<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Cavs-Kevin-Love-Kevin-Love-trade-Cavs-trade-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Love’s new outlook on a trade amid Cavs’ resurgence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-01-13T11:01:38-08:00">January 13th, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-01-13T11:01:38-08:00">January 13th, 11:01am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavs forward Kevin Love entered the season open to any and all trade scenarios. It was a wise stance for Love to take, given his age and the relative youth of the roster in Cleveland. However, the Cavs have surprised many in the NBA, as they are currently 24-18 and hold the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed. According to <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2952421-latest-nba-trade-intel-how-will-dame-lillard-surgery-impact-ben-simmons-market">Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer</a>, this resurgence has caused Love to have a new outlook on a trade.</p><blockquote>And while Kevin Love entered this season open to trade scenarios, the veteran has played an integral reserve role during Cleveland’s surprise season and has enjoyed the Cavaliers’ new playoff-chasing environment, one source familiar with Love told B/R.</blockquote><p>Per Fischer, Kevin Love entered the season open to a trade but now is enjoying the “playoff-chasing” <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-koby-altman-agrees-to-long-term-extension-after-franchises-resurgence/">environment</a> surrounding the Cavs organization at the moment.</p><p>As Fischer noted, Love has played a key role in the Cavs’ jump up the standings, which is likely another reason why the veteran forward seemingly wants to stay put in Cleveland.</p><p>The sharpshooting forward has entered into the running for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, as he has averaged 14.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.8 made three-pointers per game while shooting 43.3 percent from the field and 41 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>The veteran forward’s interests aside, it could be hard for the Cavs to trade Love anyway given his age and $31 million cap figure for this season.</p><p>For now, Kevin Love seemingly has no desire to be traded from the Cavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Love’s new outlook on a trade amid Cavs’ resurgence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Cavs-Darius-Garland-Kevin-Love.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kevin Love trolls Darius Garland after Cavs star’s first career triple-double</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-01-13T06:23:20-08:00">January 13th, 6:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-01-13T06:23:20-08:00">January 13th, 6:23am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Darius Garland’s tremendous season just met a huge milestone. The All-Star hopeful recorded his first triple-double, setting career highs in assists (15) and rebounds (10) while adding 11 points and helping the Cleveland Cavaliers take down the Utah Jazz. Garland secured his triple-double in the third quarter, which no Cavs player has done <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1481486154125955076?s=20">since LeBron James</a>. He put his name in the  Cleveland history books in <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-darius-garland-enters-lebron-james-kyrie-irving-territory-with-latest-feat/">more ways</a> than just that one.</p><p>For Garland, this is the perfect time to accomplish this feat. As NBA All-Star voting continues, he’ll need to show out more in order to generate more votes. His opponent in yesterday’s game, Donovan Mitchell, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-hops-darius-garland-all-star-bandwagon/">sees Garland as an All-Star</a>. More stellar performances can only increase his odds at earning his first All-Star nod.</p><p>Kevin Love gave a shoutout to Garland <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYqFL2qtP5-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">on Instagram</a> for his huge performance, using a picture of a younger Darius. Cavs players got a kick out of the post.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Retweet to send <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DariusGarland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#DariusGarland</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBAAllStar</a> 😂 <a href="https://t.co/kef1fhdXC2" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/kef1fhdXC2</a></p><p>— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1481491635959705600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Garland appreciated the love from his veteran teammate. He also explained after the game that Love helped him reach the feat by boxing out for him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cavs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Cavs</a> guard Darius Garland* shares that Kevin Love is his guy and that Love was intentionally boxing out to make sure the young point guard secured enough rebounds for his triple-double.</p><p>— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmNotEvan/status/1481487185094529027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After taking down one of the best teams from the Western Conference, the Cavs are 24-18 and own the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Their spectacular season continues despite injuries to key players. As new addition Rajon Rondo familiarizes himself further with the team and <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-darius-garland-speaks-out-playing-rajon-rondo-after-debut/">provides leadership</a>, the Cavs should keep on rolling.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Love trolls Darius Garland after Cavs star’s first career triple-double

