Cleveland Cavaliers

On Thursday, while appearing on ESPN's 'Get Up', former NBA player Jalen Rose stated that Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein may lose the respect of NBA players after accidentally referring to his team as "thugs."

"I didn't realize that I had said the word "thugs," but my staff told me later I did and so I must have said it," Cleveland Cavaliers coach John Beilein said.

The Celtics star has revealed he called LeBron to apologize after his own leadership was questioned over the weekend.

Durant signed as a free agent with the Warriors in 2016 and has won back-to-back titles with the franchise.

The Cavs snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 101-95 win in Los Angeles.

Cavs' fans cheered LeBron throughout the game in his first appearance back in Cleveland as a Los Angeles Lakers player.

The duo had to be separated by Kevin Durant and LeBron James.

The four-time MVP left Cleveland and signed a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

LeBron can become a free agent on July 1.

There's still a chance he'll stay in Cleveland but the 2018 free agency rumor mill is now in full swing.

The Warriors are set to claim a third title in four years.

The NBA Finals get underway on Thursday night.

All the key figures ahead of the NBA Finals.

Cleveland and Golden State face each other in the NBA Finals for the fourth straight year.

Isiah Thomas has waded into the LeBron vs MJ debate

The Boston Celtics take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 tonight.

LeBron is expected to opt out of the final year of his deal with the Cavs this summer.

Even without Irving, the Celtics are two games away from eliminating the Cavs.

The 2018 NBA draft takes place on June 21.

The Cavs served Raptors a zero for the second consecutive year.

LeBron has led the Cavs to a fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Final.

James is expected to opt out of the final year of his deal with the Cavs this summer.

LeBron hit the fifth buzzer-beater of his playoffs career.

James was at his dominant best in Game Two.

LeBron clinched the 21st triple-double of his post-season career, but struggled in the fourth quarter.

Drake and Perkins had to be separated on the court.

Clutch swisher clinched Game Five for the Cavs.

Thompson averaged 20.2 minutes per game this season but has only played two minutes over the first two games of the series against Indiana.

LeBron is expected to become a free agent at the end of the season.

LeBron James has recorded one of the best seasons of his career.