Events in Sport
- 1970-10-14 Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92
- 1970-10-28 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99
- 1970-11-12 Cleveland Cavaliers notch 1st NBA victory, in their 16th game, beating the Trail Blazers 105-103, in Portland, Oregon
- 1970-11-21 NY Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden
- 1970-12-06 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106
- 1972-02-20 1st time Cleveland Cavaliers beat NY Knicks (111-109)
- 1976-01-24 Cleveland Cavaliers score their biggest margin of victory to date (43 points), when they beat Milwaukee 132-89
- 1976-03-31 Cleveland Cavaliers beat Jazz, 110-101 in New Orleans to clinch club's first ever NBA playoff berth
- 1976-04-10 Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title
- 1977-12-18 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond
- 1979-12-04 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith
- 1980-01-29 Cleveland Cavaliers beat LA Lakers 154-153 in quadruple OT
- 1981-01-03 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 34, Austin Carr
- 1982-11-05 Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
Sports History
1988-05-01 After scoring 50 points in Game 1, NBA Eastern Conference playoff series, Michael Jordan has 55 in Chicago Bulls 106-101 win vs Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2; first to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games
- 1989-01-07 Cleveland Cavaliers block 21 NY Knicks shots tying NBA regulation game record
- 1989-01-07 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers then longest winning streak (11 games)
- 1991-12-17 Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 148-80, by record 68 pts
- 1993-04-02 Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mark Price has his consecutive free throw streak end at 77, during a 114-113 loss at Charlotte; falls 1 short of Calvin Murphy’s NBA record of 78 straight free throws
- 1994-11-08 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98
NBA Record
1996-03-01 Atlanta's Lenny Wilkens becomes first coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 career victories when the Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 74-68
NBA Draft
2003-06-26 NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2006-02-19 55th NBA All-Star Game, Toyota Centre, Houston, TX: East beats West, 122-120; MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, F
- 2007-06-14 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs edge Cleveland Cavaliers, 83-82 for a 4-0 series sweep; MVP: Tony Parker
- 2008-02-17 57th NBA All-Star Game, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA: East beats West, 134-128; MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, F
NBA Draft
2011-06-23 NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2013-06-27 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2014-02-16 63rd NBA All-Star Game, Smoothie King Centre, New Orleans, LA: East beats West, 163-155; MVP: Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers, G
- 2014-06-26 NBA Draft: Kansas small forward Andrew Wiggins first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2015-05-26 Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference
- 2015-06-16 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 105-97 in Game 6 for first title in 40 years and their 4th in franchise history; MVP: Andre Iguodala
- 2016-06-19 NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers win first title beating defending champion Golden State Warriors, 93-89 in Game 7; first team to overcome 3–1 deficit; MVP: LeBron James
NBA Finals
2017-06-12 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-120 in Game 5 to win series, 4-1; first time same teams had met for third consecutive year; MVP: Kevin Durant
- 2018-02-18 NBA All-Star Game, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA: Team LeBron beats Team Curry, 148-145; MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, F
NBA Finals
2018-06-03 Golden State guard Stephen Curry breaks Ray Allen's NBA Finals record for most 3-pointers with 9 in the Warriors 122-103 Game 2 win over Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2018-06-06 LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland Cavaliers' 110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State Warriors
- 2018-06-08 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors claim 3rd title in 4 years with a 108-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers for 4-0 sweep; MVP: Kevin Durant for second straight year
- 2018-07-01 NBA super star LeBron James agrees to a 4-year $154m deal with the LA Lakers, moving from Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2023-02-15 Joel Embiid scores his 10,000th career point in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers
Birthdays in Sport
- 1931-05-17 Stan Albeck, American basketball coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls), born in Chenoa, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1932-05-19 Bill Fitch, American Basketball HOF coach (NBA C'ship 1981, Boston Celtics; NBA Coach of the Year 1976, 80; NBA All-Star coach 1982; Cleveland Cavaliers; NJ Nets, Houston Rockets, LA Clippers), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 2022)
- 1937-03-26 Wayne Embry, American Basketball HOF center (5 x NBA All Star; NBA C'ship 1968 Boston Celtics) and executive (NBA Executive of the Year 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers, 1998 Toronto Raptors), born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1937-05-15 Joe Tait, American sports broadcaster (Cleveland Cavaliers [radio], Cleveland Indians [TV & radio]), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2021)
Nate Thurmond (1941-2016)
1941-07-25 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (7-time NBA All Star), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1942-04-21 Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023)
- 1943-07-12 Paul Silas, American College Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 1974, 76 Boston Celtics, 1979 Seattle SuperSonics; 2 x NBA All-Star) and coach (Charlotte/NO Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats), born in Prescott, Arkansas (d. 2022)
- 1946-02-26 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, American NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1947-10-18 (John) "JJ" Johnson, American NBA basketball player, 1970-82 (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, and 2 other teams), born in Carthage, Mississippi (d. 2016)
- 1948-03-10 Austin Carr, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1974; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1972; Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Washington D.C.
