How many times have Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA championship?

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Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2016 NBA Finals

The Cleveland Cavaliers is an American professional basketball team which is a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The franchise is from Cleveland, Ohio, and their arena is Rocket Arena as of March 2025. The Cavaliers was founded in 1970 as an expansion team. The team is owned by Dan Gilbert since March 2005. The franchise has three jersey colours as of March 2025; wine, gold, and black.

The Cavaliers have seven retired jersey numbers as of March 2025; 7, 11, 22, 25, 34, 42, and 43. Jarret Allen, Emoni Bates, Darius Garland, Javonte Green, De'Andre Hunter, and Donovan Mitchell are some of the players on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster in the 2024-25 season as of March 24, 2025. The franchise has entered the 2025 NBA Playoffs which will start from April 19, 2025. The SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament will begin from April 15, 2025, to April 18, 2025. Bill Fitch was the first head coach of the franchise from 1970 to 1979, and was one of the Top 10 Coaoches of the NBA history.

How many times have the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA championship?

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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James holding the MVP trophy

As of March 2025, the Cleveland Cavaliers has won one NBA championship in 2016, under head coach, Tyronn Lue. As of March 2025, the team has 23 NBA playoff appearances and has five conference titles and eight division titles. The Cavaliers won their first NBA championship in 2016 with LeBron James, Jared Cunningham, Kyrie Irving, Channing Frye, and many other players against the Golden State Warriors. On June 2, 2016, the first game took place, where the Cavs lost the game against the Warriors. The franchise won its seven-game series, with a record of 4-3. The NBA finals ended on June 19, 2025, and LeBron James was named the MVP of the finals. In the Eastern Finals, the Cavs defeated the Toronto Raptors, with a record of 4-2.

FAQs on Cleveland Cavaliers

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A. The Cleveland Cavaliers has two official mascots as of March 2025: Moondog and Sir C.C.

A. The Cleveland Cavaliers's past mascot was a polar bear mascot named Whammer during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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