Brian Shaw was fired as head coach of the Denver Nuggets after less than two seasons on the job. Before he took this position, he was an assistant coach on the Indiana Pacers. Now his former players Paul George and David West are speaking out in defense of their former coach and putting it on the Nuggets players. NBA veteran Kevin Garnett also did the same.
NBA: Kevin Garnett Buys 1,000 Tickets For Wolves Fans To Show His Appreciation
The state of Minnesota as a whole loves Kevin Garnett as if he was one of their own. He basically is after spending the majority of his playing career with the Wolves from when he was drafted in 1995 until leaving for Boston in the summer of 2007. Now that he is back in town the love fest is back on like it never ended and despite the Wolves ugly record of 13-45, fans have been packing the arena to get a glimpse of KG just to root him on.
(Video) NBA: Kevin Garnett’s Intro For His First Game Back In Minnesota Is So Dope It Gives Lebron Chills
Kevin Garnett held a great press conference yesterday but the introduction for his first actual game back blew that away. The Wolves held it down for the most famous player in franchise history, with a great video tribute to all his years in Minnesota before he wound up in Boston. This isn’t a situation where fans are feeling some type of way cause KG left. Wolves fans genuinely love him and are happy he got to win a title. Lebron was watching the KG intro right along with the rest of us and took to twitter to talk about the chills he was getting watching the home crowd welcome KG back. Lebron definitely knows a thing about that.
NBA Rumor: Kevin Garnett & Flip Saunders Expected to Form a Group To Buy the Timberwolves
Kevin Garnett waived his no-trade clause with the Brooklyn Nets and returned to the Minnesota Timberwolves to finish out his career in the same place it began. His two-year contract with the team may not be the last of Garnett with the Timberwolves however, he reportedly has ownership in his sights.
NBA: Kevin Garnett Waives No-Trade Clause & Is Going Back to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Today is the NBA trade deadline and several teams have been in quite a frenzy. One of the big trades announced today is the homecoming of Kevin Garnett. The All-Star is heading back to the Minnesota Timberwolves to finish things off where he began.
NBA: Kobe Bryant Says He Texts Guys Like LeBron & KG But He’ll Never Be a Great Friend
The league is changing and everybody knows it. Back in the 90’s the players genuinely hated each other and if they didn’t in real life you couldn’t tell once they touched the court. Now the players like LeBron James and Kevin Durant are more buddy-buddy. Kobe Bryant is from a different era. Bryant has long been known as a loner, a fierce competitor who’s sole focus is getting better and winning. Bryant acknowledged that he doesn’t really have friends and although he does have a couple of associates, he notes that he’ll never be a “great friend”.
