Cleveland Cavaliers

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NBA team professional basketball team

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional NBA basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, known for their 2016 championship led by LeBron James.

Aliases (6)

Cavaliers ×2
Cleveland Cavaliers organization ×2
Cavs ×1
Cleveland Cavaliers early 1990s ×1
Cleveland Cavaliers esports operations ×1
Cleveland Cavaliers late 1980s ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA team → professional basketball team →
championshipSeason	2015–16 NBA season →
championshipsNBA	1 →
city	Cleveland →
conference	Eastern Conference →
conferenceTitles	multiple →
country	United States →
division	Central Division →
divisionTitles	multiple →
finalsMVP	LeBron James →
formerName	Cleveland Arena team (informal, pre-branding) →
founded	1970 →
homeArena	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse →
homeArenaFormerName	Gund Arena → Quicken Loans Arena →
homeArenaOpened	1994 →
joinedLeague	1970 →
league	National Basketball Association →
location	Cleveland, Ohio →
mascot	Moondog → Sir C.C. →
notableCoach	Lenny Wilkens → Mike Brown → Tyronn Lue →
notablePlayer	Brad Daugherty → Kevin Love → Kyrie Irving → Larry Nance → LeBron James → Mark Price → Zydrunas Ilgauskas →
owner	Dan Gilbert →
ownershipGroup	Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC →
retiredNumber	22 → 22 (Larry Nance Sr.) → 25 → 34 → 42 → 43 → 7 →
rival	Chicago Bulls → Detroit Pistons → Golden State Warriors →
sport	basketball →
state	Ohio →
teamColors	gold → navy blue → white → wine →
wonChampionshipAgainst	Golden State Warriors →

Referenced by (82)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anthony Parker → Brad Daugherty → Derrick Rose → Eddie Jordan → Kevin Love → Kyrie Irving → Lenny Wilkens → Mark Price → Shaquille O'Neal → Shawn Kemp → Walt Frazier → Zydrunas Ilgauskas →	playedFor
Dwyane Wade → Rajon Rondo → Reggie Williams → Roy Hinson →	memberOfSportsTeam
George Karl → Lenny Wilkens → Paul Silas →	coachedTeam
Kyrie Irving → LeBron James → Zydrunas Ilgauskas →	draftTeam
Brad Daugherty → Roy Hinson →	draftedBy
Central Division (NBA) → Eastern Conference →	hasTeam
Gund Arena → Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse →	homeTeam
Mark Price ("Cleveland Cavaliers late 1980s") → Mark Price ("Cleveland Cavaliers early 1990s") →	notableTeamEra
Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC → Dan Gilbert →	owns
Larry Nance → LeBron James →	playedForTeam
Chicago Bulls → Washington Wizards →	rival
22 (Larry Nance Sr.) → Sir C.C. →	team
Gund Arena → Quicken Loans Arena →	tenant
Kevin Love → Kyrie Irving →	wonChampionshipWith
Cavs Legion GC →	affiliatedWith
Moondog →	affiliation
Royalists ("Cavaliers") →	alternativeName
Tyronn Lue →	assistantCoachFor
Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC ("Cavs") →	associatedBrand
22 (Larry Nance Sr.) →	associatedFranchise
Cavs Legion GC ("Cleveland Cavaliers esports operations") →	brandOf
2015–16 NBA season →	champion
Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC →	controls
Zydrunas Ilgauskas →	debutTeam
2015–16 NBA season →	easternConferenceChampion
Mike Brown →	employer
Cavs Legion GC →	foundedBy
Ohio →	hasProfessionalSportsTeam
Northern Ohio →	hasSportsCulture
Cleveland →	hasSportsTeam
Tyronn Lue →	headCoachOf
Quicken Loans Arena →	homeVenueOf
Sir C.C. ("Cleveland Cavaliers organization") →	introducedBy
Brad Daugherty →	jerseyRetiredBy
2020 NBA Finals →	LeBronTeamsWithFinalsMVP
Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC →	manages
Moondog →	mascotFor
Kyrie Irving →	NBAdebutTeam
Chuck Daly →	NBAHeadCoachingDebutTeam
Eastern Conference Finals →	notableTeam
Quicken Loans Arena →	operator
New Model Army ("Cavaliers") →	opposedTo
Cavs Legion GC →	owner
Gund Arena ("Cleveland Cavaliers organization") →	ownerDuringNameUse
Cavs Legion GC →	parentOrganization
22 (Larry Nance Sr.) →	retiredBy
Lenny Wilkens →	retiredNumberBy
Zydrunas Ilgauskas →	retiredNumberTeam
Quicken Loans Arena →	servedAsHomeCourtOf
Cleveland Monsters →	sharesArenaWith
Chuck Daly →	teamCoached
Zydrunas Ilgauskas →	teamJerseyRetiredBy
Tyronn Lue →	wonChampionshipAsCoachWith
LeBron James →	wonNBAChampionshipWith