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In the backdrop of rising awareness on social justice issues, this Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) day may be more relevant than ever. Several NBA players shared their thoughts regarding the holiday, including Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love. For Love, he recalled an early experience on racism during his teen years with his traveling […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love recently spoke to ESPN regarding societal and racism issues as part of a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18. When asked what white players and members of the league can do to promote social justice, Love touched on a few points on how they can effectuate […]

The four-team trade that sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets took the league by surprise. As a result, players such as Caris LeVert ended up in Indiana, sending Victor Oladipo to the Rockets, teaming up with John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins. The Cleveland Cavaliers were also involved in this trade, as the Cavs received […]

There’s a shameful series of acts taking place at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, and many athletes made sure to pitch in their level of concern as chaos continues to descend in Washington. Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love was no different in that regard, as his statements were in alignment with those of his peers […]

Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III is mixed up in trade rumors as a result of his father’s social media activity. Bagley Jr. is looking like LaVar Ball turned up to 11, and while some of the history between him and former head coach Frank Joerger is hilarious, the situation is becoming a distraction […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is expected to miss at least three to four weeks due to a calf injury, via the Cavs website. After having MRI that confirmed his injury, he will then undergo a series of treatment and will be evaluated before he can make a return on the court come 2021. The […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love is a real-life hero. A new report has surfaced pertaining to how the five-time Cavs All-Star decided to cover the lost wages of the workers at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This report comes via Chris Manning of Forbes: https://twitter.com/cwmwrites/status/1343567011377508352 The amount Love shelled out from his own pocket was not […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is set to have an MRI to assess his nagging calf injury, per The Athletic‘s Joe Vardon. Love missed most of the preseason and the Cavs’ season-opening tilt against the Charlotte Hornets due to his injury. He returned to face the Detroit Pistons in the second game, netting 15 points, nine […]

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie wing Isaac Okoro will miss his first career game due to injury on Sunday. The first-round pick has been ruled out for the Cavs’ matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers as he deals with a left foot sprain, according to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. Kevin Love is questionable for Sunday’s game with a calf […]

Cavs veteran forward Kevin Love is expected to return to the lineup on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons after missing the season opener with a calf injury, according to Kelsey Russo of The Athletic. Love, who’s entering his fifth season with the Cavs, has been sidelined since the team’s first preseason game against Indiana Pacers on […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is likely to miss Wednesday’s season opener against the Charlotte Hornets. Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said Tuesday the team is not expecting to have Love—who is nursing a calf injury—as the season gets underway, per Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal. #Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said they are […]

Next up in this series of previews for the Cleveland Cavaliers is power forward Kevin Love, the elder statesman of the team and longest-tenured Cavalier. Entering the second season of his four-year, $120 million contract with the Cavs, trade rumors continue to swirl around Love, whether they are realistic or not. It’s hard to believe, but Love is […]

Tristan Thompson is going to be playing for a team not named the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time as he enters his 10th season in the NBA. With Thompson headed to the Boston Celtics, Kevin Love sent a heartfelt message to Thompson on social media. My brother — will miss going to battle every […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has become a vocal figure on the topic of mental health ever since revealing to the world his struggles with depression. The five-time All-Star has once more opened up about how he still has often battles against depression along with thoughts of suicide. During a sit-down interview with Graham Bensinger, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are eager to trade veteran power forward Kevin Love this offseason and draft Obi Toppin in the 2020 draft, per Sean Deveney of Heavy. The Cavs are in rebuild mode since they are in the second post-LeBron James era, so it makes no sense to have Love on the roster anymore. Okoro […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has been in a peculiar situation in the past few years due to his situation in Ohio. He was the only remaining player from the Cavs’ previous big three of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving who both headed to different directions after the team’s failed title run in the 2017-2018 […]

Kevin Love’s last official NBA game was way back in March since the Cleveland Cavaliers were among the “Delete 8” teams who were not invited back for the resumption of the 2019-20 campaign at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. While the long hiatus brought upon by the pandemic has certainly been bothersome for the […]

Five-time All-Star Kevin Love was among 15 Cavs players who showed up for the first day of in-market workouts on Wednesday. With a disappointing 19-46 overall record, the Cavs were one of the so-called “Delete Eight” NBA teams left off the invitation list to the restart of the 2019-20 season in Florida. Many of these […]

Cavs All-Star Kevin Love wrote his now-famous essay for The Players’ Tribune in 2018. It was titled “Everyone Is Going Through Something,” which highlighted the fact that more people than not are dealing with mental health issues. Love received loads of praise for shedding light on this issue, and he has continued the conversation throughout […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love showed support for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott after FOX Sports analyst Skip Bayless essentially said Prescott was unfit to be the quarterback of “America’s Team.” Prescott had spoken about feeling openly vulnerable following the death of his brother, admitting there were times where he struggled with his own […]

