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Cleveland's coach won the award, which is given based on cooperation with the media and fans and for on-court excellence.
The Cavs looked like one of the top three teams in the league all year. They’re out in the second round. What do they do next?
Donovan Mitchell hurt his left ankle during the Cleveland Cavaliers blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Mitchell came out for warmups after halftime, but something wasn't right and he did not play in the second half. According to Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson, Mitchell will receive an MRI on Monday morning.
In my opinion, all three plays were excessive in nature,” Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said passionately about two prior to tipoff of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Indiana Tuesday night.
Kenny Atkinson, who guided the Cleveland Cavaliers to the best record in the Eastern Conference at 64-18, was named NBA Coach of the Year on Monday. The Cavs had the second-most victories in ...
The Cleveland Cavaliers put together an outstanding regular-season campaign in 2024-25, finishing the year with a 64-18 record and claiming the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers accomplished this regular-season feat in the first season of the Kenny Atkinson era.
Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson is in a tough spot. The injuries to Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley destroyed his game plans for the Indiana series. That’s two starters who also are All-Stars (Mobley and Garland) and a key substitute (Hunter).
The Cavs sent three calls to the league after their Game 1 loss. Before Game 2, Kenny Atkinson went on a seven-minute rant about playoff physicality.
The accolades just keep coming in for Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson after a banner regular season, his first with the team. After being named the official NBA Coach of the Year, and the NBA Coaches Association Coach of the Year,
Until this point, nearly everything has been almost intoxicatingly easy for the Cavs and new coach Kenny Atkinson. They opened the season with a 15-game winning streak. They ended the regular season with a 64-18 record. Then they wiped out Miami in four games in the first round. They trailed for only 17 total minutes in those four games.
After the Pacers' Game 4 mauling put the Cavs in a 3-1 series hole, Kenny Atkinson wasn't complaining about Indiana's physicality, he was admiring it.
Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson refused to blame officials for what the NBA said were three incorrect no-calls in the final minute — including one that led to Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winning 3-pointer