Love, who is in his first season with LeBron James and the Cavaliers after an offseason trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves, can become a free agent in July.
He was playing in his first-ever playoff series when he was injured last month and underwent season-ending surgery. The timetable for Love's return is four to six months.
Love, 26, has until June 30 to notify the Cavs of whether he intends to exercise his player option for next season or become a free agent this summer.
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All signs earlier in the week pointed toward Scott Skiles being named head coach of the Orlando Magic and the team announced his hiring on Friday.
Skiles becomes the 12th coach in franchise history, replacing interim coach James Borrego. The Magic had fired head coach Jacque Vaughn in February and finished the season with a 25-57 record.
Skiles, who lives in the Orlando area, holds a 443-433 record (18-24 in the playoffs) in 13 seasons coaching the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Rockets center Dwight Howard has been suspended one game without pay for collecting his fourth flagrant foul of the 2015 postseason, the NBA announced.
The incident, which was upgraded from a common foul to a flagrant-1 foul upon league office review, occurred when Howard made unnecessary contact with his forearm to the neck area of Warriors guard Andre Iguodala with 3:35 remaining in the fourth quarter Wednesday night.
Howard will serve his suspension in the first game of the 2015-16 NBA regular season for which he is eligible and physically able to play.
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