MIAMI — Former NBA participant Stan Love, the brother of Seaside Boys singer Mike Love and the daddy of Miami Warmth participant Kevin Love, has died. He was 76.
Kevin Love introduced his father’s loss of life in an Instagram put up Sunday evening.
“Dad, I’m so proud to be your son,” Kevin Love posted. “My solely hope is that you simply’re happy with me. It was all I ever needed. Thanks for every thing.”
Stan Love was a six-foot-nine ahead who starred at Morningside Excessive Faculty in Inglewood, California, and at Oregon earlier than he was chosen ninth general by Baltimore within the 1971 NBA draft.
He averaged 6.8 factors and 4.0 rebounds in 226 video games in 4 seasons with the Bullets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He additionally performed 12 video games for San Antonio within the American Basketball Affiliation.
Kevin Love has been away from Warmth due to private causes and won’t play in Recreation 4 in opposition to Cleveland on Monday evening.