Now that Kevin Garnett has retired, he’ll have to find something else to do keep himself occupied. Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue thinks he has just the thing. Lue is actively trying to recuit KG to be a part of the Cavs coaching staff. Even though he’s 40, Garnett has a young soul and would [...]
September 30, 2016
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Rumors
We are only a few weeks removed from the 2016 Naismith Hall of Fame Induction in which three of the most successful and culturally viable players of the past 20 years were inducted; Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson and Yao Ming. This made the 2016 class one of the best in history for a number of [...]
September 22, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
Kevin Garnett is apparently in no rush to decide whether to retire. We know this because he hasn’t yet told the Minnesota Timberwolves if he’ll be returning next season. Here’s what team owner Glen Taylor told NBA.com’s Steve Aschburner: “Kevin hasn’t told me or informed me yet if he’s coming back to play or if [...]
September 9, 2016
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First Kobe Bryant retired, then came Tim Duncan. Could Kevin Garnett be next? According to former Minnesota Timberwolves interim head coach Sam Mitchell, yes, KG may in fact be the next to go before next seasons tips off. Here’s what Mitchell said on SiriusXM NBA Radio (h/t Zach Harper of CBS Sports for the transcription): [...]
August 4, 2016
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The Big Ticket as he has been known turned 40 today. [tweet https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/733333899733008384] Garnett has played an incredible 21 seasons in the NBA since being drafted out of Faragut Academy in Chicago in 1995, starting the era of preps to pros that lasted for a decade. He has averaged 18-10-4 throughout his first-ballot hall of [...]
May 19, 2016
Anou Enright
Offbeat
Kevin Garnett has no qualms with Minnesota Timberwolves interim head coach Sam Mitchell. He may be in the minority. Still, what the 39-year-old forward is saying matters. The Timberwolves essentially employ him as a player coach—that powerful voice and steadying presence who commands respect in the locker room and the ears of young stars. What [...]
February 3, 2016
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With Peyton Manning more than likely playing in his last NFL game this Sunday it got me thinking about all of the great NBA superstars of the 2000s era whose careers are quickly coming to an end. Many of the players, people like myself grew up watching and competing for titles and NBA awards, may [...]
February 3, 2016
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Blogs, Features, Ryan Bawek
LeBron James believes that Andrew Wiggins is better off with the Minnesota Timberwolves than he ever would have been with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Or something like that. James and Wiggins were almost teammates. Shoot, they kind of were teammates. Wiggins was drafted by the Cavaliers in 2014 before James re-signed with the team. Only after [...]
January 8, 2016
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With six points in the Clippers 103-90 win over the Bucks in Los Angeles Wednesday night, Paul Pierce became the 16th player in NBA history to reach 26,000 points for their career. Earlier this season his former teammate Kevin Garnett became the 15th player in NBA history to reach the milestone. Congratulations to The Truth! [...]
December 17, 2015
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Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek
With Kevin Garnett’s four defensive rebounds in the Timberwolves 111-108 loss in Denver Friday night, Garnett became the NBA’s all-time leader in defensive rebounds for his career. After Sunday’s game in Phoenix, Kevin Garnett how has 11,410 career defensive rebounds, passing Karl Malone who had 11,406 rebounds in his career. The third player on the [...]
December 14, 2015
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Blogs, Ryan Bawek