LEBRON JAMES RUMORS & GOSSIP

LeBron James remained silent on Friday following reports surfacing that teammate Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The request in and of itself seemingly stems from Irving no longer wanting to play second fiddle to James.On Saturday, James himself took to Snapchat as a way to respond to Irving’s request to move on from Cleveland. No one can argue that...

When news broke on Friday that Kyrie Irving had requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, speculation immediately turned to whether Irving would be moved to the New York Knicks for a package that would likely include Carmelo Anthony.It makes sense. The Knicks are one of four teams Irving would prefer to be traded to. Meanwhile, LeBron James had in the past pushed for Cleveland...

There were several moments during the offseason in which the Cavaliers beating the Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals was feasible. When Jimmy Butler was available, it was feasible. When Paul George was available, it was feasible. Hell, if you really squint, before the Rockets got Chris Paul and became Carmelo Anthony’s destination of choice, it was feasible. The Cavs had to make...

That sound you hear just might be the sound of the Banana Boat pulling into the Cleveland Cavaliers’ driveway.Ian Begley of ESPN reports on Friday that some within the New York Knicks organization are open to trading Carmelo Anthony and future first-rounders to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kyrie Irving, who recently asked to be traded. Begley also adds that the Knicks are not willing...

Kyrie Irving’s discontent with the Cleveland Cavaliers had apparently been festering for even longer than we had thought.In his original report about Irving asking out of Cleveland, Brian Windhorst of ESPN also reveals the All-Star guard considered asking for a trade from the Cavs after they won the NBA title in 2016 but ultimately decided against it.Winning a championship usually...

If Kyrie Irving insists on forcing the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him this offseason, LeBron James is reportedly not going to try to stop it from happening.According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, LeBron plans to let Cavs owner Dan Gilbert and the team’s front office handle anything that involves Irving’s recent trade demand. Windhorst was told by sources that LeBron only found...

The Internet was whipped up into a veritable frenzy earlier this week when Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons shot out a cryptic tweet directed at LeBron James. And now it looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is perhaps engaging in some social media chicanery in light of it all.Simmons turned 21 Thursday and received tweeted well wishes from the 76ers organization and...

Where will LeBron James play following the 2017-18 season? For multiple reasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have received most of the attention. But speaking on CSN New England, Chris Mannix of The Vertical had a different Western Conference team in mind.Mannix did make it clear that the long talked-about Carmelo Anthony trade must happen first. However, he speculated that if it did...

It likely won’t come to fruition this summer, but the idea of LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers has picked up steam over the past several weeks. James, who is going to be a free agent following the 2017-18 season, is unhappy about the direction of his Cleveland Cavaliers.Meanwhile, the Lakers themselves seem to be on the upswing out west. Add in the Lakers’ decision...

All is not well in The King’s Court.Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports reported on Monday that LeBron James is “frustrated and concerned” with the way the offseason has gone for the Cleveland Cavaliers, having been “expecting an aggressive offseason approach that would close the gap on the champion Golden State Warriors.”Zillgitt also cites Cavs owner Dan Gilbert’s decision...