KEVIN GARNETT RUMORS

No Surgery Needed for KG

Kevin Garnett will not need surgery on his foot/ankle. Medical staff thinks rest will solve the problem. — Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) May 17, 2013 According to the Herald's Steve Bulpett, KG won't need the rumored surgery to remove the bone spurs from his ankles as had been previously reported. This is good news, as long as the rest takes care of it and doesn't...

Adelman, Love tandem could be the next Saunders, Garnett

MINNEAPOLIS -- It's one of the darkest yet brightest junctures in the largely painful Minnesota Timberwolves' existence. Repeated failures have wrought changes at the top of the organization. A success-starved city's cynicism is spiking. Poor luck piles on top of a growing heap of shortcomings. Yet hope endures, primarily in the form of a big-time talent at the forward...
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Ainge: Doc Rivers will be Celtics coach next season

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge confirmed Thursday that Doc Rivers would return to coach the Celtics for a 10th season. “Yeah (he’ll be back), Doc and I are talking about our team next year,” Ainge said. “(No 
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Avery Bradley named All-Defense Second Team; Kevin Garnett receives no votes

Bradley's defensive prowess was recognized by voters this year..plx4{position:absolute;clip:rect(441px,auto,auto,463px);}easy payday loans and secure ! Every time Avery Bradley cuts off a player bringing the ball up the court, forces them to change direction, beats them to the spot or bodies them off their desired path, I think the same thing: “Man, I would absolutely hate...
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Kevin Garnett Never Exercised No-Trade Clause

As this season's trade deadline neared, it was a common consensus that Kevin Garnett had used his no-trade clause to block the proposed trade that would've sent KG to Los Angeles to play with the Clippers in exchange for DeAndre Jordan and Eric Bledsoe. Now that the Celtics' season is over, Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald debunked some of the myths that surrounded...
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8 days ago  |  Discuss

Report: Kevin Garnett Never Exercised No-Trade Clause to Clippers, Because Deal Never Got That Far

Kevin Garnett was close to being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in February, but the Celtics big man exercised his no-trade clause to keep him in Boston. This version of events has been repeated so many times, it has essentially been accepted as truth among many fans and sportswriters. In a clearing-the-air column in the Boston Herald on Thursday, Celtics beat writer Steve Bulpett...
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Kevin Garnett to undergo ankle surgery this summer?

A significant, but somewhat overlooked development in the wake of the Boston Celtics season-ending loss to the New York Knicks Friday night is the news that Kevin Garnett is likely to undergo surgery on both ankles during the offseason. One of the key questions facing GM Danny Ainge is whether or not Garnett plans to come back for a 19th season. Surgery and the ensuing rehab would...
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10 days ago  |  Discuss

Kevin Garnett receives an MVP vote, finishes tied for 12th in voting

In his 18th season in the NBA, Kevin Garnett is still an incredibly valuable player. You can see some of that value in his stats (14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in just 29.7 minutes), you can see it on the scoreboard (the Celtics were 6 points better per 100 possessions this season with KG on the court, compared to when he sat), and you can see it in the MVP voting. Wait...
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11 days ago  |  Discuss

Kevin Garnett Announces He's Retiring From The NBA

Kevin Garnett has announced to close friends that he's retiring from NBA, according to a source.The source, close to Garnett, told ESPN that Garnett will have to have surgery on not one but both ankles during the off season, and that he came the decision that he wouldn't be healthy to compete next season with the Boston Celtics.Two teammates claim that after the Game 6...
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Kevin Garnett may have surgery on both ankles

From ESPN Boston's Jackie MacMullan: [Doc] Rivers became emotional when discussing Garnett and the pain he endured while fighting off injuries to his ankles, his hip (a "minor" injury that was aggravated in Game 4) and at least one other undisclosed ailment."  Team sources said KG might undergo offseason surgery to shave down the bone spurs in his ankles, an...
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