Kevin Love Pays Tribute to Father and NBA Player Stan Love After His Death at 76

The Miami Heat forward, absent from the NBA playoffs, announced his father’s passing in a heartfelt post.

Kevin Love (L), then with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is defended by Golden State's Draymond Green during a game Feb. 26, 2015, in Cleveland. Tony Dejak/AP Photo

Former NBA player Stan Love, the father of Miami Heat forward Kevin Love, has died at age 76.

Love, 36, took to social media on April 27 to announce his father’s passing, after missing his team’s playoff game against the Cleveland Cavaliers over the weekend citing “personal reasons.”