If the Cavs become desperate enough, then they might end up pulling off a trade involving one of the members of their core four.

Coach Kenny Atkinson's accountability sessions from last week? Unaccounted for. Even after team meetings, Cleveland is showing less effort than before and going 1-3 against three of the NBA's worst teams.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the most disappointing teams to start the season. The Cavs find themselves 15-13, just two games above .500 as the No.

Lonzo Ball's revenge game against the Chicago Bulls didn't go the way he would have liked. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard had just two points, seven rebounds, an assist and three turnovers, shooting 1-of-5 from the field and 0-of-4 from deep as the Cavs lost 127-111.

The Cavs find themselves in basketball purgatory — underperforming on the court while carrying the NBA’s largest payroll.

You can only ask so much of a roster before the seams start to split. On a Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the Cleveland Cavaliers found that breaking point.

In addition to All-NBA guard Donovan Mitchell, the Cavs' Craig Porter Jr. will sit out vs. the Bulls due to an illness, coach Kenny Atkinson said.