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His passing had a direct impact on Miami Heat forward Kevin Love. Wilson and his brothers started the band with their cousin Mike Love, who is an uncle of the 18-year NBA veteran. Kevin Love referred to Wilson, technically a cousin, as his uncle. "The Love family is deeply saddened by the loss of Brian Wilson," Love wrote on an Instagram post. "He was revolutionary in his songwriting and arranging. Growing up around my uncle Mike and The Beach Boys I absorbed much of their influence within Rock & Roll."

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Love met privately after game with his uncle, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love. Kevin has already fared well in LeBron’s absence. He’s the face of the Cavs, after signing a four-year, $120 million extension. His footprint as Banana Republic’s pitchman is growing, and he’s at the forefront of a national drive to raise awareness for mental health. Lue limped up and down the hallway before and after the game, coaching in sneakers because of a mysterious foot ailment that popped up Tuesday morning. Health issues plagued Lue all of last season. Here’s to better health for him this year.

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Jimmy Kimmel has been on fire with coverage of the NBA as of late, and it continued on Tuesday night with Kevin Love making a guest appearance. During the discussion, Love revealed that he is the son of a former NBA player, his uncle Mike Love was in the Beach Boys, called himself a “token white guy” for the Olympics team, and explained the reason behind his hiatus from twitter for two years. He also talked about his former teammate and roommate Russell Westbrook, and how his sense of style has dramatically changed since their college years.

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Your dad wasn’t just Mike Love’s brother, he was also Brian Wilson’s bodyguard. He helped Wilson separate from Dr. Landy. He was involved. Kevin Love: More than anything, I heard all the stories. My dad has stories for days, and he’s not shy talking about it. There were lots of times that were lost in the ’60s because of drugs. It was rock and roll back then. But Jack Nicholson wasn’t tripping in the rec room when you were a kid? KL: Right. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve met a tremendous amount of people. Uncle Jesse still comes over. Uncle Jesse? KL: From Full House. John Stamos. I met whoever was big at the time. More importantly, the athletes. My dad was on the radio when I was young, so I met the [Trail] Blazers: Jerome Kersey, Terry Porter, Clyde Drexler, and Bill Walton. I got to meet Shaq and Penny when they were in Orlando. It made me love the game being around them. Shaq was always my favorite player growing up. That motivated me to be just like my dad.

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