Cleveland Cavaliers insider Kevin Love will not play for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics due to sore right calf.
“I am incredibly disappointed not to go to Tokyo with the team but you need to be at peak performance to compete at the Olympic level, and I am not there yet,” Love said in a statement.
After spending 10 days in Las Vegas preparing for the Olympics, Cleveland’s Kevin Love is withdrawing from Team USA and won’t travel to Tokyo, sources tell ESPN. Love is still returning to full form from a right calf injury that kept him out a significant part of the NBA season.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 16, 2021
Love’s departure joins that of Bradley Beal who was forced to withdraw after entering COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
The 13-year NBA veteran is coming off a poor 2020-21 season. Love averaged 12.2 points, the lowest production since his rookie year, and 7.4 rebounds, the worst of his career, in just 25 appearances, due to a persistent calf injury.
