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Paul Pierce And Kevin Garnett Couldn't Stop Gushing About Toronto Fans
The real star of the thrilling first-round series between the Nets and Raptors turned out to be Toronto itself. The success-starved sports town brought its A-game, even as Brooklyn prevailed in seven, to the point where the Nets' biggest stars had nothing but love for the opposing fans....
The Nets Are Very Old, But Their Defense Is Next Level
The average age of the Brooklyn Nets preferred starting lineup right now is 32.4. Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Deron Williams have seemingly been in our collective consciousness for decades. Even Shaun Livingston, the fifth member of that quintet, is best known for a gruesome knee in...
Watch The Celtics' Tribute Videos For Kevin Garnett And Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce returned to TD Garden for the first time since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets, and it didn't go unrecognized. Each player had a video tribute played on the Jumbotron, and both received ovations....
Kevin Garnett Calls Joe Johnson "Joe Jesus"; The Reason Why Is Hilarious
Kevin Garnett may not be the impact player he once was, but he still brings plenty of value when it comes to bestowing nicknames on his teammates....
Kevin Garnett Is Not Suitable For Children
This is from Christmas, but it's the gift that keeps on giving. Kevin Garnett disagreed with a call from the referees (or maybe he was uncomfortable in those jersey tee-shirts) and voiced his displeasure. Little man in the Nets tee and Yankees hat got an assist from his older brother (?), who earmu...
The Last-Place Nets Are Coming Apart At The Seams
Let's take a breath for 20 seconds of zen with Jason Kidd (speakers up):...
You Could Spend All Day Playing "Six Degrees Of Kevin Garnett"
Over at Slate, Ben Blatt has put together something amazing and useless and entirely engrossing. Plug in any two athletes from the history of professional baseball, football, and basketball, and it will connect them via teammates in as few steps as possible....
LeBron Calls Out Former Celtics For Being Hypocrites About Ray Allen
When Ray Allen took less money to leave Boston and come to Miami—and win a championship—he took heat from his former Celtic teammates. Kevin Garnett "lost" his cell phone number. Jason Terry challenged his "willingness to stick with the tough times." Paul Pierce said he couldn't forgive Allen. Even ...
Today In Unfortunate Ad Placement
We know Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are getting up there in years, but the inadvertent layout of today's print edition of the New York Daily News is being less than subtle about it....
Kevin Garnett: Howlin' Wolf
A knock on a hotel room door at two o'clock in the morning in the first week of May 1995 was the beginning. Eric Fleisher, the sports agent, got out of bed, walked across the floor and looked through the peephole. Who could be here at two o'clock in the morning? Through the tiny opening Fleisher saw...
Here Lies Boston Sports Guy: Bill Simmons Reacts To Celtics/Nets Trade
The primary gift and curse of ESPN's coverage of this 2013 NBA draft has been the presence of Bill Simmons, one full year into his mid-career renaissance as a talking head/typing head combo pundit. Getting the world's most vocal Celtics fan to react in real time to the Celtics trading Kevin Garnett ...
Report: Celtics Will Trade Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce To Nets
It is reportedly the end of the Big Three in Boston....
Kevin Garnett Treats Us To Another Great Postgame Interview
OK, so this doesn't rate as high as the "BAR FIGHT!" or the "ANYTHING IS POSSIIIIIBLE!" interviews, but few things in this world do....
Spend A Minute Listening To This Maniac Lakers Fan Scream At Kevin Garnett
"Kevin, Kevin, Kevin!" he shouts. He finds that he enjoys shouting the word, so he does it again, "KevinKevinKevinKevin!" He slows it down, just to see what that might sound like, "Kevin!—Kevin!—KEVVINNNN!" Yes, that was nice. He stops. Perhaps he has pushed things too far, maybe one can only shou...
Carmelo Anthony And Kevin Garnett Got Into Some Kind Of Scrum In The Belly Of Madison Square Garden
The Boston Celtics beat the Knicks in Madison Square Garden Monday night 102-96 and it sounds like Carmelo was pissed. The hostility began when Garnett and Anthony got into it a little bit in the fourth quarter during a dead-ball period that resulted in double technicals for the two. At the end of t...
Kevin Garnett Wants To Know Why Gerald Wallace Is All Up On His Shorts
Given the pushing and shoving and tetanus shots the last time the Nets and Celtics met, you had to figure yesterday's meeting in Brooklyn wouldn't be played without at least some shenanigans. A Christmas miracle!—Kevin Garnett was involved....
Kevin McHale And Kevin Garnett Shared A Tearful Hug After Last Night's Game
As Kelly Dwyer noted, Kevin McHale and Kevin Garnett have been intertwined for a long time: McHale retired from the NBA in 1993, and was GM of the Minnesota Timberwolves only two years later. In the 1995 NBA draft, he made the seemingly risky decision to pick Garnett, an unseasoned high-schooler a...
Kevin Garnett Calls Kris Humphries "Out Of Control"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The Nets-Celtics fight, revisited....
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Rajon Rondo Didn't Take Too Kindly To Kris Humphries' Foul On Kevin Garnett [UPDATE]
Celtics guard Rajon Rondo wasn't just going to sit back after this Kris Humphries throwdown on Kevin Garnett, so (despite an eight-inch height differential) he sacrificed his 37-game streak of 10 or more assists to start an epic shoving match that looks to have been completely punchless. Humphries...