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The Golden State Warriors on Friday got some bad news about the status of one of their most important players. Warriors coach Steve Kerr announced that Andre Iguodala is doubtful to play in Game 2 on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, per Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated. Steve Kerr: Andre Iguodala (leg) is doubtful for […]

Cleveland Cavaliers court jester — I mean — guard J.R. Smith had what is called a lapse in judgement in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Golden State Warriors. He rebounded a miss with the game tied late in the fourth quarter and dribbled to half court, looking as if he […]

Draymond Green was ultimately shocked to hear that J.R. Smith was aware the score was tied before he took an offensive rebounding opportunity out to the 3-point line, freezing out the last 4.5 seconds of regulation with the score still tied at 107. Posed with the question, Green tried to play the diplomatic approach, but […]

It would be like blaming your dog for eating your homework, but instead of the teacher calling you out on your astonishingly unoriginal bologna, s/he decided you would be best served being told that your favorite uncle will see the electric chair as a result of your lies. Does any of that make sense? Of […]

Game recognize game like most players say. For his superb performance in Game 1, C.J. McCollum had nothing but praise for LeBron James. McCollum, who’s probably out at home watching the game, tweeted out: Lebron is unbelievable 🐐…. we gotta talk @TeamVic . I’m on board bruh — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 1, 2018 It […]

The 2018 NBA Finals are underway featuring LeBron James in a familiar position, as he leads the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors. James is playing in his eighth straight Finals appearance and ninth overall. In Game 1 against the Warriors, the 14-time All-Star delivered in a big way once again with a career […]

The Golden State Warriors drew first blood in the 2018 NBA Finals with a 124-114 overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The game was closer than what the score suggests. Apart from that, the score does not tell how hotly contested the game was. So hot, in fact, that Tristan Thompson was ejected out of the […]

Many blamed J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers for his mental breakdown in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant, however, praised Smith for his efforts on the boards. After snagging the offensive rebound, the Cavaliers had one timeout remaining. They could’ve called it and had a great chance at […]

With just 2.6 seconds remaining and the game almost wrapped up, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson got into a scuffle. As seen in the video below, after being tossed out of the game, Thompson was walking towards the referee. He was met by a bunch of Golden State […]

The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers tipped off Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday afternoon, and it was wild first half that finished with both teams tied at 56 at the half. LeBron James led the Cavs with 24 points, two rebounds, four assists, and one steal on 9-of-11 shooting from […]

The 2018 NBA Finals is off to the kind of start most people expected it to be, as the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors are both supplying high-energy championship basketball and, uh, some Draymond Green antics. In the second quarter of the series’ Game 1 Thursday night, Cavs superstar LeBron James attempted a […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers is underway and we already have a scary moment happening. Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has been brought to the locker room after the Cavs’ J.R. Smith slid on the floor and onto Thompson’s leg. The All-Star guard took a pass […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Golden State Warriors will be taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Oh, you have? Four years in a row? You’re kidding! Most pundits, bloggers, tweeters (and their burner accounts) and fans pegged a Warriors-Cavaliers Finals before the season. That ended up coming true, but […]

Isaiah Thomas hilariously showed support for his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, posting a today-back-then photo of him alongside LeBron James and J.R. Smith from earlier this season. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjcwqECAN05/?hl=en&taken-by=isaiahthomas Thomas was on the shelf for most of his stint in Cleveland, still recovering from an offseason hip surgery that ended his 2016-17 campaign with the […]

Browns safety Damarious Randall seems to be taking a step back from his promise that he would buy everyone a jersey that retweeted his tweet if the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. If the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2018 NBA finals I’ll buy everyone who retweet’s […]

This is a strange time in the NBA. Not only will the same two teams square off in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year — a first in American pro sports — but something that feels impossible has emerged as true. The world’s best, most terrorizing player seemingly doesn’t have a chance in […]

China is one of the NBA’s biggest markets. Now that the finals are right around the corner, it’s high time that someone translates the names of the players from the competing teams to Chinese. As posted by Zheping Huang of Quartz, below are the Chinese nicknames of selected players from the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden […]

Trivia contests are always a thing, especially in this age of social media in which folks have a bigger platform to broadcast just how bigger their brains are compared to others. But even without that arrogant motivation, people are just naturally driven to try their hand in answering questions. Enter one of the hottest apps […]

What’s more important next to NBA players themselves? The referees, of course. With this, the league has released the referee assignments for the 2018 NBA Finals. As posted by NBA Referees via Twitter, below are the set of referees to blow the whistle in the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden […]

