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That Time Young Kevin Love Couldn’t Sing And Ran Away Crying

You know Kevin Love as the guy filling stat sheets for the Timberwolves, and maybe that was destiny, since his father Stan also played in the NBA. But that’s now his only well-known relative – as discussed during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, Love’s uncle is Mike Love of Beach Boys fame. Following in his footsteps, however, was not destiny. As Love explained, and as you can hear just after the three-minute mark below, he realized this from a young age:

Poor giant six-year-old Kevin Love. And during the inevitable discussion of college teammate/roommate Russell Westbrook’s glasses, when Love says that”visually impaired people probably have a little bit of a beef” with no-lens glasses? They do indeed. Additionally, you can see the second part of the interview, which contains more Beach Boys discussion and also details Love’s Twitter misadventures from a few years back, below.