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Retired 15-time All-Star big man Kevin Garnett is in some hot water right now following the release of a recent court order demanding him to shell out $100,000 a month in relation to his legal battle with estranged wife Brandi Garnett. Daniel Goldblatt of Yahoo Entertainment provides the details of the recent ruling, which will […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been able to build a championship-caliber team by adding All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency. It was a tough rebuild for the franchise, but their patience ultimately paid off. But not so long ago, the Nets tried to do a shortcut to building a contender. In 2013, they […]

Wednesday night, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade played what almost certainly was his final game against the Boston Celtics, ending one of the most intense rivalries the NBA has seen over the past decade. Wade faced the Celtics in three consecutive playoffs from 2010-12, with LeBron James participating in the latter two series after he […]

Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond collected his 30th game with 15 points and 15 rebounds in Sunday’s 131-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls. According to NBA.com, the last player to record two consecutive seasons with 30 or more 15-point/15-rebound games was Kevin Garnett. Andre Drummond notched his league-leading 30th game with 15 PTS and […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns just passed NBA legend Kevin Garnett for third-most 40 point games in franchise history. Along with his 42 points, Towns also snagged 17 rebounds. He was 15-of-29 from the field, 3-of-8 from downtown, and 9-of-13 from the charity stripe. KAT got his 5th career 40-point game, passing Kevin Garnett for […]

Former NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett is full of hopes for a young Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has help lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the best record in the NBA through the first two-thirds of the regular season. Asked if there is anything to add to his already formidable skill set, the rangy All-NBA legend gave his […]

Kevin Garnett won’t make much of Anthony Davis’ father speaking his mind and revealing his repugnance for the Boston Celtics in light of the Isaiah Thomas situation, but while he understands the reasoning, he would love for The Brow to reach out and talk to president Danny Ainge: “He had his opinion and he voiced […]

Kevin Garnett gave a few words of advice for Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, who was recently named the 2019 All-Star MVP, but will return to the Bay Area to face questions of his impending free agency among the mingling that takes place over the break. Garnett understands his position as a former star […]

Former NBA All-Star forward Kevin Garnett opened the vault of his Olympic memories to share an anecdote surrounding former Team USA teammate Vince Carter and his dunk over Frederic Weis in the 2000 Sydney Olympics: The Big Ticket recalls being the first to celebrate with Carter, but revealed the team had placed a bounty on […]

In the recent Anthony Davis trade talks there were a lot of things that seemed to go wrong. Former NBA star Kevin Garnett thinks that everything about it was unprofessional. According to Garnett, it started with the agents and how they handled things, per Yahoo Sports. “I don’t like the fact that the agents are […]

It’s no secret that the Boston Celtics have been streaky this season. While the team is 35-21 and holds the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, they are coming off of two straight losses in Los Angeles. On the season, they have had five winning streaks of four or more games, for of which were […]

Rajon Rondo hit a game-winner at the buzzer against his old team, the Boston Celtics, as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, so naturally, Kevin Garnett had mixed feelings about it. Rondo and Garnett won the 2009 NBA championship with the Celtics, ironically against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. KG says he was happy […]

Every season, games between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are one of the most anticipated matchups fans like to see. Both teams will be facing each other for the first time this season, and some of their former players decided to show up at the TD Garden to watch the game. Look […]

Banished from the playoffs once again before the NBA Finals, LeBron James had enough. The Cavs, no matter their regular season win total, could not beat the East’s elite teams when it came to the playoffs. The fourth seeded Boston Celtics emphatically snatched away home court from the first seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2010 Eastern […]

As a sign of his support, former Minnesotta Timberwolves All-Star Kevin Garnett sent out a personalized video message to Ryan Saunders after Tuesday night’s 119-117 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was Saunders’ first win as a head coach, and Garnett wanted to honor the moment: “I wanted to shoutout my dog, Ryan Saunders,” […]

Thanks in large part to the outstanding effort put up by Karl-Anthony Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves managed to walk away from Sunday’s matchup against the Miami Heat with a 113-104 victory. Thanks to his big performance, Towns accomplished something not done since Kevin Garnett was with the Timberwolves in 2005: Karl-Anthony Towns is the first […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo talks about his appreciativeness for former teammate Kevin Garnett’s game and leadership. Rondo and Garnett won their first and only championship together with the Boston Celtics during their successful title run in 2008. Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated wrote about Rondo’s up-and-down career, including his words of […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. has made a great impression on the league in his first 21 games, and no one is more impressed than his head coach, JB Bickerstaff. Per Grizzlies beat reporter Omari Sankofa II, Bickerstaff is reminded of a certain basketball legend when he watches Jackson take the floor. JB Bickerstaff's […]

Kevin Garnett, NBA legend and a former member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, believes that Karl-Anthony Towns is still in the process of being a leader for his team. Per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Garnett gave his opinion on where Towns stands as the new leader of the team. For the former MVP, the 23-year-old […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Chicago Bulls Saturday night at home, and it was highlighted by a monster game for Karl-Anthony Towns, who pulled off a Kevin Garnett-like stat line against Chicago. Towns finished with 35 points (13-of-23 shooting), 22 rebounds, and six assists versus the Bulls. By doing so, the All-Star big man joined Garnett […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night at Target Center on Prince Jersey night and to spice things up, Kevin Garnett decided to drop by. Garnett is the best player to ever play for the team. The Prince Jersey City uniforms are also regarded as the best City uniforms the NBA […]

