- The Cleveland Cavaliers began their first campaign in 1970 and wore wine and gold jerseys.
- In the 1974 / 1975 season, Cleveland added horizontal stripes to their jerseys of wine, gold and white down the side of the jerseys and shorts.
- The Cavaliers started the 1981 / 1982 season with a new metallic gold look.
- When they moved to the Gund Arena for the in 1994, they wore white at home with light blue across the front. A shortened “Cavs” in orange with a bit of black was printed.
- As the 20th century came to a close, the gear was changed and they eliminated the blue in favor of a many coloured stripe down the side and continued to the shorts.
- For 1970 / 1974, they wore gold at home and wine on the road. The team name was on the front with a feathered effect on the letter “C.” The emblem had the full team name written around a basketball.
- They had it tough in 1970. That year 2 teams - the Buffalo Braves and the Portland Trailblazers, also started playing in the NBA. Talent was very hard to come by as the expansion draft further diluted the pool available.
- Early on, a fellow named Bobby “Bingo” Smith - who was found in the expansion draft, pinched from the San Diego Rockets became a local hero.
- Retired uniforms include #7 which was worn by Bingo Smith, number #22 worn by Larry Nance, #25 owned by Mark Price, number 34 as donned by Austin Carr, number 42 made famous by Nate Thurmond, and number 43 which is associated with Brad Daugherty.
- One episode in particular stands out among fans as one of the finest moments in history for this club. A crowd of 21,564 were in the stadium a full hour before the opening tipoff. With 24 seconds left in the game, Chenier tied the game. With just 4 seconds left Chenier tossed a desperation shot, but time was already over and the game was done.
- In his debut, in the face of many critics who seemed to be willing him to fail, Lebron James dropped 25 points, six boards and nine assists, which was the highest total ever by a player out of high school in their pro debut. Even though the Cavs lost, LBJ was making his mark.
- The team is named after a gallant or chivalrous man, especially one serving as escort to a woman of high social position; a gentleman. Or a mounted soldier; a knight.
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