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10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Cleveland Cavaliers

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Brad Sullivan

11 years ago

7. History at the All-Star Game

Cleveland has hosted the NBA All-Star Game twice, in 1981 and 1997, and in each case, the NBA happened to be celebrating a milestone anniversary. In 1981, it was the their 35^th season of play, so at halftime of the game, the league’s All-Time team was announced, with Bill Russell garnering the top spot among players, and his Boston Celtics’ coach, Red Auerbach, winning as top NBA head coach of all time.

In 1997, the NBA celebrated 50 years since beginning the league in the 1946-47 season. Again, an all-time team was chosen, with a number of changes. The list had been announced at the start of the season, but the official event brought a host of NBA legends to town. There were 11 current NBA players on that list, with Michael Jordan creeping into the conversation of greatest player of all-time.

The NBA will be celebrating their 75^th anniversary in 2021, so perhaps that will be the next time that fans in Cleveland get to again watch history in action.

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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.