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The Cleveland Cavaliers will be taking on the Toronto Raptors in the 2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals. While it’ll be a rematch of the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals, it’ll be a matchup of two slightly different teams. The Cavs haven’t changed as much since last year’s championship; the Raptors, however, have a new look with the […]

Over the past couple of days, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has been preparing his players for their second-round matchup in this year’s NBA Playoffs. Game 1 between the Cavs and Toronto Raptors will tip off on Monday at 7 p.m. EST inside Quicken Loans Arena. After yesterday’s practice session at Cleveland Clinic Courts, […]

Dates for Games 5, 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors have been released. Starting times for each of the matchups, however, were not announced. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, if necessary, Game 5 will be played at Quicken Loans Arena on May 9. TNT […]

Sharpen your steel, raise the banners, and ready the horses. We ride into battle on Monday. Over the past week, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been hitting the gym in preparation for their second-round opponent in this year’s NBA Playoffs. Until last night, the Cavs didn’t know if they would be facing the Milwaukee […]

With a week off before their next series in this year’s NBA Playoffs, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been loading up on practice and workout sessions. Last night, several Cavaliers players were spotted at a local restaurant watching Game 6 of the Toronto Raptors‘ first-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. By now, you may […]

Last night, the 2017 NFL Draft kicked off from the steps of Philadelphia’s Art Museum. Several members of the Cleveland Cavaliers were keeping an eye on the proceedings, including LeBron James. After today’s practice session, James was asked to give an assessment of the Cleveland Browns’ first round selections. Being a native of Ohio, The […]

As a result of the Toronto Raptors‘ 4-2 series victory against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of this year’s NBA Playoffs, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers can finally start preparing for their opponent in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Raptors are advancing thanks to a grind-out 92-89 victory over the Bucks last night […]

Over the past few days, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have been hitting the gym in preparation for their second-round opponent in this year’s NBA Playoffs. Their opponent is yet to be known, but it will either be the Milwaukee Bucks or Toronto Raptors. Currently, the Raptors are leading their series, 2-0. Earlier this afternoon, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue is preparing his team for the next round of this year’s NBA Playoffs in a variety of different ways. The Cavs dispatched the Indiana Pacers in their first-round matchup in a four-game sweep. Now, the defending champs are waiting to see who their opponent will be in the semifinal […]

As they wait to learn who they will face in the second round of this year’s NBA Playoffs, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are staying sharp on the practice court. "Couple of days of getting US right, getting fine-tuned has been the approach this week.." – (1st TEAM practice today) Lue — Allie Clifton […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to close out the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon to complete the four-game sweep, earning themselves some much-needed rest. The NBA announced yesterday that the Cavs will tip off Game 1 of the second round on May 1st. As the second seed, they’ll be taking on the winner of the […]

Now that they have advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have more than a week to rest and prepare for their next opponents. The start of all the second round series has been released, and the Cavs will not be playing again until May 1st. Their week-long off has been made possible because […]

Earlier this afternoon, the NBA D-League officially announced that Walter “Edy” Tavares had been selected by their 22 head coaches as the 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year award winner. #Cavs center Edy Tavares named D-League Defensive Player of Year as member of Raptors 905. DeAndre Liggins won last year, Aaron Craft in '15 — […]

Game Preview: :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES: If Kyle Korver makes more threes than Vince Carter and Jamal Crawford tonight – the final day of NBA games around the league for this regular season – he takes sole possession of fifth most threes in NBA history, breaking the current three way […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will close out their regular season campaign with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors inside Quicken Loans Arena at 8:00 p.m. EST. With the Boston Celtics leading the Eastern Conference standings by one full game, the Cavs will need a little help if they are to win the No. […]

With Spring finally in the Northeast Ohio air, it’s time for families to clean off their barbecue grills and head to their favorite sporting events. Spring is also widely-recognized as a beautiful season for weddings, but we’ll get to that later… Over the past week Khloe, Kim, and Kourtney Kardashian spent quite a bit of […]

In a shocking turn of events, the Cleveland Cavaliers have released center Larry Sanders. The Cavs signed Sanders to a multi-year deal, but ultimately decided to release him before the end of the regular season. With the final spot on their roster, the Cavs will reportedly sign center Walter Tavares from the NBA D-League to […]

Charles Barkley, NBA legend and current TNT basketball analyst, has chimed in with yet another opinion about the Cleveland Cavaliers. During a segment of Inside the NBA before Monday night’s game between the Washington Wizards and the Detroit Pistons, “The round mound of rebound,” as Barkley is often referred to as, spoke of the Cavaliers’ […]

