To commemorate the Championship Era and Beyond of Cavaliers basketball, former teammates, close friends and 2016 NBA Champions Channing Frye and Richard “RJ” Jefferson will appear together as a special combo bobblehead presented by Baron Championship Rings.
The Channing/RJ bobblehead is the fifth and final Era Night bobblehead voted on by fans as part of the Cavs 50th Season Celebration. All fans in attendance on Monday, March 30 vs. Phoenix Suns will receive the exclusive bobblehead, outfitted in the black-sleeved uniforms worn in Games 5 and 7 of the of the 2016 NBA Finals.
The iconic duo, whose friendship began more than 20 years ago, reunited in Cleveland when Frye joined Jefferson and the Cavs in February 2016. Standout performances from Frye and Jefferson during the 2016 NBA Playoffs contributed to the Cavaliers winning their first NBA Championship and Cleveland’s first major sports title in 52 years.
Off the court, Frye and Jefferson also played a large role in the deepened camaraderie and unity of the team during the Championship season. Their leadership, effort, experience, humor and always-entertaining antics during their tenure in Cleveland won the hearts of Cavs fans then and are still remembered today.
Frye retired from the NBA as a Cavalier in April 2019 and RJ currently serves as a game analyst for the Brooklyn Nets, but the impact they had on the city of Cleveland as part of the first ever Cavaliers team to bring home an NBA Championship is surely unforgettable.
Bobblehead Era Nights to be commemorated during the 50th Season Celebration are:
- The Early Years 1970-1983: Austin Carr
- The Richfield Coliseum Era 1983-1993: Mark Price
- The Gund Arena Era 1994-2003: Zydrunas Ilgauskas
- The New Wine & Gold Era 2003-2010: Daniel “Booby” Gibson
- The Championship Era and Beyond 2011-Present: Channing Frye & Richard Jefferson
To view the entire 50th season promotional schedule, visit Cavs.com/Promos. Fans can purchase great seats to any regular season home games at the newly-transformed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse NOW at Cavs.com/Tickets or at any one of Discount Drug Mart’s 60 northern Ohio locations.