The Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat are playing live on the NBA preseason schedule from Rio De Janeiro at HSBC Arena and the matchup is on TV from ESPNNEWS and on the WatchESPN website as LeBron James plays against Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Brazil after signing with the Cavs and this will be the first chance to face his old team.
James comes in after playing his first preseason game with the Cavaliers and the two sides have been going back and forth in the media about the summer and now they are heading into a big season. The Cavs are looking to win a title and Miami is going to be talented again and while Kyrie Irving will not play on Saturday, he said his ankle injury is not serious. The Cavs next play against the Bucks after their Rio tour and this season is highly anticipated for both sides.
The Cavaliers come in after signing LeBron and trading for Kevin Love this summer and they feel they have the chance to win a championship. The team traded Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett to get the deal done and now LeBron will try and bring a title back to Cleveland after winning two in Miami. The Heat come into the game after winning against the Orlando Magic and they will play the Atlanta Hawks after that. This season they will have a new leading scorer, rebounder and assist man after LeBron left to Cleveland.
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