
Dan Gilbert’s $500K ‘Cavalanche’ Investment Backfires Amid Cavaliers’ Playoff Exit
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert made headlines with a $500,000 investment in fake snow machines intended to enhance the team’s “Cavalanche” scoring runs during the 2024–25 NBA season. However, the Cavaliers’ early elimination from the playoffs rendered the investment largely unused. The snow machines at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse were designed to activate during significant scoring…