CLEVELAND — Kevin Love has lost control.
Not of his emotions, which the Cleveland Cavaliers veteran holds dutifully in check, forever shrouded from public view.
Not of his game, still a silky blend of sharp perimeter shooting and precision outlet passes.
No, Love has lost control of his own story, his image, his narrative—and perhaps his career trajectory. And he might have just a few days to seize control again.
It is a quandary born of bad luck as much as anything.
A year ago, Love missed the entirety of the NBA Finals, a six-game loss to the Golden State Warriors, because of a shoulder injury. His first shot at a title was ripped away before he ever had a chance to chase it.
On Wednesday, in an anguishing bit of deja vu, Love was a Finals spectator again—this time sidelined by a concussion while his teammates put together a series-saving, 30-point thrashing of the Warriors in Game 3.
"He's frustrated that he couldn't play," a person who spoke with Love said late Wednesday. "He worked this hard, obviously injured last year, and the last thing he wante ...
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