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When it comes to legendary NBA ball-handlers, the name of Allen Iverson should quickly enter your mind. “The Answer,” as the 6’0″ guard is known, entered the league in 1996 as the number one overall selection out of Georgetown University. It wasn’t long before Iverson’s opponents fell victim to his ankle-breaking cross-overs and unbelievable shot-making […]

Last night (Monday), the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the New Orleans Pelicans inside Quicken Loans Arena, resulting in a 90-82 victory for the home team. The Cavs, who have recently been bitten by the injury bug, found a way to grind out a win without several key players, including Kyrie Irving (hamstring cramp), […]

On Wednesday night, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers were in New York for a matchup against the Knicks inside Madison Square Garden, which resulted in a fairly lop-sided 126-94 victory for the Cavs. Over the course of Wednesday’s game, the Cavaliers shot the three-ball at a torrid clip. In fact, in their largest margin […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers rolled into Madison Square Garden and shot the lights out to humble the Knicks. The Knicks were without Derrick Rose, and the Cavaliers were without JR Smith, but it all mattered very little as the Cavaliers destroyed the Knicks on their home floor. The shooting clinic started in the first quarter with […]

I was fully ready to watch Cleveland drop a fourth straight on Monday night against the Toronto Raptors, but instead I got a wonderful surprise. Against the team that made it a priority to have home court advantage in the playoffs, the Cavs victory over the Eastern Conference runner ups brought a mild sense of […]

During the regular season, teams have the breathing room to take risks. Cleveland is going ahead and taking one of those risks tonight. With J.R. Smith side-lined after an injury that occurred against the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland is turning to an unlikely candidate to fill his place. DeAndre Liggins has only ever notched one career […]

LeBron James and his teammates will not stay at the Trump SoHo hotel in lower Manhattan when the world champions visit the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Other members of the team will, as the Cavaliers have a contract with the 46-story luxury building which opened in 2010, but a majority of Cavs members […]

Iman Shumpert isn’t one to hide his feelings. He is a throwback NBA personality that will say exactly what he thinks about any given situation. Since being traded to the Cavaliers from New York, Shumpert and good friend J.R. Smith have never hesitated in stating exactly how they felt when they got that phone call. […]

After blasting out of the games to a 13-2 record, the Cleveland Cavaliers have lost three consecutive games in rather disappointing fashions. After getting blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Clippers, which was followed by a horrible showing defensively against the Bulls, the Cavs still hold the best record in the East. A […]

The 2015 NBA Finals brought a grueling series for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who did all they could without two all-stars and fell two games short of the championship. With the team coming back hungry and healthy in 2016, the Cavs got the job done, bringing the first title to the Land in 52 years. Just […]

Iman Shumpert dishes out to Mike Dunleavy for three, but his triple comes straight up off the rim. Shump reads it, and elevates for the vicious putback dunk over the Bucks.

After sitting out of Cleveland’s matinee game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday due to a pesky hamstring injury, Cavaliers defensive specialist Iman Shumpert is ready to return to play and will likely see around 20 minutes of usage tonight. Channing Frye, who has been excused from the team indefinitely due to the death of […]

With the entire Cavs team on hand to watch the biggest college football game of the year between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines. After trailing 3-0, Ohio State came up with an interception and returned for a touchdown to retake the lead. The Cavs need to attend all of the games. pic.twitter.com/eapJ7N7d5w — […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had an outstanding postseason last year, not only because they won the NBA Championship, but because they also broke some incredible records. The Cavs broke an NBA playoff record set by the Golden State Warriors by making 20 three-pointers in game during Game 2 of the first-round series against the Detroit Pistons, […]

The Cavaliers are still looking for a suitable and reliable backup point guard to relieve Kyrie Irving when he leaves the game. After playing the position perfectly last season, Matthew Dellavedova is now flourishing in Milwaukee as the starting point guard, and the Cavs find themselves in a dilemma as to who should assume the role […]

With the return of JR Smith and LeBron James, the Cavaliers used their loss against the Pacers as motivation in destroying the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Pistons were without starting point guard Reggie Jackson, and their task to overcome the Cavs was made almost impossible, as the wine and gold came out with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made their visit to the White House on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the franchise’s first title with President Barack Obama. After President Obama’s speech, Kevin Love came down and gave him a Cavs jersey with the number 16 and his name on it. The President then requested a group photo and to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Saturday night’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers a perfect 5-0 while the young Sixers squad sat at 0-4 on the young season. Many expected a blowout game or at least an easier victory than what was witnessed later that night: a 102-101 grind-it-out victory over the hungry Sixers. A major […]

By the end of Tuesday night’s home opener and ring night against the New York Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers were left with just one available point guard on their roster. Kay Felder was still going through the NBA’s concussion protocol and had not yet been cleared while Iman Shumpert suffered from concussion-like symptoms after crashing […]

