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LeBron James has won four NBA titles in 10 NBA Finals trips in his illustrious career. In his first trip to the Finals in 2007, LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers were overwhelmed in a four-game sweep by the San Antonio Spurs. Though the Cavs didn’t have nearly enough firepower to compete with the juggernaut Spurs at the […]

Earlier this week, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee. The veteran center was definitely the biggest name involved in the trade between the two teams, but is not the real reason why the Cavs benefit when you look ahead to the future of this team. On the daily Locked On […]

The Cleveland Cavs are slowly unclogging the logjam they have on their front line, with Kevin Love expected to be the next big piece to go. Rumors of Love getting traded has been prevalent even before he signed that surprising 4-year, $120m extension back in 2018. As the Cavs prepare to embrace yet another re-build, […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have completed a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers that will send center veteran center JaVale McGee to Cleveland in exchange for Jordan Bell and Alfonzo McKinnie. Lakers are sending McGee and a future-second round pick to Cavaliers, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/oVWXtMphII — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) […]

After watching Montrezl Harrell walk away in free agency, the L.A. Clippers may turn its attention to unrestricted free agent Tristan Thompson. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the 6’9″ center has now become a more viable option for the Clippers as the Lakers have effectively taken themselves out of contention for the veteran’s services. […]

If Gordon Hayward picks up his 2020-21 player option with the Boston Celtics, he could get traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andre Drummond, per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Hayward’s player option is worth $34.2 million. Drummond has already exercised his player option for the 2020-21 season. “Something I’ve been hearing across the league […]

Cavs fans might know this: With three All-Star appearances and two All-NBA Second Team selections, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has established himself as one of the league’s best young players since being selected with the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.  Despite his struggles with injuries which have persisted throughout his […]

Shortly after the 2020 presidential election was officially called for Joe Biden, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love took to social media to offer a four-word plea to the newly crowned president-elect. Love wants Biden to help the nation recover from the divisiveness that seems to have gripped it. 46 🇺🇸 – Please help us Heal […]

It’s no secret that LeBron James and President Donald Trump are sitting on opposite sides of the aisle with regards to their political alignment. They’ve shared several back-and-forth moments on social media in recent years, which has created a highly publicized rift between the two. In this piece, we’ll take a look at how this […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is known as one of the foremost advocates of mental health wellbeing. And to continue his advocacy, the Cavs big man is backing the world’s first mental health gym. Back in March 2018, Love wrote a heartfelt essay about his mental health struggles and his mission. He courageously admitted having […]

The dust has barely settled on their championship, and already, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is already recruiting for the upcoming season. Based on his own admission, he has now set his sights on former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson. James recently made the announcement on his own Twitter account: Just had a drink […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard JR Smith recently said Sam Dekker is the only teammate he has ever hated during his NBA career since he’s allegedly a Donald Trump supporter and a racist. Dekker’s wife, Olivia Harlan Dekker, responded to an article about Smith’s comment’s claiming they were “extremely inaccurate and unfair.” In typical JR fashion, […]

Kevin Love, LeBron James, and Andrew Wiggins know the Cleveland Cavs were fresh from another disappointing campaign in the 2013-2014 season that ended in a 10th-place finish with a 33-49 record. The only bright spot on the team was former point guard Kyrie Irving who was slowly becoming a budding star in his third season […]

If there’s anything that the past season has taught us, it’s that LeBron James still matches up well against Father Time. But the last couple of months have also taught us that there’s a foe that the Los Angeles Lakers forward has struggled against: sleep.  During their playoff run in the NBA bubble, James’ struggles […]

LeBron James, you may have heard, has played professional basketball and lived in Los Angeles since 2018. Correspondingly, he also now considers himself a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are aiming to earn the city its second major sports title of the fall after James led the Lakers to the franchise’s 17th championship […]

The San Antonio Spurs had high hopes for their future with DeMar DeRozan. Most experts felt that he would be a fine candidate to replace Kawhi Leonard. Unfortunately, though, the acquisition of DeRozan hasn’t gone as well as expected for the Spurs, as the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. DeRozan, […]

J.R. Smith just won the second title of what has been a colorful career for him. The 35-year-old veteran signed with the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the season restart, which was enough to earn him a championship ring. This was his second chip after playing alongside LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers during that […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Andre Drummond’s short tenure with the team may possibly come to an end heading into the 2020-2021 NBA season. Somehow, the Boston Celtics are entering the fold. The former UConn standout was acquired by the Cavs at last season’s trade deadline from the Detroit Pistons for the expiring contracts of John […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving recently stirred the pot with a statement made on new teammate Kevin Durant ahead of their partnership come the 2021 NBA season. “One thing I’ve always been comfortable with, I felt like I was the best option on every team I played for down the stretch,” Irving said on Durant’s […]

