The Media Blitz

Dwyane Wade looks like he needs a hug, having to watch his pals LeBron James and Dwight Howard duke it out in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals ...

Clip Reel: The First Half of the 2008-2009 NBA Season

...So does O.J. Mayo (although on this dunk he seems to be unguarded). (31) Wow, Kevin Love posterizing Vince Carter? Fun. (32) You could argue that Tyrus Thomas has been kind of a...

Gani Lawal Makes the Leap

...detour through Kansas State. Then you have those other NBA top picks, like Eric Gordon (Clippers), Kevin Love (Timberwolves) and Jerryd Bayless (Trailblazers). There's more. We forget that old rule: kids are actually...

Reporting from the Jock-o-sphere

Kevin Love takes on Tim Duncan and is starstruck. "It was crazy. It was my first going up...

The Mag's College Basketball Preview: Top 8

Season previews of The Mag's top 8 teams.

LUNCH LINKS: GET YOUR FILL

...Penn State vs. Ohio State rivalry. · "Don't be so hard on Lamar Odom." · Kevin Love is already getting thrown under the bus by Minnesota media. · Get excited for the prison...

The regular season hasn't commenced yet and Kevin Love is already under the bus in the eyes of Minny media. Somewhere, Ben Fawkes weeps silently...

FUN FACTS: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

...name on the butt of the shorts? 2. You might have heard that much-hyped rookie Kevin Love is the nephew of the Beach Boys' singer Mike Love. (His middle name is for Wes...

Along For The Ride

The road to the Final Four is filled with directions to far-off places ("they're sending us where?!"), sudden turns ("VCU! VCU!") and, in the end, a sense of how far you've come (hello, Atlanta!).

ON THE VERGE: KEVIN LOVE (WITH VIDEO!)

Kevin Love is from Portland, played his college ball in Los Angeles, was headed to Memphis for a...

REPORTING FROM... NBA ROOKIE ETIQUETTE SCHOOL

...than everyone else? Should I move food around my plate and slow down my pace?," asked Kevin Love. Yes, he was told. Yes you should. When charm school was complete, Love told ESPNTheMag.com...

THE SPORTING EQUIVALENCY: JOHN STAMOS

...Rebecca Romijn, and some Argentine model we're afraid to link to. John Stamos' NBA Equivalent: Kevin Love Easy one. Stamos is tight with the Beach Boys, has played drums for 'em as they...

THE SPORTING EQUIVALENCY: MILEY CYRUS

...they're comparable to Brandon Roy, a guy The Magazine made a candidate for NEXT. With Kevin Love helping Al Jefferson on the low block, that should free up Foye for some nice outside...

REPORTING FROM ... THE FUTURE?

...up—not only knew the words to almost every track spun, but could sing along. Kevin Love, whose uncle was a member of The Beach Boys (!), even sang along during one of his...

BIG 10

...thing for sure: Fresno State is the class of the NL West. 2. DRAFT DRIFT For Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo, it's a night of highs (being lottery picks) and lows (of...