Kevin Love announced his father, former NBA player Stan Love, had died before Game 4 between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Miami Heat center Kevin Love "has made it clear" he plans to return for the 2025-26 NBA season, according to the Associated Press' Tim Reynolds. The Heat's first-round elimination by the Cleveland Cavaliers marked the end of Love's 17th NBA season and third with Miami.

Miami Heat’s Kevin Love is mourning the loss of his father, the former NBA player, Stan Love. In a moving tribute posted to Instagram on April 27, Love announced that his father had passed away.