April 2012 Cleveland Cavaliers Wiretap

Irving Injures Right Shoulder

Mar 31, 2012 12:57 PM

Kyrie Irving sprained his right shoulder in Cleveland's 121-84 loss to the Bucks on Friday.

The Cavaliers have lost six consecutive games.

Irving was trying to fight through a screen when he ran into Ersan Ilyasova and crashed to the floor, injuring the shoulder when he hit the court.

Irving played the entire third quarter after suffering the injury in the second.

“I’m in pain right now, but getting through it,” Irving said.

Boston Herald

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Lester Hudson Signs 10-Day Contract With Cavaliers

Mar 30, 2012 12:22 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Lester Hudson from the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.

Hudson has appeared in five games (two starts) for the Toros this season, averaging 17.6 points on .532 shooting, 6.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.4 steals in 29.2 minutes per game. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from the University of Tennessee-Martin was originally drafted in the second round with the 58th overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2009 NBA Draft.

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Varejao Hopes To Play For Brazil At London Games

Mar 29, 2012 9:15 PM

Anderson Varejao is still sidelined with a broken wrist, but hopes to be fully recovered in time to play for his native Brazil at the London Games.

"If I'm healthy, I will play in London," said Varejao, who has been a member of Brazil's national team since 2001.

Varejao suffered the wrist injury in a February game against Milwaukee and his recovery has taken longer than expected.

NBA.com

Tags: Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, NBA Injury, National, National Olympics

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Cavaliers Waive Ryan Hollins

Mar 20, 2012 12:57 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived center Ryan Hollins.

Hollins has averages of 3.7 points on .500 shooting and 2.3 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game in 24 games (seven starts) this season. He has career averages of 4.2 points on .554 shooting and 2.3 rebounds in 13.2 minutes per game in 299 games (54 starts).

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Sessions Understands Role Will Be To Facilitate For Bynum, Gasol, Kobe

Mar 17, 2012 11:59 AM

Ramon Sessions acknowledged the contributions of Derek Fisher with the Lakers during his arrival to the franchise.

"[Derek] Fisher was a great guy for this organization. I'm not here to replace Fisher," Sessions said Friday. "I'm just here to do whatever they need me to do and try to win games..."

Sessions averaged 10.5 points and 5.2 assists per game in backing up Kyrie Irving. He will now be more of a facilitator to Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.

"I don't need 30 shots a night," he said. "If it's a night where they need me to score, I'll score. If it's a night they need me to get guys the ball, that's what I'll do.

"That definitely helps any time you have those two big trees out there," he said, referencing Bynum and Gasol. "It's going to make my job easier. I could throw a bad pass and they're going to make it look good. And you're not even mentioning Kobe [Bryant] on the wing."

Mike Bresnahan/Los Angeles Times

Tags: Ramon Sessions, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA B-Ball IQ

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Manny Harris To Sign With Cleveland For Remainder Of Season

Mar 17, 2012 11:47 AM

The Cavaliers will sign Manny Harris for the remainder of the season.

Harris has played sparingly during his two 10-day contracts.

Tom Reed/Cleveland Plain-Deal

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Cavaliers Waive Jason Kapono

Mar 17, 2012 11:45 AM

Jason Kapono will be waived by the Cavaliers.

Kapono was acquired in a deadline trade with the Lakers.

Tom Reed/Cleveland Plain-Deal

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Cavaliers Sign Donald Sloan For Remainder Of Season

Mar 16, 2012 11:57 AM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Donald Sloan from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.

In eight games (all starts), Sloan has averaged 22.8 points on .496 shooting, 5.1 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 38.6 minutes per game with the BayHawks.

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Lakers Agree To Trade 1st Rounder, Walton, Kapono To Cavaliers For Sessions, Eyenga

Mar 15, 2012 1:34 PM

The Lakers have agreed to send Luke Walton and their own first round pick in 2012 to Cleveland for Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga.

The pick is lottery protected and the Lakers also get the right to swap their own pick in 2013 with the Miami pick owned by Cleveland.

Los Angeles has been searching for an upgrade at the point guard position.

Brian Windhorst/ESPN (via Twitter)

Tags: Ramon Sessions, Luke Walton, Christian Eyenga, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Cavs Unlikely To Buyout Jamison

Mar 11, 2012 11:23 AM

The Cavs will likely keep Antawn Jamison for the remainder of the season.

Jamison, 35, has been a positive role model for rookie forward Tristan Thompson.

This is the last year of a four-year, $50 million deal for Jamison.

News-Herald

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Krzyzewski Has Not Decided Whether To Coach In 2016 Olympics

FIBA.com

Nets, Hornets Most Injured Teams; Suns, Jazz, Kings Amongst Least

Sacramento Bee

Cavaliers Assign Eyenga, Harangody To Canton

RealGM Staff Report

Irving Aims To Play For Team USA

Tom Reed/Cleveland Plain-Deal

Cavaliers Sign Harris To 2nd 10-Day Contract

Jason Lloyd/Akron Beacon-Journal

Irving, Thomas Named Rookies Of The Month For February

NBA.com