Cleveland Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) The defending NBA champions just got a lot tougher to stop. Two days after agreeing to the deal, the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a trade with Atlanta for Kyle Korver, one of the league's best 3-point shooters, who will be able to spot up on the perimeter and wait...

CLEVELAND (AP) Kyle Korver could soon be hoisting shots for the NBA champions. The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to finalize a deal to acquire Korver, one of the league's elite 3-point shooters, in a trade from the Atlanta Hawks, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on...

NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving are expected to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' lineup for their game against the Brooklyn Nets. Coach Tyronn Lue says both stars would play Friday night in the opener of a six-game road trip. Love missed a loss to Chicago on Wednesday and...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James is the only one of Cleveland's three big stars playing Wednesday night against Chicago. James, who has been battling a cold and flu bug that has been working its way through Cleveland's locker room, was questionable until 20 minutes before tip-off when the team announced he...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James stayed home from shootaround and is one of three Cleveland stars questionable for Wednesday night's game against Chicago. James has been fighting a cold but played Monday night in a win over New Orleans. The team advised him to skip the morning workout to get some...

CLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is missing Monday night's game against the Pelicans, his second straight, because of tightness in his right hamstring. Irving injured the hamstring against Boston on Thursday and didn't play in Saturday's win against Charlotte. The three-time All-Star is averaging 23.9 points and shooting 48...

CLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving didn't get tired of seeing the Milwaukee Bucks on consecutive days in December. In fact, he wouldn't mind playing them a few more times in late April, May or June when it really matters. ''I hope,'' he said. Irving had 31 points and a career-high 13 assists while...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers won't be at full strength for weeks - maybe longer. Still, coach Tyronn Lue won't tolerate any drop-off in the NBA champions.''There are no excuses,'' he said Wednesday night before the Cavs hosted Milwaukee. With starting guard J.R. Smith sidelined indefinitely with a broken right thumb...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers are sitting star guard Kyrie Irving against Memphis on Tuesday night. Irving complained about having ''heavy legs'' before Cleveland's win over Charlotte on Saturday, and coach Tyronn Lue said the training staff decided it was the right time to rest him. Irving scored 11 points against the...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced plans for a $140 million project to renovate Quicken Loans Arena, their downtown home since 1994. The defending NBA champions and Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County officials believe the arena needs an exterior face-lift and massive interior upgrades to better accommodate fans and attract future...

If you take a close look at LeBron James' recent cover photo for Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year award, a safety pin can be spotted on the NBA superstar's lapel.No, James isn't suffering some sort of wardrobe malfunction. Since last month's presidential election, the safety pin has become...

LOS ANGELES (AP) King James is set to tell the story of The Greatest. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James will be the executive producer of an HBO documentary on Muhammad Ali, who died earlier this year. The as-yet-untitled film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also helmed the boxing...