as he’s taken the lead in some Cavalier records while also continuing his dominance on the court. Here, we take a look at 11 of the craziest LeBron James records, starting with number 11: 11. Drains 16 points in 2 minutes vs Bucks I still remember […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers started their home-and-home series with the Boston Celtics tonight, losing 99-90 in a game that Boston seemed to control from start to finish. The Cavaliers, who were riding an 18-game home winning streak coming into tonight, […]

Cavs backup center Kendrick Perkins took traveling to a whole new level against the Heat last week. And it made this week’s episode of Shaqtin A Fool. Take a look here: RELATED: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Kendrick Perkins

The Cleveland Cavaliers have secured the NBA’s second seed and the Central Division title with four games remaining, including the Boston Celtics at home tonight and then in Boston on Sunday night. With mixed reports of possible rest coming up for the Cavs’ starters, every starter seems to be questionable these next few games. RELATED: […]

From 1962 to 2005, the NBA has seen players come out of high school straight to the draft. Skipping further seasoning in the college ranks, these players risk having their potential go to waste if not given the proper nurturing while some are simply too talented that they can become their own man in the […]

Basketball is life. That is phrase that a lot of us fans and basketball players use out on the court or with our friends. For us, there’s no greater thing to do than to ‘ball up’ our worries away with out friends and family. There are also times, however, when we have to put our […]

As the NBA’s regular season is rapidly approaching its end, teams are trying to finish strong for a good playoff seed. Along with the playoffs come the regular season awards, which includes Coach of the Year. The coaches we predict are most likely in the running are Cavs coach David Blatt, Warriors coach Steve Kerr, […]

We are now less than one week away from the end of the regular season and nine days away from the start of the 2014-15 NBA Playoffs. After a year of ups-and-downs, criticism and controversy, and rumors and trades, the Cavs are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2010. The Cavs already […]

This season has been one for the ages, with some of the best players emerging from teams that we expected to do well, but not great. From the Hawks to the Cavs, here are the NBA’s 10 best trios from the 2014-15 season by their combined PER (Player Efficiency Rating). We start with number 10: […]

With the victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched their first Central Division title since 2010 and their fourth in franchise history. For a team that has endured four grueling losing seasons, this one had to be a little sweet. Three Cavaliers in particular enjoyed this one, as Kyrie […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Milwaukee with one thing, or rather, one game, on their mind. Cleveland would secure the number two seed in the East with a victory over the Bucks or a Chicago Bulls loss. Coincidentally, both […]

Iman Shumpert misses the three-pointer from the corner and with no one on the weak side to rebound the ball, LeBron James takes to the skies to catch the ball and throw down the dunk! RELATED: LeBron James’ Top 10 Dunks Of All Time

Click ‘Next’ at the bottom of the page to see LeBron’s second dunk! Timofey Mozgov looks to make a move in the post before finding the cutting LeBron James for the wide open throwdown! RELATED: LeBron James’ Top 10 Dunks Of All Time Click ‘Next’ to see LeBron’s second dunk!

On Wednesday, the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) started its own annual awards that will be voted on by the players. The voting will be anonymous, but but the players will ultimately decide on awards they feel they should get a vote in. “Guys are going to be able to recognize the guys they play […]

The NBA season is winding down and the MVP race is as tight as it’s ever been in past seasons. At this point, we usually know who is the clear but MVP, but this season has seen a roller-coaster of candidates. That being said, we look at the top five candidates to win this season’s […]

Prior to this entertaining 2014-15 NBA season was a stellar 2013-14 season and a myriad of player movement through the draft or free agency in the offseason. Once LeBron James decided he was going home, Pau Gasol chose Chicago, and Kobe Bryant said he’d be ready to return, the NBA’s fans were ready for one […]

For all the criticisms towards his performance when the game is on the line, LeBron James has already amassed a multitude of cardiac late-game or so they call “clutch baskets”. James has evolved into a deadly crunch time performer over the years and rightfully so because of his status as the face of the NBA. […]

The Cavs have punched their ticket to the playoffs for the first time in five seasons, and by most accounts are the favorites to win the eastern conference. While it is nice to be expected to win, there are perhaps more unknowns about this Cavs team than any other playoff team. The answers to the […]

The NBA and its fans have some of the greatest rivalries in sports history. Teams like the Bulls, Lakers, and Celtics are probably the most involved teams in NBA history, playing in countless playoff series throughout the year. We take a look at the top 10 greatest rivalries in NBA history, starting with number 10: […]

The Cavs face some difficult decisions this coming offseason regarding their personnel. Since the season is not over yet, it is hard to tell who will be more valuable in the future, but it seems like this Cavs team has a chemistry that should not be tampered with. GM David Griffin should be careful about […]

The Cavs are in the midst of a two-day break between games on Sunday and Wednesday. On Monday, LeBron made his trip to the dentist, but he wasn’t very happy about it when he started hearing drilling going on behind him. Here’s the post of King James himself: RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About […]

Joakim Noah has never beaten a LeBron James led team in a seven-game series. That’s a fact. But it hasn’t stopped Noah from delivering sound byte after sound byte when it comes to anything that relates to James whether it’s the city of Cleveland, the Cavaliers team, or even LeBron’s former Miami Heat squad. When […]

In honor of tonight’s NCAA Championship game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Wisconsin Badgers, we take a look at the top 5 Cavs players’ highlights from college, starting with number five: 5. Tristan Thompson – Texas Tristan Thompson was a high flying, active big man at Texas, which helped him earn the number […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls Sunday evening for their 18th straight home win and a full four-game lead over the Bulls in the standings. It wasn’t the finish that the Cavs wanted, as they allowed a 13-point lead to dwindle down five with enough time for a comeback. Thankfully, Cleveland was able to […]