Jazz's Kevin Love: Perfect shooting night off bench
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Love ended with 12 points (3-3 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes in Wednesday's 140-127 preseason loss to Houston.
The Jazz were missing several key members of their frontcourt, enabling Love to soak up substantial playing time in this exhibition contest. However, the veteran big man's presence on the team will likely be more pronounced as a mentor to Utah's young players, rather than a regular contributor on the court in 2025-26.
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Jazz's Kevin Love: Expected at training camp
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Love is expected to be in attendance during Utah's training camp, NBA reporter Marc Stein reports.
Ever since Love was traded to the team on July 7, rumors have circulated about a potential buyout that would make the veteran big man a free agent, allowing him to choose where he wants to play during the upcoming 2025-26 season. However, nothing has come to fruition with the start of the regular season right around the corner. It may not be out of the realm of possibility that Love suits up for his new squad. During the 2024-25 campaign, Love played in only 23 games for Miami, averaging 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest, while shooting 35.7 percent from the field and 35.8 percent from three-point range.
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Jazz's Kevin Love: Traded to Utah
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The Heat traded Love and Kyle Anderson to the Jazz on Monday in a three-team deal that sent John Collins (ankle) to the Clippers and Norman Powell to the Heat, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Love obviously doesn't fit Utah's timeline, but the Jazz picked up a 2027 second-round pick from Los Angeles to entice them to flip Collins' expiring contract. With that said, it remains to be seen if Love will stick around in Utah. Love, who will be entering his age-37 season, made just 23 regular-season appearances in 2024-25 with averages of 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Ruled out for Monday
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Monday's Game 4 against the Cavaliers.
Love hasn't played since March 21 due to personal reasons, and his absence shouldn't cause any waves in Miami's rotation. The veteran big man's next chance to suit up will come in Wednesday's Game 5, provided the Heat win Game 4 in Miami.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Another absence coming
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Love (personal) won't play in Saturday's Game 3 against the Cavaliers.
Love hasn't played since March 21 due to personal reasons. The veteran big man remains without a return timetable.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Absent from practice Friday
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Love (personal) is away from the team and wasn't present for Friday's practice, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
Love missed the first two games of the first round and can be considered doubtful at best for Saturday's Game 3 against Cleveland in Miami. However, the veteran big man's potential absence shouldn't cause any waves in the rotation.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Out for Game 2
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Love (personal) will not play in Wednesday's Game 2 against the Cavaliers, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Love has been sidelined since March 21 and remains away from the team. The veteran big man's absence won't impact Miami's rotation.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Won't play in Game 1
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Love (personal) is out for Sunday's Game 1 against the Cavaliers.
Love hasn't played since March 21, so his absence won't impact Miami's rotation. The veteran big man's next chance to suit up is Game 2 on Wednesday.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Won't play Friday
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Friday's Play-In Game against the Hawks.
Love has been downgraded from questionable to out and will miss his 14th consecutive contest due to a personal matter. The veteran's next chance to play will come Sunday against the Cavaliers, provided the Heat win Friday's elimination game.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Iffy for Friday
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Love (personal) has been listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Hawks, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Love has missed the last 13 games due to personal reasons. Despite the long absence, the veteran big man has a chance to play Friday in the Play-In Game in Atlanta. The one-time NBA champion had a rough regular season, averaging career-low numbers across the board with 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists over 23 games.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Remains out Wednesday
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Bulls, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports.
Love's streak of missed games will extend to 13 for personal reasons. The next opportunity for him to return to the floor for Miami will depend on the outcome of the Play-In Tournament.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Questionable for Play-In Game
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Love (personal) is questionable for Wednesday's Play-In Game against the Bulls, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
The Heat are listing the veteran big man, who missed the final 12 games of the regular season due to a personal matter, as questionable due to return-to-competition conditioning. If Nikola Jovic (hand) and Love are both sidelined against Chicago, Miami would lean on Bam Adebayo and Kel'el Ware to dominate the center minutes.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Will miss regular-season finale
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Wizards, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Love will end up missing the final 12 games of the regular season due to a personal matter. It's unclear whether the veteran center will be available for Wednesday's Play-In Tournament clash against Chicago.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Remains out for personal reasons
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Pelicans.
Love will miss an 11th straight game for the Heat on Friday in New Orleans. The veteran big man's next opportunity to play will be Sunday against the Wizards.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Another absence coming
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Love (personal) will not play Wednesday against the Bulls.
Love will be sidelined for a 10th straight game. The veteran big man remains without a timetable for a return.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Won't play vs. Philadelphia
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the 76ers.
Love will miss a ninth straight game for the Heat on Monday due to personal reasons. The veteran big man's next opportunity to return to the floor will be Wednesday against the Bulls.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Remaining out for Saturday
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Bucks.
Love will miss his eighth consecutive contest due to personal reasons. The veteran big man's next chance to feature will come Monday against the 76ers.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Remains out for personal reasons
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Grizzlies, Tim Reynolds of Associated Press reports.
Love will miss a seventh consecutive game for the Heat due to personal reasons. The next chance for the veteran big man to return to the floor for Miami will be Saturday against the Bucks.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Out for personal reasons
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Love is out for Wednesday's game against Boston for personal reasons.
It'll be a fourth absence in a row for the veteran big man, who sees his next chance to rejoin the team arrive Thursday against the Grizzlies. With Nikola Jovic (hand) still on the shelf against the Celtics, the Heat will lean on Kel'el Ware and Bam Adebayo for the center minutes once again.
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Heat's Kevin Love: Not available Monday
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Love (personal) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Wizards, Tim Reynolds of Associated Press reports.
Love will miss a third straight game due to a personal matter, but he's seen sparse playing time this season and his absence won't impact Miami's rotation all that much. His next chance to play is Wednesday against the Celtics.