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3-reasons-Kevin-Love-will-be-the-Cavs_-savior-amid-Ricky-Rubio-Collin-Sexton-injuries.jpg"></figure><h1>3 reasons Kevin Love will be the Cavs’ savior amid Ricky Rubio, Collin Sexton injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-01-01T21:19:41-08:00">January 1st, 9:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-01-01T21:19:41-08:00">January 1st, 9:19pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Are we sure we’re already in 2022? Kevin Love is playing like he’s in 2012. The 33-year-old is having a renaissance this season for the Cleveland Cavaliers and has become a major part of the Cavs’ resurgence in their bid to make it back to the playoffs after four years.</p><p>Unfortunately, the injury bug has severely hit Cleveland amidst their strong campaign. Collin Sexton went down in early November with a torn meniscus and is done for the season. Ricky Rubio, who was having an incredible season himself and is one of the reasons for Cleveland’s success so far, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cavs-guard-ricky-rubio-out-for-season-with-torn-acl/" rel="noopener">tore the ACL in his left knee</a> once again and is also out for the rest of the campaign.</p><p>With this recent Rubio setback, Love has stepped up big time as the Cavs look for answers to soften the impact of this major blow.</p><p>In his latest game, Love dropped a season-high 35 points in their 121-118 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on New Year’s Eve. He also had 11 rebounds, four assists and seven 3-pointers. The five-time All-Star is feeling really good the past five outings, as he has been putting up 2012 to 2014 Kevin Love numbers. Over this stretch, Love has averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/loveke01/gamelog/2022#762-766-sum:pgl_basic">24.6 points</a> and 9.4 rebounds, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three.</p><p>With that said, Love could be the Cavs’ savior following Rubio and Sexton’s injuries. Here are three reasons why:</p><h2>Three Reasons Kevin Love Will Be The Cavs’ Savior</h2><p><b>3. 3-point shooting</b></p><p>Kevin Love has been hitting his 3-pointers at a career rate for the Cavaliers this season. He is shooting 43.0 percent from downtown, making nearly three triples in just 21 minutes per game. Cleveland isn’t a superior 3-point shooting team. They are shooting at just a 35 percent clip as a team this season, which is 17th in the NBA. That’s why the veteran stretch big will be vital in providing outside shooting to a team that will need added spacing.</p><p>Cavs coach JB Bickerstaff isn’t shy to mix things up and field in three big men at the same time. He actually starts Lauri Markkanen alongside Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. With that said, Love’s ability to stretch the floor, along with Markkanen’s, should give the likes of Allen and Mobley space to operate inside.</p><p><b>2. Looking more motivated</b></p><p>Long gone are the days when Kevin Love looked like he didn’t want to be a Cavalier anymore. Remember when Love <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1386856308138250244" rel="noopener">did this</a>?</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is bizarre 😳 <a href="https://t.co/rDHVtB0GED" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/rDHVtB0GED</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1386856308138250244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>He certainly didn’t look like a happy camper there. But as mentioned, those days are in the past and Love looks the happiest he’s been since winning a ring six years ago. For one, Cleveland’s strong campaign so far has likely fueled his spirits this season. That’s what winning does.</p><p>Love playing inspired and locked in is good news for the Cavs. He may no longer be the same player he once was when he racked up double-doubles left and right with the Minnesota Timberwolves, or even the key cog that helped the Cavaliers win their historic championship in 2016. Nonetheless, as he showed on Thursday against the Hawks, the he is capable of turning back the clock from time to time.</p><p>Love has inserted himself into the Sixth Man of the Year conversation. Being in this spotlight, along with Cleveland’s newfound success of course, seems to be giving him a new lease on his NBA career.</p><p><b>1. Championship experience</b></p><p>The most obvious asset Kevin Love brings to the table to this budding Cavs squad is his playoff and championship pedigree. As great as Cleveland has been this season, this is still a young team for the most part. They will need guidance and a veteran presence as they go through the season.</p><p>The Cavs are somewhat going through a rough stretch right now amidst the Rubio injury. They have lost three in a row and if these losses continue piling up, this could be discouraging for a young squad like Cleveland.</p><p>This is where a veteran like Love comes in to right the ship and calm the crew down. The big man certainly showed that in their most recent loss to Atlanta on Thursday. The Hawks went on their massive barrage in the second half and Cleveland wasn’t quite able to hold on to the huge lead they established in the first half. Nonetheless, Love’s assertiveness helped give them a fighting chance down the stretch to come away with the win.</p><p>Love has been through everything. He went through the lowest of lows with both the Timberwolves and in these last few seasons with the Cavs. He also reached the apex when he won a title. At 33 years old, Love has a lot left in the tank. And he’ll be vital for the Cavaliers the rest of the way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons Kevin Love will be the Cavs’ savior amid Ricky Rubio, Collin Sexton injuries

