Five hours before a recent game against the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat assistant coach Anthony Carter’s phone buzzed with a text. It was Kevin Love, asking to get some extra work in during pregame warm-ups.
Love had already been ruled out for that night with a rib injury but wanted to make sure he got in a sweat. Love, a power forward, usually works with assistant coach Malik Allen, a former NBA power forward himself. But after years of honing his shot and establishing himself as one of the premier floor-spacing bigs of the last decade, it’s not surprising that Love wanted to go through shooting drills with Carter, who usually works with the team’s guards. Carter obliged.
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