- 1953-02-05 John Beilein, American basketball head coach (Cleveland Cavaliers 2019; University of Michigan 2007-19), born in Burt, New York
- 1953-12-09 World B. Free [Lloyd Bernard Free], American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers; Cleveland Cavaliers; Golden State Warriors), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1955-06-16 Tree Rollins, American NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Winter Haven, Florida
- 1955-08-15 Kenneth Carr, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1976; LA Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Portland TBs), born in Clearwater, Florida
- 1957-05-19 Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons)
- 1958-04-02 Larry Drew, American basketball point guard (Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, LA Clippers, LA Lakers) and coach (Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Kansas City, Kansas
- 1961-08-11 Craig Ehlo, American NBA basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and 2 other teams), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1962-01-28 Michael Cage, American basketball forward (NBA rebounding leader 1988 LA Clippers) and broadcaster (analyst Oklahoma City Thunder), born in West Memphis, Arkansas
- 1965-07-31 Scott Brooks, American basketball guard, coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2010, OKC Thunder; Washington Wizards 2016-19), born in French Camp, California
- 1965-10-19 Brad Daugherty, American basketball center (5 x NBA All-Star; Cleveland Cavaliers), NASCAR team owner (JTG Daugherty Racing, winner Daytona 500 2023) and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC, CBS), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina
- 1966-10-17 Danny Ferry, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1968-03-19 Tyrone Hill, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1969-07-15 John Crotty, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers), born in Orange, New Jersey
- 1969-10-17 Joe Courtney, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1969-11-26 Shawn Kemp, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics), born in Elkhart, Indiana
- 1969-12-20 Bobby Phills, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1970-05-20 Terrell Brandon, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1996, 97 Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1970-11-26 John Amaechi, English psychologist and NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1971-05-05 Harold Miner, American basketball guard (NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1993, 95; Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Inglewood, California
- 1972-05-25 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1972-07-17 Donny Marshall, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1973-03-25 Bob Sura, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1975-03-21 Vitaly Potapenko, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1975-06-05 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian American NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Kaunas, Lithuania SSR, Soviet Union
- 1975-06-19 Anthony Parker, American basketball guard (EuroLeague Final 4 MVP 2004, EuroLeague MVP 2005, 06; Maccabi Tel Aviv; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Naperville, Illinois
- 1975-11-08 Brevin Knight, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- 1977-01-13 James Posey, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2006 Miami Heat, 2008 Boston Celtics, 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers [assistant coach]), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1982-12-19 Mo Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA C'ship 2016, NBA All-Star 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers) and coach (Alabama State), born in Jackson, Mississippi
LeBron James (39 years old)
1984-12-30 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship & MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1988-10-04 Derrick Rose, American basketball point guard (NBA Draft 2008 #1 overall pick Chicago Bulls; NBA MVP 2011; NBA All-Star 2010–12), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1990-09-08 Matthew Dellavedova, Australian basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Maryborough, Australia
Kyrie Irving (32 years old)
1992-03-23 American basketball guard (2011 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1993-03-14 Anthony Bennett, Canadian basketball power forward (2013 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1995-02-23 Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball small forward (2014 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 2001-06-18 Evan Mobley, American NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in San Diego, California
Weddings in Sport
- 2011-05-22 American R&B singer Keyshia Cole (28) weds NBA Cleveland Cavaliers Daniel Gibson (25) in Cleveland, Ohio; divorce in 2017
Deaths in Sport
- 2016-01-07 (John) "JJ" Johnson, American NBA basketball player, 1970-82 (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, and 2 other teams), dies at 68
Nate Thurmond (1941-2016)
2016-07-16 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (7-time NBA All Star), dies of leukemia at 74
- 2021-03-10 Joe Tait, American sports broadcaster (Cleveland Cavaliers [radio], Cleveland Indians [TV & radio]), dies at 83
- 2021-03-25 Stan Albeck, American basketball coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls), dies from a stroke at 89
- 2022-02-02 Bill Fitch, American Basketball HOF coach (NBA C'ship 1981, Boston Celtics; NBA Coach of the Year 1976, 80; NBA All-Star coach 1982; Cleveland Cavaliers; NJ Nets, Houston Rockets, LA Clippers), dies at 89
- 2022-12-10 Paul Silas, American College Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 1974, 76 Boston Celtics, 1979 Seattle SuperSonics; 2 x NBA All-Star) and coach (Charlotte/NO Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats), dies from a heart attack at 79
- 2023-10-10 Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), dies at 81