| Kevin Love Kurzinfo | |
|---|---|
| Höhe | 6 Fuß 8 Zoll |
| Gewicht | 114 kg |
| Geburtsdatum | 7. September 1988 |
| Sternzeichen | Jungfrau |
| Augenfarbe | Blau |
Geborener Name
Kevin Wesley Liebe
Spitzname
Liebe
Sonnenzeichen
Jungfrau
Geburtsort
Santa Monica, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Staatsangehörigkeit
Bildung
Kevin besuchte die Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, wo er für die Lake Oswego Lakers antrat.
Im Juli 2006 nahm Love das Stipendium der University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) an. Nach dem Ende seines ersten Studienjahres beschloss Love, auf seine letzten Jahre an der UCLA zu verzichten und trat stattdessen in den NBA-Entwurf 2008 ein.
Besetzung
Professioneller Basketballspieler
Familie
- Vater - Stan Love
- Mutter - Karen Liebe
- Geschwister - Collin Love (älterer Bruder), Emily Love (jüngere Schwester)
- Andere - Mike Love (Onkel) (Gründer der Band The Beach Boys ), Kathleen McCartney Hearst (Tante) (ehemalige Triathletin)
Manager
Die Liebe ist mit Jeff Schwartz unterschrieben.
Position
Power Forward / Center
Hemdnummer
0
Bauen
Sportlich
Höhe
203 cm
Gewicht
114 kg oder 251 lbs
Freundin / Ehepartner
Kevin Love datiert -
- Cody Horn (2014-2015) - Kevin war von 2014 bis 2015 in einer Beziehung mit der amerikanischen Schauspielerin und Model Cody Horn.
- Kate Bock (2016-heute) - 2016 begann er mit dem kanadischen Model Kate Bock auszugehen. Nachdem das Paar fast 5 Jahre zusammen war, verlobte es sich am 31. Januar 2021.
Rasse / ethnische Zugehörigkeit
Weiß
Haarfarbe
Dunkelbraun
Augenfarbe
Blau
Sexuelle Orientierung
Gerade
Unterscheidungsmerkmale
- Blaue Augen
- Großer Körper
- Hoch aufragende Höhe
- Bart
Schuhgröße
19 (USA) oder 18,5 (Großbritannien)
Marken-Vermerke
Im Jahr 2011 schrieb Kevin einen Vertrag mit der Schuhfirma 361 Degrees .
Liebe wurde auch in Fernsehwerbung über State Farm, Pepsi und die NBA gesehen.
Bekannt für
Während seiner Zeit bei Minnesota Timberwolves war er einer der besten Stürmer in der NBA .
Love ist auch dafür bekannt, 2016 als Mitglied der Cleveland Cavaliers den NBA-Titel zu gewinnen .
Erstes Basketballspiel
Kevin hatte sein NBA-Debüt am 29. Oktober 2008 in einem Match zwischen Minnesota Timberwolves und Sacramento Kings. Love verbrachte insgesamt 18:31 Minuten auf dem Platz, erzielte 12 Punkte und holte sich insgesamt 9 Rebounds. Am Ende gelang es seinem Team Minnesota, den Sieg mit einem Endstand von 98-96 zu sichern.
Stärken
- Schießen (besonders von Fang / Stelle)
- Dribbling
- Post Moves
- Grundlagen
- Wertung
Schwächen
- Verteidigung
- Energie
- Stärke und Explosivität
- Führung
Erste TV-Show
Other than basketball matches itself, Kevin appeared in the TV series Entourage in 2010 as Kevin Love. This was his first TV series as an actor.
Though, in 2008 and 2009, he was seen in the sports talk-show Rome Is Burning as himself in 2 episodes. This was his first appearance in any TV show.
Personal Trainer
When Kevin entered the NBA, his body was not prepared for the intensive schedule. However, due to his work ethic, he managed to get a lot stronger, put some quality muscle mass on his body, and improve his overall athleticism.
On the internet, there are lots of articles about his way of training. You can check them on the following links –
- Stack.com
- Stack.com
Kevin Love Favorite Things
- Subjects in School – Business related
- Sport to watch outside Basketball – NFL
- Team – Dallas (NFL)
Source – Espn.go.com
Kevin Love Facts
- He started playing basketball at a young age. Love watched tapes of Wes Unseld, a former NBA star that played for Baltimore / Washington Bullets. He also trained his bounce passes with a cardboard box.
- On an average, Kevin scored 25.3 points and 15.4 rebounds per match during his sophomore year at Lake Oswego.
- He was selected for the Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year. The same year, Love was chosen in the first-team, Parade All-American.
- Prior to his commitment to UCLA’s sports program, Kevin also thought to play for North Carolina.
- After the 2007-2008 season was over, Kevin was chosen to the first-team All-American team and for the Pac-10 Player of the Year, All-Pac-10 and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.
- At the 2008 NBA Draft, Love was drafted fifth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies. He was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
- After his debut season in the NBA, Love was selected to the 2009 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He also ended up in sixth place in the Rookie of the Year voting.
- During the 2009-2010 season, he was invited to the USA’s National Team mini-camp which was held in Nevada, Las Vegas from July 22 until July 25 (during the off-season).
- He appeared in the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge.
- On January 25, 2012, Love extended his contract with Timberwolves for another four years for a price of 62 million dollars.
- On August 23, 2014, Kevin was part of a three-team trade between Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Philadelphia 76ers. He ended up being sent to Cleveland as a substitute for Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett.
- On July 9, 2015, Love extended his contract with the Cavaliers.
- He played for the USA at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, where the Americans achieved the gold medal. Love also played at the 2012 Olympic games in London where again the USA’s team finished first.
- He invested money in the lifestyle website named 12Society.
- He was featured on the cover of the NCAA Basketball 09 video game.
- 2009 schloss sich Kevin dem St. Jude Charity-Programm an und half dem St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
