CLEVELAND — A tumultuous first year with the Cleveland Cavaliers came to quite a painful end for Kevin Love.
After feeling his shoulder being ripped out in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Boston Celtics on April 26, the past few months have been a difficult time for Love. He's admitted to feeling upset and bitter about suffering such a significant injury when Cleveland needed him the most.
This was the capper on a season that witnessed his being called out by LeBron James, fielding constant questions about his upcoming free agency and never truly fitting into the Cavaliers offense. Love would often be seen sitting at his locker after games, feet soaking in a bucket of ice, lethargically answering reporters' questions but rarely making eye contact.
After such a trying first season in Cleveland, Love decided to do what many believed to be unlikely: come back.
"Knowing that I could be in a place where I could win and be happy and get paid long-term was absolutely a big deal for me," Love tells Bleac ...
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Article written by Greg Swartz