However, James and the Lakers were trying to spoil the party last night. Of course, James has a lot of history with the Cavaliers as he had two separate stints with the team. Whenever he shows up in Cleveland, it is a huge moment, and last night was no different.
LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers rests during a break in the game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
LeBron Shouts Out Cleveland
In the end, however, the Lakers could not keep up with the Cavs. They lost the game and Mitchell ended up with a whopping 43 points. It was a phenomenal performance that ultimately overshadowed LeBron’s return. Overall, it was not a great night for the Lakers.
Despite this, LeBron was still someone that the media wanted to hear from after the game. He dropped 21 points and 17 rebounds, so it’s not like he played poorly. As you can see below, he showed a lot of love to Cleveland and even touched on the memories the city gives him.
“It’s always love coming back here. The memories that I have here will never be forgotten,” James said.
“It’s always love coming back here. The memories that I have here will never be forgotten.”
Donovan Mitchell is on the move. The star guard gets his wish and is out of Utah, but to the surprise of many in NBA circles, he isn’t going to the New York Knicks.
ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski reports Mitchell will join All-Star Darius Garland in the backyard of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In return, the Jazz will get forward Lauri Markkanen, rookie wing Ochai Agbaji, guard Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027, and 2029), and two pick swaps (2026 and 2028).
In the move, Sexton has agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal to be executed through the sign-and-trade.
Mitchell now joins a Cavs roster with Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and more.
This season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will take the court wearing new uniforms that match the team’s updated brand identity that was unveiled earlier this summer. Daniel Arsham, the Cavaliers’ creative director and a highly acclaimed contemporary artist, directed the creation of the Association (white), Icon (wine), and Statement (black) core uniforms for the team’s Nike Collection. Starting with the upcoming 2022–2023 season, the three jerseys will be alternately worn.
The modernized brand identity and logo collection were developed to represent the Cavaliers of today, a young and talented group that is ushering in a new era for the organization. With the new appearance, the early 1980s-era reflective, shiny, proper Cavaliers Gold that first appeared in the details of the jerseys from 2003 to 2010 is brought back.
“We wanted to put our players in a uniform that would make them feel strong, confident and proud to represent this new chapter of Cavaliers basketball,” said Arsham. “It’s a very clean, reductive, modern design that pays homage to all of the players and fans that have been a part of our team’s remarkable journey in becoming who we are today.”
The largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America, Cleveland-Cliffs, will be featured on the uniforms as a new patch partner. The Cliffs emblem will be worn on the uniforms of Cavs players starting in the 2022–2023 season thanks to an extension of the multiyear marketing partnership between the Cavs and Cleveland-Cliffs that was announced earlier this year. Less than a half-mile from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland, Cliffs has had its headquarters there since 1847. The only steel firm with an NBA jersey patch cooperation is Cleveland-Cliffs.
“Our creative team has been working on the evolution of our brand and uniforms for some time. We are excited to now share this new on-court look with our fans, especially as anticipation builds for the upcoming season around the potential of this young and exciting squad,” said Chris Kaiser, Cavaliers senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “There is also a great deal of pride to have Cleveland-Cliffs represented on the new uniforms and part of the literal ‘fabric’ of our team. The threads of this partnership are real and natural, and we know that organic hometown connection will shine brightly on a national and international stage each time our players step on the court.”
The seamless, homogeneous layering that encircles the collar, arms, shorts, and waistbands of the Association, Icon, and Statement uniforms is a design feature that sets them apart.
The major “Cavs C” logo on the shorts has been updated, while the secondary “V net” logo centerpiece is new. The white Association uniform is highlighted with wine and gold.
The primary “Cavs C” emblem can be seen on the left shorts panel, while the new “CLEVELAND” wordmark is displayed in gold on the chest of the wine Icon outfit.
For more information on the Cavs Core Nike Uniform collection, visit Cavs.com/jerseys. You can see the new uniforms below.
The Cleveland Cavaliers wrapped up their preseason on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers. In a game where both coaches found it paramount to get as many dudes playing time as possible in the lead-up to the regular season, the Cavs came out on top against their division rivals, 110-94. Now, Cleveland can kick its collective feet up ahead of the start of the season.
A fun happened in the aftermath of the win, though. The Cavs’ social media team thought it’d be fun to use a random picture of Kyle Guy in its postgame graphic on Twitter, which, why not, ya know? Here is that:
Again, this is Kyle Guy, a professional basketball player who won a national championship at the University of Virginia and spent the first few years of his NBA career with the Sacramento Kings. It is not Jack Harlow, although plenty of folks wondered if it was.
In fairness to, well, everyone, Guy and Harlow look extremely similar — the former also had some fun with this by retweeting the latter’s post. Guy had five points in 10 minutes of work off the bench for the Cavaliers on Friday night, while Harlow, I presume, did something else.
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