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Donovan Mitchell has been on a scoring mission. Through the first week of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ dynamic guard is averaging 31.3 points in over 33 minutes a night in a four-game sample size with a .564/.355/.788 slash line. While his free-throw percentage should be much better, Mitchell’s relentlessness is on display. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson is joining his peers in pleading for a shortened NBA schedule. On Monday night, before his team’s 116-95 victory over the Detroit Pistons, Atkinson went on a tangent about having a three-game-in-four-night stretch during the opening week of the regular season. Avid fans of the league are well aware […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Sam Merrill caught an unfortunate break on Monday night, injuring his right hip against the Detroit Pistons in the third quarter. He was hurt on a play in the first half where he came up holding his hip, but continued to play through it until the Cavs made the call to err […]

Since taking over as head coach, Kenny Atkinson has always been constructive in his criticisms of the Cleveland Cavaliers. This endearing quality has earned him the buy-in of his players, the adoration of the fan base, and the trust of the organization. But Wednesday’s words before the wine and gold’s season opener against the New […]

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers’ home-opening win over the Milwaukee Bucks, LaVar Ball was spotted making the rounds at Rocket Arena for the first time since the team traded for his son. As Lonzo Ball went through his pregame warmup, LaVar chopped it up with Cavs president Koby Altman and assistant general manager Brandon Weems. LaVar […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward De’Andre Hunter made his 2025-26 season debut on Sunday night in the wine-and-gold’s home opener, and immediately, the Cavs took notice. “Just his size,” Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said after the 118-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. “You see our offense, I don’t know how many he had, but our offensive […]

After a flat-out unacceptable performance in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season opener, Jarrett Allen let his game respond for him on Friday in familiar territory at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “I’m used to the lights at the Barclays Center,” Allen joked after the Cavs’ 131-124 win over the Brooklyn Nets. “I played here for three […]

At the 5:02 mark in the fourth quarter at Barclays Center, Cavs star Donovan Mitchell went from angry to taken aback in a hurry. Before the Cavaliers could inbound the ball as they hemorrhaged a double-digit lead to Egor Demin and the surging Brooklyn Nets, a fan in a purple hoodie sprinted onto the floor […]

After an informative film session on Thursday afternoon, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson felt better about his team’s season opener. Sitting down with ClutchPoints and two other reporters inside the Baruch College gymnasium, Atkinson delivered a complete diagnosis of the Cavs’ 119-111 loss to the New York Knicks. “I’m actually more positive after watching […]

Two hours before Jaylon Tyson’s first start of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers picked up the third-year team option on his contract. In his second-year debut, Tyson scored five points, grabbed two rebounds, dished out an assist, and committed two turnovers across 20 minutes of action. Jalen Brunson was his primary assignment, picking […]

When you’re tossed into the deep end of the pool, you’ve got to learn how to swim. That’s been the common denominator of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ words leading up to their season opener against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. In a spout of deja vu, the Cavs have injury issues going into the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers starting forward De’Andre Hunter has been officially listed as questionable for the team’s season opener against the New York Knicks on Wednesday. Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said after Tuesday’s practice that Hunter could do 3-on-3 practice for Cleveland, who didn’t do much on a travel day before the first game of the […]

While Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson may have not had the best outlook on De’Andre Hunter’s injury status for the team’s season opener, he did have quite the positive update on Darius Garland’s progression. “Really good,” Atkinson said Monday of how Garland is looking physically. “He did most of practice today and we were […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are champing at the bit to get their season underway this week, but they could be without a key piece in De’Andre Hunter. After Monday’s practice in preparation for the New York Knicks, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson shared an update on Hunter’s status for the team’s first game of the year: […]

Over the last week, the Cleveland Cavaliers have waived seven players, bringing their roster to 14 in total before the 2025-26 NBA season. After reportedly signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the team last Friday, it waived Kansas guard Zeke Mayo on Saturday, keeping his G League rights. The Cavs did the same Thursday with […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has no hard feelings toward his assistant Alex Sarama, who is officially going to the WNBA as the head coach of the Portland Fire. In fact, he offered his congratulations and shared the official timeline for Sarama, who will still be a part of the Cavs this year. “It’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers announced their official television schedule for the 2025-26 season, returning to FanDuel Sports Network for another campaign. As a part of the 70 games the network will carry, the Cavs will introduce Iman Shumpert to their broadcast team this year. Shumpert, of course, was a pivotal member of the 2016 NBA Finals […]

Though Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went a perfect 4-for-4 in Game 3 of the ALCS between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, Hall-of-Fame shortstop Derek Jeter still found a way to poke fun at him. “In the history of the sport, there has been one cycle in the postseason,” Jeter told Guerrero in FOX’s postgame […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes may be ranked as the country’s No. 1 college football team, but Ryan Day will not take Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers lightly. “We know going into any game on the road is a challenge in this league,” Day said, via Daniel Hager of On3sports. “We know what we’re gonna […]

