Russell and Robert meet American basketball legend Kevin Love and leading British art advisor Jane Suitor. Love is best known for playing for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He is a five-time All-Star and won the 2016 NBA championship with the Cavaliers. Outside of sport, Love is a passionate art collector, closely advised by Suitor. Beginning his collecting journey in his late 20s, he has already built an impressive Blue Chip art collection including artists as varied as Ed Ruscha, Doug Aitken, Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley, Richard Prince, Rashid Johnson and many more.

We find out how Kevin & Jane first met in Los Angeles and began a fruitful working relationship, a helpful book Jane gifted Kevin 4 years ago, the inspiring trips they've made to artist studios, to art fairs like Frieze and to gallery & museum exhibitions in New York and LA. We discuss how Kevin's passion for film and the American Dream initially influenced his taste in art, his admiration for the timeless masterpieces of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his respect for George Condo's art combining the beautiful with the grotesque. Finally we explore Jane's advising career, working with philanthropist Janet de Botton who presented sixty works of art to Tate in the mid 90s, plus we discover Kevin's surprising family connection to iconic rock band The Beach Boys and how he set up his foundation The Kevin Love Fund to raise awareness for mental health issues and to provide tools for people's physical & emotional well-being.

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On this week’s show, we react to episodes 5 & 6 of “The Last Dance” documentary and dive into Michael Jordan’s comments about how he never saw himself as activist athlete. NBA champion & 5x All-Star Kevin Love joins us to discuss the parallels he sees between the 1998 Bulls and his 2017 Cavs squad, talks the importance of community during Mental Health Awareness Month & reveals his favorite superheroes in game of “Loathe, Like & Love.” We open up the fan mailbag to dish out some advice to the 2020 high school graduating class, try recall our senior superlatives and much more!

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Kevin Love: "Athletes are thought of as superheroes, but success is not immune to depression."

Love, a five-time NBA all-star basketball player, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss what to do when you feel yourself slipping into a panic attack, plus:

*How to stick to a routine during the global pandemic*

*Why being too productive can actually be counterproductive for your health*

*How the coronavirus can change the way we connect forever*

*Why being vulnerable is good for your health*

*Why social connection is the best way to offset depression and anxiety*

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On today's show: How much fault do the Cavs in the Kevin Love saga? What are the best pieces Koby Altman has to work with at the deadline? And where is the team in the rebuild process?

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On today's show: on the Cavs' weekend, Kevin Porter Jr.'s injury and the latest on the latest on the Cavs' situation.

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