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Cleveland Cavaliers

NBA · Eastern Conference · Central Division

Team information

Abbr: CLE
Sport: Basketball
League: NBA
Conference: Eastern Conference
Division: Central Division
Founded: 1970
Mascot: Moondog
Fan nickname: Cavs Nation
City nickname: Cleveland
Home market: Cleveland, OH, USA
Championships: 1
Followers: 0

Cleveland basketball supporters known for LeBron James history and passionate Ohio fandom.

Mascot: Moondog

Championship years

2016

Home venue

Rocket Arena · Cleveland

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Franchise stats

All-time record: 2147 W · 2368 L · 0 T
Winning %: 0.475
Playoff appearances: 35
2026 season: 52 W · 30 L · 0 T (0.634)

Rivals

Name history

Cleveland Cavaliers
1970–Present

Venue timeline

Cleveland Arena
1970–1974
Richfield Coliseum
1974–1994
Rocket Arena / Gund Arena
1994–Present

Logo history

Cleveland Cavaliers
1970 – 1982
Cleveland Cavaliers
1983 – 1993
Cleveland Cavaliers
1994 – 2002
Cleveland Cavaliers
2003 – 2009
Cleveland Cavaliers
2010 – 2016
Cleveland Cavaliers
2017 – 2021
Cleveland Cavaliers
2022 – Present

Retired numbers

7 Bingo Smith F

11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C

22 Larry Nance F

25 Mark Price G

34 Austin Carr G

42 Nate Thurmond C

43 Brad Daugherty C

Signature songs

Cleveland Rocks

(Stadium sing-along) All this energy callin' me Come on, come on, come on Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!

“Seven Nation Army”

(Rocket Mortgage) Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Signature chants

Let's Go Cavs!

(Clap pattern) Let's go Cavs! (clap clap clap-clap-clap) Let's go Cavs!

“Defend the Land!”

(Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) Defend the Land! Defend the Land!

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