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Kevin Love went from an All-Star season in 2016-17, his best in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform, to an injury-plagued one in 2017-18, missing 23 games after seemingly regaining his shooting rhythm midway through the season for the Cavs. The long-tenured big man also had to entertain a request by coach Tyronn Lue, an experiment to […]

In the days leading up to Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have continued to tread lightly with their All-Star forward Kevin Love’s status for the contest. Head coach Tyronn Lue has remained uncertain of Love’s status for the opening tilt of the series, but he has made clear that if the 29-year-old’s […]

Heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals, there has been plenty of uncertainty surrounding the availability of Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star big man Kevin Love, who has been in the concussion protocol for over the last several days. With the opening tilt of the NBA Finals set for Thursday night, there is still no clarity […]

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love was held out of Sunday night’s Game 7 win over the Boston Celtics due to concussion protocol. The former UCLA standout banged heads with Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum in Game 6, as most hoops fans know by now. With protocol still in place, the NBA excused Love from Wednesday’s […]

Last time out, we looked over the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference Title bout against the Boston Celtics. After an agonizing seven games, the Cavs were able to pull out the win against their long-time Eastern Conference rival. The reason it was so agonizing was the difference between the Cavs at home and on the road. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue remains in doubt coming into an awaited re-re-re-match against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, “not sure” if forward Kevin Love will suit up for Game 1 of the series, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Love missed a crucial Game 7 against the Boston Celtics on Sunday […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in Boston to take on the Celtics in a do-or-die Game 7 on Sunday night. Unfortunately, they’ll be without All-Star power forward Kevin Love, who suffered a concussion in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night. Love finished that game with no points and four rebounds in just […]

With Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals only hours away, the Cleveland Cavaliers appear to have decided on how they intend to approach the game sans their five-time All-Star Kevin Love. Jeff Green is the next man up and head coach Tyronn Lue is depending on the forward to fill the gaping hole that […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has taken a lot of heat for his strategy decisions this postseason, but if he’s made one move that has benefited the team, it’s returning Larry Nance Jr. to the rotation. A decision with positive results so far. Nance has been crucial in taking the Boston Celtics to seven […]

More and more information has been coming out of the last few years about the permanent effects that one concussion can have on the brain. On Saturday, Kevin Love was ruled out for Sunday’s Game 7 because he is in the concussion protocol, but that didn’t stop Shaquille O’Neal from saying all Love needs is an […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that Kevin Love is OUT for Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. Updating now: Kevin Love is out for Game 7 — Joe Vardon (@joevardon) May 26, 2018 Things are quickly developing, as just 10 minutes ago, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue said that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that Kevin Love has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol. His status for Game 7 against the Boston Celtics is uncertain. #Cavs F Kevin Love placed in concussion protocol, status for Game 7 vs. #Celtics still not known. — Tom Withers (@twithersAP) May 26, 2018 Cavs head coach Tyronn […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers live another day. However, the Cavs aren’t sure if they’ll be complete come Sunday night after Kevin Love suffered a concussion in early in the game. In the unfortunate sequence, Love collided with Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum where the former got the worse end of the literal head-to-head. Love was taken […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that Kevin Love is OUT for the remainder of Game 6 as he undergoes evaluation for a concussion. Allie Clifton of Fox Sports Ohio, who reported the news first, is calling it a precautionary move on the Cavs’ part. UPDATE: Per #Cavs Kevin Love experienced a hit to the head. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers tipped off Game 6 against the Boston Celtics, the guys in green got off to a 25-20 first quarter lead. Midway through the first quarter, Kevin Love set a screen to get J.R. Smith open, but was run into hard by a defending Jayson Tatum. Love went back to the locker room, […]

Heading into game five against the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed to do the impossible. In the entirety of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics have never lost at home. Unfortunately, the Cavs were not able to pull it off and fell to the Celtics 96-83. No matter how any person attempts to look […]

For the fifth straight game in the Eastern Conference Finals, the home team won. The Cleveland Cavaliers are now down 3-2 to the Boston Celtics after falling in gGame 5 96-83. The team as a whole performed terribly, but head coach Tyronn Lue made some puzzling decisions that might be the easiest to blame for […]

The Boston Celtics soundly defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, but in Game’s 3 and 4, the Cavs returned the favor. In particular, Monday’s performance is closer to how Cleveland should play for the remainder of the series, as nothing out of the ordinary happened. Most of […]

Following Monday night’s 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love received a nice compliment from LeBron James’ three-year-old daughter, Zhuri. As he often does after games, James pulled out his phone for a locker room FaceTime session with Zhuri, who appeared to […]

