Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert, Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove and Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry, officially opened the reigning Eastern Conference Champion’s new state-of-the-art player development facility, Cleveland Clinic Courts, on September 19.

The $25 million complex, located in Independence on Brecksville Road, provides a highly advanced training environment both on the court and off. At 50,000 square feet, it is one of the most technologically advanced team development centers in pro sports. With the main courts area serving as the centerpiece, all other areas of the facility, including the offices, are positioned within view and easy access to the courts.

“The goal was to build a facility that will help our team maximize opportunities to succeed. We’ll have a much stronger individual player development program now, and at the same time, we’ll have a much better full-team atmosphere as well.” said Danny Ferry.

By incorporating Cleveland Clinic’s innovative techniques, the CAVS have built one of the best NBA training facilities in the country. Cleveland Clinic Courts offers the most state-of-the-art equipment. Connecting the facility to the Cleveland Clinic’s advanced electronic medical records database will help team physicians make medical decisions more quickly. Our collaboration will help promote injury prevention on the court,” said Dr. Cosgrove.

The Cavaliers will officially report to training camp on October 1 to prepare for the 2007-08 NBA season.