Cavaliers big man Larry Nance Jr. has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 right soleus (calf) strain and will miss about three-to-four weeks, the team announced on Sunday (via Twitter).
The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a bad run of injury luck so far this season. They’ve provided updates to three players who’ve been recently added to the injury report.
Former Los Angeles Lakers draft pick Larry Nance Jr. is one of the few people that gets to say he played alongside both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James in his NBA career.
How many of the NBA players to score at least 40 points in a game before turning 21 years old can you name in six minutes?
Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Lonzo Ball and Larry Nance Jr. revisited a little-discussed chapter from their Los Angeles Lakers tenure, teasing an untold story involving Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s brief “work release” period during the 2017–18 season.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off an impressive 118-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, with the big story being the injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo, who left early with a groin injury.
The Cleveland Cavaliers debuted their Classic Edition uniform and accompanying court design for the first time this year—a nod to the mid-2000s Cavaliers era—as the Cavs topped the 76ers 132-121 Wednesday night at Rocket Arena. “It’s more than just dope jerseys,” Larry Nance Jr.
It may not sound like much, but the Cleveland Cavaliers will open their 2025-2026 campaign without three key players from the prior season, a season where
Cleveland Cavaliers fans were pumped to hear that the news of one of their favorite uniform combos was coming back to make an appearance in the 2025-2026 season.
In the crazy environment of the NBA, sometimes time with your family, whether in person or on the phone, helps. This is typical of Larry Nance Jr., who revealed his post-game routine and pregame ritual as he begins his second spell with the Cleveland Cavaliers and his tenth season in the league.
It is not a secret that the Cleveland Cavaliers have lofty expectations for the upcoming season. There is no set number of wins that the Cavs are shooting for, or just making the playoffs by June. Former and recently signed Cleveland forward Larry Nance Jr.
The grind of 82 NBA games takes a toll on even the strongest bodies. As the playoffs roll around, we often hear the old adage: “nobody is healthy this time of year.” For Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr., that grind comes with an additional challenge.
It started in high school. And it almost resulted in big man Larry Nance Jr. never returning to the Cavaliers — or playing for them in the first place.
You can be a star in one sport and still keep an eye on another. In the NBA, for example, many players are warming up to soccer. Although it is not the most popular sport in the country, it is gaining traction among players due to the influx of stars from Europe, as Larry Nance Jr.
The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t make any blockbuster moves during the NBA offseason. However, they did make a few moves that should help make their roster more balanced and well-rounded. One of those moves was signing Larry Nance Jr.
Larry Nance Jr. strongly believes that the Cleveland Cavaliers are primed to take the next step this upcoming season after back-to-back second-round exits in the playoffs.
Larry Nance Jr. is coming off a solid year for the Atlanta Hawks. The 10-year veteran had averages of 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest while shooting 51.6% from the field and 44.7% from the three-point range in 24 games.
Larry Nance Jr. is excited to play for his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers again. Nance Jr. played 182 games with the Cavaliers before getting traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in the summer of 2021.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are signing Larry Nance Jr. Nance Jr. is back with the Cavaliers. He played 182 games with the franchise before getting traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in the summer of 2021. Nance Jr.
He has long been valued for his toughness, rebounding and locker room leadership.
rior to tonight’s game, the Atlanta Hawks announced that forward Larry Nance Jr. has been honored with the Jason Collier Memorial Award for the 2024-25 season.
He is now the fourth Hawks player who will miss at least the end of the regular season.
Atlanta Hawks forward Larry Nance Jr. underwent surgery to repair a fractured bone in his right hand, with his timetable for a return scheduled to be assessed in two weeks.
Earlier today, the Atlanta Hawks announced that Larry Nance Jr will undergo surgery to repair a broken bone in his right hand. Per the team, the injury occured during the recent Heat game and likely contributed to Nance being held out of the Toronto Raptors game shortly thereafter.
The Atlanta Hawks are keeping their cards close to the chest when it comes to Larry Nance Jr. Despite plenty of suitors buzzing around, the Hawks aren’t budging, per Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
Larry Nance Jr. is not surprised the New Orleans Pelicans are coming back to the Smoothie King Center sporting three more wins in the standings. In fact, the Wyoming alum expected more out of this team and he’s not alone.
Lance provides the Pelicans with a strong veteran presence.
Nance Jr. played in 37 games (11 starts) with the Trail Blazers this season before suffering a knee injury in early January that has sidelined him since.
Since player medical situations are always examined during trade discussions, it's likely the Pelicans knew the extent of Nance's injury prior to the deal and decided with him to pursue surgery.
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