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The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised their fans by rickrolling them

Rick Astley would be honored.

Josh Katzowitz 

Josh Katzowitz

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Published Dec 10, 2016   Updated May 25, 2021, 10:06 am CDT

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the defending NBA champions. And even if a viral meme seems well past its expiration date, the Lebron James-led team doesn’t have to play by those rules. So, if the Cavaliers want to rickroll their fans, they’re going to goddamn rickroll their fans.

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Witness what happened in Cleveland before the Cavaliers faced the Miami Heat on Friday night.

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Hey Rick Astley, Cleveland apparently is never gonna give you up.

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*First Published: Dec 10, 2016, 7:19 pm CST

Josh Katzowitz

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he's covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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