Kevin Love Player Rumors
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Southeast Notes: Love, Heat, Mosley, Kispert
2024/03/southeast-notes-love-heat-postseason-mosley-kispert.htmlKevin Love has been upgraded to questionable for Tuesday's game, Anthony Chiang of The Athletic tweets. … Love, who holds a $4MM option on his contract for next season, hasn't played since Feb.
Heat Notes: Lineup Combinations, Jaquez, Highsmith, Jovic
2024/03/heat-notes-lineup-combinations-jaquez-highsmith-jovic.htmlThere's no immediate prognosis on Jaquez, but the Heat hope to have him back before the end of the regular season, along with Herro, Robinson and Kevin Love, who also sat out the game.
Injury Notes: Middleton, J. Johnson, Harden, Heat, Avdija
2024/03/injury-notes-middleton-j-johnson-harden-heat-avdija.htmlInjured Heat guard Tyler Herro and big man Kevin Love didn't travel with the team to Detroit for Friday's contest, the first of a four-game road trip, per Anthony Chiang and Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. … While Herro (right foot) and Love (right heel) could meet up with the Heat at some point during the trip, it doesn't appear either player is on the verge of returning.
Heat Notes: Mills, Herro, Love, Schedule, Martin
2024/03/heat-notes-mills-herro-love-schedule-martin.htmlTyler Herro and Kevin Love have already been ruled out for Sunday's game against Washington, Chiang adds. … Herro will sit out his eighth straight game with medial tendinitis in his right foot, while Love will miss his sixth in a row due to a bruised right heel.
Heat Notes: Herro, Jovic, Love, Rozier, Martin
2024/03/heat-notes-herro-jovic-love-rozier-martin.htmlAsked before the game if he's being cautious with Herro, coach Erik Spoelstra said he doesn't have that luxury with starters Kevin Love and Josh Richardson also sidelined by injuries. … Love missed his second consecutive game with a bruised right heel and Richardson sat out his seventh straight with a dislocated right shoulder.
Heat Notes: Love, Williams, Wright, Jaquez
2024/02/heat-notes-love-williams-wright-jaquez.htmlThere were reasons to believe Kevin Love's career might be nearing the end when he agreed to a buyout with the Cavaliers during last year's All-Star break, writes Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel. … Instead, the past 12 months have included a trip to the NBA Finals and a new contract with the Heat, as well as the birth of his first child, all of which have combined to make Love very content in Miami.
Heat Notes: Losing Streak, Rozier, Rotation, Jaquez
2024/01/heat-notes-losing-streak-rozier-rotation-jaquez.htmlSpoelstra used Kevin Love, Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez and Caleb Martin off the bench in the first look at what his rotation might be with everyone available.
Heat Notes: Rozier, Butler, Jaquez, Love
2024/01/heat-notes-rozier-butler-jaquez-love.htmlVeteran big man Kevin Love was out for the back-to-back this week due to an illness (Twitter link via Winderman) but he isn't on the injury report for Saturday's matchup with New York, which means he should be back in action. … As Winderman observes, Thomas Bryant took Love's minutes when he was out, over second-year forward/center Nikola Jovic.
Heat Notes: Rozier, Offense, Draft Picks, Martin
2024/01/heat-notes-rozier-offense-draft-picks-martin.htmlMartin, Tyler Herro, and Kevin Love all pointed out that the club will benefit from having another contributor capable of putting up 25 or 30 points on any given night. … "It is increasingly important and paramount to have a weapon and a scoring threat out there on the floor at really every position," Love said.
Southeast Notes: Murray, Love, Butler, Swider, Fultz
2024/01/southeast-notes-murray-love-butler-swider-fultz.htmlKevin Love is the latest addition to the Heat's injury list, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.
Heat Notes: Adebayo, Jaquez, Love, Jovic
2024/01/heat-notes-adebayo-jaquez-love-jovic.htmlKevin Love believes Jaquez has moved into the Rookie of the Year discussion alongside Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama. … He’s done it exceptionally well," Love told Mark Medina of Sportskeeda.com.
Heat Notes: Hampton, Cain, Jovic, Love
2023/12/heat-notes-hampton-cain-jovic-love.htmlBig man Kevin Love has primarily come off the bench in his first full season with Miami, which is a role he grew accustomed to with Cleveland, per Winderman (subscriber link). … Love enjoys the freedom of being a reserve.
Southeast Notes: Carter, Fultz, Magic, Heat, Wizards
2023/12/southeast-notes-carter-fultz-magic-heat-wizards.htmlJimmy Butler (left calf strain) has been ruled out for the game in Orlando, as has Kevin Love (stomach illness).
