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Kevin Love on Kobe Bryant’s relentlessness: “You’ve got to show a guy like that respect”

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Kevin Love said Kobe Bryant does not take no for an answer and that "you have to show a guy like that respect." (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

Kevin Love said Kobe Bryant does not take no for an answer and that “you have to show respect for someone like that.” (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

By Tony Ciniglio
Los Angeles Daily News

Former UCLA star Kevin Love found himself right at home during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ morning shootaround at UCLA at the Student Activities Center.

“It’s always fun to be back here, though I guess I don’t have enough pull to be at Pauley Pavilion,” Love said, laughing.

Love said after six years with the relatively low-key Minnesota Timberwolves, he is adjusting to being part of one of the NBA’s most scrutinized franchises with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in Cleveland.

And of course a stop in L.A. wouldn’t be complete without being asked about Kobe Bryant and what the Lakers superstar is going through this season.

“It’s pretty unbelievable for him, at his age, to come back from an Achilles injury and how a lot of resolve,” Love said. “He’s got a big heart. He’s Continue reading “Kevin Love on Kobe Bryant’s relentlessness: “You’ve got to show a guy like that respect”” »

Kevin Love hilariously grilled by children about going to the Lakers

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At this point, it appears clear Kevin Love will handle his pending free agency just fine.

He played along with children reporters who hilariously grilled the Minnesota Timberwolves star about his free agency intentions. Love jokingly argues that mastering video games, such as Skylanders, bodes more importance than attending school. He even reveals he would most like to play LeBron James.

At the E3 video game convention at L.A. Convention Center, Love did this with all with a smile on his face. Even if the questions could make him feel uncomfortable in normal circumstances, the childlike innocence and persistence the circumstances otherwise funnier.

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Kevin Love: “I want to go to a place where I can win”

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Padding his high score in the video game, “Call of Duty,” does not exactly fit what Kevin Love had in mind in feeding his competitive juices.

Oh, he appears happy to be in Los Angeles this week at the E3 Expo held at the L.A. Convention Center. But Love would much rather be somewhere else, namely an NBA team that is currently competing in the NBA Finals. Lakers fans surely feel the same way after seeing their favorite team miss the playoffs amid the franchise’s worst record since moving here 54 years ago.

So it seems hardly surprising Lakers fans enthusiastically asked for Love’s services in hopes of bolstering the team back to contention. But are the feelings mutual?

“Everyone was chanting Lakers, but I want to go to a place where I can win,” Love told Fox Sports 1 in the video above. “That might sound repetitive, but that’s really the truth.”

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