MIAMI (AP) — Former NBA player Stan Love, the brother of Beach Boys singer Mike Love and the father of Miami Heat player Kevin Love, has died. He was 76.
Kevin Love announced his father's death in an Instagram post Sunday night.
“Dad, I’m so proud to be your son," Kevin Love posted. "My only hope is that you’re proud of me. It was all I ever wanted. Thank you for everything.”
Stan Love was a 6-foot-9 forward who starred at Morningside High School in Inglewood, California, and at Oregon before he was selected ninth overall by Baltimore in the 1971 NBA draft.