During the third quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ season opener against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, Iman Shumpert banged his head on Kristaps Porzingis‘ hip and was forced to leave the game afterwards. As a result, he is now placed by the Cavs on the NBA’s concussion protocol and will not play until […]

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 […]

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 Cavs and their players got together for the Wine & Gold Scrimmage on Sunday afternooon, which featured some notable NBA stars sitting out to rest that early on. During the scrimmage, Irving threw an off-the-backboard alley-oop to Iman Shumpert, who threw it down with authority. Sheesh, @ImanShumpert! If you missed this Shumpman Slam in […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick begin kneeling for the national anthem and started an movement in an attempt to bring light to the unnecessary killing of African-Americans in the United States. Many other NFL players followed after, and Iman Shumpert took it to different level and promised to donate money for every steal he […]

Brandon Jennings signed with the New York Knicks in the offseason and will back up Derrick Rose this season. The Cavs and Knicks are set to tip off the NBA’s regular season on October 25th, but he’s not waiting until then to get the fireworks started. Jennings tweeted out something that he deleted right away, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers players gathered together in Santa Barbara, California this week to begin the team’s voluntary workouts. With training camp set to begin next week, the guys gathered together this week to get a head start on preparations for the regular season. LeBron James took to Instagram this morning to show off his squad’s […]

Amidst these turbulent times between citizens and law enforcement, many athletes have taken a knee during sporting events in protest against African-American violence while the United States’ National Anthem plays. By now, the whole country and parts of the world have witnessed San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling on the side-line in an NFL […]

Iman Shumpert might change his team afterall. But this isn’t about the Cleveland Cavaliers or any other NBA franchise for that matter. RELATED: Iman Shumpert’s latest rap song contains possible hints relating to Colin Kaepernick This involves Shumpert’s shoes as the defensive-minded guard could possibly change camps, from the 3-stripes to the swoosh. Speculations regarding […]

The line of NBA stars keeps on getting longer when it comes to those voicing out their support for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. RELATED: Video: Kyrie Irving roasts Iman Shumpert for playing Pokemon Go before morning workout The NFL player’s act during the national anthem is a by-product of what’s happening in society […]

Training camp is almost upon us, and that means players are starting to get back into game shape for the grueling 82-game season. Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert have been doing some separate workouts over the past couple of days, but the two got together for a workout this morning. Before the workout started, Irving […]

Training camp is almost upon us, and that means players are starting to get back into game shape for the grueling 82-game season. Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert have been doing some separate workouts over the past couple of days, but the two got together for a workout this morning. Before the workout started, Irving […]

Last month, Iman Shumpert was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana in Atlanta. Shumpert reportedly admitted to a local sheriff’s deputy that he did indeed smoke marijuana before driving his rental car. RELATED: NBA Champion Matthew Dellavedova takes big step in life with girlfriend No court date has been scheduled yet, but Shumpert […]

Just when everyone thought that re-signing J.R. Smith is the only pressing matter on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ plate, another issue surfaces – one that has been kept in the shadows for a month already. RELATED: Report: Cavs, J.R. Smith far apart on a new deal This involves shooting guard Iman Shumpert who was apparently arrested […]

Despite beef in 2014, Kanye West and Iman Shumpert have moved on after quarrels about Mr. West criticizing Mrs. Shump’s album. The three musicians came together this year to celebrate West’s latest album by making a raw, unapologetic music video for Life of Pablo‘s “Fade.” Disclaimer: it’s not the most appropriate of scenes, but what […]

If you’ve been on Twitter or Instagram sometime over the past several weeks, you might have seen the hashtag #sogonechallenge. The challenge requires that an individual raps their own verse over Monica’s 2003 classic R&B track “So Gone”. After Chicago rapper Chance the Rapper spit his own verse, the So Gone Challenge went viral, having […]

In a recent sit-down interview with Pierce Simpson of Complex News, Iman Shumpert discussed the Cavaliers’ championship celebration while roasting a few of his teammates. One of Simpson’s first questions touched on the team’s tendency to celebrate “shirtlessness.” When asked how it all started, Shumpert smiled, replying: “I think it was just the vibe – […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are likely the most close-knit group in the NBA. Nobody comes close to the hilarious jokes thrown at one another both in the locker room and occasionally off the floor. RELATED: REPORT: Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler provides postive update on Cavs, J.R. Smith It’s no surprise that when Iman Shumpert joined Complex […]

In recent weeks, a new game has become all of the hype, Pokemon Go. The game has stirred up some controversy and been in the news a lot. Nearly everyone is playing the game, even some athletes. One of our own athletes in particular who has been playing the game is Cleveland Cavaliers guard (and […]

The line between the limelight and spotlight is often times a fickle one. From the casual New York pandemonium to the championship or bust Cleveland drama, former Carmelo Anthony outcasts JR Smith and Iman Shumpert found their true colors this year with their first rings. With over 1.3 million people drowning the Land, Smith and […]