Cavs officials downplay tension between James, Irving

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and general manager Koby Altman downplayed reports of tension between superstar LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Wednesday, but neither confirmed nor denied that Irving had requested a trade. "These things are fluid," Gilbert said of Irving's situation

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  Chauncey Billups Knew Kyrie Irving Was Unhappy Before He Turned Down Cavs Job

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  Cavs Looking To Trade Irving

  International Business Times

Cavs owner Dan Gilbert says Pacers 'could have done better' in Paul George trade

Amid the drama surrounding Kyrie Irving's trade request, LeBron James' potential involvement in leaking the news, his rumored interest in leaving Cleveland in 2018 and yet another front-office shakeup, the Cavaliers held a press conference Wednesday to (sort of) discuss it all. Cavaliers owner

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  Dan Gilbert throws shade at Pacers over Paul George trade

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  Cavaliers execs reject Irving trade talk, deny team in chaos

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Cavs owner disses Pacers for Paul George trade

The Cleveland Cavaliers were in discussions with the Indiana Pacers for a Paul George trade - even without a general manager at the time. The trade was tantalizing because of its potential to unite George and rival LeBron James and to give the Cavs some of the positional versatility necessary to challenge