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Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics has been named this year's Defensive Player of the Year.
Arguably the player who inflated the salaries of NBA players, Kevin Garnett was the second legitimate player to go from high school straight to the pros (Moses Malone would be the first). The #5 pick in the 1...
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I miss KG..
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yeah, we all miss KG. I hope he'll back soon..I really miss his screamin!! lol.
Tonight's game was pretty good, celtics won by 7 points. Ray got 21pts n Rondo got only 7..
I'm sure he's better than that, but still..well he got 10 rebs n 12 ast. I kno that Rondo can score more than that.
Ray was in good shape! I heard that he's sick tho..but he did...
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