Kevin Love - Likely to play FridayLove is probable for Friday's game versus Cleveland due to a right rib contusion.ImpactLove missed Monday's 130-128 loss to Atlanta with the same injury, but he returned to action Wednesday, reclaiming his spot in the starting five and finishing with eight points (4-7 FG, 0-2 3Pt), eight rebounds, two assists and one steal across 21 minutes. The veteran big man will likely continue to play through the injury Friday, though because the Heat are entering the front end of the back-to-back set, it wouldn't be a major surprise if he was downgraded to out ahead of the 8 p.m. ET tipoff. Even if Love plays Friday against one of his former teams, he'll still be a candidate to sit Saturday in Orlando.
MARCH 9, 2023•ROTOWIRE