Heat Notes: O. Robinson, Adebayo, Richardson, Jaquez
2023/12/heat-notes-o-robinson-adebayo-richardson-jaquez.htmlRobinson may fall out of the rotation again when Adebayo returns, with Kevin Love likely to be the primary backup center, but this latest stretch confirms his belief that he's a legitimate NBA player. … If he makes a mistake in any kind of game, he gets to work with the film, with [Heat assistant…
Central Notes: Portis, Connaughton, Love, Pistons
2023/12/central-notes-portis-connaughton-love-pistons-rebuild.htmlKevin Love reached a buyout agreement last season with the Cavaliers to join Miami, but he told Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com that he's receptive to the idea of finishing out his career in Cleveland. … I love to compete.
Southeast Notes: Adebayo, Heat, Magic, Wizards, McGowens, Smith
2023/12/southeast-notes-adebayo-heat-magic-wizards-mcgowens-smith.htmlOrlando Robinson also saw some action, but Kevin Love took on the brunt of the workload at the position. … Love, Josh Richardson, Caleb Martin and Jaime Jaquez are among the bench players currently flourishing.
Southeast Notes: Love, Washington, Gafford, Howard
2023/11/southeast-notes-love-washington-gafford-howard.htmlKevin Love won't return to Cleveland to face his former team on Wednesday. … It would have been Love's first game in Cleveland since he was bought out last season.
Southeast Notes: D. Smith, Heat, Poole, I. Thomas, Hornets
2023/11/southeast-notes-d-smith-heat-poole-i-thomas-hornets.htmlAnthony Chiang of The Miami Herald shares 10 observations from the Heat's first 10 games of the season, including the fact that the team is 5-0 since Haywood Highsmith replaced Kevin Love in the starting lineup. … As Chiang notes, one offseason goal for the team was to add a backup center who could help the team hold its own in the non-Bam Adebayo minutes, but Thomas Bryant hasn't been the answer so far -- Miami has a -10.6 net rating with Bryant on the court, prompting Spoelstra to start using Love as the backup five.
Heat Notes: Jovic, Love, Jaquez, Swider
2023/11/heat-notes-jovic-love-jaquez-swider.htmlInstead, his bench rotation consisted of Josh Richardson, Kevin Love, Dru Smith and Jamal Cain. … Love was back on the court Saturday, playing for the first time since being removed from the starting lineup three games ago, Chiang adds in a separate story.
Heat Notes: Highsmith, Herro, Love, Vincent
2023/11/heat-notes-highsmith-herro-love-vincent.htmlJackson notes that Highsmith is the fifth player to fill that role in Miami's last 11 meaningful games, with Kevin Love, Caleb Martin, Nikola Jovic and Jaime Jaquez also getting opportunities as starters. … "I hated having to make that move because Kevin brings so much from a connection and spirit and leadership standpoint," Spoelstra said.
Heat Notes: Slow Start, Injuries, Adebayo, Tournament
2023/11/heat-notes-slow-start-injuries-adebayo-tournament.htmlCaleb Martin sat out his fourth straight game with pain in his left knee and Kevin Love missed the contest with a left shoulder contusion as the Heat haven't had a fully healthy rotation yet this season.
Heat Rumors: Beal, Adebayo, Haslem, Herro, Martin, Love
2023/10/heat-rumors-beal-adebayo-haslem-herro-martin-love.htmlCaleb Martin said on Tuesday that he expects to come off the bench to start the season, which signals that Kevin Love will likely start at power forward, per Jackson and Chiang.
Heat Notes: Adebayo, Hampton, Swider, Jaquez
2023/10/heat-notes-adebayo-hampton-swider-jaquez.htmlIn a notebook column for The Miami Herald, Barry Jackson explores whether Thomas Bryant has the right skill set to share the court with Adebayo, notes that Kevin Love has no preference between starting or coming off the bench, and relays Spoelstra's comments on camp invitee R.J.
Central Notes: Pacers, Strus, Z. Smith, Wiseman, Bagley, Pistons
2023/10/central-notes-pacers-strus-z-smith-wiseman-bagley-pistons.htmlFormer Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, who played with Max Strus in Miami, helped Strus make the decision to sign with Cleveland as a free agent this offseason, as Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (subscription required) details. … "Kevin was one of the first people I called, and he couldn’t have been more positive about the city and the organization.
Heat Notes: Lillard, Roster, Herro, Hampton
2023/09/heat-notes-lillard-roster-herro-hampton.htmlAge is an issue as Kyle Lowry and Kevin Love are older than Butler, Rohrbach notes, and so are financial concerns as Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson are owed about $130MM for the 2025/26 season, which represents 90% of the projected salary cap.