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‘Heat Nation let’s go!!!’: Five-time All-Star Kevin Love all but confirms his move to the Miami Heat following NBA champion’s contract buyout with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Kevin Love is set for his Miami moment with the former Cleveland Cavalier expected to imminently find himself in South Beach.
Love all but confirmed the news Sunday by tweeting ‘Heat Nation let’s go!!!’
Former teammate Tristan Thompson initially wrote on the social media platform; ‘Just spoke to my brother @kevinlove he’s confirmed with me that he’s taking his talents to south beach @MiamiHEAT. This is a huge pick up for the heat Let’s go!!!’
Love replied in a quote tweet, ‘Yes sir my brother!!! Thank you for letting me bounce all of this off of you. Heat Nation let’s go!!!’
Kevin Love announced he was joining the Miami Heat following a contract buyout with CLE
Kevin Love and former Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson confirmed the move to Miami
It comes a day after reports broke of a completed contract buyout with the Cavs after making the request earlier this week.
According to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Love spoke to the Philadelphia 76ers before choosing Miami and expects to have a ‘sizable role’ in the team’s rotation.
The five-time All-Star fell out of Cleveland coach J. B. Bickerstaff’s rotation for the fourth-place Cavaliers — despite a dearth of post players on Cleveland’s bench.
Following news of the buyout, the 34-year-old tweeted: ‘I’ll have more to say soon but want to get this off my chest.
‘To the people of Cleveland and all of Ohio. I f***ing LOVE you…and always will. Thank you for everything. More to come.’
Love had not played since a January 24 loss to the New York Knicks. For the year, Love, is averaging a career-low 8.5 points a game.
Despite his decreased playing time in 2022-23, Love remains a reliable perimeter shooter, making 35.4 percent from deep this season and 37.2 percent for his career.
He was acquired from Minnesota in an offseason trade in 2014 before helping the LeBron James-led Cavaliers win the first title in team history in 2016.
The five-time All-Star expressed his feelings toward the city of Cleveland after his buyout
Love spent nine seasons with the Cleveland franchise and won a title with LeBron James (L)
Love could now follow in James’ footsteps from Cleveland to Miami, where the Heat are in desperate need of bench scoring.
Coach Erik Spoelstra’s reserves are averaging just 26.9 points a game – the second fewest in the NBA this season.
Love is a former fifth-overall draft pick, initially taken by Minnesota after starring at UCLA in 2007 and 2008.
Love last played for the fourth-place Cavs against the Knicks in New York City on January 24
