LeBron’s Second 41-Point Game Sends Finals to Game 7

This was the version of LeBron James that Mike Miller had seen before, a mode that has been activated just frequently enough for Miller to give it a name: “Ain’t gonna lose.” “He ain’t gonna lose,” LeBron’s friend and former teammate repeated as he walked out of Quicken Loans Arena, where James had just put […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Irving Fully Expects to be Ready For Game 7

Kyrie Irving injured his left foot in the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 115-101 Game 6 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday but vows he will be ready for Game 7 on Sunday in Oakland, California. “I’m good,” Irving said when asked about his foot after putting up 23 points, four rebounds, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors-Cavaliers: NBA Finals Game 6 Recap

LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers are one game away from winning an NBA title as they forced a Game 7 on Thursday night.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors’ Green: If I Had Played in Game 5, We Win

Draymond Green believes the Golden State Warriors would already have the championship trophy had he not been suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and he is looking forward to trying to make history by winning the title on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ floor in back-to-back seasons. “I have a strong belief that if I […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Mo Williams Opts Into Contract to Stay With Cavaliers

Veteran point guard Mo Williams plans to exercise his player option and will return to the Cavaliers next season, according to Cleveland.com. The option is worth close to $2.2 million next season, and Williams has made his intentions clear to the Cavaliers, the report said. Source: ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
VIDEO: How Draymond Green Changes Game 6

Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler (@stevekylerNBA) and Amy Campbell (@MsAmyCampbell) break down Thursday’s Cavaliers-Warriors matchup and discuss if Cleveland can send the NBA Finals back to Oakland for a Game 7.

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers-Warriors Game 5 Recap

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving combined for 82 points to keep Cleveland’s season alive.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Tyronn Lue Fined 25K for Criticism of Officials

Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of officials following his team’s 108-97 loss Friday night to the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Lue was upset LeBron James took just four free throws despite repeated drives to the basket. The officials generally allowed both teams to […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron Says Orlando Shooting Puts Things ‘in Perspective’

The deadly nightclub rampage in Florida that killed at least 50 people sent shock waves around the world Sunday, with many prominent athletes among those taking to Twitter and elsewhere to share their feelings about the massacre. “It’s another hit for us as Americans and what we have to deal with in our world today,” […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021