If you had one word to describe Kevin Garnett, it would probably be “intense.” But don’t let his on-court demeanor fool you, KG’s got jokes for days, as he demonstrated on TNT by roasting Charles Barkley after Chuck called him a “borderline” hall of famer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJr_GTnlH9o
The laughs continue when Barkley, like the happy troll he is, claims that KG is old and washed up to get a rise out of him (skip to :40)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TmASxJn1cA
Garnett is arguably the most notorious NBA trash talker of the modern era. There’s a lotta guys out there flappin their gums, but nobody’s words cut deeper than his. There’s the time KG (allegedly) told Carmelo Anthony his wife, Lala, “tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios.”
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Then there’s the time he told Charlie Villanueva, who has alopecia, that he “looked like a cancer patient.”
KG called me a cancer patient, I’m pissed because, u know how many people died from cancer, and he’s tossing it like it’s a joke,
— Charlie Villanueva (@CVBelieve) November 3, 2010
Garnett later walked that statement back (after he was crucified in the media), claiming he told Villanueva “you are cancerous to your team and our league” A likely story…
Trash talk has always been a part of Garnett’s game. Sure, his insults rubbed some people the wrong way, but he could give two shits. Watch KG speak on it in his own words below:
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My job is to stop you, so I don’t anticipate you liking me, I don’t anticipate tryna be my friend, cuz I’m not tryna be your friend.
Kevin Garnett
Doc Rivers, who coached KG when he won a title with the Celtics, had no issues with his on-court antics.
Kevin does nothing wrong. Plays the game the right way. I think all these people who call him out would take him on their team right now.
Doc Rivers
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After 21 seasons in the NBA, Garnett retired in September of 2016. A month later, he joined TNT’s broadcast team, who might be the only guys on TV who always make me laugh. Between Shaq, Chuck, and KG, there’s never a dull moment.
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