The Cleveland Cavaliers shared an optimistic update about the recovery of their All-Star forward Kevin Love. According to the team’s announcement, which was shared on Wednesday, Love resumed individual basketball activities this week and should soon return to team practices.

The Cavs added that Love’s condition will be assessed on a daily basis, and his participation in full-contact drills will depend on this. If everything goes well, the next step for a 32-year-old star should be playing NBA games.

Love hasn’t played since late December after aggravating a right-calf strain in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He made two appearances in 2020-21 and is averaging 9.5 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 points per game.

Despite Love’s absence, Cleveland has played really well this season. The young roster, led by Colin Sexton and Darius Garland, is hovering around .500 and has a 10-12 record. This is enough for No. 7 in the Eastern Conference at the moment.

With Kevin Love back, the Cavs should become instantly better and might have a legitimate chance to challenge for the playoffs. Cleveland missed the postseason in both of the previous two seasons while having the worst and second-to-worst records in the East, respectively.

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Cleveland Cavaliers star power forward Kevin Love is back on the sidelines once again. Love aggravated an existing calf injury in a 118-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday and will be out for three to four weeks while recovering.

The Cavaliers confirmed the news after Love underwent an MRI test on Tuesday. According to the team’s statement, he will begin the rehab process immediately, and his status will be updated once he is ready to return to action.

Love initially got injured during the preseason, causing him to miss the Cavs’ season opener against the Charlotte Hornets. The 32-year-old veteran made his return in the team’s second game, putting up 15 points, nine rebounds, and three assists against the Detroit Pistons.

Losing an important player like Love is a tough blow to the Cavs, especially after a promising start to the season. Cleveland achieved a 3-0 start, hinting at a possible turnaround for a franchise that finished at the bottom of the East in the past two seasons.

With Love out, the Cavs will most likely turn to Larry Nance Jr. as the starter at the power forward position. Nance played some great all-around basketball since the new season started, averaging 8.7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.3 steals per game.

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It’s safe to say that Cleveland Cavaliers will not be competitive anytime soon, given the fact that they are in complete rebuild mode. But it seems like this won’t get Cavs’ five-time All-Star Kevin Love to lose faith in his team and starts searching a way out.

Although Love has been a subject of numerous trade rumors in recent months, which link him with championship-contending teams, the 31-year-old isn’t keen on leaving Cleveland.

“I do want to be here. I always have,” – said Love in an exclusive interview with cleveland.com. “I say that knowing it’s the NBA and it’s a business. I think especially after seeing last year, the summer leading up to last year and this summer, the changeover is like unprecedented so you don’t know what is going to happen.”

Love is aware of the talk about his future, but doesn’t intend to let that affect his commitment to the Cavs or the way he approaches the upcoming season.

“I know things come up, you would see certain things or people would ask me and I would just be like, ‘I don’t know. I don’t have a call. Nobody has been having this conversation with me.’ Until that time comes just keep my head down and keep moving.” – he added.

After LeBron James’ departure, Cleveland Cavaliers decided to sign Kevin Love to a four-year, $120 million extension in order to remain competitive in the East. Love, however, managed to play only 22 games, in which he averaged 17.0 points and 10.9 rebounds, as he struggled with a foot injury. This led Cleveland to rethink their strategy and give the opportunity to younger players, which resulted in a third-worst record in the league last season.

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Although LeBron James is out of town, Cleveland Cavaliers are still not thinking about rebuilding. Cavs just gave their only remaining All-Star Kevin Love a four-year, $120 million extension and showed that they are looking to be at least competitive for several more years.

The extension will kick in at the start of 2019-20 season since Love opted out of the last year of his five-year, $145 million deal signed in the summer of 2015.

Signed, sealed, delivered. @kevinlove pic.twitter.com/1iELkeoh1r

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) July 24, 2018

“I’d like to thank the Cleveland Cavaliers organization, [owner] Dan Gilbert and Koby Altman for having their trust in me and believing in our future,”- said Love during a signing ceremony held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. “When I got traded here a few years back, I was committed to being here long term and I was committed to our culture, excellence in playing the game of basketball. And I think who we have on our team and who we have moving forward really reflects that.“

After losing James in the free agency this summer, Cavs decided to keep the team in the playoff mix and started working on a deal with Kevin Love.

“We are very excited to announce Kevin’s long-term commitment to the Cavaliers and Cleveland,” – said Cavs’ general manager Altman in a statement. “This quickly became a partnership the second we began these discussions. Collaboration and winning matter greatly to Kevin and that was reflected in this extension.”

Kevin Love started entered the NBA in 2008 when he was selected fifth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies. He was, however, traded on the draft night to Minnesota Timberwolves in an eight-player deal. After becoming an All-Star player with Timberwolves, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade. He won an NBA Championship with the Cavs in 2016.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers shared an optimistic update about the recovery of their All-Star forward Kevin Love. According to the team’s announcement, which was shared on Wednesday, Love resumed individual basketball activities this week and should soon return to team practices.

