Kate And Kevin Love Added A 'Little Love' To Their Family!
By Melanie VanDerveer on June 24, 2023 at 1:30 PM EDT
Kate Bock and Kevin Love recently welcomed their first baby.
The NBA star and model introduced their new "Little Love" on social media.
Kate And Kevin Love Welcomed Their "Little Love" During The NBA Finals
While Kevin's team, the Miami Heat, didn't become NBA champions this season, Kevin and Kate certainly did when their little bundle of joy arrived ahead of Game 5 of the Finals.
The NBA star shared a photo of him holding his new baby on Instagram, captioned, "👣."
Tons of friends and followers dropped into the comments to leave well wishes and messages of congrats to the new dad.
Fellow NBA player Chris Paul wrote, "Congrats, bro!! ❤️" Kevin's former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, wrote, "So happy for you guys ❤️💛" and his current team, the Heat, wrote, "Congrats, Kev!"
Former NBA player and current sports analyst Kendrick Perkins wrote, "Congratulations, brother. ❤️🙏🏾"
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Kate also took to Instagram to share a video montage of her pregnancy progression and the new baby captioned, "Little Love 🤍."
The model also shared a carousel of photos captioned, "Just a couple major life events going on simultaneously..." that included snaps of her pup resting on her pregnant belly, Kevin playing in the NBA Finals, and the new mom and dad cuddling their sweet bundle of joy.
On June 11, during the the NBA Finals press, Kevin confirmed that his wife had the baby the previous day. A tweet by Sports Reporter Jena Garcia includes a clip of Kevin revealing his big news.
Kevin Love confirms his wife had a baby yesterday but he didn’t miss film this morning. pic.twitter.com/XMsrgZhpFn
— Jena Garcia (@VidaVivaDiva) June 11, 2023
"Need to get some rest now; get some sleep," Kevin said. "Everybody's happy and healthy."
Kevin And Kate Got Engaged In 2021 And Said "I Do" In 2022
The couple tied the knot in June 2022 in a "Great Gatsby" inspired wedding at the New York Public Library.
"The city is so much a part of our story, and it felt so right to bring all of our favorite people together into such an iconic New York City institution," Kate told PEOPLE.
"Kevin and I are both interested people and love literature, art, and history, and the New York Public Library encompasses all of that in such a romantic setting. It evokes the old-school New York glamour we were searching for and is iconic to the city we love."
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She also said she loved that it was near the location they had their first date - the St. Regis Hotel.
All of their guests were asked to wear black and white to stick to the "Great Gatsby" style ball theme.
"We thought it was chic, timeless, and elegant," Kate said. "Grace Kelly's wedding dress inspired my dress. She was a true icon I've always been inspired by and think is timeless."
The couple met in 2016 after a photo shoot with the same photographer who introduced the two of them. And now they have added to their happily ever after story with their new baby.
Congrats to the Love family!