Kevin Garnett is the man.
That is, now that he’s back on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
It was easy for him to get under your skin after he left Minnesota the first time, whether he was with the Boston Celtics or Brooklyn Nets. It didn’t matter if you were rooting for another team that night or not. He just had a way of being annoying—too talkative for his own good.
Now that he’s back on the Timberwolves, playing out his remaining days with the franchise he began his career with, it’s all good. He’s all smiles. He could be draining a jumper, blocking a shot, or getting ejected—it doesn’t matter. Garnett is getting back to his roots, and it shows.
The latest has him purchasing 1,000 tickets to Monday night’s Timberwolves-Los Angeles Clippers game for the fans. Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press has the juicy deets:
Kevin Garnett bought 1,000 tickets for the Timberwolves’ game against the Clippers Monday night. It took fans less than three minutes to claim them.
The first 500 to claim tickets got a pair of seats courtesy of the player known as “The Big Ticket,” who played his first game back in Minnesota Feb. 25 after a trade with the Brooklyn Nets.
“It’s a way of showing my appreciation,” Garnett said. “I’m always looking to be innovative and try things from an original standpoint. I’m excited to be back here, and I can’t thank everybody. In appreciation, I can show some type of gesture, and this is the way I tried to show it.”
The Wolves’ two home games since the Feb. 19 trade that sent Thad Young to the Nets have been sellouts.
Personally, I’d love to know how much Garnett spent on these bad boys, if he spent anything at all. I mean, the Timberwolves could have just done this under the table, awarding him 1,000 tickets as a gift for waiving his no-trade clause and returning to a franchise that won’t be doing anything special before he retires.
Let’s say that isn’t what happened, though. Because, frankly, it’s cooler this way.
There was no mention of where those seats were located, but with the way games have been selling out since Garnett returned, one could only imagine what those tickets would have went for on the open market.
Conservatively, let’s say they were nosebleed seats that would cost $10 a pop. That’s a cool $10,000 for KG—$20,000 if they were $20 a pop, $30,000 if they were $30 a pop and so on and so forth.
Now, I know what you’re thinking: KG can afford that.
And, well, you’re right. Not only is he earning more than $12 million this season, but by this summer, he’ll have taken home more than $327 million in NBA contracts alone. That’s not including endorsements, business ventures, appearances and voice-overs for Toy Story 4.
KG has done alright for himself. More importantly, the unconventional honeymoon between him and Minnesota continues to rage on.
