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Kevin Love is an American professional basketball player, born on September 7, 1988, who most recently played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. A five-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA Second Team member, he won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and was part of the United States national team that won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2011 he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award and led the league in rebounding. The son of former NBA player Stan Love, he was a top-ranked prospect from Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, spent one season with the UCLA Bruins, reaching the 2008 Final Four, and was taken fifth overall in the 2008 draft by the Memphis Grizzlies before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He moved to Cleveland in 2014 and joined Miami in February 2023.

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    born September 7, 1988
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    is an American professional basketball player
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    is an American professional basketball player
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    National Basketball Association (NBA)
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