The name of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team was selected via a contest that was organized by the city’s The Plain Dealer newspaper ahead of the team’s inaugural season in 1970. A cavalier is a knight or a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship and is associated with values such as chivalry and bravery in battle.
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