Lenny Wilkens: The quiet genius who made basketball better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9JA-SzYy8k
By all accounts, Lenny Wilkens never needed to shout to be heard.
He coached with calm authority, played with purpose, and lived with humility —...
Cavs’ Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Jaylon Tyson all out
The Cavaliers will be shorthanded again when they face the Heat on Wednesday.
As expected, the injury report is a long one. Darius Garland remains...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Austin Reaves, Grizzlies, Brandon Clarke, Cavs
Lakers
Austin Reaves wasted no time finding his rhythm after missing three games, putting up 24 points, seven assists and five rebounds in just 29...
Dribbles, Hoops Wire, and what’s next
If you’ve been reading me for a while, you know I’ve been writing Dribbles after Cavs games for a long time.
It started as a...
NBA Notes: Clippers, Bradley Beal, Cavs, Darius Garland, Bulls
Clippers
The Clippers may be bracing for bad news on Bradley Beal. Prior to Monday’s game against Atlanta, coach Tyronn Lue told reporters he is...
Cavs lose Darius Garland and a gut-punch OT finish in Miami
It felt like the Cavaliers had pulled off the impossible.
Miami led 138-135 in overtime on Monday at Kaseya Center, and Donovan Mitchell — off...
Lenny Wilkens and Cavs fans shared special bond that still lives on
Sometimes you forget how deep these things run until a day like this.
Lenny Wilkens and Summit County became part of each other during his...
Cavs, Sonics legend and Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
Lenny Wilkens, a Hall of Famer whose NBA career spanned more than 50 years as both a player and coach and who was widely...
NBA corrects final score of Cavs-Wizards game after made free throw
Tre Johnson made the free throw. The arena saw it. Wizards fans saw it. The scoreboard did not.
The rookie guard stepped to the line...
NBA Notes: Suns, Jalen Green, Spurs, De’Aaron Fox, Cavs
Suns
Jalen Green had just gotten back. Now he is right back on the injury report.
Green tweaked that same right hamstring again in the first...
Cavs dig deep, survive the chaos, rally to overtake Bulls
Sometimes you take the Bull by the horns and sometimes you just survive the stampede.
The Cavaliers did both Saturday night.
They were down 19 in...
NBA Notes: Heat, Norman Powell, Cavs, Evan Mobley, Clippers
Heat
Miami played a game that almost didn’t feel real.
Norman Powell scored 25 and the Heat broke a franchise record with 53 first-quarter points —...
Cavs hammer Wizards in every way imaginable
This is the version the Cavaliers have been waiting to roll out for weeks.
Full starting five. Full throttle. Full payback for a slow early-season...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Darius Garland, Spurs, De’Aaron Fox, Heat
Cavaliers
As I relayed in Dribbles, Wednesday looked like the Cavaliers again. Darius Garland finally returned after toe surgery and Cleveland put 132 on the...