We know where Charles Barkley stands on the NCAA’s new gambling proposal, which would allow players to bet on professional sports. Speaking with a group of reporters at the Bruce, Barkley & Basketball Golf Classic at the beginning of this week, Barkley shredded the NCAA’s idea in an expletive-filled rant about who’s in charge. “I […]

Dallas Mavericks veteran sharpshooter Klay Thompson is just as entertaining off the court as he is on it. On Wednesday night, he gave us another goofy moment to add to the collection. Before the Mavs’ preseason finale against the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas, Thompson tried some smelling salts to give him an extra […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has a teammate angling to join the Slovenian national team. Jaxson Hayes, a veteran big man going into his seventh NBA season, is reportedly working on finding a way to become a naturalized player once he gets a passport. “That’s my guy, we’re working on getting me a Slovenian […]

There was a short moment on Tuesday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers and fans at Rocket Arena held their collective breaths. A little over six minutes into their NBA preseason finale against the Detroit Pistons, training camp standout De’Andre Hunter stopped Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris on a fast break and poked the ball away […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson gave a positive update on Darius Garland ahead of the team’s preseason finale at Rocket Arena on Tuesday. “He did some stuff today. He did some 5-on-5 today with the extra work group,” Atkinson revealed to reporters. “So it was live; it was very short. It was a touch… […]

As usual, Isaac Okoro was greeted by cheers at Rocket Arena and a big hug from Moondog. As usual, Lonzo Ball shared a laugh with Billy Donovan during a break in the action. But instead of pulling up in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ player garage, Okoro rode a bus and had a shorter walk to the […]

Tipping off their preseason against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at Rocket Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers were surprisingly without starting guard candidate Sam Merrill. In his postgame press conference following the 118-117 loss, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson provided an update as to why: “Yeah, he’s got a little soreness in his abductor, but […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are back home in Northeast Ohio after spending six days of training camp in Bradenton, Florida. Pleased with the combination of team-building activities and on-court execution, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson has his focus areas for the wine and gold as the preseason opens Tuesday night against the Chicago Bulls. “We obviously […]

After deviating from their original practice plans on Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers came back indoors on Friday, the fourth day of training camp at IMG Academy. Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson explained that they were initially supposed to return to the court following a track session to condition. Instead, Donovan Mitchell pleaded his case for […]

Thursday was much different for the Cleveland Cavaliers than the first two days of training camp, as they spent their third afternoon off the basketball court. With so many amenities on the campus of IMG Academy, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson wants to take advantage. “I was in the Olympics last year with Team France. […]

It was a much more intense Day 2 of training camp for the Cleveland Cavaliers at IMG Academy than when they arrived on Tuesday. “I don’t know how long we were out there. It was a long, tough practice with a scrimmage at the end,” Kenny Atkinson told reporters in Bradenton, Florida, at the gym. […]

After a fun-filled start to the week at Media Day back home, the Cleveland Cavaliers got to business on Tuesday afternoon at IMG Academy. “I think our buildup to this, with guys coming in early on their own, it makes this transition to training camp easier,” Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson told a handful of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without Max Strus and Darius Garland to start the 2025-26 season, as both are recovering from surgery. At Cavs Media Day, the players themselves provided updates on their situations. Having had a procedure done on his left great toe in early June, Garland has a date in mind for his […]

Heading into his third NBA season, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter Jr. is taking a proactive approach. His voice is as urgent as it’s ever been, exuding a stern tone when describing how he plans to attack training camp and earn the organization’s trust from top to bottom. “Just being one of those guys when […]

As long as the Cleveland Cavaliers have had their Core Four intact, the organization has stood by its side from the top down. There’s good reason for that if the last two league champions are used as a measuring stick for success. “The last three years, we’ve had the third-best record in the NBA, third […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made their 2025 training camp roster official on Friday evening. Just a few days before Media Day at Rocket Arena on Monday and training camp next week at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, the team sent out a press release revealing who will be on the team for preseason. The following players […]

A renewed energy and enthusiasm permeated the Cleveland Cavaliers’ practice facility on Tuesday morning in Independence, as team president Koby Altman and head coach Kenny Atkinson addressed the media for the first time since May’s premature playoff exit. “I like our toughness. I like our makeup. I like our identity. I love our leadership,” Atkinson […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent big man Thomas Bryant, a league source confirmed to ClutchPoints. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania. Bryant will command the wine-and-gold’s 16th roster spot, leaving only one regular slot and one two-way slot open. As a member of the Indiana […]