In fewer than 24 hours, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will kick off the 2018 NBA Finals – their fourth-straight meeting in the same round of the playoffs. That said, the trash-talking (or banter) has already begun between the two sides. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, Warriors forward Kevin Durant and […]

Prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, it was almost a foregone conclusion that this year’s NBA Finals would feature yet another matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Although it may have been expected, it did not make it any easier for NBA fans to come to grips with. One person who is […]

For the eighth consecutive year, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James will find himself in the NBA Finals when the Cavs tip off tomorrow night against the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 at Oracle Arena. It is quite an impressive accomplishment, to say the very least. So much so that veteran sharpshooting forward Kyle […]

Following the survival of a valiant effort by the Houston Rockets that took them to the brink of elimination, the Golden State Warriors are set to play in their fourth straight NBA Finals that will once again be against the same opponent each of the other times in the Cleveland Cavaliers. It pushed forward the question as […]

Draymond Green doesn’t have many friends on the basketball court, and he reiterated that going into the NBA Finals on Media Day. The Golden State Warriors forward in Green was asked about his relationship with Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Green admitted there was one, but right now it’s all about winning a title […]

It’s barely been two days since the Houston Rockets were eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in a painful Game 7, falling a game shy of the NBA Finals. Yet point guard Chris Paul has already gotten the wheels turning to recruit more help for Clutch City. Paul was reportedly devastated, described as a “sad […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without forward Andre Iguodala for Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to the team. He’s slated to be re-evaluated after Game 1. Iguodala suffered a left lateral leg contusion after knocking knees with Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden during Game 3 of […]

When the Golden State Warriors host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday night, it will mark an unprecedented fourth straight time these two teams will clash for the title. But there are very significant differences between last year’s Cavs team and this year’s version, making it a bit harder to […]

Facing Al Horford one-on-one at the top of the key, LeBron James gave a slow right-to-left crossover through his legs to size his opponent up, then burst to his left for the right-handed layup. To see what hopes the Cleveland Cavaliers might have in the Finals, it’s important to look at how the East was […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have reached the NBA Finals for the fourth year in a row. All eyes are, rightfully, on the franchise’s series against the Golden State Warriors. And yet, there’s important decisions looming in the offseason for the Cavs. Regardless of how things turn out for the team against the All-Star-laden Golden State Warriors […]

For the fourth straight year, the NBA Finals will feature the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The matchup has evolved into a rivalry and fans from both sides can’t wait what will happen this year. For Warriors owner Joe Lacob however, he’s growing tired of yet another series with the Cavs. As told […]

The NBA Finals are almost here and it’s a familiar matchup for fans. The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers both overcame 3-2 deficits in the conference finals and won road Game 7s to advance to their fourth straight NBA Finals. And now the odds are slowly coming out about which team has the best […]

To no surprise, the NBA Finals will feature a fourth consecutive matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. While both teams getting to the championship was predictable, picking the best player in this series remains to be seen. Although the NBA season awards are not given until June, fans will at least be […]

The NBA Finals is right around the corner and it’s a familiar matchup with the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers clashing for the fourth straight season. The Cavs and Warriors made it again despite both teams being down 3-2 in the conference finals and needing to win road Game 7’s. Game 1 will be […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are getting ready for the NBA Finals, but it’s never too early to start talking about James future, which will be determined in just over a month. He could end up staying with the Cavaliers, but any place he’d like to go if he leaves would gladly accept him. […]

They meet again. The Golden State Warriors cemented their fourth consecutive matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals after winning Game 7 against the Houston Rockets on Monday. It was what everyone predicted in the beginning of the season, but was in legitimate danger of going another way. But now Part 4 of […]

Steve Kerr didn’t sugarcoat what a fourth straight meeting between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers means to either team, or to any of the players involved — playing a huge part in each player’s legacy and the overall history of the league. “We just want to kick each other’s ass,” Kerr said, […]

The case of the Raptors has to be the most unfortunate turn of events this season. From a team that held the best record in its conference, and arguably had the best roster in its history, Toronto sank to the absolute bottom in a span of just four postseason games. After being swept by LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors’ odds of beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals are just a little lower than the chances of any disinfectant to kill germs. Right after the Warriors took down the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals that took seven games to finish, oddsmakers over at Vegas Insider released […]

In the words of the late, great Yogi Berra: “It’s deja vu all over again.” That’s how it feels right now for every NBA fan, as the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will meet in the NBA Finals for the fourth year in a row after both teams took care of their assignments […]