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The Cleveland Cavaliers opened their inaugural season in 1970 as an expansion franchise alongside the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974 before moving to the Richfield Coliseum.
George and Gordon Gund purchased the Cleveland Cavaliers from Ted Stepien in 1983 to stabilize the organization. This purchase followed a period marked by six coaching changes, questionable trades, and a 24-game losing streak spanning the 1981, 82 and 1982, 83 seasons.
In 2016 the Cleveland Cavaliers won their first NBA Championship marking Cleveland's first major sports title since 1964. The team defeated the Golden State Warriors during this series which included black sleeved uniforms worn in Game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals.
Since 1994 the Cleveland Cavaliers have played at Rocket Arena which is shared with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. The building opened as Quicken Loans Arena before being renamed Rocket Arena and serves as the primary venue for all home games.
On the 1st of September 2022 Donovan Mitchell was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers and has been an All-Star in all three seasons he played there. He joined a roster that finished 44, 38 and eighth in the Eastern Conference qualifying for the play-in tournament for the first time.