Last year, the Cavaliers finally ended Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought in epic come-from-behind fashion by defeating the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Last year’s campaign had its share of ups and downs, sure, but how does it compare to this season? At this point last season (March 24, 2016), the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ own Public Address Announcer Olivier Sedra is one of the best at what he does, and the NBA agrees too. Sedra is also the PA Announcer for this year’s NBA’s Celebrity All-Star Game, where he introduced the players and coaches. Among the coaches were Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors, coaching the […]

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 […]

:::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES:  With five three-pointers, J.R. Smith becomes 14th on the all-time NBA career list, passing Dale Ellis. Without a doubt, the Cavaliers are currently in a rut. They have now lost three straight games after starting 13-2, and are now set to face the Toronto Raptors, who are second […]

The Toronto Raptors’ campaign ended last season at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers. This left a bad taste in their mouth as their most successful year in franchise history ended in heartbreak. They couldn’t overcome the Cavs then, and they failed again on Friday night. Similar to the conference finals, the Raptors couldn’t overcome […]

After a sizzling night against the Charlotte Hornets, the cookout in Cleveland courtesy of Channing Frye got an extended run with an equally impressive shooting display against the Toronto Raptors. Frye was melting from beyond the arc, shooting 5-of-8, on his way to a season-high 21 points. The importance of his contribution could not be […]

A meeting of Eastern Conference heavyweights took place tonight, as the Toronto Raptors entered Quicken Loans Arena to face the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a fiercely competitive and entertaining contest, the Cavaliers displayed their championship resilience to overcome the stubborn raptors, behind a monster performance by LeBron James. It what may be a preview of this […]

Without J.R. Smith tonight against the Toronto Raptors, LeBron James knows he has to be more aggressive than usual. Early in the second quarter with legend Oscar Robertson on hand to watch the game, James gets around Raptors center Lucas Nogueira and throws it down while getting hit on the head.

The Cleveland Cavaliers played Sunday afternoon’s game against the Charlotte Hornets without guard J.R. Smith, who was dealing with an ankle injury. The Cavs defeated the Hornets 100-93 as Mike Dunleavy started in Smith’s place. However, Dunleavy had a very bad as well as ineffective game, and it seems as if he’s still finding his […]

“Cleveland, this is for you!” Those iconic words left LeBron James’ mouth not four months ago, and it’s hard to picture him being anything but devoted to Cleveland, the franchise, the city, his home. In actuality, 13 years ago his sentiments might have been very different. In his interview with Sports Illustrated following the announcement […]

The Cavs held off their familiar eastern conference foe Toronto Raptors tonight for their first road win of the season, winning by the score of 94-91. The Cavs jumped out to a quick lead and held off multiple attempts by the Raptors to take command of the game for their second straight win to start […]

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 […]

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 […]

You would think the best basketball player on the planet right now, and arguably of all time, would get recognized wherever he goes. He should be recognized especially if it’s in the city he just brought a championship to in epic fashion coming back from down 3-1. Well, apparently not everyone can recognize LeBron James. […]

It was Tristan Thompson’s turn to take home Larry. Thompson took the NBA Championship trophy home to Toronto for the past couple of days and showed him around town. He even met some of the fans at Tim Hortons as Thompson followed in the steps of Pittsburgh Penguins player Sidney Crosby. I saw Sidney Crosby […]

Team USA flew out to Houston last night from Chicago, and let’s just say it was a very interesting flight. Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan started recording and captured this gem of Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler singing “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton. RELATED: Video: Kyrie Irving splits defense & finishes layup In incredibly acrobatic […]

Team USA began their practices and scrimmages at the University of Las Vegas on Monday. Players got a feel for one another’s game while also talking to the media. One of the workouts was a one-on-one drill where the offensive guy stays on to face a new defender if he’s able to score on his […]

The Eastern Conference Finals was more competitive and fun than many expected. The Cavs did not go 12-0 and sweep through the East and Toronto did not just lay down, instead choosing to fight. The matchup featured two longtime friends in J.R. Smith and Kyle Lowry, whose roots date all the way back since they […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers newest mascot Lil Kev has become Snapchat and Instagram famous over this Cavs playoff run. Despite losing two games in Toronto, Lil Kev has kept appearing on Richard Jefferson’s Snapchat account (one of the best ever by the way at “Rjeff24”). The mascot, which is simply a hilarious Tommy Bahama photo from […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on to the NBA Finals, and although it seemed relatively easy at times, the Toronto Raptors made it a little interesting by tying the series up at two games apiece heading into Cleveland got Game 5. We all know what happened from there, where the Cavs blew the Raptors out of […]

During the fourth quarter of final game of the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals, Bismack Biyombo went up for a layup attempt. Except the shot was rejected by the Channing combination Love and Channing Frye. After that, Frye looked at Biyombo and give him the Mutombo patented “Finger Wag.”