The Cavs added that Love’s condition will be assessed on a daily basis, and his participation in full-contact drills will depend on this. If everything goes well, the next step for a 32-year-old star should be playing NBA games.

Love hasn’t played since late December after aggravating a right-calf strain in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He made two appearances in 2020-21 and is averaging 9.5 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 points per game.

Despite Love’s absence, Cleveland has played really well this season. The young roster, led by Colin Sexton and Darius Garland, is hovering around .500 and has a 10-12 record. This is enough for No. 7 in the Eastern Conference at the moment.

With Kevin Love back, the Cavs should become instantly better and might have a legitimate chance to challenge for the playoffs. Cleveland missed the postseason in both of the previous two seasons while having the worst and second-to-worst records in the East, respectively.

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Cleveland Cavaliers star power forward Kevin Love is back on the sidelines once again. Love aggravated an existing calf injury in a 118-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday and will be out for three to four weeks while recovering.

The Cavaliers confirmed the news after Love underwent an MRI test on Tuesday. According to the team’s statement, he will begin the rehab process immediately, and his status will be updated once he is ready to return to action.

Love initially got injured during the preseason, causing him to miss the Cavs’ season opener against the Charlotte Hornets. The 32-year-old veteran made his return in the team’s second game, putting up 15 points, nine rebounds, and three assists against the Detroit Pistons.

Losing an important player like Love is a tough blow to the Cavs, especially after a promising start to the season. Cleveland achieved a 3-0 start, hinting at a possible turnaround for a franchise that finished at the bottom of the East in the past two seasons.

With Love out, the Cavs will most likely turn to Larry Nance Jr. as the starter at the power forward position. Nance played some great all-around basketball since the new season started, averaging 8.7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.3 steals per game.

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It’s safe to say that Cleveland Cavaliers will not be competitive anytime soon, given the fact that they are in complete rebuild mode. But it seems like this won’t get Cavs’ five-time All-Star Kevin Love to lose faith in his team and starts searching a way out.

Although Love has been a subject of numerous trade rumors in recent months, which link him with championship-contending teams, the 31-year-old isn’t keen on leaving Cleveland.

“I do want to be here. I always have,” – said Love in an exclusive interview with cleveland.com. “I say that knowing it’s the NBA and it’s a business. I think especially after seeing last year, the summer leading up to last year and this summer, the changeover is like unprecedented so you don’t know what is going to happen.”

Love is aware of the talk about his future, but doesn’t intend to let that affect his commitment to the Cavs or the way he approaches the upcoming season.

“I know things come up, you would see certain things or people would ask me and I would just be like, ‘I don’t know. I don’t have a call. Nobody has been having this conversation with me.’ Until that time comes just keep my head down and keep moving.” – he added.

After LeBron James’ departure, Cleveland Cavaliers decided to sign Kevin Love to a four-year, $120 million extension in order to remain competitive in the East. Love, however, managed to play only 22 games, in which he averaged 17.0 points and 10.9 rebounds, as he struggled with a foot injury. This led Cleveland to rethink their strategy and give the opportunity to younger players, which resulted in a third-worst record in the league last season.

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Although LeBron James is out of town, Cleveland Cavaliers are still not thinking about rebuilding. Cavs just gave their only remaining All-Star Kevin Love a four-year, $120 million extension and showed that they are looking to be at least competitive for several more years.

The extension will kick in at the start of 2019-20 season since Love opted out of the last year of his five-year, $145 million deal signed in the summer of 2015.

Signed, sealed, delivered. @kevinlove pic.twitter.com/1iELkeoh1r

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) July 24, 2018

“I’d like to thank the Cleveland Cavaliers organization, [owner] Dan Gilbert and Koby Altman for having their trust in me and believing in our future,”- said Love during a signing ceremony held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. “When I got traded here a few years back, I was committed to being here long term and I was committed to our culture, excellence in playing the game of basketball. And I think who we have on our team and who we have moving forward really reflects that.“

After losing James in the free agency this summer, Cavs decided to keep the team in the playoff mix and started working on a deal with Kevin Love.

“We are very excited to announce Kevin’s long-term commitment to the Cavaliers and Cleveland,” – said Cavs’ general manager Altman in a statement. “This quickly became a partnership the second we began these discussions. Collaboration and winning matter greatly to Kevin and that was reflected in this extension.”

Kevin Love started entered the NBA in 2008 when he was selected fifth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies. He was, however, traded on the draft night to Minnesota Timberwolves in an eight-player deal. After becoming an All-Star player with Timberwolves, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade. He won an NBA Championship with the Cavs in 2016.

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