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forward Isaac Okoro shared with me that growing up, his family couldn't always get the newest Nike's for him to play in, which played a part in him teaming up with
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.
Okoro wants to create affordable shoes for kids to play hoops in.
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head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that Jarrett Allen was unable to pause Pokemon Legends: Arceus so that’s what led to a quick conversation about him being named to the All-Star team.
Allen seemed to appreciate the message and went back to playing.
If Doc Rivers coaches on Friday I really want to know if the
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are the first team in NBA history to face the same team three times with three different coaches in less than ten days.
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guard Donovan Mitchell shares he spends his free time breaking down film of how Darius Garland passes to Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, to help him improve their on-court relationship.
“I’ve never played with bigs as dynamic as them on offense.”
Akron's own Stephen Curry is being drowned in a chorus of boos from folks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Ayesha Curry is getting louder boos.
Never change, Cleveland.
Emoni Bates shared with us that he lost his love for basketball after his time at Memphis and Eastern Michigan, but his joining the
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has re-sparked his love for the game, mostly because he’s out of the spotlight and can hoop.
“It’s been the best week of my life.”
Caris LeVert has worn 22 his entire NBA and high school career and that’s obviously retired for Larry Nance.
He wore 23 at Michigan.
Do you think he’d be that bold?
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forward Kevin Love said that he's planning a team trip to Nashville to bond as a group in late August or early September.
Love said he wants to make everyone do karaoke, especially genres they don't know.
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guard Darius Garland said Gary Trent Jr. reached out immediately after the game to apologize.
Garland said it was just a basketball play and doesn’t hold anything against Trent.
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superstar Donovan Mitchell grew up a Cavs fan and shared that whenever he hears emcee Ahmaad Crump hyping up the crowd and fans going crazy, it takes him back to when he’s a kid, bringing his basketball life full circle.
"Once the Kelce brothers started hyping everyone up we thought, 'Oh, we can do this!'"
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big man Jarrett Allen sharing how the crowd, spearheaded by the Kelce brothers helped spearhead their fourth quarter run.
The NBA has announced that Wednesday’s game between the
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and Sixers in Philadelphia will be broadcasted on ESPN rather than the originally planned game between Brooklyn and Miami.
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point guard Darius Garland said that superstar Steph Curry reached out to him a few times this season complimenting him on his year this season. Ditto for LeBron James and Damian Lillard.
Donovan Mitchell: “Vert can I stay at your place during All-Star?”
Caris LeVert: “No, man.”
DM: “I’ll AirBNB it!”
Max Strus: “Charge him $30k! You know he’s good for it!”
The vibes are very good in the locker room for the
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tonight.
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guard Darius Garland said that after All-Star starters were announced, he wasn't really pressed about not being named.
"If I get named, cool. But, I'm more worried about the Cavaliers right now."
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swingman Caris LeVert he's excited to be back in Ohio and even though he grew up a
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fan, he never thought he'd play for them, let alone make it in the NBA.
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big man Jarrett Allen said he approached J.B. Bickerstaff, asking to be coached harder, after the game against Houston because he wasn't playing what he thought was to the best of his ability.
"We deserved to win that game. That game was taken from us. We deserved to win it."
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head coach J.B. Bickerstaff on tonight's game against Philadelphia.
He also said that "you can't defend the free-throw line. That's absurd."
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guard Darius Garland said that he and Jarrett Allen are the ones trying to react for Evan Mobley since the Cleveland rookie is a little emotionless after highlight plays.
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star guard Donovan Mitchell said the headband is so he doesn’t have to get a haircut.
He also said he’s 100% both physically and mentally and is excited to start this playoff run.
The Agni Kai between Zuko and Azula is cool for obvious reasons. But, upon watching it years later, I noticed that Zuko took Iroh's training to heart and incorporated Airbending, Waterbending, and Earthbending techniques into his Firebending.
