Cleveland Cavaliers News, Rumors: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, David Blatt Latest

FILE - In this June 10, 2014, file photo, San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) and forward Kawhi Leonard (2) defend against Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6), during the first half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals in Miami. They've denied LeBron James winning two NBA titles, and in last year's Finals the Spurs dismantled the Heat, a beatdown that may have hastened the superstar's decision to re-sign with the Cavaliers. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, James faces his nemesis for the first time since June. ByAP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File

The Cleveland Cavaliers sit at 7-7, beat the Wizards on Wednesday, and will play the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Here’s some of the latest buzz:

 

Has LeBron lost a step?

There’s speculation that LeBron James has “lost a step” since he’s returned to Cleveland.

Those arguments center around him being nearly 30 (his birthday is in December), playing so many minutes, and numerous playoff games on top of the regular season.

For many players, the mental and physical stress is too much.

“It takes a lot out of you that you can’t get back,” Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd told BleacherReport. “Just the mental grind takes time to recover from. And then if you’re handling the ball 50 percent of the time? Look at every guy who has had to do that and gone to multiple finals in a row—they’ve all broken down in some way. LeBron is the only one I can think of who hasn’t.”

To put things in perspective, Michael Jordan played 35,887 regular-season minutes and 7,474 posteason minutes in his career. James is currently at 33,276 regular-season and 6,717 postseason minutes.

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), from France, drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Cleveland. AP Photo/Tony Dejak