Despite the passage of a controversial religious freedom bill in North Carolina that many entertainment and business leaders have called anti-LGBT, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Friday that the league will continue with its plans to hold the league’s 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte, N.C. Silver’s announcement came from New York City following the […]

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers’ playoff run suddenly has Beliebers very worried. Game 5 of the first round of the NBA playoffs is scheduled to be in Cleveland April 26, if necessary. Justin Bieber’s Purpose World Tour is also scheduled at Quicken Loans Arena April 26. Baby, baby, baby, no! The Bieber concert is scheduled […]

CLEVELAND– A 13-year-old Wayne County boy’s dream came true Wednesday night when he met LeBron James. Last month, Joey Leininger, an eighth grader at Norwayne Elementary School in Creston, was diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer. Less than 200 people are diagnosed with fibrolamellar heptocellular carcinoma each year. On Sunday, Joey explained his condition to […]

Wednesday night is the last time we'll ever see Kobe Bryant grace the basketball court.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Cavaliers all-star LeBron James, or should we say “Ron” gained a side job in between games in Los Angeles. Blaze Pizza in Pasadena, California had their superstar employee shadow co-workers on how to make a pie. READ MORE: Cleveland19.com Article and Picture Courtesy of WOIO Cleveland 19 News Video Courtesy of Blaze […]

Former NBA stars Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson are among 10 notables who were elected Monday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s class of 2016, the Washington Post reports. Iverson spent his 14-year career playing with the Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies. A nine-time All-Star, Iverson famously clashed with […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Companies-owned by Michigan billionaire Dan Gilbert buy The Avenue Shops at Tower City from Forest City Enterprises. The retail center is located in the heart of downtown Cleveland. The shops are currently comprised of more than 100 retailers and restaurants as well as an 11-screen movie theater. The Avenue Shops at Tower City […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A lot of people are talking about it.. but Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James isn’t one of them. On Monday, it was revealed that James reportedly unfollowed the Cavaliers on Twitter. So, after Monday night’s big win over the Denver Nuggets, James was asked why he unfollowed the team. His response: “Next question.” […]

Love is in the air! Amber Rose, 32 has oh-so-subtly confirmed that’s she dating Terrence Ross, 25 of the Toronto Raptors. As background, the pair met during the NBA All-Star weekend in Toronto where Ross plays for the NBA home team. They were initially spotted in an elevator getting out together but there were no […]

CLEVELAND– The Cavaliers signed guard Jordan McRae to a multi-year deal, the team announced on Wednesday. McRae appeared in three Cavs games this season and was signed to a 10-day contract last month. In 2014, he was selected by the Spurs as the 58th pick in the NBA Draft out of the University of Tennessee […]

https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js Who would have thought that when Prince isn’t on tour, his favorite pastime was basketball? In the midst of the Golden State Warriors versus Oklahoma City Thunder game, ‘The Purple One’ literally stole the show. According to The Washington Post, at a recent concert at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre, Prince let the audience know that he’s rooting for Golden State’s […]