Kevin Love Articles - Page 30

From zero to hero. That sums up Kevin Love’s trajectory since becoming a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the past two years, Love has seen himself at the center of trade rumors. They say that he is underutilized, costs too much for a spot-up shooter, and he doesn’t defend. An excellent run in the […]

On the receiving end of a 3-1 series score, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed three wins to win the title. They clawed their way to a tight Game 7, and in the final minutes, the Cavs, courtesy of their Big Three, came up with a triumvirate of enormous plays that catapulted them to NBA Finals legend […]

The two-time MVP in Stephen Curry was shut down in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, scoring just 17 points on 6-19 shooting from the field, including 4-14 from downtown. On a key possession of the game, Kevin Love shut Curry down by staying in front of him and not letting him get off a […]

If it ain’t broke, why fix it? Such is the dilemma that David Griffin will face when transaction season goes into full swing. Despite being fresh off winning an NBA title, the Cleveland Cavaliers are not expected to sit idly while seeing their rivals retool and improve. RELATED: VIDEO: Steve Austin Reacts To Kevin Love […]

Kevin Love was highly scrutinized throughout the season for not being a good fit with the Cavs, but finally quieted some of those doubters down with excellent performances in the postseason. Those same critics came back up in the Finals when Love struggled statistically in Game 2, missed Game 3, and struggled in Games 4 […]

Kevin Love is the Cleveland Cavaliers’ third best player, but he is also it’s most scrutinized member. From his first season with the team, up to now, the former All Star power forward has not found a way to shake off all the unnecessary noise around him. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Speaks On Kevin Love’s […]

Kevin Love struggled once again in the NBA Finals, scoring just two points and three rebounds in Game 5. This game, however, was all about Kyrie Irving and LeBron James. With the duo combining for 82 points, no Cavalier took more than nine shots (J.R. Smith went 3-9). RELATED: REPORT: J.R. Smith To Decline Player […]

The NBA Finals are off and rolling and it is just now starting to get interesting. After dropping the first two in the Bay Area (including a 33 point blowout in Game 2), the Cleveland Cavaliers stormed out of the gates in Game 3 to win by 30. The 63 point swing between Games 2 […]

Kevin Love as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers really wanted him to pass the NBA’s concussion protocol and play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Although many say it’s hard to tell if Love would’ve made a huge difference due to the nature of the blowout, there’s no denying the Cavs needed a guy […]

Kevin Love missed Game 3 because he couldn’t pass the NBA’s concussion protocol in time for the game. He was, however, reportedly very close to a return and even pushed the Cavs to let him return. ESPN sources say Love has been lobbying hard for clearance to play Game 3 but has been told Friday's […]

The Cavaliers blew out the Warriors in Game 3 120-90, but it’s hard to tell if the blowout was as a result of the lineup change, because LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith, and Tristan Thompson lit up the boxscore. RELATED: Coach Tyronn Lue Has Perfect Response For Those Who Questioned His Lineup Change With […]

For all the good things that Kevin Love brings to the court, a couple of defensive lapses are already enough to make people see him as a liability and nothing more. Don’t mind his three-pointers that easily draw out the Andre Drummonds and Al Horfords of the world. Don’t mention his excellent passing ability which […]

Kevin Love was ruled out of Game 3 earlier this morning, and many started to predict who would start in Love’s place. RELATED: LeBron James Had A Unique Gift To Cavs Teammates Before The Postseason Started Just an hour and a half before tipoff, Coach Lue announced that Richard Jefferson would start in his place […]

Kevin Love was put under the concussion protocol for the elbow he received in the first half of Game 2. He’s officially listed as out for today’s Game 3 against the Warriors, and here are some of the replacements the Cavs were thinking about for Love during this morning’s shootaround. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Holds […]

Kevin Love was put under the concussion protocol for the elbow he received in the first half of Game 2. He was questionable to play in tonight’s pivotal Game 3, and Marc Stein of ESPN just reported that Love will not be medically cleared to play in tonight’s Game 3. Kevin Love has been informed […]

On Sunday night in Oakland, the Cleveland Cavaliers simply could not buy anything. The breaks came really expensive for the visiting team and things worsened when power forward Kevin Love left the game due to a concussion. RELATED: Kevin Love And Klay Thompson Were Teammates Way Back In The Day In one rebound play, Love […]

A couple of years ago, Klay Thompson and Kevin Love were rumored to be switching teams. But that did not materialize and Love found his way to Northeast Ohio from Minneapolis. Now, circumstances have brought these two to the NBA Finals where Thompson is looking for domination, while Love is after redemption. RELATED: FULL HIGHLIGHTS: […]

Making Intangibles Tangible with Hustle Stats and the Cavaliers. As fans, we often talk about “intangibles,” utilizing the eye test in judging players. Until recently, these types of plays remained just that — intangible. However, after a successful trial period in the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League, the NBA has begun reporting “Hustle Stats” for […]

For those who haven’t watched Episode 5 of the current Game of Thrones season on HBO, beware, big spoiler ahead. RELATED: VIDEO: Kevin Love Hilariously Plugs Chocolate Milk Ad Into His Postgame Interview And Gets Roasted By Kyrie And LeBron In true George R.R. Martin fashion, Episode 5 saw another well-loved character suffer the same […]

