CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are closer to being at full strength.Forwards Larry Nance Jr., Tristan Thompson, and Rodney Hood all returned from injuries on Friday night as Cleveland, which has been riddled with injuries all season, hosted the Phoenix Suns. Acting coach Larry Drew said none of the players will start and all will be on minutes' restrictions.Drew, who is filling in while coach Tyronn Lue is on leave to address his own health, plans to keep his starting lineup intact and ease the returning players into the rotation.LeBron James, Jose Calderon, George Hill, Jeff Green and Kevin Love were scheduled to started against Phoenix, which has lost nine in a row. Drew said he and Lue will talk again Saturday about lineup changes for the upcoming trip to Brooklyn, Miami and Charlotte."I really didn't want to disrupt the starting five that we have out there right now and those guys will be playing limited minutes, so I wanted to get them slowly back and acclimated to what we're doing,"... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are getting smaller.Cleveland lost another big man on Sunday as the team said starting center Tristan Thompson sustained a sprained right ankle during Saturday's loss and is expected to miss "multiple games."Thompson's loss is another blow to the defending Eastern Conference champions, who are struggling without All-Star forward Kevin Love (broken hand) and could be without forward Jeff Green (sore back) for a few more games. Love has increased his on-court rehab but isn't expected back until the end of March.Thompson injured his heel when he was stepped on by one of Denver's players during the first half of the 126-117 loss to the Nuggets, Cleveland's fourth loss in five home games. Thompson stayed in the game and finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, but the team said he experienced "significant swelling" overnight and tests revealed the sprain.Thompson, one of four players remaining from the team's 2016 NBA title squad, is averaging 6.5 rebounds and... [More]

SF Jeff Green scored 13 points in Wednesday's 115-107 victory at Charlotte.

SF Jeff Green scored 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting off the bench in Thursday's 117-113 loss at Houston.

The Cleveland Cavaliers made it official Tuesday, signing veteran forward Jeff Green.The 30-year-old Green agreed to a deal last week with the defending Eastern Conference champions. The one-year pact is worth a reported $2.3 million, according to ESPN.Green had "active conversations" with Cavaliers star LeBron James before making his decision to sign with the team, per ESPN.The minimum-level deal will cost the Cavaliers roughly $8 million in salary and tax for next season. Cleveland's current payroll for the 2017-18 season is $135 million with $46 million in tax.Green averaged a career-low 9.2 points on 39.4 percent shooting and 3.1 rebounds in 69 games with the Orlando Magic last season.Before joining the Magic, Green played eight seasons between the Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers.The former No. 5 overall draft pick in 2007 has career averages of 13.5 points and 4.7 boards over 705 games.

When Paul George learned a trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder was a possibility, it was natural to seek out a peer who has already walked in those shoes.George was traded to the Thunder earlier this month after seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers.He talked to MVP Russell Westbrook about Oklahoma City and reached out to Kevin Durant, once a mainstay All-Star for the Thunder, and who had no motive for steering George to the Thunder."KD was like, 'That place (Oklahoma City) will blow you away.' He told me, 'They can offer what other teams can't in terms of the people and the preparation and the facility, down to the chefs and the meals,'" George said in a Sports Illustrated interview. "He was pretty high on (the Thunder). He thought it was a first-class organization in every way,"George did not entirely dismiss the public sentiment that he's planning to reach free agency in July 2018 for the opportunity to entertain playing in his hometown of Los Angeles. George said he will always idolize... [More]

F Jeff Green.officially signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Green agreed to a deal last week with the defending Eastern Conference champions. The one-year pact is worth a reported $2.3 million, according to ESPN. The former No. 5 overall draft pick in 2007 has career averages of 13.5 points and 4.7 boards over 705 games.

Jeff Green is headed to Cleveland to bolster the Cavaliers' bench.The 30-year-old veteran forward is joining the defending Eastern Conference champions on a one-year, $2.3 million deal, according to ESPN.Green had "active conversations" with Cavaliers star LeBron James before making his decision to sign with the team, per ESPN.The minimum-level deal will cost the Cavaliers roughly $8 million in salary and tax for next season. Cleveland's current payroll for the 2017-18 season is $135 million with $46 million in tax.Green averaged a career-low 9.2 points on 39.4 percent shooting and 3.1 rebounds in 69 games with the Orlando Magic last season.Before joining the Magic, Green played eight seasons between the Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers.The former No. 5 overall draft pick in 2007 has career averages of 13.5 points and 4.7 boards over 705 games.

F Jeff Green is reportedly headed to the Cavaliers on a one-year, $3.2 million deal. Green, 30, had "active conversations" with Cavaliers star LeBron James before making his decision to sign with the team, per ESPN. The minimum-level deal will cost the Cavaliers roughly $8 million in salary and tax for next season. Green averaged a career-low 9.2 points on 39.4 percent shooting and 3.1 rebounds in 69 games with the Magic last season.

F Jeff Green sat out the Monday game due to sore lower back.

F Jeff Green (back) is done for the season. Green is on a one-year contract paying him $15 million. "I wanted to finish out the games," he said. "But it was the team's decision to shut me down."

F Jeff Green (sore lower back) missed his sixth straight game Saturday against the Nets. Magic coach Frank Vogel did not say if the team planned on shutting down Green the rest of the season.

F Jeff Green didn't make the trip and missed his fifth straight game with back spasms.

F Jeff Green missed his fourth consecutive game due to back spasms.

F Jeff Green missed his second consecutive game with lower back spasms. F Mario Hezonja moved into Green's spot in the playing rotation.

F Jeff Green and G Elfrid Payton had 13 points apiece to lead the Magic in a blowout loss at Golden State on Thursday.

F Jeff Green, who missed Tuesday's game in Houston to be at the birth of his first child, returned to the team Thursday and scored three points against Philadelphia.

F Jeff Green got a surprise start as the shooting guard Tuesday against the Bulls, and he finished with 13 points and seven rebounds in 34 minutes.

F Jeff Green awakened his team from another bad start Friday night, sparking the Magic with 18 points and some contagious defensive play that fueled a 112-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Amway Center."We can be a playoff team," Green said. "It's a long season. Things happen, but if we can play like this, with this kind of commitment, we can become one of the better defensive teams in this league. Then anything can happen. We're not that far away."

F Jeff Green scored 13 points Wednesday.