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The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics goes back decades. The two storied franchises have 33 NBA titles between them. They met in the NBA Finals on numerous occasions with the most recent being 10 years ago when Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol led the way against a star-studded Celtics roster, which […]

Back in the mid-2000s, the Phoenix Suns were a powerhouse to be reckoned with, but Steve Nash could have stolen the Boston Celtics’ thunder and morph his team into a superteam by luring in Kevin Garnett. Back in the 2007 offseason, Garnett was unhappy in Minnesota, having fallen shy of the postseason for a third […]

NBA basketball in the 2000s has its share of detractors because of the style of play, but it deserves appreciation because there was still greatness every single night. The studs who played within the era speak for themselves, from Kobe Bryant to Kevin Garnett to Tim Duncan to LeBron James to a host of others […]

Founded as an expansion team in 1989, the Minnesota Timberwolves are a relatively young NBA franchise. Still, several talented players have come through the organization over the years. Let’s take a look back at what we believe to be the best draft picks in Timberwolves history. 5. Stephon Marbury The Bucks selected Marbury with the […]

There is nothing like a good Kevin Garnett story and when it’s told by Kendrick Perkins you pretty much have to sit down and listen to it. Perk told an epic story about Garnett defeating Glen Davis in an arm-wrestling contest during their years with the Boston Celtics. Via Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay […]

The Boston Celtics plan on retiring Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 next season, but Ray Allen hasn’t decided whether he’ll be in attendance for that or for KG’s induction into the Hall of Fame. On Cedric Maxwell’s podcast, Allen discussed his frayed relationship with his ex-teammates and said “it would take Kevin and I to have […]

Before Kevin Garnett was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Boston Celtics during the summer of 2007, he almost went to the Los Angeles Lakers. Remember: at the time, Garnett basically held all of the cards. He didn’t want to leave the Timberwolves, but because Minnesota wanted to trade him, he essentially got to […]

For two-and-a-half seasons, Stephon Marbury and Kevin Garnett formed one of the league’s most promising young duos for the Minnesota Timberwolves. After being selected with the No. 4 pick in 1996, Marbury averaged 16.9 points per game in 167 games for the Wolves, who lost in the first round in each of his first two […]

Kevin Garnett is undoubtedly one of the best players the Minnesota Timberwolves ever had the privilege of drafting. Zach LaVine personally witnessed how great a player Garnett was during his second run with the Timberwolves at the end of his career. The Chicago Bulls guard squared up against Paul Pierce for the NBA’s HORSE competition. […]

More often than not, the NBA MVP race is fairly straightforward. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo cemented his place as league MVP last season. And despite a hard charge from LeBron James, looks to be en route to his second consecutive MVP this year. Other seasons are so miraculous that they dominate the narrative. Think […]

Kevin Garnett was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, which surely has fans everyone in Minnesota waxing about the days that once were. Garnett regularly dragging a roster full of average to below-average players to playoff berths, posting 30 and 15 in his sleep. Leaping atop the scorers table at Target Center when he […]

The Boston Celtics were the first ever NBA franchise to 17 championships. And it’s no wonder that they have had a lot of great talent come through their doors. But for now, let’s just focus on the power forward position of their numerous storied depth charts. Here are the top five power forwards in Celtics […]

Recent Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Garnett played for three teams throughout his NBA career: the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets. He was born in South Carolina and grew up in Chicago. But yet, Garnett has an affinity for the Pacific Northwest and would like to bring basketball back to Washington state: “If […]

As part of a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, 15-time All-Star Kevin Garnett admitted that 2020 has been painful since Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing. Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash just outside Los Angeles in January. He was 41 years of age. Sadly, all nine passengers, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, perished in […]

Kevin Garnett will soon be enshrined among basketball royalty in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, but he doesn’t plan to force a reunion of the now-estranged ’08 Boston Celtics. While Garnett and Paul Pierce have always seemed eye to eye, the third cog of that trio, Ray Allen, has not. Garnett has opened […]

Kevin Garnett has one regret in his Hall of Fame career. The Big Ticket told Shams Charania of The Athletic he should have joined Paul Pierce on the Boston Celtics earlier than he did. Garnett and Pierce won the 2008 title over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. KG, though, believes he and Pierce should […]

Kevin Garnett spent most of his NBA career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was drafted by the franchise in 1995, played the first 12 seasons of his tenure there before being traded to the Boston Celtics in 2007. After spending six seasons in Boston and a year and a half with the Brooklyn Nets, Garnett […]

The 2020 Hall of Fame class is one of the best we have ever seen, as NBA legends Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant have all been inducted. Garnett spoke on what it means to go into the Hall of Fame with Duncan and Bryant, as well as former WNBA star Tamika Catchings: “To […]

The ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has forced a lot of people to quarantine inside their homes indefinitely, but NBA legend and newly inducted Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett is evidently finding ample time to continue his running habit. On Monday, Associated Press NBA writer Tim Reynolds tweeted that he caught up with Garnett, who revealed […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley made an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up Monday morning, and shared some major praise for some of the newest inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. When host Mike Greenberg asked Chuck about his memories of facing a young Kobe Bryant at […]

Charles Barkley dished out some noteworthy praise for soon-to-be Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett and Russell Westbrook, two players Chuck is very familiar with thanks to his time in the NBA and covering it. The popular TNT analyst was quick to point out these two players’ intensity during an appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up” on […]

The Toronto Raptors nearly got a gem and a future Hall of Famer in Kevin Garnett after Isiah Thomas was hired to be executive vice president of basketball operations for the then-expansion team in 1994. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer had scouted Garnett as one of his first jobs as an executive and was anxious […]

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook sent out congratulations to the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class, one headlined by NBA greats Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Westbrook hailed the trio as inspiring athletes and people, saying each of them “inspired me as a young buck growing up.” Kobe, KG and Duncan inspired a […]

It’s official: The Big Ticket has punched his ticket to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Kevin Garnett, who spent 21 seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Brooklyn Nets, will finally take his rightful place into the hoops Hall. With the big news, ESPN caught up with the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor congratulated Kevin Garnett on making the NBA Hall of Fame despite their tangled history. Garnett feels Taylor broke a promise to bring him in as a minority owner with the Timberwolves. KG still doesn’t have his No. 21 retired by the franchise, which is odd since the Boston Celtics are […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class for 2020 is now official and will be highlighted by Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Tamika Catchings, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Rudy Tomjanovich, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton and Kim Mulkey will also be inducted. While every Hall of Fame class is star-studded, […]

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will be inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame for the Class of 2020, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball @Hoophall Class of 2020, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Formal announcements will be […]

The Boston Celtics will retire Kevin Garnett’s No. 5 jersey during the 2020-21 season and Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is hoping he can somehow bring Ray Allen with him. Allen won a championship and was a three-time All-Star as a member of the Celtics. But his departure to the Miami Heat as […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce says he and Kevin Garnett should have three or four championships on their résumés. Pierce told Celtics broadcaster Brian Scalabrine that he and Garnett were supposed to team up three or four years before the 2007-08 season. Paul Pierce wishes he hooked up with KG in Boston earlier in their […]

Over the past few years, the game has completely evolved to what it has become today. The 3-point shot has arguably become the most important weapon in today’s NBA, and teams that fail or refuse to adapt to this new trend more often than not get left behind. With the advent of this evolution, the […]

Despite almost every other significant sporting event being postponed or canceled, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has decided to push through with its upcoming annual events. According to NBA insider Brian Mahoney of The Associated Press, the announcement of this year’s batch of inductees in the spring as well as their enshrinement later […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo grew up idolizing Kobe Bryant. It is no surprise, then, other NBA players and peers feel he has the “Mamba Mentality.” Longtime NBA center Kendrick Perkins joined SportsNet’s “Tim & Sid” show to discuss the Bucks forward’s uniqueness, calling Antetokounmpo an “old school” player with a “Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett […]

When Kevin Garnett was plotting his exit from the Minnesota Timberwolves before the start of the 2007-08 season, he was trying to get traded to the Los Angeles Lakers so he could play with Kobe Bryant. Unfortunately for Garnett and the Lakers, Bryant never answered his phone call and KG went to the Boston Celtics instead. Garnett […]

Kevin Garnett will get his Boston Celtics No. 5 jersey retired soon, prompting so many in the league to wonder why the Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t retired KG’s No. 21 jersey. When asked about it by NBA.com’s Steve Aschburner, Garnett said he can’t control what Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor does with his franchise: “Listen, I had […]

15-time All-Star and former NBA champ Kevin Garnett recently guested on Showtime’s “All The Smoke” hosted by Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes. During the episode, Garnett was asked to relive one of his best memories of the great Michael Jordan. It took Garnett a second to collect his thoughts — probably because he had a […]

The Boston Celtics will be the first franchise to set out to retire Kevin Garnett’s jersey, slated to come at some point next season. Many have wondered why the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team that had Garnett for the longest stretch, has yet to do so. A simple way to put it is his strained relationship […]

Kevin Garnett was one of Joakim Noah’s favorite players growing up. With that said, you can’t blame Noah for being excited to face Garnett in the NBA. However, the former Defensive Player of the Year learned a valuable lesson during his first NBA encounter with Garnett that he kept with him for the rest of […]

Kevin Garnett used to have some legendary battles with San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan back in the day. Garnett and Duncan are widely considered two of the best power forwards in NBA history. KG was aggressive and loud with his trash talking, while Duncan was quiet and subtle. Garnett was on the latest […]

Future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, who played his high school ball in Chicago, says he never wanted to play for the Chicago Bulls during his NBA career. Garnett cited how Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf treated Michael Jordan toward the end of his career as a main reason why he didn’t want to play for […]