Kevin Love reacts to groin hit and Desmond Bane ejection / News - Basketnews.com

Kevin Love provides his perspective on what happened and how it felt when Desmond Bane struck him in the region just below the waist.

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Memphis guard Desmond Bane was ejected with 6:44 left in the third quarter during the Heat-Grizzlies game after he hit Miami power forward Kevin Love in the groin as the veteran dribbled past Bane.

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Referees assessed the episode as a "flagrant foul, penalty two" and Bane finished with 11 points in 22 minutes.

"I mean there have been only a few times in my almost 15-year career when something like that has happened," Love commented on the painful episode post-game.

"Bane is a big boy. I don't know if he was looking for a foul or what it was, but he just got put into a bad position, took it into groin pretty good, and all the men here, you have been hit hard enough to where your back starts hurting, that's where I was, starting spasm a little bit," the 34-year-old added.

Love scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in more than 18 minutes.

Bam Adebayo scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, leading the host Heat to a 138-119 win over the short-handed Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Desmond Bane's ejection:

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