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Miami Heat Set To Acquire Forward Kevin Love

Heat bringing in former All-Star to join roster

Shandel Richardson

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The Miami Heat have apparently fixed their issues at power forward. 

On Sunday, it was reported the Heat have finalized a deal to sign former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love. The move was first reported by ESPN. 

A 15-year veteran, Love is still a serviceable option for the Heat. Caleb Martin has played out of position at power forward all season, so Love could be the perfect complement to center Bam Adebayo.

Love is a five-time All-Star and won a championship with the Cavs in 2016. This season, he is arguably in the middle of the worst of his career. He was averaging a career-low 20 minutes and recently fell out of the rotation.

Love wanted to play on a contender. Last year the Heat made the Eastern Conference finals but have struggled this season mainly because of injuries. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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