Iman Shumpert's hair: The biggest adjustment of the Finals so far We're not sure why Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Iman Shumpert decided to switch his style up before Game 2 of the 2016 NBA Finals on Sunday. Maybe he wanted to make a clean break after scoring three points and putting up a -15 in the Cavs' Game 1 loss; maybe he just felt a little antsy and wanted a change before summer. … [Read more...]

Cavs lose Love in second half from elbow to head 10:53 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kevin Love suffered a concussion after an elbow to the head by Harrison Barnes in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 110-77 loss to the Golden State … [Read more...]

NBA honors Muhammad Ali with moment of silence before Finals Game 2 Before the tip of Game 2 of the 2016 NBA Finals on Sunday night, the NBA paused briefly to honor the late, great Muhammad Ali, who died Friday, with a moment of silence: The legendary boxer and iconic figure died at age 74 after being hospitalized in the Phoenix area with respiratory problems earlier in the week; according … [Read more...]

Offensive adjustments key for Kyrie Irving, Cavaliers in Game 2 3:06 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate OAKLAND, Calif. -- This year's NBA Finals have been billed as not only a rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and … [Read more...]

ESPN Forecast: Predicting who wins Warriors-Cavs Game 2, NBA title 2:00 PM ET Heading into Game 2 of the Finals, will the Golden State Warriors or the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA title? And in how many games? Here are the predictions from our ESPN Forecast panel of experts, ESPN's Basketball Power Index (BPI), FiveThirtyEight, PredictWise and a panel of fans. Predicting Game 2 Who wins Game … [Read more...]

Muhammad Ali blazed path for many NBA players 4:57 PM ET J.A. AdandeESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer since 2007 Around The Horn panelist Formerly at Los Angeles Times No athletes today benefit more from Muhammad Ali's legacy than basketball players. Take a look at the ESPN World Fame 100. Twenty of the people on the list are NBA players, the most representation of any league or … [Read more...]

Three Things to Watch: Golden State vs. Cleveland, Game 2 LeBron James usually makes Game 2 of the NBA Finals his own. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] OK, not always – he fell in 2011 to the Mavericks and his otherwise-terrible Cleveland Cavaliers team lost in Game 2 to the Spurs in 2007 – but for the last four NBA Finals runs his teams in Miami and … [Read more...]

Cavaliers' bench struggled to match Warriors' small ball 9:15 AM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate OAKLAND, Calif. -– Channing Frye's Cinderella ride through the 2016 postseason turned pumpkin-like after just seven … [Read more...]

Ali 'a pioneer' for black athletes, LeBron says 2:37 AM ET Chris BroussardESPN Senior Writer Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Formerly at the New York Times, 1998-2004 Covering the NBA since 1995 Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has called Muhammad Ali the greatest athlete of all time. But on Friday afternoon, hours before Ali died at age 74, James said it was Ali's … [Read more...]

Lue tells LeBron to 'pick up the pace' on offense 10:44 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is pushing LeBron James to pick up the pace in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in hopes it can jump-start an offense that struggled in a Game 1 loss to … [Read more...]