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Kevin-Love-JB-Bickerstaff-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Love ties Cavs record franchise hasn’t seen in 46 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-31T20:00:32-08:00">December 31st, 8:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-31T20:00:54-08:00">December 31st, 8:00pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers veteran Kevin Love proved on Friday night that even at 33-years-old, he’s still a walking bucket. With the Cavs’ roster hurting right now with numerous absences, Love stepped up and delivered against the Atlanta Hawks, even though his team still ended up losing in a 121-118 thriller.</p><p>Love collected 35 points and 11 boards and became the first Cavs player since 1975 to do so off the bench. <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1477114815160016896">Via StatMuse:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Love had his first 35/10 game since 2017.</p><p>35 PTS<br>11 REB<br>4 AST<br>10-18 FG<br>7-14 3P</p><p>He is the first Cavalier to have a 35/10 game off the bench since 1975. <a href="https://t.co/1OkcbFCiX9" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/1OkcbFCiX9</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1477114815160016896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>His minutes have certainly increased lately with Darius Garland, Collin Sexton, and Ricky Rubio out, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-kevin-love-explains-why-loss-of-ricky-rubio-to-injury-is-so-distressing/">with the latter sadly tearing his ACL earlier this week.</a> That being said, Love is playing a bigger role in the Cavs offense and he’s actually been showing out, averaging 26.2 points in his last four games.</p><p>The Cavs just went out and traded for Rajon Rondo in wake of the Rubio injury, but in order to keep succeeding, they’ll need these types of contributions from Love, who is proving to be the star of their second unit. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen continue to impress as well, but it’s truly going to be an all-around effort from the entire roster if the Cavs are going to stay afloat amid all of their injuries.</p><p>We know Cleveland wasn’t so keen on his big contract and limited production, but Kevin Love is once again proving to be valuable. Let’s hope he can keep it up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Love ties Cavs record franchise hasn’t seen in 46 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cavs-Kevin-Love-Ricky-Rubio.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kevin Love explains why loss of Ricky Rubio to injury is so distressing to Cavaliers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-30T16:31:46-08:00">December 30th, 4:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-30T16:32:23-08:00">December 30th, 4:32pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Losing Ricky Rubio to an <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cavs-guard-ricky-rubio-out-for-season-with-torn-acl/">ACL tear</a> is a brutal blow for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His <a href="https://twitter.com/CavsNationCP/status/1476550299317772289?s=20">steadying presence off the bench</a> as a scorer and playmaker was very beneficial to the Cavs and a key reason for their surprising success. In his first year in Cleveland, Rubio averaged 13.1 points, a career-high, and 6.6 assists, which ranks second on the team.</p><p>Kevin Love, one of the Cavaliers’ other steady veterans, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-kevin-love-4-word-reaction-ricky-rubios-scary-injury/">offered prayers</a> for Rubio when he first went down. He explained that Rubio is the team’s lifeblood and explained that the tight chemistry the team has made the loss harder to take in.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Love reflects on the season-ending injury of Ricky Rubio, whom he considers "the true lifeblood" of the <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@cavs</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetEmKnow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#LetEmKnow</a> <a href="https://t.co/vJRos3ooyX" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/vJRos3ooyX</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsCLE/status/1476699773184978945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Due to the loss of Rubio, Cleveland is looking to <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-in-talks-with-lakers-to-acquire-rajon-rondo-amid-ricky-rubio-injury/">acquire Rajon Rondo</a> from the Los Angeles Lakers. The 35-year-old is adequately built to be a reserve, low-usage floor general at this stage of his career. Rondo’s creative and intelligent playmaking would be a huge addition for the Cavs and make him a sensible replacement for Rubio.</p><p>With Rubio and Collin Sexton out for the year and Darius Garland in health and safety protocols, the Cavs will need to find another reliable point guard in order to keep their standing in the Eastern Conference. While getting stellar rookie Evan Mobley back will certainly help, the Cavs’ reliance on their guards is not something they can ignore. Since playmaking is a huge part of their style of play, they will have to find either a different way to play or player(s) that can dish the ball.</p><p>The Cavs head into Thursday’s game against the Washington Wizards with a 20-14 record, the fifth-best in the conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Love explains why loss of Ricky Rubio to injury is so distressing to Cavaliers

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