David Blatt

Ever since firing Derek Fisher part-way through the season, Phil Jackson has been non-committal on his next head coaching move. He has endorsed Kurt Rambis as the coach, but it has never come across as too convincing. In particular, Tom Thibodeau’s name has been raised but Jackson hasn’t said as much. But is David Blatt [...]

David Blatt could hate Tyronn Lue. He could see him as part of the reason why he lost his job with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He could resent him, despise him, ignore him, wholly refusing to acknowledge his existence, save for the occasionally subtle swipe at his character. Lue, after all, was Blatt’s assistant, and one [...]

David Blatt’s removal in Cleveland more or less means that LeBron James will be labeled a “coach killer.” That may not be fair to LeBron, but given the circumstances, that’s the general consensus. And as you can imagine, LeBron is none too pleased with this label. It’s amazing how it feels like the wheels have [...]

Now that the Cavs have shocked us all and fired David Blatt, who knows what else they’ll do. Is everyone not named LeBron James safe? There have been rumors of late that suggest Kevin Love may be on the trade block. Even into year two of this experiment, you still get the feeling that he [...]

Someone close to former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt has a theory. LeBron James is responsible for Blatt’s dismissal. From NBA.com’s David Aldridge: One of Blatt’s supporters believe that Blatt’s firing was “1,000 percent LeBron.” There is no question that in the Cavs’ grand scheme of things, James carried, and carries, the hammer. But [...]

David Blatt is at it again. No, the Cleveland Cavaliers head honcho isn’t spouting fighter-pilot analogies. He is, however, comparing San Antonio Spurs jack of all tradesman Boris Diaw to English singer and songwriter David Bowie, who just passed away on Jan. 10. From Fran Blinebury of NBA.com: David Blatt just compared Boris Diaw to [...]

For a bona fide championship contender, the Cleveland Cavaliers sure hold a lot of irregular team meetings. Irregular, of course, meaning specifically called confabs, not everyday powwows—such as the one Cavaliers coach David Blatt held before Cleveland’s Monday night win over the Phoenix Suns. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer‘s Chris Haynes: Before the Cleveland Cavaliers [...]

LeBron James has a message for the Cleveland Cavaliers: Screw rest. As he nears his 31st birthday, LeBron hasn’t been shy about peeling back the curtain on his training regimen and all he puts into staying in peak playing shape. Previously, when he was first preparing for a return to Cleveland, he also emphasized the [...]

Kyrie Irving is set to play his first game since breaking his left kneecap in last season’s NBA Finals. Last week, he was cleared to practice, and despite being bullish about committing to a return date, he was positive. “I’m a Ferrari without a rearview mirror. Today, there was a lot more up and down, [...]

About that rift between LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt… It doesn’t exist. Not right now at least. The relationship between the two has been described as tenuous at best over the last year-plus. David Blatt was new to the NBA coaching scene last season, assuming control of a team that was [...]