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The NBA has made it an easier process to vote for your favorite All-Star this season, with fans being able to vote right from their social media accounts. The League recently released their first 2017 All-Star voting ballot results, with three members of the Cleveland Cavaliers featuring heavily. If the All-Star weekend would start today, […]

Over the course of an NBA game, coaches call dozens of plays. Some schemes are executed with precision – others are better off forgotten. After serving 11 seasons in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach, Tyronn Lue, has seen his fair share of plays. Now, in his second year at the helm of the Cavaliers, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves 14 points down to the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter on Christmas Day. The Cavs then ignited a furious comeback to come away victorious in one of the best regular season games you’re likely to ever see. Kyrie Irving sunk the game winner in Klay Thompson’s face, and […]

It seems the rumors about Tristan Thompson fathering a child with his ex-girlfriend, Jordan Craig, are true. According to TMZ Sports, Thompson’s son, Prince, was born on Dec. 12 in Los Angeles. TMZ also reports that Thompson’s name is not listed on the child’s birth certificate. Per California law, the father must be present at […]

Alright. Let’s address a problem that doesn’t exist, yet everyone thinks it does. Let’s finally talk about trading for a shot-blocker. Cleveland has the league’s third best paint defense. Two of their three big men are averaging double-digit rebounds a game. Cleveland just beat the league’s most explosive team, The Golden State Warriors, in large […]

The St. Nicholas Kardashian family was especially generous this holiday season with Tristan Thompson after he was smothered with gifts from girlfriend Khloe and her mother, Kris Jenner. Jenner gave Thompson an unreleased Louis Vuitton bag along with a very expensive cigar ashtray. Khloe commented that her mother has already fallen for him, and she’s thoroughly […]

Over his first five seasons in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson has proven that he is an elite rebounder and a force inside the paint. Despite his lack of scoring, the 25-year-old Texas product has more than made up for it by securing extra possessions for his team. Thompson has career averages […]

Tristan Thompson can now add being a dad to his growing list of achievements and titles. After securing a lucrative contract and winning a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers last season, the 25-year-old Texas product is now a father as his ex-girlfriend, Jordan Craig, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on December 12th. The […]

Many thought Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Tristan Thompson and Hollywood celebrity Khloe Kardashian had split due to reports that surfaced late last month, but the two are very much still in each other’s lives. Amidst separation rumors, Khloe dispelled these by flying to Ohio in order to spend Thanksgiving with the Canadian big man, but […]

David Alexander, owner of DBC Training in Miami, Florida, is the personal trainer of several popular athletes, including Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the Chicago Bulls. On Wednesday, Alexander received a surprise gift from one of his favorite clients, Cavs big man, Tristan Thompson. RELATED: LeBron James reacts to the passing […]

After last night’s 103-86 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue announced that LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love would all be out to rest for tonight’s game against the Grizzlies on the road. None of the players even made the trip to Memphis, instead staying behind in Cleveland. According […]

On Friday and Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers held their first Hardwood Classic 80’s night, donning their throwback orange jerseys and encouraging fans to wear orange to the games. Cleveland dispatched of both the Miami Heat (84-114) and Charlotte Hornets (105-116) over the weekend, and featured two slightly different starting lineups. Being that it was 80’s […]

Cleveland’s Hardwood Classic games pay homage to their basketball teams of yesteryear. Players, cheerleaders, and even fans don the colors of various eras in Cavaliers history. On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Miami Heat inside Quicken Loans Arena for the first of their Hardwood Classic games this season, resulting in a lop-sided 114-84 […]

In last night’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to record 27,000 points, 7,000 assists, and 7,000 rebounds. Here is the 7,000th assist of James’ career from last night, a beautiful no-look dime to Tristan Thompson.

Tristan Thompson goes after everything. Every rebound, every loose ball, every shot attempt. In tonight’s game against the Heat, Thompson went head-to-head with Hassan Whiteside and went for a block attempt in the first quarter. Whiteside faked the shot, and then rose up after Thompson landed on his back, flipping him as Thompson took a […]

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 […]

Tristan Thompson had a front row view of the Chicago Bulls domination inside the paint on Friday night as they beat the Cavs in the Windy City 111-105. The Bulls dedicated themselves to attacking the basket all night long, which yielded 78 of their 111 points during the contest. As a big man who takes […]

Amidst reports they had broken up, it looks as though Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian are committed to make the long distance relationship work. After reports surfaced that Thompson and Khloe had split, pictures circulated the internet from the Daily Mail confirming Khloe was boarding a flight to Ohio to see the Canadian power forward. RELATED: […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got embarrassed tonight in Milwaukee against the Bucks, falling 101-118 and lacking effort for most of the game. With 3:48 left in the third quarter and the Cavs down 67-78, coach Tyronn Lue decided he had seen enough and yanked all five starters from the game. After giving little effort as the […]

Tristan Thompson reads Matthew Dellavedova’s drive and rejects his reverse layp attempt.

