If there’s one quality the Cleveland Cavaliers have as an organization, it’s showing appreciation to their forever family. Such was the case on Monday as Kevin Love was in town with the Utah Jazz, playing on his old stomping grounds for only the second time since his contract buyout in February 2023.
Kevin Love and Georges Niang are back in Cleveland…as members of the Utah Jazz. They are not playing the same level of minutes as they did in years past, but the two forwards have different roles in the league now: as veterans mentoring a young team, stewarding them through the trials and tribulations of the NBA.
The former Cleveland Cavaliers and current Utah Jazz star Kevin Love has never shied away from self-reflection, but one of his most personal admissions surfaced only after Ricky Rubio stepped away from basketball.
How many of the active NBA players to score 20 points in at least 200 games in their career can you name in seven minutes?
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James may be the oldest player in the league, but he has got arguably the best basketball IQ in today’s game. James may not be as athletic as he used to be, but whatever he’s lost physically he’s made up for mentally.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
The Utah Jazz's experiment to bring in 18-year league veteran Kevin Love thus far into the 2025-26 campaign has been a pretty solid success in the first two-plus months of the season.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have played 38 games and sport a 21-17 overall record that slots them as the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. For a team that was projected to compete for an NBA Championship, this has been a disappointing season.
Since arriving with the Utah Jazz in the NBA offseason via three-team trade from the Miami Heat, Kevin Love has been vocal about his praise for the organization, his gratitude for the role that he has on the roster, and clearly is enjoying his time in Salt Lake City through the first few months of the year.
Kevin Love arrived in Utah as little more than salary ballast in the three-team deal that sent Norman Powell to Miami and John Collins to the Clippers.
While a throwback performance sparked a love affair with a veteran, it was one of the Utah Jazz's young players who had a career night on Friday.
Kevin Love doesn't play a lot of minutes for the Utah Jazz. Friday, the 37-year-old turned back the block and reminded the world he's an NBA champion and Hall of Famer.
Bailey is a prominent figure in Utah's youth movement. At 19 years old and 6-foot-9 tall, the Jazz's No. 5 overall pick has quickly grabbed attention, not only from fans eager to see the future, but from a veteran who understands that kind of spotlight all too well.
While they might not be cornerstone pieces of the future for the Utah Jazz and their rebuild process, the veteran duo of Kevin Love and Jusuf Nurkic have seemingly had a lot to offer to the team within their initial stint in Salt Lake City.
The Blazers needed a reset, a little belief and maybe a familiar voice. They got all three Monday night in a win over Milwaukee. Damian Lillard isn’t playing as he rehabs the torn Achilles he suffered last postseason, but he’s been plenty active behind the scenes.
NBA veteran Kevin Love recently talked about his Utah Jazz fit and how he wants to end his professional basketball career with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kevin Love isn’t making any promises about how much longer he’ll keep playing. But he is leaving one door open, and that would be with the Cavaliers. Love told D.J.
Kevin Love’s exit from the Cleveland Cavaliers in February 2023 was ill-tempered to say the least. From reduced playing time to the well-known tension
Kevin Love’s tenure with the Cavaliers didn’t end all that great. He was moved to the bench by former coach J.B. Bickerstaff, then agreed to an unceremonious buyout.
It looks like Kevin Love could have a bit more in the tank for his NBA playing days beyond just this season with the Utah Jazz. Love is currently in his 18th career season in the league, going on his first as a part of the Jazz following an offseason trade that brought him into town from the Miami Heat.
Damian Lillard did not appreciate Kevin Love making light of a serious situation.
Kevin Love is entering his 18th season in the NBA and first with the Utah Jazz. The five-time All-Star and 2016 NBA champion played six seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, nine with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the past two and a half with the Miami Heat.
Earlier this month, a report surfaced that the longtime big man was unlikely to begin the season with Utah as he sought pathways out of the organization, including a buyout.
Kevin Love may soon be getting his freedom. The five-time NBA All-Star big man Love is expected to be bought out or traded by the Utah Jazz soon, Sam Amico of Hoops Wire reported on Monday.
On July 7, veteran forward/center Kevin Love was traded to the Utah Jazz in the three-team deal that sent Norman Powell to the Miami Heat and John Collins to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kevin Love is eyeing a return to his roots.
Kevin Love is heading to the Utah Jazz. The veteran forward was part of the three-team trade that saw Norman Powell moved to the Miami Heat.
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