After an off-season in which it seemed like the N.B.A. never took a break, The New York Times talked to a few of the league’s stars about some of the other important things in their lives — anything but basketball.

Part II: Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is entering his 12th season as a former champion on a team looking to redefine itself. Part I: Miami’s Jimmy Butler describes his bromance with the soccer star Neymar.

Kevin Love swears he was a cowboy in a previous life.

During a summer that turned his Instagram feed into a traveler’s dream, Love said his favorite place to photograph was Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he was teleported to the era of his favorite genre of film: spaghetti westerns. He did his best to show off ensembles that made him look like an extra on “The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.”

“The colors, the aesthetics and the feel of it,” Love said of Jackson Hole, “it still has the essence of the Wild West.”