Well played. At some point during a Team USA flight Wednesday evening, Timberwolves star Kevin Love took a gander around the cabin and noticed a lot of his teammates were well on their ways to Dreamland, so he snapped a photo and posted it, much to the delight of everyone. Tweeting “I win,” Love even managed [...]
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