25 NBA players who can help you survive a zombie apocalypse

16. Kevin Love

Kevin Love is a survivor. He survived a broken arm at the hands of noted dirty player Kelly “Jerkface” Olynyk. Next year, he came back stronger than ever eventually.

He survived repeated jabs at his defense. In Game 7 of the NBA finals, he took on the unanimous MVP to secure a championship.

He’s survived trade rumors, and questions of fit, and angry musings on whether or not he is still a star. He’s on the reigning champs, he transcends fit (at times), and comes out with a 34 point quarter to make the haters evaporate. Is this a rosy view of Love in the last few years? Yeah, but you need optimism when the world around you is burning.

But while these feats are impressive, Love brings more experience with apocalypse than anyone else could. Kevin Love survived David Khan. If you can survive Khan, you can survive the end of the world.

Maybe that’s a mean thing to say, but it’s also true. You need realism when the world around you is burning. What’s a flaming arrow shot by a reanimated corpse when you persevered through picking Jonny Flynn directly after Ricky Rubio? What’s a chunk out of your right bicep in the teeth of the former PR assistant when you were made to play defense next to Pekovic? Love has looked death in the face multiple times and has said “Not today.”

He took it all, and moved on to a better place. Cleveland is Valhalla compared to Khanland, and I don’t compliment Ohio easily.