Cavaliers fans

Verdict

n=29,483 comments by Cavaliers fans about tracked players

#4saltiest of 30

Who they talk about

No one player dominates what Cavaliers fans say: LeBron James leads at 9%, and 3 of their 10 most-discussed are Cavaliers.

1. 1LeBron JamesLAL
   2,720 n
2. 2James HardenCLEown roster
   1,905 n
3. 3Victor WembanyamaSAS
   1,461 n
4. 4Donovan MitchellCLEown roster
   1,103 n
5. 5Evan MobleyCLEown roster
   1,087 n
6. 6Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC
   789 n
7. 7Jalen BrunsonNYK
   704 n
8. 8Darius GarlandLAC
   696 n
9. 9Luka DoncicLAL
   670 n
10. 10Jaylen BrownBOS
    608 n

Bar length: his share of the leader's n. Segments: negative, neutral, positive.

Their own players

Cavaliers fans are less negative than rival fans on 5 of their 6 players: the widest gap on Max Strus (-15 pts), and no different on Dennis Schröder. 1 more sits under the floor of 200 of their own comments.

Cavaliers fans on their own players, against every other fanbase

Player	Own fans	Rival fans	Δ
Max StrusG-F	21%n=341	37%	-15 15 points less negative than rival fans
Jarrett AllenC	22%n=288	34%	-12 12 points less negative than rival fans
Evan MobleyC	36%n=1,087	48%	-12 12 points less negative than rival fans
Donovan MitchellG	39%n=1,103	44%	-5 5 points less negative than rival fans
James HardenG	52%n=1,905	55%	-3 3 points less negative than rival fans
Dennis SchröderG	44%n=200	43%	0 0 points harsher than rival fans
Dean WadeF-C	36%n=112	46%	— under the floor of 200 of their own comments, so no gap is read

Rival fans: every other flaired fanbase, summed. Δ in points, own fans minus rivals.

Grudges and flowers

Of the 24 players Cavaliers fans have at least 200 comments about, they are hardest on Lonzo Ball (+20 pts negative against his usual) and warmest to Ja Morant (+17 pts positive against his usual).

The league on them

Of the 28 fanbases with at least 200 comments about Cavaliers players, Pistons fans are hardest on them (+14 pts negative against the Cavaliers' usual) and Rockets fans warmest (+6 pts positive against usual).