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Associated Press.Sideline reporter Shannon Spake asked Ball, a former Rookie of the Year and an All-Star player, about the team’s defensive strategy to limit production from Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, to which Ball replied, “We loaded up. No homo.”“No homo” is a phrase generally used to clarify that the speaker doesn’t want to be associated with the LGBTQ community.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have battled the injury bug early and often so far this season. First with Jarrett Allen, then Donovan Mitchell, and most recently Darius Garland and Evan Mobley. Even through all that, the Cavs have battled back and are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still hanging around after a tough loss of their starting point guard and forward Darius Garland and Evan Mobley. Donovan Mitchell, the other member of the Cavalier’s frontcourt, has held down the fort while his friend and teammate heals up. When DG the PG be making his return to action? Hollywood News Daily looks to uncover that information.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off a huge win against one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. The Orlando Magic are currently 14-7 and sit in third place in the east. With a top-three-rated defense, the Magic are not to be taken lightly, and the Cavs knew that.

an interview with GQas the league’s first nonbinary and transgender referee.A Los Angeles native who uses the pronoun “they,” Flores worked 35 games last season, and 12 games as a non-staff official during the 2021-2022 season.When Flores first became an NBA official, the league touted an announcement that two new women referees had been added to the mostly male referee corps — something Flores found alienating, knowing that, in private, they had begun to identify as transgender.“One piece I was missing for myself was that no one knew how I identified,” they said. “Being misgendered as she/her always just felt like a little jab in the gut.”But since coming out to some of their colleagues during a preseason meeting last month, Flores now feels more at ease and less constrained, even when it comes to little everyday choices like dressing in a manner that matches their gender identity.“When I started refereeing, you had to look a certain way,” Flores told GQ.

The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard in a trade, ESPN reports, as part of a three-team deal with the Phoenix Suns. Heading to Portland are Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, and Toumani Camara, along with Milwaukee's 2028 and 2030 unprotected swap rights and 2029 unprotected first-round draft pick.

Could the Cleveland Cavaliers be after P. j. Washington of the Charlotte Hornets? Washington’s contract with Charlotte has been one of the more confusing situations this offseason.

Kyrie Irving took to social media earlier this week as he responded to a post talking about his recent career choices and lack of success. The post showed Irving’s past six seasons without current Lakers star and Cavalier teammate LeBron James. The all-star point guard who went to three straight NBA Finals and won a championship with LeBron felt like he needed to address things directly this time.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made some solid moves this off-season. You can add starting point guard Darius Garland to the list of people who are excited about the new additions. Garland is hyped to continue building around the team’s first playoff appearance since 2018.

When Emoni Bates stepped onto the court for his first summer league game for the Cleveland Cavaliers all eyes were on him. It is not every season that the 49th pick steps onto the summer league court with this kind of attention, but Bates is not your average 49th pick. Many things have happened since Bates was considered the best player out of his recruiting class. A rough NCAA career as well as off-the-court troubles plagued the young man.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets are set to play a regular season game in Paris, France next season! This will be the NBA’s third game in the French capital. Accor Arena is the chosen battleground for this matchup.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the 2023 NBA Summer League Championship! The Cavs were dominant throughout the 11-day tournament going an impressive 6-0. With a big win over the Houston Rockets, the Cavaliers have won their first Summer League titles with a final score of 99-78. “It was incredible. Amazing group of guys here,” said Summer League coach Mike Gerrity.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are being called to try and acquire Paul George from the Los Angeles Clippers. According to James Piercey of NBAAnalysis.net, The Cleveland Cavaliers should trade Jarrett Allen, Issac Okoro, Rickey Rubio, and multiple draft picks for Paul George. Paul has been in trade rumors since joining the Clippers back in the summer of 2019. At the time the New York Knicks and the Portland Trailblazers were both interested in trading for George.

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ core will more than likely look the same going into the 2023-24 NBA season. Clevelands’ President of basketball operations, Koby Altman has stated that he plans to keep the core four of Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley together. This team made their first playoff appearance together last season, even though it did not go as planned.

Shakira and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. Shakira, 46, and Butler, 33, were spotted enjoying a low-key dinner in London at Novikov Restaurant & Bar on Wednesday evening, arriving separately just after 10 p.m. The pair also went their separate ways at the end of the night — just minutes apart, around 1:30 a.m.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had their pick of some of the top talent in the past few NBA drafts. Being a rebuilding team they had a lottery pick for about four years straight. Selecting solid players such as Darius Garland and Evan Mobley were no-brainers for the Cavaliers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were having a wonderful year before the start of the 2023 NBA playoffs. After barely missing the playoffs the year before Cleveland snuck in a deal to land super-star Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz. Mitchell seemed like a perfect fit for this young team’s rise.

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have some money issues lurking around the corner. This very well may be the last season that Cleveland’s core remains intact as they might have to make some tough choices next year. There is league-wide belief that Evan Mobley will take over as the Cavaliers’ full-time center.

Britney Spears has finally seen the video showing her tap NBA star Victor Wembanyama's shoulder before the player's security guard «back handed» her. And, despite everything that went down, she's still a fan of the rookie.The 41-year-old pop singer took to Instagram on Friday and expressed befuddlement at what transpired at the ARIA Hotel in Las Vegas earlier this week between her and Damian Smith, the Director of Team Security for the San Antonio Spurs.«I've been working in the industry for years and have been with some of the most famous people in the world … NSYNC at one point were like The Beatles … girls would throw themselves at them everywhere we went … not one time in my life has a security guard ever hit another person !!!» she captioned her lengthy post.The singer said she's not playing the victim by sharing her point of view.

Britney Spears is speaking out. The songstress is addressing the security guard that allegedly «back handed» her in the face on Wednesday in Las Vegas.Spears took to Instagram to call out the security guard -- Damian Smith, the Director of Team Security for the San Antonio Spurs — who allegedly hit her when she approached NBA star Victor Wembanyama and tapped him on the shoulder at the ARIA Hotel.«Traumatic experiences are not new to me and I have had my fair share of them. I was not prepared for what happened to me last night,» Spears wrote in a post on Thursday.

Earlier this week it was reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers may have been open to trading star center Jarrett Allen if the price was right. This led a few teams to call Cleveland to ask about Allen who underperformed in the 2023 playoffs. The Cavaliers would have to be blown away by an offer to trade Allen.