Tristan Thompson went to the line for a pair of free throws, but missed a pair. Luckily for him, LeBron James had his back, swooping in for the putback dunk on the second miss.

Tristan Thompson wants to be known as one of the most complete defenders in the NBA, not just a shot blocking big man. It’s easy to point to Thompson’s rim protection as one of his bigger strengths defensively this season, as he’s averaging a career high 1.8 per game in that department. But the 6’9” power forward […]

It’s not unfamiliar for NBA players to have a certain eccentricity in their wardrobe selections. Most basketball fans have become used to seeing some of their favorite players dressed in just about anything off the court. At times, Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson could be counted amongst the flashiest of NBA dressers. However, on other […]

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 […]

Kyrie Irving drives down the lane, elevates, and finds Tristan Thompson for the dunk over Andre Drummond.

Kyrie Irving takes the screen from Tristan Thompson, drives at the rim, and dishes a bounce pass to the cutting Thompson. Thompson gathers, elevates, and throws it down all over C.J. Smiles and the shot blocker Myles Turner. This is easily an early candidate for the dunk of the year.

When it was reported that Cleveland Cavaliers‘ center Tristan Thompson was dating Khloe Kardashian, Cavs fans understandably worried. After seeing players like Kris Humphries, Lamar Odom, and James Harden be accompanied by the enormous distraction that is the Kardashian family, fans thought Thompson was headed down the same path. The couple had been seen together […]

After helping the Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA championship in 52 years, Tristan Thompson had high hopes for his home country of Canada to achieve success in international play and qualify for the Olympics. But as it turned out, they failed to clinch a berth for the Rio games when they lost to the […]

Earlier this afternoon, reports from Katherine Santana of In Touch stated that Cavs forward Tristan Thompson and reality TV star Khloe Kardashian were engaged after dating for approximately two months. On top of that, they also had a new reality TV show coming up. Now that Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are engaged, In Touch […]

Finally, the wait is over. J.R. Smith has officially re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the four month contract holdout is over. The Cavs can now move on to and focus on their title defense starting October 25th. J.R. Smith still has a lot of work to do in terms of catching up the amount […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA Champions thanks, in large part, to their Iron Man Tristan Thompson. Thompson has played in 388 consecutive games for the Cavs, making him the active leader in consecutive games played. Thompson has been very durable, and the Cavs plan to keep him that way. RELATED: Dwyane Wade opens up about […]

A last-minute surprise came out of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room prior to their preseason debut against the Orlando Magic. RELATED: Why Dwyane Wade considered Cavs, but ultimately opted to sign with Bulls According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, starting power forward Tristan Thompson won’t be playing in tonight’s game. Thompson was at Cavaliers’ morning shootaround, […]

LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates partied at The Q last night, but not because they were celebrating anything Cavs-related. The guys were simply enjoying Kanye West’s “Saint Pablo” tour in Cleveland. Everyone was there as they went all out to the command of the beats. RELATED: Video: Cavs have team outing and it includes J.R. Smith […]

Hall of fame and seven time NBA world champion Robert Horry has stated he believes LeBron James can pass some of the all-time greats, and end up with perhaps the second most championships of all time. Horry collected seven historic championships during his time with the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and the Los Angeles […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and J.R. Smith are still reportedly working on a new deal to bring back the 12-year veteran back to the championship winning squad. The Cavs need him, there’s no denying that, but signing him to a three-year deal, as he’s reportedly asked for, is tough to do considering there’s no competition to […]

It was one hell of a summer for the Cleveland Cavaliers organization as well as it’s fans. Probably the craziest series in Cleveland history had one of the most re-watched games ever (at least for me because I’ve seen Game 7 in it’s entirety around 50 times, no joke). I mean, who hasn’t watched Game […]

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 […]

There are ups and downs to the excitement that comes with being a basketball fan. Some of the heights, the playoffs, free agency, Christmas Day, and opening night can leave us feeling ecstatic, but the lows, such as we are in right now, can leave many a sports reporter antsy and desiring something, anything to […]

Power forward Tristan Thompson had a spectacular season for the Cavs that saw his impact on the floor go far beyond the basic statistics we all know. The Cavs’ incredible offensive rebounder and overall leader in offensive rating last season. Hopefully, winning a championship and the glories of being a highly-paid athlete doesn’t get him […]