Cavs forward Larry Nance Jr. decided to have a little fun with Kevin Love, who’s celebrating his 32nd birthday on Monday. As they usually do with players, the NBA sent out a tweet to wish Love a happy birthday. Nance saw this post, then decided to retweet it with a cheeky reply: No https://t.co/cTHpmhl5TI — […]

Larry Nance Jr. joked that Cleveland Cavaliers teammate and Cavs All-Star Kevin Love is the NBA player he can’t stand. Love, upon seeing Nance’s comment, hilariously chimed in. 😂😂🖕🏻🖕🏻 — Kevin Love (@kevinlove) August 22, 2020 NBA players are by far the most active professional athletes on Twitter. With that said, it makes for a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to the lottery for the second straight year in the second post-LeBron James era. Drafting another piece for the future will certainly be a top priority for the Cavs’ front office this summer. Kevin Love, however, believes re-signing veteran center Tristan Thompson should be the first order of business in […]

Though they aren’t playing right now, the Cavs are still searching for ways to improve their roster. The team is rumored to be interested in a trade for Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons, but will such a deal come to fruition, and what would it take? Over the weekend, Chris Fedor of cleveland.com reported that the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have zero plans to dump Kevin Love’s remaining $90 million salary, and the Cavs are showing no signs of regret for signing him to a whopping four-year, $120 million extension at the start of last season. Love just finished the first of those four years and is considered to have one of […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being left out of the NBA’s restart bubble, let’s take a look at connections between the Cavs and the 22 teams competing for an NBA Finals berth. In order to get a better idea of who is still playing, and perhaps to help some fans to make their rooting decisions if they […]

It looks like Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star power forward Kevin Love may still be on the Cavs once the 2020-21 season starts. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the Cavs organization still wants Love on the team since he’s a great veteran to have in the locker room for young guys such as Collin Sexton, Darius […]

Andre Drummond is off to a rough start with the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the same time, from a pure basketball standpoint, Drummond is perfect for the Cavs. The Cavs acquired Drummond from the Detroit Pistons before this season’s NBA trade deadline for Brandon Knight, John Henson, and the less favorable of Cleveland and the Golden […]

As the icon of mental health awareness in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love continues to build upon his cause. The Cavs star is no stranger to speaking up about mental health, as he has made it clear over the years that his goal is to remove the stigma surrounding the issue. Initially, Love […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love recently received his Arthur Ashe Courage Award, and to say that he was delighted by the honor would be an understatement. Love has been a vocal advocate for mental health awareness in the league for years now, and this is only one of the many recognitions he has received for […]

Kevin Love was one of the first NBA players to open up about his struggles with mental health. The Cleveland Cavaliers big man has carried that same spirit ever since his first-person essay titled, “Everyone Is Going Through Something” on The Players’ Tribune moved plenty of fans who now saw him through a different lens. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. As his future with the Wine and Gold hangs in the balance, Kevin Love delivered his case on why the team must re-sign Thompson. Per Chris Fedor of cleveland.com, Love recounted his duels with Thompson […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year point guard Collin Sexton accidentally interrupted Cavs veteran power forward Kevin Love during a media call on Friday afternoon. Love quickly reacted with “oh hell no” upon seeing his Cavs teammate’s face (via Spencer Davies on Twitter): "OH HELL NO!" Collin Sexton was a little early for his media call and jumped […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is set to be a free agent this offseason, so the general consensus is that he has played his last game as a member of the Cavs. Kevin Love, however, is hoping that’s not the case. “He does so much for this organization,” Love said, according to Rick Noland […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were not one of the 22 teams invited to continue to the 2019-20 NBA campaign at Disney World. Considering the Cavs were 19-46 and 11 games behind the Orlando Magic for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, you can see why. However, that didn’t make things any easier […]

Legendary Washington Bullets center Wes Unseld has passed away at the age of 74. Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love, who was Unseld’s godson, took to Instagram on Tuesday morning to express his love and appreciation for the Hall of Famer: “Proud to be named after such a great man,” wrote Love, whose middle name […]

As far as being able to stretch the floor at the four position goes, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love does possess similarities with retired Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki. On Friday, Love sat down with TNT’s Ernie Johnson and shared how his father, Stan Love, urged him to study and pattern his game to […]

Kevin Love has been burned to ashes for his meager defensive ability and his constant shortcomings at that end of the floor. However, his claim to fame came on a defensive play — stopping Stephen Curry from hitting a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. Love revealed […]

Now more than ever, the debate between LeBron James and Michael Jordan has become the talk of the town. Kevin Love, who won a title with LeBron during their time together with the Cleveland Cavaliers, chimed in on the discussion. According to the Cavs big man, one significant difference between LeBron and Jordan is their […]