The NBA says that last night’s officials made the incorrect decision to not call a foul on Philadelphia’s James Harden when he hooked
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forward Lauri Markkanen on an inbounds play.
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rookie Ochai Agbaji said that if Cleveland needs him to take ten three-pointers a game, he’ll do it.
Agbaji said that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to help Cleveland win.
The
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have sent out closeups of the Junkyard Dog Chain out to media.
The JYD is awarded by J.B. Bickerstaff to the player who brings the “scrap mentality and intensity” to each game won. The chain was designed by Jared and Signet Jewelers headquartered in nearby Akron.
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big man Jarrett Allen said that Lauri Markkanen and Kevin Love were both major building blocks to where they are now and even if neither are no longer here, are still part of what Cleveland is now.
Today’s a special day for Cleveland fans but tonight’s probably the last night J.R. Smith will be a Cavalier. This championship was so special - for both the fans and the players, Smith included. I’ll never forget how real he was post game. Thanks for everything,
@TheRealJRSmith
Former
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guard George Hill just walked over to Cleveland general manager Koby Altman and gave him a massive hug. He then went to go find Austin Carr and do the same.
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President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman said that Collin Sexton deserves a chance to play with the group Cleveland has constructed and play winning basketball.
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swing man Max Strus compared the atmosphere in Cleveland for Game 1 as the same he experienced last year in the NBA Finals.
So, credit to the fans in Strus’s eyes.
Darius Garland thinks that the
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need to embrace that dog mentality again.
"We got to 28 wins and we think we're big dogs now. We're not. We gotta be the underdogs every night."
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head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that Jarrett Allen was a full participant in walkthroughs today.
Allen has been able to go against coaches in 3 on 3's and 5 on 5's up to this point, per Bickerstaff.
Confirming the reporting out there that the Oklahoma City Thunder could be a trade destination for Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton.
A source says the Thunder like the pairing of Sexton with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and have the draft picks in order to make a deal happen.
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CEO Len Komoroski says that Boobie Gibson, Anderson Varejao and Machine Gun Kelly will be among those to play in the
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Celebrity Game in Cleveland.
Cedi Osman and Rajon Rondo have both exited league health and safety protocols are both listed as probable tomorrow night for the
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against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Tristan Thompson yelled at Darius Garland from the
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bench after Garland was hanging his head in exhaustion.
The big fella is pushing his teammates even when he's not out there.
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guard Darius Garland shared his family was supposed to come to tonight's game. But, every time his family comes to a road game, Cleveland loses. Garland said his mom is superstitious and decided last night that everyone was staying home.
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current depth chart after the Raul Neto signing:
PG: Garland/Rubio/Neto
SG: LeVert/Agbaji/Osman
SF: Markkanen/Okoro/Stevens
PF: Mobley/Love/Wade
C: Allen/Lopez
Once you sign Sexton, you're pretty much set rotation-wise and I don't think there's much else you need to do.
I asked
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star Darius Garland if he has a message for Cleveland leading up to Game 1:
“This is the first time (without LeBron) that basketball has been around in April since ‘98. You shouldn’t miss this. Everybody should be excited. Everybody should be there.”
Evan Mobley says he and Darius Garland are very close friends off the court and that plays a part in how he's so comfortable playing with Cleveland's star guard.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis are all doubtful for tomorrow’s game between the
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and the Bucks.
There’s hope.
"I want to be here in Cleveland. I love the organization and my teammates. Whatever happens, I know that Cleveland was really good to me and helped me to get where I am today. I want to continue being part of this."
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guard Collin Sexton on his contract situation.
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superstar Donovan Mitchell closes his media availability giving his thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin on behalf of himself and the entire organization.
“If someone makes a play like that, you have the right to stand up for yourself.
… We don’t have guys that start shit but we have guys who don’t run from shit.”
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head coach J.B. Bickerstaff on Donovan Mitchell’s dustup.
Darius Garland said he’s been picking the brains of LeBron James and Chris Paul during
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weekend and is hoping to learn how to take his game to another level.