{"id":45833,"date":"2025-04-29T14:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=45833"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:03:13","slug":"watch-kevin-love-breaks-down-in-tears-as-former-teammate-tristan-thompson-embraces-him-following-his-fathers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/watch-kevin-love-breaks-down-in-tears-as-former-teammate-tristan-thompson-embraces-him-following-his-fathers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Kevin Love Breaks Down In Tears As Former Teammate Tristan Thompson Embraces Him Following His Father&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson shared an emotional moment with his former teammate Kevin Love ahead of Game 4 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> Playoffs 2025 Round 1. Thompson consoled Love, who lost his father and former NBA forward Stan Love a couple of days ago. Stan Love played for the Baltimore Bullets and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1970s.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson shared a moment pre-game after Love's dad, Stan, passed away yesterday &#128591;&#10084;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4FK11QOEjM\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/4FK11QOEjM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1917031730994942065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Love announced the news when he was away from the team via Instagram. As he was back on court for Game 4, Thompson ensured to be there for his friend. Notably, Thompson and Love were teammates in the Cavs from 2014-2020, and won a championship together in 2016. Thompson first left Cleveland to join the Boston Celtics in 2020 while Love stayed. However, Cleveland traded him to the Heat in 2023, while the former returned to the franchise in the 2023-24 season.<\/p><p>Love last played for Heat on March 21 and left after the game due to a personal reason. While he returned ahead of their play-in clash against the Chicago Bulls, he didn&rsquo;t play in that game and once again went on a leave after Heat&rsquo;s win.<\/p><p>As for Monday&rsquo;s game, Love didn&rsquo;t suit up and the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/heat-vs-cavaliers-cavs-advance-to-conference-semifinals-with-the-most-lopsided-series-win-in-nba-playoff-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Cavs ended up completing a series sweep with a 138-83 win.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/i-had-them-figured-out-ja-morant-believes-grizzlies-would-have-tied-series-against-thunder-had-he-not-gotten-injured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&lsquo;I Had Them Figured Out&rsquo;- Ja Morant Believes Grizzlies Would Have Tied Series Against Thunder Had He Not Gotten Injured<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-img\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Image\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43535\" style=\"width:543px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donovan Mitchell Shares Condolences With Kevin Love and Family after Game 4 Win<\/h2><p>Donovan Mitchell, who played alongside Kevin Love in his first half-season in Cleveland, shared his condolences with the 36-year-old. During his post-game interview with TNT, the Cavs guard said, <em>&ldquo;First of all, I want to give my condolences to Kevin Love and his family. That&rsquo;s my dog. Been a part of a lot of success here in Cleveland. Big part of here.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p>He added, <em>&ldquo;I saw he was here. I didn&rsquo;t get to see him. My brother, I love you. Just keeping you in my prayers.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First thing Donovan did is give his condolences to Kevin Love and his family<br><br>Cleveland always has your back Kev &#10084;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SeQaU6leHg\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/SeQaU6leHg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SleeperCavs (@SleeperCleCavs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SleeperCleCavs\/status\/1917036071402999888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Apart from them, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MiamiHEAT\/status\/1916957939727737026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Miami Heat also shared condolences by sharing an official statement<\/a>, asking franchise and basketball fans to keep the Love family in their prayers. Notably, Stan Love played for Morningside High School in Inglewood and Oregon before being drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Draft. In 226 games he played for the Bullets and the LA Lakers, he averaged 6.8 points and 4.4 rebounds.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/theres-going-to-be-a-lot-of-changes-bam-adebayo-sheds-light-on-miamis-embarrassing-exit-from-playoffs-hints-changes-in-upcoming-offseason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s going to be a lot of changes&rdquo; &ndash; Bam Adebayo Sheds Light on Miami&rsquo;s Embarrassing Exit from Playoffs, Hints Changes in Upcoming Offseason<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Love&#8217;s father, Stan Love, played for the Baltimore Bullets and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1970s.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":45865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[752,4297,6321],"class_list":["post-45833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-donovan-mitchell","tag-kevin-love","tag-tristan-thompson"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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