Is Kevin Love done with basketball?

After spending 10 days in Las Vegas preparing for the Olympics, Cleveland’s Kevin Love is withdrawing from Team USA and won’t travel to Tokyo, sources tell ESPN. Love is still returning to full form from a right calf injury that kept him out a significant part of the NBA season.

Did Kevin Love get married?

Kevin Love and Kate Bock are engaged! On Sunday, the NBA star, 32 and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model announced their engagement on Instagram, along with black-and-white photos from Love’s proposal.

Why did Kevin Love drop out?

Kevin Love has withdrawn from the Olympics because of a calf injury, forcing the U.S. basketball team to replace two players on its roster. The Americans canceled their exhibition against Australia scheduled for Friday night because of health and safety concerns. …

Did Kevin Love retire?

Kevin Love isn’t done playing professional basketball. He was done with Team USA, where he felt he was not healthy enough to play at his peak and help the squad at the Tokyo Olympics. The reason he withdrew is the same injury that cost him most of last season, reports Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.

Is Kevin Love still a Cavalier?

Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA)….Kevin Love.

Why is Kevin Love off Team USA?

ESPN first reported the news of Love’s decision. Love withdrew due to a lingering calf injury from the NBA season, according to a source. He became the second player Team USA needed to replace. Love, 32, had previously won a gold medal with Team USA in London at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Who replaced Kevin Love in Olympics?

JaVale McGee
Team USA basketball: Bradley Beal, Kevin Love replaced by JaVale McGee, Keldon Johnson on Olympic roster.

When did Kevin Love Sign his contract extension?

The four-year contract extension worth up to $62 million was finally agreed to, and signed, on January 25, allowing Love to become an unrestricted free agent as early as 2015. Love has stated that he felt very strongly that he should have had a five-year designated player extension, and would have accepted the offer, had it been offered to him.

When did Kevin Love commit to UCLA basketball?

In July 2006, Love verbally committed to play college basketball at UCLA. He had also considered playing for North Carolina. Before the 2007–08 season, he received permission from Walt Hazzard to wear number 42 for the Bruins even though the school had retired the number for Hazzard in 1996.

Where did Kevin Love go after the draft?

Following the draft, Love was traded, along with Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with the third overall pick O. J. Mayo, Antoine Walker, Marko Jarić and Greg Buckner going to the Grizzlies.

When did Kevin Love play for the Lakers?

In his sophomore season, he averaged 25.3 points, 15.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, leading the Lakers to the 2005 state championship game, where they lost to Jesuit High School. The following summer, Nike removed him from its Portland Elite Legends AAU team after he chose to participate in the Reebok ABCD Camp against other top recruits.