With LeBron James successfully capturing his fourth NBA title and Finals MVP, there is no question that The King has cemented his legacy in the NBA. In the Finals, James was a dominant force for the Lakers as he put up 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game while shooting an efficient 59.1% […]

NBA guard Iman Shumpert won a championship with LeBron James in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Wednesday, the former Knicks and Cavs wing compared the 2015-16 Cavs to LeBron’s latest title-winning squad, the 2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers. During an appearance on Complex’s “Load Management” show on Tuesday, Shumpert was asked who he would take […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans sure are glad to see their team back on top. The NBA says Lakers fans bought more championship gear in a single night than Cleveland Cavaliers fans — the franchise with the previous record — purchased in 30 days: The NBA says Lakers fans bought more championship merchandise in 12 hours […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will be looking to close out the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, a series that they possess a 3-1 lead in. Even so, James has been in the same predicament as the Heat during his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Former teammate Tristan Thompson sat down with […]

Legendary MLB star and Hall of Fame outfielder Reggie Jackson still has love for the game of baseball, but he is just as keen on watching LeBron James on the hardwood. Jackson spoke to Marc Stein of The New York Times about his fondness for LBJ, as well as the first time he met James: during […]

In Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, JR Smith forgot the score of the game and dribbled the ball out to the perimeter after grabbing an offensive rebound off of a George Hill missed free-throw. The game went into overtime, where the Warriors won, and Cavs […]

Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James spoke out about why he and co-star Anthony Davis have been so successful this season, and why they will more than likely be the ones hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy once the series against the Miami Heat has concluded. “We’re not jealous of each other. We know who […]

Did Brooklyn Nets NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving forget about his time playing alongside LeBron James? Irving made some interesting remarks during a recent interview. During the discussion, Uncle Drew praised his teammate, Kevin Durant, as a great option late in games. Irving went on to say that this is the first time in his career […]

Two factoids about the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat that you’ve : The Heat are the first no. 5 seed or lower since the 1999 New York Knicks to reach the Finals LeBron James has now made more Finals appearances (10) than 27 of 30 franchises The […]

LeBron James is now just four wins away from the fourth championship of his career, and his first for the Los Angeles Lakers. For teammate Anthony Davis, this title is going to be right up there with the best of them, should L.A. successfully defeat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. According to Davis, […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving spoke about the first time he met Kobe Bryant during an appearance on Kevin Durant’s new podcast, The ETCs. The interaction came in 2012 when Irving was practicing with the Team USA Select Team ahead of the London Olympics. Irving claimed he “practiced” what he would say to Kobe […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has had different types of relationships with his co-stars over his career in the show business of the NBA. In Miami — skipping over the first Cleveland Cavaliers stint, apologies to Zydrunas Ilgauskas — he thrived alongside his long-time friend and Banana Boat buddy, Dwyane Wade. In his second run […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love, who won the 2016 championship with Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James, has no problem with Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo winning the 2020 MVP award. However, like James, Love doesn’t understand how LeBron only got 16 first-place votes. “He’s like, ‘I probably wouldn’t have won it. […]

Much has been made about Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo winning the 2019-20 Most Valuable Player award over LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. Some folks believe that LeBron should have won the MVP title over Giannis, and they have a number of compelling arguments to press this claim. This is not the first […]

In honor of the Los Angeles Clippers blowing a seemingly insurmountable 3-1 series advantage against the Denver Nuggets in the second round, we’ve decided to relive some of the most embarrassing choke jobs in the history of the NBA. So where does L.A.’s most recent fail fall in our list here today? Read on below […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar  LeBron James has passed Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan on the career MVP-voting-shares leaderboard, per NBC Sports. James came second in MVP voting this season. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo repeated as MVP after getting 85 first-place votes. James, meanwhile, got 16 first-place votes and 84 second-place votes. LeBron James now […]

As part of a recent phone interview with Kendra Andrews of The Athletic, Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap revealed that he was less than pleased with LeBron James’ decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in favor of the Los Angeles Lakers. James initially left the Cavs in 2010. Most hoops fans remember the ESPN interview […]

A couple of years into his retirement, rumors began circulating about a potential comeback for two-time NBA champ Ray Allen. The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors were the two teams that were allegedly in the running to sign Allen, who in 2016 was already 40 years of age. Allen denied these rumors, and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled the “Black Mamba” City Edition jerseys in Game 4 of their first-round series with the Portland Trail Blazers. Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love made a bold prediction: the Lakers won’t lose games when they’re wearing these jerseys. Love made the fearless forecast on the Lakers via Twitter. Though it’s a […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving shared a close relationship with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. In light of what would have been The Black Mamba’s 42nd birthday (Sunday), Uncle Drew sent out a touching video tribute for his friend and mentor: “Kobe means to me what it means to plant seeds and watch them […]