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The Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love talked on Blazers’ Carmelo Anthony and his return to the league:

“I love to see Melo (Carmelo Anthony) back. He is so great for this league. I grew not only watching Melo play but playing against him. He kicked our a** a bunch of times in this league, so I’m happy to see him back on a team that needs him. Especially at the position, because they have a couple of guys out hurt.

Obviously, (Zach) Collins is out (Hassan) Whiteside, Dame (Damian Lillard) with back spasms right now. Don’t know how many games he is missing, but Melo is a legend and it’s great to see him back, its great for the league,” Love said, per Heavy.

Through three games this season, Melo averaged 13.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 0.7 steals per game, while shooting at 34.1% from the field.