Cavaliers

Despite trailing by as many as 26 points to the Indiana Pacers in Game 3, including 25 at halftime, the Cleveland Cavaliers came storming back to secure a victory and 3-0 series lead. And it was, not surprisingly, all thanks to LeBron James. And head coach Tyronn Lue didn’t try to hide that, per ESPN.com’s [...]

The Cavaliers experiment with Larry Sanders to see if he could be a useful rim protecting big man for them has appeared to end before it truly started. Sanders appeared in only five games, a total of 13 minutes of playing time, and mustered four points, four rebounds and one block before being waived by [...]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Toronto Raptors in their regular-season finale, they will do so without LeBron James. From Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon: LeBron James’ regular season is over, and the Cavs can’t wait to say the same. A team source said James would not play in Cleveland’s finale Wednesday at home against the [...]

Thus far the title defense of the Cavaliers during the 2016-17 season has been a rocky road with a lot of highs and seemingly just as many lows. There were times when Kevin Love was playing his best basketball since becoming a Cavalier and LeBron was playing at another level for him, and there were [...]

This news is upsetting to many a basketball fan around the world. Obviously it is unfortunate for DeAndre Liggins that he won’t be a part of the Cavaliers NBA championship defense in the 2017 NBA Playoffs, but the reason people are upset (including myself) is because of the player who could reportedly take his place: [...]

One of the more impressive and under the radar feats in the NBA over the past six seasons or so is the unmatched durability of Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson. Thompson has played in 447 straight NBA games over the past six seasons, until Wednesday’s game against the Celtics because he sprained his thumb on Tuesday [...]

Some will view the Boston Celtics 114-91 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night as evidence there is no true heir to LeBron James’ Eastern Conference throne. And perhaps it is. If the Cavaliers are going to play transition defense and control the battles in the paint and on the glass like they did [...]

First place in the Eastern Conference will be on the line Wednesday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to meet the Boston Celtics. And LeBron James couldn’t care less. Okay, I jest. Kind of. He’s definitely not as interested in the outcome as you or me. Shortly after the Cavaliers lit up the Magic on [...]

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin now has what former head coach David Blatt never did: authentic public support from franchise cornerstone LeBron James. Per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin, the GM, a key architect of the reigning champion Cavaliers, has been operating this year on an expiring contract, without an extension on the horizon. James wants [...]

The TNT Chicago Bulls are for real. So, too, are the Cleveland Cavaliers’ problems. The Cavaliers fell to those Bulls on Thursday night, 99-93. They are yet again a half-game behind the Eastern Conference’s new first-place team, the Boston Celtics, and LeBron James is officially sounding the alarm. From ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst: LeBron James said the [...]