The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without at least one Love this year on
Valentine’s Day.
Cleveland’s All-Star forward Kevin Love will be out at least six weeks following
arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The news was first broken by ESPN.com’s
Dave McMenamin and later confirmed by the team
In his ninth NBA season, Love has averaged 20.0 points per game and 11.1
rebounds per game thus far this season. Love experienced some swelling in his
left knee following Cleveland’s game against Denver this weekend, and underwent
an MRI before seeing another doctor.
While LeBron James has made clear that the Cavaliers were in need of another
playmaker, the loss of Love will test Cleveland’s frontcourt depth. At 37-16,
the Cavaliers are currently in first place in the Eastern Conference, although
the Boston Celtics are just 2 games behind. If Love were to miss six weeks, he
would return about two weeks before the playoffs begin.
Love’s absence will also presumably open up a spot on the Eastern Conference
All-Star team. Some other worthy frontcourt candidates include New York’s
Carmelo Anthony, Washington’s Otto Porter, Boston’s Al Horford and Atlanta’s
Dwight Howard.
