Minnesota Shows Kevin Garnett Love, Celtics Edge Wolves
February 09 08
My Quick Take: The game was an afterthought. Few cared what went down on-court between the Timberwolves and Celtics last night in Minnesota.
The real story was pre-game. Would former Wolf and franchise stud Kevin Garnett show for fans to honor him with an ovation?
Garnett, who toiled for twelve years in Minnesota before being traded to Boston last summer, has missed the last five games with abdominal trouble and watches from the locker room to avoid the pain from sitting on the bench.
Thankfully, Garnett broke policy so he and the fans could acknowledge each other. The Minnesota faithful greeted The Big Ticket with an amazing ovation and the forward bowed his head and pounded his heart several times. Touching stuff.
On-Court was entertaining, too. Minnesota has a terrible record (currently at 10-38), but their plethora of prospects always play hard. And the Wolves battled the Celts to the final seconds before Leon Powe’s buzzer-beating tip-in secured the win for Boston.
Still, the highlight was Garnett’s return to Minnesota and the ovation he received. This chapter on the forward’s career is now shut –everyone got some much-needed closure.
What do you think of the ovation Garnett received? Get at us in the comment box below with your thoughts. Click here to read and subscribe to Oly Sandor’s NBA Blog.
4 Comments: Minnesota Shows Kevin Garnett Love, Celtics Edge Wolves
Posted by
on 05.8.2008
nba dvd tlc aint 2 proud 2 beg remix .
Posted by Rico on 02.11.2008
I was glad to see Minnesotans show some cla-------by cheering (not jeering) Kevin Garnett. Kudos to Kevin for all his hard work there and kudos to the city of Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota for not turning a blind eye or a deaf ear to one of its greatest role models. .
Posted by
on 02.10.2008
KG Gets Love Baby! .
Posted by V on 02.9.2008
Garnett deserves that standing ovation from Minnesota. He gave them his all while on the timberwolves. I’ve been a Garnett fan since 1998. Everytime he comes to New York and play the knicks I have on his Jersey. I used to be a diehard knick fan until Isiah Thomas became coach. .
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