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via BlackAmericaWeb: The NBA is has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to most corners of the planet. The league, in a memo sent to teams on Sunday and obtained Monday […]

viaKTLA: Jennifer Hudson is coming to the All-Star Game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with her voice. The NBA has released a list of entertainers headed to All-Star weekend, the group headlined by Hudson — the two-time Grammy winner and Oscar winner — who, just before Sunday night’s player introductions, will perform a special […]

Source: Mitchell Leff / Getty: via praisephilly/Sarah: Fellow players and athletes are reacting to the untimely death of Kobe Bryant. We now know he was in a helicopter with his 13 year old daughter, Gianna. They were on their way to her basketball practice. Many people are reacting. See below There’s no words to express […]

via Wkyc: Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 94-85 on Wednesday night in the season opener for each team. Kevin Love had 11 points and 18 rebounds for Cleveland, which trailed by as many as 20 points. Collin Sexton and Tristan Thompson each scored 16 […]

via News5: The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Korver, one of the best long-distance shooters in NBA history, is going to the Jazz in exchange for guard Alec Burks and two future second-round draft picks. Korver played for the Jazz from 2007-2010. He became expendable […]

via Wkyc: On Friday, Tyronn Lue was given the second-best odds of being the first NBA head coach fired this season. That ticket just cashed in. WKYC has confirmed the Cavs parted ways with Lue following an 0-6 start to the 2018-19 season. News of Lue’s firing was first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. […]

via News5: The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting fans ready for professional basketball to return. They tweeted out their first hype video of the season with their new motto #BeTheFight. This will be the first season in four years without LeBron James. The Cavaliers re-signed Rodney Hood to the team on Thursday, who will have a […]

via eurweb: Cleveland’s J.R. Smith is reportedly pissed that the NBA has ordered him to cover his new “Supreme” tattoo. Smith is a committed member of the New York-based clothing company Supreme, which started as a skateboarding shop that has expanded into popular culture market, per Yahoo Sports. He’s so dedicated to the brand that this summer Smith got the logo tattooed […]

via Wkyc: The Cleveland Cavaliers are heading back to Boston. And they’re doing so with the Eastern Conference Finals all tied up. After returning to Cleveland facing an 0-2 deficit, the Cavs held serve on their home court, evening the best-of-seven series at two games apiece with a 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics at […]

via Wkyc: The Cleveland Cavaliers’ fourth straight trip to the Eastern Conference Finals had a rocky start at TD Garden in Boston Sunday. Despite having three days to prepare for Game 1, as opposed to jumping into another series, as they did between rounds one and two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Cavaliers struggled […]

via complex: Fans make sports great. Their pride, passion, and support for their squads ideally carry said teams to new heights. And can consist of everyone from your average Joe to world famous celebrities. While plenty of celebrities love football and baseball, the NBA is only the professional league where you’ll see an abundance of […]

via Wkyc: The Cleveland Cavaliers needed just one win at the Air Canada Centre to take away home-court advantage from the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors, and they did one better in the first two games of the East Semifinals With a dominant 128-110 Game 2 win over the Raptors […]