The Daily Show: Ears Edition - ICYMI - Kevin Love - Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis and Continuing to Create Community

Episode Date: April 6, 2020

Cleveland Cavaliers player Kevin Love talks about his efforts to keep arena workers paid during the canceled NBA season and reflects on his ongoing mental health advocacy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second the th.. th. th. th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. the th. the th. th. th. th. the th. th. th. the the th. th. th. thi-S. the, the, thi-S. thi-S. thea-Sepepea-Sepe-Sepnipe, the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. th. th. th. There. There. There. There. There. It. It. It's th. It's th. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's th. It's th. It's the. It's the. It's the. 0e. 0e. 0e. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Kevin Love, welcome back to the show, but technically welcome for the first time to the daily social distancing show. How are you holding up? It's been a different time to navigate, I think, for all of us. It's just ridden with a lot of stress, anxiety, the unknown, I mean, forget sports for a moment, just every walk of life and really everywhere in the world.

You ask with the most cases now, you just, you have to tick your hat to, really the heroes in this time as grocery star workersto, you know, really the heroes in this time is grocery star workers, pharmacy, people working at the pharmacy, but really the doctors and nurses, I mean, they're really putting in, you know, a lot of, a lot of time, but this has been, like I said, a different time to navigate and find ways to keep busy mentally and physically. It definitely has been a difficult time to navigate, but it feels the the the the the the the the the the to to the the to to the the to the to to to the to to the to the to to been a difficult time to navigate, but it feels like the NBA and many of its players have stepped up in a really powerful and unique way. I remember the shock when the NBA announced that they were suspending the season.

I mean, nobody thought it would happen. And then very quickly, we started to hear stories about how many people who worked in these arenas wouldn't have a job. And you were one of the first players who stepped up and said, hey, I'm going to give my own personal money to help pay for these people, I'm going to help raise money to pay for these people's salaries. And then the owners started stepping in. Other players did as well. Why did you feel it was so important for you to do that? And how did you th you th you thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, and how thi, and how thi, and how thi, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, the, the. the. the. the. thea. thea. thea. thea. toldlde. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toean. to do that and how did you get everybody mobilizing? What was the attitude of the NBA? Yeah, well it's about, I guess, Wednesday would be three weeks,

you know, since that night in Oklahoma City when it was the jazz versus OKC. And, you know, I woke up the next day just thinking about, you know, kind of like I mentioned, the stress and anxiety of this time and not knowing when, or if these people and the people the people the people the people the people the people the people the people people people people people people people people people people people the people the people the people the people the people the people the people the people the people th th, I th, I, I th, I th, I th, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I guess, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm like I mentioned, the stress and anxiety of this time and not knowing when, or if these people and these families are going to be able to put food on their table. I mean, a lot of these people are living paycheck to paycheck. And these are people that are a part of not only my story, but the Cavs organization. And you start to develop a first name basis and first name relationship with these with these people and start to you know ask about their family and you see them

when you come into the arena seeing when you leave the arena so I thought it was important to just take care of people that you know have taken care of me so long and are part of my story honestly on and off the floor. Yeah human beings are resilient but but you're right. Everybody needs help getting through it, especially now. One of the things I've always appreciated about you is how open you've been in discussing anxiety, depression, you know, opening up that conversation in the NBA, and then getting people more comfortable speaking about

how to deal with these issues in society. Coronavirus has presented a completely unique challenge for many people who suffer from anxiety or even depression where many of your circles are removed from you. Many people don't have the networks that keep them mentally as healthy as they'd like to be. What have you been doing during this period and what advice would you give people out there who go, Kevin, I'm not coping and it feels like this is triggering everything that gets me to the place I don't want to be in?

Well, I know I can say it right back at you. I got to tip the hat because I know that this mental health has been a part of your story as well. So just, you know, continuing to create community in that aspect. I thinkthink that's a huge thing during this time. You know, people will look back, you know, they're not going to look back on their deathbed and say, hey, I wish I would have earned more money. I wish I would have, you know, have more fame. They're going to say, you know, that those relationships are really what brought them joy and happiness. So I feel like that sense of community, especially since I had shared my story, I'm sure it's, you know, the same for you, especially with your book, that, you know, a lot of people came out, you know, in droves and large numbers and just express kind of the things that they had gone through and the things that they had experienced, whether it be, you know, firsthand or

somebody, you know, just removed from their inner circle because we all have people that go through stuff and we all grieve and deal with loss at one point or another another, another, but this social isolation has been speaking and navigating this time very, very different. I had done it at NBA All-Star I'd done a panel with Janice and Chris Paul, Mike Wilbon and President Obama and he had brought something up to me that it's such a social issue, like during this time, especially when it comes to mental health and depression and anxiety, that it's the isolation and it's the loneliness that is so devastating during this time. And I, I, that really stuck with me when he said that because I think that's sometimes lost on people. And I'm fortunate to have a lot of

great friends in my life and be able to talk with people like you that can scale up this message and you know allow people to you know further these conversations but that loneliness part of it is very very scary and I think it's important for people to know it's normal to feel this way. Right. Let me ask you this before I let you go. Everyone is wondering how the NBA is going to come back if and when it comes back for this season. People are hoping the NBA can kick off in maybe late May, maybe June, maybe July. Everyone knows that means the season is going to be compressed, but the NBA has said they want a champion. So would you rather have it that the season just becomes really short and it's almost like a playoffs to a playoffs?

Or would you rather the season goes later in the year and then the next season starts a little bit later? Or you just go straight? What would you hope as the ideal scenario for the NBA right now? So I'm going to answer the second part first, because I've had this conversation with a number of guys as well as a couple of coaches and former coaches, is that we have the best schedule. It's a scholastic schedule. You get summers off. So selfishly, and I've done it for, what, 25 years now, of organized basketball, is that we've always had that schedule where it's been, you know,

September and October through, if you go all the way to the finals, it's through June, and then we get the summers off. So we have it really good and that doesn't, that's not lost on any of us. And obviously drastic times, drastic measures, but we would like to keep the same schedule 82 games. But I would see a situation where because guys might come in a little out of shape

and don't know how to get through this time because it is new. They will then you know have like a two week training camp play 10 games and then it'll go into some sort of a playoff scenario. Well I don't know if they'll play seven games or they'll play a five game series that we haven't seen in a long time and then they'll have the finals. But I do think because we've had so many of these sports taken away from us that the ratings will be incredibly high and it'll be, you know, in basketball how it is, it'll be anybody's championship. So as a fan myself, that'll be fun to watch. Well, Kevin, thank you so much for your time, man. I hope you keep in shape and stay safe out there, man.

Good luck to you, and hopefully we'll be seeing you on the court sooner than later. All right, likewise. Thanks, buddy. The Daily Show with Cove, the Daily Show Watch full episodes and videos at the Daily Show.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and subscribe to the Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content and more. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes.

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