In 2013, the Brooklyn Nets were a budding franchise that was looking to establish itself as the next great New York team. At that time, general manager Billy King was receiving pressure from owner Mikhail Prokhorov as well as the fans to quickly build a contending team that would compete for a championship. With that, […]

Before the Golden State Warriors hosted the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night at Oracle Arena, Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant chopped it up with NBA legend Kevin Garnett and former All-Star Baron Davis. Garnett, who will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame one day, tells Kevin Durant that he is the […]

According to one of the broadcasters for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Derrick Rose is the hardest-working player in franchise history since Kevin Garnett. As reported by Adam Spector, a broadcaster looked back on Garnett’s playing days and compared his work ethic with Rose’s. https://twitter.com/Howsito/status/1055250279464022016 Perhaps it’s this work ethic that’s allowed Rose to stay in the […]

It’s not an official NBA season until Minnesota Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett curses on national television. So with that being said, the 2018-19 season has begun. On TNT’s pregame show while discussing the Jimmy Butler trade saga, Garnett said Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor “doesn’t know sh**t about basketball.” “Glen doesn’t know shit about basketball” – […]

The Golden State Warriors added another All-Star to their quartet of lauded starters this offseason in DeMarcus Cousins, but according to Kevin Garnett, a player who once joined a superteam back in 2007, integrating him will take some sacrifice. “You have to give a little bit,” said Garnett, comparing this team to the Boston Celtics […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett let it all loose during a phone interview with Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, doubting if Jimmy Butler really has the elite caliber power to demand a trade like he did this summer. The longtime Timberwolves icon noted Minnesota’s front office might be asking for much more than Butler is […]

Minnesota Timberwolves icon Kevin Garnett can see the similarities between Jimmy Butler’s recent fiery hour of practice and his times with the franchise, where four-lettered curse words and a rampantly maniacal competitive spirit would ooze from him during practice sessions throughout the season. “You don’t think that I went crazy sometimes? Man, I was a […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns doesn’t just view Kevin Garnett as a former teammate, but sees the future Hall of Famer as a mentor and part of his family. When Towns won Rookie of the Year in 2016, Garnett was on the Timberwolves and he played a big role in Towns’ sound play. Towns, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Derrick Rose towards the end of last season to be a backup point guard but Wolves legend Kevin Garnett thinks he has done enough to prove that he should actually be the starter. Garnett did an interview with Brandon Robinson of ScoopB and he said there is no reason that Rose […]

Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett had a lot of success together on the court together for the Boston Celtics including winning an NBA title together. Since that point though it’s only been drama between Allen, Garnett, and some of his other former Celtics teammates and it has been a very public feud. On the night […]

With the recent conclusion of this year’s induction of the newest members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, some analysts have begun setting their sights on the 2019 class. In his piece for Bleacher Report, Zach Buckley presents four potential inductees for next summer’s Hall of Fame ceremonies. Topping Buckley’s list is Los […]

There were a number of poignant moments in Ray Allen’s Hall of Fame acceptance speech. However, one of the most endearing parts of the address came when the 43-year-old spoke highly about his former team, the Boston Celtics. Allen had a remarkable 18-year career in the league. One of the high points of his illustrious […]

The much-publicized rift between Ray Allen and his Boston Celtics teammates has taken a turn for the worst in recent months. After choosing to sign with the Miami Heat in 2012, which was ironically the team that eliminated them that same season, many Celtics felt betrayed by Allen’s actions and accused him of being disloyal, […]

Former Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett has filed a lawsuit against an accountant and his firm for allegedly helping a wealth manager steal some $77 million from him. Per The Associated Press via ESPN, the federal malpractice lawsuit alleges Kentucky-based accountant Michael Wertheim and Welenken CPAs allowed Charles Banks IV of Atlanta to defraud Garnett […]

One of the greatest shooters the game has ever seen, 10-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen will finally be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this coming Friday. Allen successfully reached the championship plateau twice in his career, once each with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. Despite winning the Larry O’Brien Trophy […]

The NBA 2K season is just waiting around the corner, and that also means we are to look out for a bunch of exciting trailers and previews. NBA 2K19 just released an adrenaline-pumping trailer, with The Ringer’s Bill Simmons joining Kevin Harlan and the rest of the 2K broadcast team. The game burst the bubble […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has become a household name in the NBA. The lightning-fast point guard has been selected as an All-Star for two consecutive years already. SB Nation’s Kristian Winfield sat down with Walker at the recent NBPA camp as the latter talked about his best lineup of all time. Kemba Walker’s all-time […]

In an effort to get past the dreaded Big 3 of the Boston Celtics, LeBron James formed a Big 3 of his own in Miami. In Game 5 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, James finally achieved this goal. As seen in the video below, James scores the last 10 points to finally close the […]