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KG Ignores Glen Taylor, Lets Game Do The Talking

As you may have seen yesterday, the owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Glen Taylor, claimed that Kevin Garnett was “tanking” during the latter parts of last season. Click the link to see my take on that story…basically, for a variety of reasons, Taylor is sorely lacking in the “credibility” department and simply made a fool out of himself by opening his trap about KG.

Anyways, the media was obviously anxious to hear KG’s take on the matter, and sure enough, David Aldridge had the chance to chat with The Big Ticket after the Celtics ended Houston’s 22-game winning streak Tuesday night. Take a look:

And there you have it — KG handled this situation perfectly. By not even engaging Taylor in a public war of words, Garnett emerges from this as the bigger man.

Really, it shouldn’t matter to him what Glen Taylor’s saying…I mean, if I was Kevin, nothing would be further from my memory than the Minnesota days.

Consider this: The Wolves won a combined 65 games throughout KG’s final two seasons in Minnesota; if the Celtics win 12 of their final 15 games, KG will have surpassed that win total in a single season with Boston, as his squad will have finished with a 66-16 record. With remarkable success like that, why should his seasons in Minnesota even enter his mind?

Rarely do I root for specific professional athletes to win a championship during their career, but in KG’s case, I would be thrilled if he was wearing a championship ring by the time he said goodbye to The Association.

As a long suffering Timberwolves fan, I’ve attended numerous games where the home squad is long gone from the playoff picture and the gameday atmosphere inside the Target Center is comparable to a funeral home. Despite these grim circumstances, though, I’ve never witnessed a game where KG didn’t bring his full effort and immense passion to the court — even during matches where the Wolves trailed big (and there were plenty of those), you’d be hard-pressed to find KG slacking off.

I’ve been following his career closely since he was selected by the Wolves with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, and I can safely say that any “tanking” accusations surrounding KG last season are downright ridiculous. There are a few aspects of Garnett’s game that can legitimately be criticized (becoming a nonfactor late in the fourth quarter, being too unselfish at times). However, one cannot question this man’s work ethic, desire, and effort.

Keep laughing all the way to the Finals, KG. Continue disregarding the moronic Glen Taylor, and simply let your game do the talking:

Hat tip: Ballhype

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