Overview
- Timofey Mozgov told Sport Express he received no call or text inviting him to the privately organized 10‑year reunion of the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers, and said he would have gladly attended if asked.
- The reunion was hosted by LeBron James and featured players who posted videos from stops in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, with attendees including Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, Richard Jefferson, Tristan Thompson, Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert, and Matthew Dellavedova.
- Richard Jefferson said on the Road Trippin podcast that organizers tried to reach all former teammates and that the trip grew out of a smaller, long‑standing group chat rather than a formal, teamwide invitation process.
- Kyrie Irving has said he was invited but missed the trip because of prior brand and mentoring commitments and has posted that he has no lasting rift with his former teammates.
- The episode highlights how quick, informal planning plus viral social‑media comments such as J.R. Smith’s ‘ghosted’ remark created competing narratives, and Mozgov’s reduced playoff role in 2016 helps explain why his omission drew attention.