Kevin Love

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Born
1988 (36 years old)

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Santa Monica, California

Position
Power Forward

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
42

Height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Weight
251 lb (114 kg)

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Basketball

Team
Miami Heat

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NBA

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Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time All-Star and a two-time member of the All-NBA Second Team, winning an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. He was also a member of the gold medal-winning United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2011, Love won the NBA Most Improved Player Award and led the league in rebounding.

The son of former NBA player Stan Love, Love was a top-ranked prospect out of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon. He played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and led the team to a Final Four appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Love was named a consensus First Team All-American and was voted player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference. He elected to forgo his remaining three years of college eligibility and entered the 2008 NBA draft. He was taken fifth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies, and was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night for the third overall selection, O. J. Mayo, in an eight-player deal. During the 2010–11 season, Love established the longest streak for consecutive games recording double figures in points and rebounds since the ABA–NBA merger.

After six seasons with Minnesota, Love was traded to the Cavaliers in 2014. After making four straight NBA Finals with the team and winning a championship, Love suffered multiple injuries from 2018 to 2021. He slotted into a reserve role in 2021–22 and finished as runner-up for the Sixth Man of the Year award. However, reduced playing time the following season led Love to reach a contract buyout agreement with the Cavaliers. After nine seasons with Cleveland, he joined Miami in February 2023, where he reached his fifth NBA Finals in as many playoff appearances.

Career Honours

Arthur Ashe Courage Award 2020 Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA All Star 2018 Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA All Star 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA All Star 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA All Star 2012 Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA Three-Point Contest 2012 Cleveland Cavaliers	Basketball Olympics Gold 2012 United States Basketball
NBA All Star 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA Most Improved Player 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers	NBA rebounding leader 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers	FIBA World Cup 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers