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A few months from now, the King will be deciding which city will have the privilege of watching him play almost nightly next season in his pursuit of more championship rings. LeBron James’ free agency this summer will not only affect fans but also the economy of the city he will leave. When James first […]

NBA salaries are some of the most lucrative in all of sports, with the best players’ contracts amounting to more than $200 million. The salary cap has hit the roof to the point where teams are able to offer huge contracts to today’s players. It’s never been better to be an NBA player than today given […]

Chris Bosh and LeBron James are close friends, as most hoops fans know. As teammates, they won two championships with the Miami Heat. However, when asked who he thinks this season’s MVP honors will go to, Bosh tipped his cap to Houston Rockets guard James Harden. “LeBron has taken some flak for calling himself the […]

NBA fans have their opinions about which teams are championship contenders. Popular choices include the San Antonio Spurs, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Houston Rockets. However, as long as a 33-year-old trend continues, only five teams have a chance at winning this year, and they have NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal to thank. Yes, even though […]

The Charlotte Hornets saw their nice four-game win streak end tonight, as they fell to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at home, 118-105. Despite the loss, Hornets fans will always remember this day as the time when Kemba Walker became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer by supplanting Dell Curry atop that list. Walker only […]

Before LeBron James and Dwyane Wade went up against each other for the 30th time, Wade commented on what it’s like to play against his best friend. Wade shared he looked forward to the competition but also shared a tidbit on who he thinks is the greatest of all-time. A video shows Wade being interviewed […]

One of the best point guards ever was a guest on NBA TV’s “Game Time” on Monday night where he shared his thoughts on the greatest player of all-time. Isiah Thomas loves basketball conversations as much as any analyst but his opinions are bolstered by years of playing at the highest level. Thomas is a […]

A recent poll of ESPN’s basketball writers released a list of the best game-changers in NBA history. Among them was LeBron James, who ranked a close second right after Michael Jordan, who led the race at No. 1. Cracking the top-10 was Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, joining the Cleveland Cavaliers forward as […]

Dwyane Wade entered Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 14-15 all-time record going head-to-head against longtime friend LeBron James. That mark is now even after the Miami Heat doled out a convincing 98-79 win over James’ team, putting a deadlock on their all-time clash. “Every time I look forward to the environment. I […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade didn’t brag about his sweet rejections of LeBron James’ shot, despite doing so in front of his home base, with fans cheering his name and with rousing applause for his defensive instincts. The 36-year-old shooting guard turned the clock back and swatted his best friend in the league ruthlessly, taking […]

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are the best of friends no doubt. Yet when the two are on opposing sides of one another, it’s all business. They two were reunited tonight in the American Airlines Arena. They seem to be wearing similar kicks as a sign of their reunion. But things eventually got competitive once […]

Comparisons between LeBron James and Michael Jordan have raged on for quite some time now, and that trend will likely continue into the future. By most accounts, these are two of the greatest players to have graced a hardwood floor. One man who knows these two legends both on and off the court is Golden […]

In the midst of a hectic NBA trade deadline, the Cleveland Cavaliers had planned to undergo a major overhaul, posing general manager Koby Altman with some tough choices to make. With the likes of George Hill and Rodney Hood already in his sights, Altman went name-by-name through the alphabetic roster of players that Miami Heat […]

The NBA announced Monday that LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LaMarcus Aldridge of the San Antonio Spurs were named Players of the Week, per the league’s PR relayed by ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly. The NBA has announced that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge have been named the […]

Former Miami Heat player and occasional TNT analyst Caron Butler noted his former team shouldn’t avoid a matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. “You can’t do that,” said Butler regarding the chance both of these teams meet in the postseason, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. […]

It is no secret the Los Angeles Lakers are creating enough cap space to sign two max contract players this offseason like LeBron James and Paul George. They took a major step at the trade deadline when they traded Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, and the Cleveland Cavaliers 2018 […]

Playing without five of their top players, LeBron James took matters into his own hands and carried the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-129 over the East-leading Toronto Raptors. With the win, the Cavaliers snapped the Raptors’ franchise record 9-game road winning streak. They’ve also won 9 of their last 10 home games against Toronto including […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is playing in his 15th season in the NBA. And he has finally shown signs of fatigue. In a clip posted by Cleveland Sports Talk, LeBron is seen sleeping on defense during their game against the Toronto Raptors: How not to play defense, presented by LeBron James: pic.twitter.com/09ktcGogzC — BIGPLAY […]

The Toronto Raptors were able to take care of business on Tuesday night when they took on the Orlando Magic on the road without one of their two All-Stars and leading scorer DeMar DeRozan. The nine-year veteran had been dealing with a thigh injury, but according to many injury reports, the Raptors simply opted to […]

