Years ago in Minnesota, the miss would have been accompanied by insults, by swarms of people imitating Reggie Miller’s choke sign. But Kevin Garnett is a champion now; the shouts demeaning his clutch play have dwindled to a whisper in the wind. So it was that Garnett was the only one making the choke sign, chasing after former teammate Billy Walker with a familiar rabid tick in his eyes.The Celtics had just lost by two points after Garnett’s 15-footer clanged off the rim at the buzzer when Garnett decided to put his left hand on Walker’s neck. Who knows what was on Garnett’s mind. Perhaps he was perturbed at missing the final shot. Maybe he holds a deep-felt disgust for Walker formed during the player’s brief Celtics career. There’s a chance that Garnett feels his old self slowly dripping away like the sands of an hourglass, and his inability to outplay Amare Stoudemire or create offense using any move besides a simple jump shot left Garnett in a ...
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