Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Cleveland
Cavaliers are a National Basketball Association
team based in Cleveland, Ohio.
Founded: 1970
Formerly known as: Royals,
Steamers
Home Arena: Gund Arena
Uniform colors: Wine, Gold,
Dark Blue, and White
Logo design: A gold sword
through a stylized "Cavaliers" text
on a basketball background.
Franchise history:
The Cleveland Cavaliers joined the
NBA for the 1970-71 season. A franchise that
has known its share of ups and downs, the
Cavaliers have scraped the bottom of the barrel
at times, both on and off the court. Still,
after struggling through much of its first
two decades of existence, Cleveland turned
itself around in the late 1980s to become
a consistent Central Division contender.
The Cavs joined the league as part of an expansion
that also included the Portland Trail Blazers
and the Buffalo Braves. Expansion forced the
NBA to realign into two conferences, with
two divisions in each. The Cavs were put in
the Central Division along with the Baltimore
Bullets, the Atlanta Hawks and the Cincinnati
Royals.
