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OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is questionable for game one of the NBA Finals as he remains in the concussion protocol, coach Tyronn Lue said Tuesday. Love missed the Cavaliers’ game seven Eastern Conference victory over Boston on Sunday after clashing heads with the Celtics Jayson Tatum in the previous game. It remains unclear if the 29-year-old will be recovered in time for Thursday’s opener against the Golden State Warriors […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA is joining forces with the players’ union to launch a mental wellness program with the hope that athletes will see it as a way to open up about their struggles with mental health. Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan and Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Love are helping to jump-start the program, which begins in part this week with a website and public service ads encouraging mental wellness for its athletes. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love revealed on Tuesday he has regularly suffered from panic attacks, breaking his silence on the issue in a bid to encourage more players to talk openly about mental health. In an essay on The Players’ Tribune website, Love said he had suffered his first panic attack on November 5, when he was forced to exit early during a defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. That […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers stretched their NBA winning streak to 11 games Saturday as LeBron James poured it on in the fourth quarter to keep the depleted but desperate Memphis Grizzlies at bay. James, who leads the league in fourth quarter points, scored 15 of his 34 points in the final period as the Cavs held on for a 116-111 victory in Cleveland. He scored Cleveland’s last 13 points — […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love led the scoring with 19 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers notched a fifth straight victory with a 116-88 blowout on the road against the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Love, who had 11 rebounds and four assists, was backed by LeBron James, who had 18 points and eight rebounds in just 27 minutes on the court as Cleveland improved to 10-7. Jae Crowder also weighed in with a double-digit score, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Boston’s Gordon Hayward suffered a gruesome broken left ankle injury barely five minutes into the new NBA season Tuesday, overshadowing the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 102-99 victory in Kyrie Irving’s homecoming. Hayward, the former Utah star who signed a four-year deal with the Celtics worth $128 million in the off-season, was stretchered off the court following a horrific injury that stunned players on both clubs. Hayward landed hard 5:15 into the game after a […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Confident and assertive, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has found his scoring touch just when the defending NBA champions need it most — in an NBA Finals rematch with Golden State. Cleveland superstars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving will go head-to-head against Golden State’s Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in much-anticipated head-to-head matchups in the best-of-seven showdown that starts Thursday. But Love figures to […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love returned from knee surgery, but Kyrie Irving made an early exit with knee problems of his own as the Cleveland Cavaliers toppled the Utah Jazz 91-83 on Thursday. The Cavaliers can thank their lucky stars they still have a healthy four-time NBA MVP LeBron James, who was more than happy to pick up the slack. As soon as Irving realized his wonky left knee was acting up […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is to seek a second opinion on his left knee after undergoing a scan at the weekend, coach Tyronn Lue said Monday. Love, 28, underwent a scan on the knee on Sunday after experiencing pain in the joint during Saturday’s 125-109 win over Denver. The four-time NBA All-Star had already been ruled out of Tuesday’s road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But Lue said […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Struggling with star forward Kevin Love sidelined by back spasms, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers were downed 104-97 at Dallas on Monday. LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 23 points on 9-of-19 shooting while Kyrie Irving added 18 points and five assists but made six turnovers, only one fewer than the entire Mavericks’ squad. But an up-tempo Dallas attack proved more than the Cavaliers could stand a night after […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love missed full contract drills for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday and could be sidelined when the reigning NBA champions play host to Phoenix on Thursday. Kyle Korver, Cleveland’s newly acquired 3-point specialist, could make his first start for his new club if Love’s sore back keeps him out of the lineup against the Suns. “He went through half the practice,” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said. “He’s still questionable. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love scored 29 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers shrugged off the absence of Kyrie Irving to demolish the Memphis Grizzlies 103-86 on Tuesday. Irving was given the night off after complaining of tiredness in his legs after last weekend’s victory over the Charlotte Hornets. But the 24-year-old point guard’s absence was barely felt as Cleveland romped home thanks to Love and LeBron James, who chipped in with 23 […]
