Kevin Love is all in his feelings as the Cleveland Cavaliers embark on a deep playoff run without him. I’m not sure you can blame Love either.
I mean he finally finds out what the playoffs smell and feel like — only to have postseason and summer snatched by a serious shoulder injury.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk wants to apologize to Love for hurting him, but the Cavs forward wants no parts at this time.
Love rejoined the Cavaliers on Wednesday, after he had stayed away from Game 1. Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk and his representatives have continued to deliver word to Love and people close to him that Olynyk wants to privately apologize to him, sources told Yahoo Sports. Olynyk wants to tell Love personally that he never intended to injure him in Game 4 of that series, that he’s sorry for the shoulder surgery that’ll cost Love six months.
Strangely, Love continues to rebuff Olynyk. He isn’t interested in the call, refusing to ease Olynyk’s guilt. For now, Love is a spectator to this Cavaliers playoff run, a player who is probably more missed on these Cavaliers now than he had ever been appreciated this season.
“It’s so unfortunate that [the appreciation] has to come when he goes down,” Blatt told Yahoo Sports. “Kevin, in his own way, sacrificed the most this season, but still gave us a high-level performance. And he needs to be appreciated for that. And going forward, hopefully, he’s going to have a long career here.”