If anyone in the NBA should have a thick skin when it comes to talk of player conflicts and trade rumors, it should be Kevin Love. Those stories have been like a cartoon cloud following his every step since he landed in Cleveland.
And he doesn’t give a... you know.
The Cavaliers just won a title with Love playing a key role, and yet the cloud still follows him. Love was asked about the stories of his fit with his team after practice Friday (video below, if you’re easily offended by language don’t hit play).
“I love this team. There will always be stories. I don’t think they’ll ever leave. Frankly, I don’t really give a s---.”
— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) September 30, 2016
It’s amazing what winning can do. If the Cavaliers had not come back from 3-1 down in the Finals, the consensus around the league was that Cleveland would have made significant roster changes last summer and Love likely would have been the big name out the door. In some parallel universe that happened.
But not in this one — Love has a ring. And he’s still a Cavalier. And he doesn’t care what his critics think of that.