Time is a flat circle, looping in on itself with the slightest of variations until, one day, LeBron James is looking across the court to an alternate dimension version of himself in 21-year-old Ben Simmons. The lineage of each can be traced back decades. The wonderment of 6-foot-9 Magic Johnson whipping the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Milwaukee Bucks faced off on Monday night and it was quite the battle with Giannis Antetokunmpo and the LeBron James both having huge games. Antetokunmpo played 39 minutes and put up 37 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. James played 40 minutes and he put up 40 points, 12 rebounds, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo had his third straight 30-point outing in the Milwaukee Bucks’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, but it wasn’t his scoring prowess that had him thinking, but rather his defense that tormented himself following the game. The Greek Freak led the Bucks with 37 points, but it was his defensive assignment, […]

Shortly after noon on Monday, the NBA officially announced that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook have been named Players of the Week in their respective conferences for games played from Monday, March 12, through Sunday, March 18. For James, this marks the 60th time he’s earned the title […]

Early on Monday morning, news came down the wire stating that Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue will be taking a leave of absence from his team to deal with a health issue. Since word of Lue’s condition got out, several members of the NBA family have decided to extend their well wishes, including Golden […]

In light of Tyronn Lue’s recent leave of absence, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton talked about his own experiences with health-related issues and what Lue would need to do in order to return a healthier version of himself. “Tt’s important that we (the coaches) eat right, exercise, all those things, because the life, […]

If you were hoping to get a closer look at all of the top college prospects during this year’s NCAA tournament, you are already somewhat disappointed. Of the top 10 projected picks in the upcoming 2018 NBA Draft, four of them got knocked out in the first round. Possibly the most notable of all was […]

March Madness is upon us once again and the entire basketball world has its eyes locked in on the best college players in the country. The Cleveland Cavaliers have their sights set on more than a few potential top picks for the 2018 NBA Draft and most of them are playing in the NCAA Tournament. […]

Over the past few weeks, an NBA beast has been awakened. Anthony Davis has single-handedly terrorized the league, keeping the New Orleans Pelicans in the playoff race despite a lack of high-quality NBA personnel. It speaks to the singular power a superstar can have. And it speaks to our imaginations as we try to consider […]

Chicago Bulls guard David Nwaba, a player who has had quite a journey into the NBA, not scared of LeBron James. Nwaba has not been in the league for very long, and James is, well, James. Many young players who have played against him often have a sense of reverence and appropriate fear when the […]

One may argue that LeBron James and Tyronn Lue have not had the best of player-coach relationships. On Thursday during the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers, believers of the said notion got more ammo to their cause after a heated moment on the Cavs’ bench. The former four-time MVP can be […]

Following Thursday morning’s shootaround in Portland, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James had high praise for Blazers point guard Damian Lillard. The two athletes are friends, so James’ admiration of Lillard’s game should come as no surprise. During his media availability, James noted that Lillard is “a superstar in our league.” It’s certainly hard to argue […]

With still a few more months before the start of this year’s free agency, the talks on where some of the big names will end up playing next are already starting to intensify. That includes LeBron James, who is expected to be one of the highly coveted players starting July 1. While many teams will […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers made the trade to get Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. from the Los Angeles Lakers they threw in their first-round draft pick to get the deal done. When the Cavaliers made the trade they were hoping that the pick would be for the 31st or 32nd pick in next summer’s […]

Following the dramatic 113-108 win by the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night, LeBron James was feeling good about himself. Making one clutch basket after another and another will do that to you. After the Nuggets came all the way back from a 16-point deficit to take the lead, the game was a […]

LOS ANGELES – Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue got his start in the NBA coaching field as an assistant coach to Doc Rivers with the Boston Celtics. Lue took the advice of Rivers and joined his staff in 2009 and was with him until 2014, when an opportunity to become an associate head coach […]

During the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s 127-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball missed a wide open dunk attempt in transition. In lieu of the embarrassing moment, several of Lonzo’s teammates, as well as his brother, LaMelo, chimed in with a bit of playful banter. Lonzo gathered the […]

Isaiah Thomas had perhaps his best outing since joining the Los Angeles Lakers, putting up 20 points, nine assists, and five rebounds off the bench in 31 minutes of play against his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. What stuck out the most during his time on the floor was his sheer aggressiveness taking over the […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas put up one of his better outings off the bench against his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, for whom he played a mere 15 games this season before taking a decisive 127-113 win on Sunday night. The 5-foot-9 dynamo put up 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor, […]

It was a Sunday night of dominance for Los Angeles Lakers rising star power forward Julius Randle against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Staples Center. In fact, the numbers that Randle put up during the 127-113 victory over the Cavs have not been done by a Lakers player since March of 2008 by legendary shooting guard […]