CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love is still weeks away from getting on the court as he recovers from surgery on his left foot, he said Monday.
Love played in just four games before undergoing surgery Nov. 2 to relieve pressure around his big toe. He was recently cleared by doctors to begin some “select basketball activities,” but Love said Monday he’s not ready to run on the foot, which he injured in Cleveland’s exhibition opener.
“I don’t know,” Love told reporters Monday. “Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later. I just don’t know when it’s going to be.”
“I think I’ll get more of an idea of that over the next couple weeks. And then from there, there will be even more progression and get out on the court. I don’t know when I’ll be able to go one-on-one, 2-on-2, 3-on-3, but I think that’s all part of the next few weeks I’d say.”
The 30-year-old Love said it’s been difficult to watch his teammates struggle — Cleveland has the NBA’s worst record at 8-32 and has dropped nine consecutive games — but he never considered not returning this season.
Love signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension in July. He expects his name will surface in trade talks ahead of the Feb. 7 deadline, as it does every year.
“I would love to be here,” Love said. “I would like to play ball here.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.