Kris Humphries (yes, that one) drops Kevin Love with the crossover
Kevin Love had a tremendous start to Game 3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Atlanta Hawks, scoring 13 points, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing two assists in 11 1/2 minutes to help stake the Cavs to an early lead. And then the second quarter happened, and things … well, things took a turn for your man K-Love, thanks to the chopped-and-screwed AND1 handles of one Kris Humphries:
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Yes, it looked like Love might have slipped as he tried to recover and carry Humphries through the paint. Kind-hearted folk will give him this benefit of the doubt. But history is not written by kind-hearted folk; it is written by winners. And on this play, against all odds, Kris Humphries was the winner. Sign him up for the next all-big-man Skills Challenge at All-Star Weekend 2017, and get some ice packs for Love’s knees. (And, while you’re at it, one for his pride.)
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