The Big Ticket. The Kid. KG. Kevin Garnett.
It doesn’t matter what you knew him by. He’s been part of basketball’s Mount Rushmore shortly after being drafted fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995.
He was loud. He was emotional. He was a leader. He was Minnesota basketball to so many growing up.
All legends have to say goodbye at some point. The ‘Rule of Threes’ proved itself on Friday afternoon. The NBA community already lost Spurs legend Tim Duncan and Lakers icon Kobe Bryant after the 2016 season to retirement.
On Friday, three days before the Wolves were set to open up training camp, Garnett announced his retirement.