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The end of LeBron’s second tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers nearly featured a Big 3 of King James, Kyrie Irving, and Paul George. In June 2017, the Cavs—fresh off losing to Kevin Durant and Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals—were minutes away from landing then-Indiana Pacers superstar Paul George in a three-team trade […]
On Monday, a lawsuit was filed by Tristan Thompson against a woman named Kimberly Alexander after she (according to Thompson) made false paternity claims against him. The suit, which was obtained by both Page Six and E! News, contends that Alexander is a “wannabe social media influencer and pornographic model/performer who is so desperate to achieve […]
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein reportedly told players that they weren’t playing “like a bunch of thugs” anymore during a film session on Wednesday in Detroit. The comment, unsurprisingly rubbed many the wrong. Citing league sources, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that players “left the room initially stunned and were increasingly disturbed.” Beilein later spoke to ESPN about the incident and said […]
On Monday, the Cleveland Cavaliers waived J.R. Smith, on account of not being able to pull off a trade prior to the afternoon deadline: Sources: The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived JR Smith, making him a free agent. Cavs had been attempting to move Smith all the way up until the 5 p.m. ET waiver […]
According to The Blast, the Tristan Thompson cheating scandal could actually end up being a windfall for Jordyn Woods. The outlet reports that her appearance on The Red Table Talk has led to many lucrative opportunities. As The Blast puts it Woods “has been flooded with calls from companies who want to get their brands […]
Damon Jones has finally opened up about the now infamous J.R. Smith soup incident. Jones talked about it all on ESPN’s Jalen & Jacoby. The soup throwing incident, which went down back in 2018 when Smith decided to chuck some soup at assistant coach Damon Jones, has, understandably, led to a few many questions. “For a long time I refused to […]
Much is made of the fact professional athletes make millions of dollars playing what is basically a children’s game. But less literature has been produced on how the business of professional sports affects the athletes involved. Never was this more apparent than when guard Matthew Dellavedova was informed via phone call by Bucks general manager John […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have dealt Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for guard Alec Burks and two future second-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Cavaliers will receive a 2020 and 2021 second-rounder with the latter coming via the Washington Wizards. The announcement of the deal comes one day after Basketball Insiders‘ Steve Kyler reported that the Cavaliers reached out […]
LeBron James returns the Q Arena to face his former team, the Cavs, in a nationally televised affair on Wednesday that could turn into a blowout. In a sign of his importance to the franchise, and the absence of Kevin Love to injury, Cleveland sits at the bottom of the standings, with one fewer win than lowly […]
Larry Drew and the Cleveland Cavaliers have come to terms on a deal that will allow at least one dark cloud hanging over the organization to dissipate. According to ESPN, Drew agreed to a contract that will keep him onboard as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2018-19 campaign, and includes a partially […]