In case you didn’t know, Kevin Love has a commercial promoting chocolate milk, where he uses chocolate milk as a rebound from his workout. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Celebrates With Teammates Pumps Them Up For The NBA Finals After Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals where Cleveland secured it’s second consecutive bid to the […]

Amidst all the talk that surrounded the Cleveland Cavaliers over the course of the regular season, from the coaching change, chemistry issues, to every bit of action that LeBron James does, this team stuck together. RELATED: VIDEO: Richard Jefferson Defends Kevin Love Amid Criticism For Struggles They never paid attention to all the noise outside, […]

This Cleveland Cavaliers team is one of great chemistry and togetherness, despite what everyone’s tried to say this entire season. It continues to show, with the latest instance being after Game 5 where Kevin Love scored 25 points on 8-10 shooting, including 6-6 in the first half and 3-3 from downtown. The Cavs bench as […]

11 wins down, just five more to go. The Cleveland Cavaliers are just one win away from another NBA Finals appearance and just five wins away from the city’s first championship in 52 years. Despite their struggles in the regular season, the Cavs have been rolling in the postseason and much of that is due […]

There have been countless theories on the turnaround on and off the court for Cavs in the playoffs. The harmonizing Big Three, engaged role players and an inexhaustible fan base have given the front office everything it hoped for when it committed to a life of luxury tax. But, ask anyone in the franchise and […]

Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their second loss of the postseason, and their second in a row, in last night’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The major concern for Cavs fans right now is figuring out what is going on with Kevin Love. He’s not playing well offensively, he’s also struggling […]

Kyrie Irving went 3-19. Kevin Love went 1-9. Together, they were just 4-28 from the field and 1-11 from downtown for 16 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. A duo that has averaged 43.2 points, 13 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.7 steals in the 11 victories this season. LeBron James knows that if the Cavs […]

If you’ve been seeing some of our posts recently, you’ve seen that Richard Jefferson has been making some good use of his time by entertaining Cavs fans and Snapchat users everywhere. Most recently, he’s RELATED: shown the Cavs get down and party at a team get-together hosted by Kevin Love as well as proven that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are rolling and so is Kevin Love. Eight wins in as many games along with 18.9 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists on 44.4% shooting from long distance. That is the Love whom everyone expected when the Cavs traded away their future cornerstone in Andrew Wiggins. RELATED: Kevin Love Owes Tyronn Lue […]

Kevin Love has indeed come a long way. Overcoming a tumultuous regular season filled with questions and inconsistency, the East’s best shooting big man has finally established himself in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ dynamics. RELATED: VIDEO: Kevin Love Has A Very Interesting Alternative To Answering A Question About Chemistry From being a lost soul to finally […]

Those days when Kevin Love’s trouble finding his niche within the Cleveland Cavaliers’ scheme of things now seem like ages ago. Thanks to a sterling postseason thus far, the Cavs’ Big Three now looks to be enjoying some new-found love in playing together. RELATED: Pistons’ Andre Drummond Tweets Shock As Kevin Love Goes Off In […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken the league by storm this past week with their phenomenal three-point shooting. After having a relatively good season from three, the Cavs have blown their opponents out of the building when it comes down to knocking down the three ball. In each of the last several games, the Cavs have […]

Kevin Love has been a big part of the Cavs championship puzzle, and every time he gets hit hard and grimaces after hard contact, fans everywhere hold their breath. Love’s career has had a number of injuries that have cost him major parts of the season, including last season’s shoulder injury at the hands of […]

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love were expected to carry this team throughout the regular season and into the playoffs. Although the Cavs did win 57 games on the season, the Big Three did not live up to expectations with Irving and Love going through inconsistencies throughout the year. RELATED: VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy […]

Kevin Love at center proved to be a massive headache for the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of their first round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only did he draw Andre Drummond out of the paint, he was also unstoppable on the block when guarded by the opponent’s power forwards. RELATED: FULL HIGHLIGHTS: Cavs […]

In the first quarter of tonight’s game, Reggie Jackson had the most unorthodox box out by basically two-hand grabbing Kevin Love’s behind and holding him until the ball came off the rim and into Detroit hands. Should almost be a foul on Jackson. RELATED: Stan Van Gundy Calls Out LeBron James And Refs After 1st […]

It is very rare that a number eight seed upsets the number one seed in the NBA playoffs. Although it is unlikely, it is certainly not impossible. The Cleveland Cavaliers are rolling into the playoffs with a lot of momentum and will be a difficult freight train to slow down. Their opponent, the Detroit Pistons, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night to clinch the number one overall seed in the East and home court throughout the East Playoffs. With the victory, the Cavs ensure that the Raptors finish at number two, and the Cavs can now rest their starters on Wednesday against Detroit. BREAKING: Tyronn Lue […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a lot closer than the media dubs them to be. Despite rumors of there always being some kind of heat or displeasure in the locker room, these guys are a family and are all-in for one goal: to bring an NBA Championship. RELATED: VIDEO: Kyrie Irving Made An Intriguing Bet With […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon, but their stars did absolute work on the court. RELATED: VIDEO: J.R. Smith Pulls Off Epic Videobomb After Defeating Kings Without their second leading scorer in Kyrie Irving, the Cavs started Matthew Dellavedova in Irving’s place and ran the point. LeBron James, Kevin Love, and […]