Chosen (2021)
Before we watch LeBron James and company finally bring an NBA championship to the city of Cleveland, we need to understand how much torture this fanbase has gone through over the last several decades. We need to rewind. Like, really, really rewind.
Chosen: Season 1 - 3 Episode s
1x1 - The birth and destruction of the Cleveland Cavaliers
June 19, 2021
To appreciate the Cleveland Cavaliers' incredible 2016 NBA Finals comeback, we need to rewind ... to the beginning. Let's examine how a fun expansion team from the 1970s met its doom at the hands of one of the most absurd, reckless owners in sports history.
1x2 - Michael Jordan ruining the Cavaliers
July 3, 2021
To fully appreciate the Cleveland Cavaliers' pursuit of the 2016 NBA championship, we must go back to the second chapter of Cavs history. In the '80s, new ownership saved the franchise from leaving Cleveland. New management brought in the right people to form a promising young contender, the so-called "Team of the '90s." But Cleveland's rise coincided with that of Michael Jordan, and after MJ snuffed out the Cavaliers' late-'80s postseason runs, the "Team of the '90s" self-destructed. Let's remember how Jordan's dominance drove the injured, frustrated Cavs to some bad moves that sunk them back to rock bottom, extending their historic drought through the end of the century.
1x3 - LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavalier
July 17, 2021
After decades defined by owners, GMs, and opponents, the 21st century ushered in an era of Cleveland Cavaliers history commanded by one man. First, the Cavaliers chose the homegrown prodigy with a lucky lottery ticket. When they failed him, he departed ... then chose to return, assembling the team that reached the precipice of a championship at the moment we find them in 2016.
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