Tag: Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyrie Irving slammed Philadelphia 76ers forward Justin Anderson into the sideline to earn a flagrant foul less than 90 seconds into the game Friday night and declared it payback for rough treatment of Cavaliers teammate LeBron James. Anderson appeared to shove James from behind moments before and James fell to the court. Irving reacted when […]
By the time the visitor’s locker room opened inside the United Center following another loss — Cleveland’s fifth in the last seven games and 10th during a pitiful March — Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Deron Williams and James Jones were the only players remaining. That’s because the team meeting, which Kyrie Irving hinted at, had […]
LeBron James said the Cleveland Cavaliers are in a bad spot, and Kyrie Irving indicated the team had a meeting after its 99-93 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. “We’re just in a bad spot right now. Not disappointed with the effort. We’re just in a bad spot,” James said following the Cavs’ […]
LeBron James moved past former teammate Shaquille O’Neal for seventh place on the all-time scoring list with his 28,597th point Wednesday night. James has moved from 12th on the list to seventh just this season, passing Hakeem Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes, Moses Malone and now O’Neal. The next man up is a moving target, Dirk Nowitzki […]
After the Cleveland Cavaliers were blown out Monday night in San Antonio, Kyrie Irving was so frustrated by his performance that the only thing he could think of to do was go back onto the court and shoot. “I had to face it, had to face the music,” Irving said Wednesday after the Cavaliers practiced […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night dropped them into second place in the Eastern Conference, behind the Boston Celtics. It is the first time since the 2007-08 season that the Celtics are in sole possession of first place in the East this late into the season. It’s also […]
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James said he’s “fine” after suffering a blow to the middle of his upper back area in the third quarter that forced him to leave Monday’s game with his team down 24 points to the San Antonio Spurs. “I’ll be ready by Thursday [in Chicago],” James said in the locker room […]
Eric Pincus lays out some of the basics of the new CBA set to take effect next season.
Russell Westbrook deserves his MVP buzz – but not due to triple-doubles. Ben Dowsett explains.
Following a 126-113 drubbing at the hands of the Nuggets on Wednesday, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James called out his team’s toughness with just a dozen regular-season games remaining before the Cavs begin their title defense. “It ain’t about a group. It’s about individuals,” James said after Cleveland allowed Denver to put up 73 points […]
