Kevin Love

Kevin Love

#42 Power Forward Center
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Personal Information

Full Name Kevin Love
Position Power Forward, Center
DOB (Age) 07-09-1988 (36 yrs)
Height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight 251 lbs (114 kgs)
Hometown Lake Oswego, OR
College University of California at Los Angeles
Draft 2008 - Rd: 1, Pick: 5 (MIA)
Debut 2008

Recent Games

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Date Opp Result Min PTS FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% REB AST BLK
Sun 04/14
@ TOR TOR
W 118-103 3 0 0 - 1 0.00 0 - 1 0.00 0 - 0 0.00 0 0 0
Sat 04/13
@ TOR TOR
W 125-103 18 14 5 - 13 0.39 2 - 8 0.25 2 - 2 1.00 8 2 0
Wed 04/10
@ DAL DAL
L 92-111 18 16 6 - 9 0.67 4 - 5 0.80 0 - 0 0.00 11 0 0
Tue 04/09
@ ATL ATL
W 117-111 5 3 1 - 4 0.25 1 - 3 0.33 0 - 0 0.00 3 0 0
Sun 04/07
@ IND IND
L 115-117 7 2 1 - 4 0.25 0 - 1 0.00 0 - 0 0.00 0 1 0

Regular Season Stats

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Season Team GP GS Min PTS FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OFF DEF REB AST BLK
2023
MIA MIA
55 5 16.8 8.8 2.873 - 6.527 .440 1.527 - 4.436 .344 1.545 - 1.964 .787 1.1 5.1 6.1 2.1 0.2
2022
CLE CLE
41 3 20.0 8.5 2.707 - 6.951 .389 1.683 - 4.756 .354 1.366 - 1.537 .889 1.0 5.8 6.8 1.9 0.2
2022
MIA MIA
21 17 19.9 7.7 2.571 - 6.619 .388 1.429 - 4.810 .297 1.143 - 1.333 .857 0.8 4.9 5.7 1.9 0.2
2021
CLE CLE
74 4 22.5 13.6 4.419 - 10.284 .430 2.527 - 6.446 .392 2.243 - 2.676 .838 1.2 6.1 7.2 2.2 0.2
2020
Cle CLE
25 25 24.9 12.2 4.120 - 10.080 .409 2.280 - 6.240 .365 1.680 - 2.040 .824 0.7 6.8 7.4 2.5 0.1
Career 929 684 29.3 16.5 5.418 - 12.346 .439 1.776 - 4.817 .369 3.857 - 4.653 .829 2.4 7.8 10.1 2.3 0.4

Kevin Love News

In Photos: Kevin Love celebrates second anniversary with wife Kate In Photos: Kevin Love celebrates second anniversary with wife Kate
In Photos: Kevin Love celebrates second anniversary with wife Kate
Kevin Love cedes GOAT outlet passer crown to Nikola Jokic citing another outrageous full-court dime Kevin Love cedes GOAT outlet passer crown to Nikola Jokic citing another outrageous full-court dime
Kevin Love cedes GOAT outlet passer crown to Nikola Jokic citing another outrageous full-court dime
Domantas Sabonis overwhelmed with surpassing Kevin Love’s most consecutive double-doubles, calls former record holder future HOFer Domantas Sabonis overwhelmed with surpassing Kevin Love’s most consecutive double-doubles, calls former record holder future HOFer
Domantas Sabonis overwhelmed with surpassing Kevin Love’s most consecutive double-doubles, calls former record holder future HOFer
5 active NBA players with most rebounds in a game ft. Jusuf Nurkic’s 31 boards vs Thunder 5 active NBA players with most rebounds in a game ft. Jusuf Nurkic’s 31 boards vs Thunder
5 active NBA players with most rebounds in a game ft. Jusuf Nurkic’s 31 boards vs Thunder
LA Lakers fans dig owner Jeanie Buss' 'Kevin Love is hotter than Tony Parker' tweet to demand ownership change amid recent slump LA Lakers fans dig owner Jeanie Buss' 'Kevin Love is hotter than Tony Parker' tweet to demand ownership change amid recent slump
LA Lakers fans dig owner Jeanie Buss' 'Kevin Love is hotter than Tony Parker' tweet to demand ownership change amid recent slump

Kevin Love: A Brief Biography

Kevin Wesley Love is an American professional basketball player and plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.Kevin Love is a five-time All-Star and won an NBA Championship with the Cavs in 2016. Love had a successful high school career with the Lake Oswego Lakers. He led the Lakers to the 2005 Oregon state high school basketball championship game. Love went on to play for the Southern California All-Stars, where the team compiled an unprecedented 46–0 record as he garnered three MVP awards. , Love was named the 2007 Men's Basketball Gatorade National Player of the Year. Love finished his high school career as the all-time leading scorer in Oregon boys' basketball history with a record 2,628 points. At the end of the 2007–08 regular season, Love was named consensus first-team All-American, Pac-10 Player of the Year, All-Pac-10, and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.

On April 17, 2008, Love announced his intention to leave UCLA to enter the 2008 NBA Draft. Kevin Love was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies and was later traded to Minnesota Timberwolves. Love went on to play in the 2008 NBA Summer League and led all players in rebounding. Kevin Love was selected to play in NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge in 2009-2010. He finished the season ranked as the NBA's best rebounder per 48 minutes. In January 2012, Love scored 30 points in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. Love was a member of the United States men's national basketball team that won the gold medal in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Olympic team that won the Gold medal.

In 2014, Kevin Love was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he became one of the most important players in Cavs roster. In the aftermath of LeBron James' departure to Lakers in July 2018, the Cavaliers aggressively pushed to secure Love for the long term and Kevin Love signed a four-year $120 million extension with the Cavaliers.