The Thought of KG is Enough to Make Bill Russell Cry
I may be a Philly guy, but I can’t help but like Kevin Garnett. Over the years doing the mag, he’s always been one of the best guys to work with (see THIS VIDEO where he does his Ric Flair imitation for me on camera as Exhibit A).
Garnett’s all heart, whether it’s in front of a camera or on-court. Sometimes though, the melodrama is a little much. The video after the jump that popped up on ESPN at the end of last week is so over the top that it made the crew in the office laugh out loud (even the Boston fans). It an all fairness, it’s not really KG’s fault. The Braveheart-esque music and Bill Russell looking like he’s about to burst into tears is what pushes the whole thing to another level.
May 12th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
doc says:
Who wrote that shit Steven Spielburg?They should get the Kill Bill dude to write part 2 when Bill shares his ting with KG 3 years later and pulls out a shotgun and blows KG hand off when hes trying it on.
May 12th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Don Mega says:
Bill Russell wants KG’s babies
May 12th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Juanito says:
oh puke…KG should have gone to PHX.
No chip with Rondo at the helm, sorry man
May 12th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
rangerjohn says:
all defesive team named, kobe, garnett, camby, duncan and bowen all 1st team.
i am not realhappy about the espn article about it though, they talk about koeand garnett as the hadliners, and barely a mention of camby, duncan,and bowen. they are sort of making abig deal about kobe and KG, talking about kobemaking it 8 times, an kg or the 9th, well bowen is on his 8th, and duncan on his 11th!
to me duncan on his 11th shuld be getting a little more mention then 1 line.
“NEW YORK — League MVP Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett were selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team on Monday, along with Marcus Camby, Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan.
Getting Defensive
Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett are no strangers to the NBA All-Defensive Team. Bryant made the squad for the 8th time while it was Garnett’s 9th selection.
Player Team
Kevin Garnett Celtics
Kobe Bryant Lakers
Marcus Camby Nuggets
Bruce Bowen Spurs
Tim Duncan Spurs
Garnett, who helped the Boston Celtics to the league’s best record, was chosen for the ninth time. The forward was chosen defensive player of the year last month.
Bryant, who earned his eighth selection, and Garnett each received 24 first-place votes from the league’s 30 coaches. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.
Garnett led a defense that held opponents to 90.3 points per game and a league-best .418 field-goal shooting percentage.
Camby had a league-leading 3.61 blocked shots per game for the Denver Nuggets and was second in rebounds (13.1 per game). Duncan, on the team for the 11th time, and Bowen, making the team for the eighth time, play for the San Antonio Spurs.
The second team is Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons and Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns.”
May 12th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Dennis Castro says:
Did you hear that j@cka$$ Stuart Scott after this piece aired on ESPN?
He was like if you don’t have goosbumps after watching this then you need to check yourself or whatever cool slang he attempts to jack.
Just fakeness all around from the piece to Stu.
May 12th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
IAMRICH says:
DONT HATE OIN THE BACKCOURT HOMIE…RONDO WILL GET THE JOB DONE. ALSO LETS NOT EVEN MENTION THE HEARTLESS SUNS…..ITS JUST A WASTE OF BOTH OF OUR TIMES.MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
May 12th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
GEE...This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. says:
Corny. Moving on, I think Bowen and Shane are a toss up.
I am really surprised on Chris not being first team. I thought he had like a whole bunch of steals or something this year? Maybe I am wrong.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
IAMRICH says:
WORD!!!MAN I THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS TIRED OF HEARING STU SCOTT FORM ESPN, I MEAN THAT SHIT WAS COOL AT FIRST, BUT HE needs to “check” hisself, cause this sh$t is ridiculous
May 12th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
John says:
Whats wrong with one great speaking admirably to another?
Bill Russel is one of the most down to earth, level headed people to ever lace em up and be called great. He has a genuine moment with a player that he admires and you would think by your response they were doing a remake of brokeback mountain.
Get over yourselves!
May 12th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
rangerjohn says:
gee i agree bowen and shane are pretty close, bowen has mor of a rep as a stopper then shane does and considering the coaches vote, i think it is mre on rep then game
asfor chris paul, who would you take of to put him on teh 1st team?
May 12th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Three Stacks says:
Bill Russell loves basketball. If I were a Hall of Fame basketball player getting on in his years, and I found a young, talented ball player that shared the same passion for the game I had, it’d probably make me teary-eyed and nostalgic for my glory years, too.
But somebody needs to tell Bill Russell the Lakers are gonna crush KG’s dreams.
Also, Battier > Bowen. Battier placed higher in the defensive player of the year voting, how does he get 2nd team behind Bowen? Don’t get it.
May 12th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
rangerjohn says:
3 stacks
1st the dpoy s voted on y the media, and this is voted on by the coachs. i am goig with the coachs vote rather then the media on who is better
nothing against hane but bowen till step ahead of him.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Big V says:
Rondo ain’t at the helm, chief. It’s Sam-I-Am that’s getting the real burn down the stretch.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:09 am
alex says:
boston ain’t gonna win with doc rivers as the boss on the bench.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:14 am
yoda says:
i hope someone paid big bucks to bill to shoot this clip, its so lame. plus, whats with that “ill share my chip with you, if you dont win it”? someone tried to pull of birds “ill give kobe one of my mvp awards”?
May 13th, 2008 at 8:58 am
PALakerFan says:
That piece was ridiculous. I saw it live and had to turn it before I puked. KG even looked uncomfortable. Why all the love anyway? He hasn’t even won anything yet or even completed his first fucking season! Can’t we wait a couple years or at least one championship for this kind of weak ass fluff piece? Typical Boston bullshit though. You know they loved that crap.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:07 am
bill says:
share a ring? like thats any consolation. i know he means well by it. but its a slap in the face to KG. i have 11, since you can’t get one, have half of one of mine
May 13th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Hoffman says:
I thought this was a great piece.