Game 4 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics began on Monday night back in Cleveland, with the Cavs having a chance to tie the series up at two games apiece. LeBron James was off to a hot start, scoring 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting. His teammate, Kevin Love, also had a great start with […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers managed to stop the bleeding in their series versus the Boston Celtics with a dominant, 116-86, win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Needless to say, there were a number of factors that attributed to Cleveland’s 30-point victory on Saturday night. However, power forward Kevin Love was quick to credit the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally broke through the Eastern Conference Finals with a convincing 116-86 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the series on Saturday night. It was a strong overall team performance led by their pair of All-Stars in LeBron James and Kevin Love that connected on a couple of highlight reel-worthy plays. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have dominated the Boston Celtics in the first half of their Game 3 matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals. With the odds stacked against the Cavs, Kevin Love and LeBron James decided to take matters into their own hands. Near the three-minute mark of the second quarter, Love found a cutting James […]

After Tuesday night’s 107-94 loss, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves trailing the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals by a margin of two game to nil. The Cavs will need to improve several facets of their game if they hope to climb out of this two-game deficit, including pace, according to Kevin Love Following […]

After dropping the first two games of their Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers have returned home for Games 3 and 4. So… can a little bit of home cooking help the Cavs in their quest? Cavs big man Kevin Love says it should certainly help. Following Friday morning’s practice […]

They may have parted ways but their friendship still runs deep in their veins. Kevin Love, Dwyane Wade, and Isaiah Thomas all commented on Channing Frye’s Instagram account. Frye, being the sport that he is, replied to all of his former teammates with the Cleveland Cavaliers. On his Instagram, Frye posted a throwback picture for […]

Before Game 2, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue made it very clear what his rotations were going to be, with either Kevin Love or LeBron James on the court for the Cavs at all times. It didn’t take long for that pattern to break. Early in the second quarter, Lue put out a lineup […]

Despite the fact that they are now trailing the Boston Celtics two games to nil in the Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers teammates LeBron James and Kevin Love still found a way to share a laugh during Tuesday’s post-game media availability. The Cavs led through most of the first and second quarters of Game 2. […]

If the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to win Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Boston Celtics, they’ll need better performances from several players, including LeBron James. Though the King has been spectacular for much of this postseason, his performance on Sunday was nothing to write home about, as they say. James logged […]

Following Monday’s practice session in Boston, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love spoke to members of the media with regards to his team’s poor play against the Celtics in the first half of Sunday’s Game 1 matchup. The former UCLA standout did not mince words when giving his assessment, referring to Cleveland’s defensive effort as […]

During his brief tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season, things were a bit off with former All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas fitting in with the team both on and off the court that only made the situation that much difficult. According to Alex Wong of The Score, one of these telling signs that things […]

Note: This contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity Wars Last time out, we looked over the Cavaliers’ prehistoric tilt with the Toronto Raptors. After looking like LeBron James and a bunch of JV scrubs on offense against the Indiana Pacers, the Cavs were finally able to figure it out against the Raptors. During the series, the […]

Several members of the Cleveland Cavaliers shared a laugh with Rodney Hood after hearing his apology for not entering Monday night’s series-clinching win over the Toronto Raptors, according to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. With the Cavs leading by quite a wide margin in the fourth quarter (30+ points at one time), head […]

Kevin Love recently reflected on what he has learned so far playing with LeBron James. Love has a similar playstyle to Chris Bosh — a former teammate of James — as they both stretch the floor for the King, allowing him to operate on offense. But for most critics, their similarities stop there. Bosh has […]

Following Monday night’s series-clinching win over the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love spoke to reporters with regards to playing alongside LeBron James. Love, who has been James’ teammate since joining the Cavs in 2014, says he has learned a lot about sacrifice from the King. “In playing with him, I’ve learned a […]

Kevin Love just couldn’t catch a break. After playing an instrumental part in sweeping the Toronto Raptors, Love — during a postgame interview — had something really weird in his drink. As posted by Jalen & Jacoby of ESPN, Love was having a drink while waiting for questions from the media. All of a sudden, his […]

Before the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed dead in the water. They were getting bullied by the Indiana Pacers, and it looked like the Toronto Raptors would be yet another challenge. Hindsight is telling everyone that they should have relaxed. LeBron James must have snapped his fingers like Thanos […]

Kevin Love got a lot of heat during the first round matchup against the Indiana Pacers. But against the Toronto Raptors, a switch flipped and Love was a big reason why the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to finish the series in a sweep. Love talked about the surge in his play after Game 4 and […]

After their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, a lot of Cleveland Cavaliers fans were worried. This writer included. The Cavs looked grim with LeBron James being their only saving grace. One of the biggest letdowns in the series was All-Star forward Kevin Love. Through seven games, Love was carrying averages of 11.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, […]