Kevin Love holds a $4 million player option to return to the Heat next season. “I don’t want to retire,” he said ahead of Wednesday night’s Game 5 against the Celtics in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference opening-round playoff series. “I would like to keep playing.”
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
The Celtics are truly ruining the Heat on defense during these Kevin Love minutes. – 8:04 PM
The Celtics are truly ruining the Heat on defense during these Kevin Love minutes. – 8:04 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Kevin Love: ‘I don’t want to retire. I would like to keep playing’
nbcsports.com/nba/news/kevin… – 7:23 PM
Kevin Love: ‘I don’t want to retire. I would like to keep playing’
nbcsports.com/nba/news/kevin… – 7:23 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love clarifies comments on future sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/01/hea… From earlier. – 6:14 PM
Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love clarifies comments on future sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/01/hea… From earlier. – 6:14 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
As end of 16th season nears, Heat’s Kevin Love not ready to retire: ‘I would like to keep playing’ miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 3:50 PM
As end of 16th season nears, Heat’s Kevin Love not ready to retire: ‘I would like to keep playing’ miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 3:50 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Available for the Heat tonight: Bam Adebayo, Thomas Bryant, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Kevin Love, Caleb Martin, Patty Mills, Duncan Robinson, Orlando Robinson and Delon Wright.
Some players will need to log heavy, heavy minutes tonight in Boston. – 3:44 PM
Available for the Heat tonight: Bam Adebayo, Thomas Bryant, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Kevin Love, Caleb Martin, Patty Mills, Duncan Robinson, Orlando Robinson and Delon Wright.
Some players will need to log heavy, heavy minutes tonight in Boston. – 3:44 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love clarifies comments on future sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/01/hea… Today’s Heat notebook. – 2:56 PM
Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love clarifies comments on future sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/01/hea… Today’s Heat notebook. – 2:56 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: As end of 16th season nears, Heat’s Kevin Love not ready to retire: ‘I would like to keep playing’ miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 1:05 PM
NEW: As end of 16th season nears, Heat’s Kevin Love not ready to retire: ‘I would like to keep playing’ miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 1:05 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat’s Kevin Love clarifies comments on future, says plan is to play on. sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/01/hea… Also: Thoughts offered on Jaquez; rule limits relief. – 12:47 PM
Heat’s Kevin Love clarifies comments on future, says plan is to play on. sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/01/hea… Also: Thoughts offered on Jaquez; rule limits relief. – 12:47 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
First four off the Heat’s bench tonight: Haywood Highsmith, Kevin Love, Delon Wright and Patty Mills.
Still no Duncan Robinson. – 8:00 PM
First four off the Heat’s bench tonight: Haywood Highsmith, Kevin Love, Delon Wright and Patty Mills.
Still no Duncan Robinson. – 8:00 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
A two-minute stint for Kevin Love. Simply not a good matchup for Heat. – 7:55 PM
A two-minute stint for Kevin Love. Simply not a good matchup for Heat. – 7:55 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Kevin Love getting some run and he’s quick to take a 3 off a PnP with Herro. He’s gonna need to do that to stay on the floor this series. – 7:50 PM
Kevin Love getting some run and he’s quick to take a 3 off a PnP with Herro. He’s gonna need to do that to stay on the floor this series. – 7:50 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
‘Hunter versus the hunted,’ Heat’s Kevin Love finds tables turned as playoff underdog sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/29/hun… From earlier. – 5:18 PM
‘Hunter versus the hunted,’ Heat’s Kevin Love finds tables turned as playoff underdog sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/29/hun… From earlier. – 5:18 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
“Hunter versus the hunted,” Heat’s Kevin Love finds tables turned as playoff underdog. sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/29/hun… Veteran big man accepting of adjustments required. – 12:13 PM
“Hunter versus the hunted,” Heat’s Kevin Love finds tables turned as playoff underdog. sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/29/hun… Veteran big man accepting of adjustments required. – 12:13 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Intriguing subplot entering tonight: Kevin Love is touting a ‘much better’ gameplan for the Heat against the Celtics in Game 4 masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 11:13 AM
Intriguing subplot entering tonight: Kevin Love is touting a ‘much better’ gameplan for the Heat against the Celtics in Game 4 masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 11:13 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
“Hunter versus the hunted:” Heat’s Kevin Love finds tables turned as playoff underdog. sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/29/hun… “Having that kind of change of expectation or identity definitely brings a whole different look and feel to a playoff run.” – 9:09 AM
“Hunter versus the hunted:” Heat’s Kevin Love finds tables turned as playoff underdog. sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/29/hun… “Having that kind of change of expectation or identity definitely brings a whole different look and feel to a playoff run.” – 9:09 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Don’t tell the short-handed Heat they don’t have enough vs. Celtics: “We have enough to get the job done” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… An update on why Kevin Love hasn’t played much in the last few games, where Duncan Robinson stands and more – 6:48 PM
Don’t tell the short-handed Heat they don’t have enough vs. Celtics: “We have enough to get the job done” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… An update on why Kevin Love hasn’t played much in the last few games, where Duncan Robinson stands and more – 6:48 PM
More on this storyline
In clarifying, the 35-year-old former All-Star contrasted his situation to even that of 20-year-old teammate Nikola Jovic. “For context,” Love said, “in one of the breaks that we had at the end of the year, it wasn’t recent, it might have been less than a month ago, I said we have to take advantage of this opportunity and this situation because whether you’re Niko, and you have who knows how many years left, or you’re myself, who also doesn’t know how many he has left, we got to take advantage of this. “It could be one more year. It could be two years, three years, four years, five years. But the truth is you just don’t really know. You could miss the playoffs. You could get beat in the first round, second round, third round. Like no matter what it is, that was more like what I was saying, is we need to take advantage of the opportunity.” -via South Florida Sun-Sentinel / May 1, 2024
Ira Winderman: Kevin Love says Heat have a “way better” game plan for Monday. -via Twitter @IraHeatBeat / April 28, 2024
Tim Reynolds: Kevin Love: “We’re going to fight. We’re going to give ourselves a chance. We’re going to have a good game plan. We’re going to pivot and figure things out. We’re going to keep doing what’s right, making the right play. … You can never, ever count us out.” -via Twitter @ByTimReynolds / April 26, 2024
