Anything is possible – except for a Kevin Garnett autograph, apparently.
The former Boston Celtics star, who will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in May, has always held the reputation as one of the game’s premier trash talkers and no-nonsense competitor.
That rigid, intense personality extended beyond the court, too.
In the latest “Audacy NBA Show” podcast, ESPN’s Marc Spears joined host and former GM Ryan McDonough and spoke about how Garnett and Bill Russell are the two hardest autographs to get out of any living current or former player.
McDonough said he learned early on when Garnett joined the team from Minnesota that autographs were off limits.
“You don’t ask him for that kind of stuff,” he said. “You don’t ask him for autographs, you don’t ask him for jerseys unless you wanna get your head ripped off. We’ll tell some more Kevin stories.”
Spears then interjected to provide an all-time Garnett story:
“[The] 2010 NBA Finals, after the game, I’m in the locker room and a ball boy asked for an autograph,” Spears said. “Kevin turns to him and says, ‘you got a better chance of getting an autograph from Osama bin Laden than me’ and walked out.”
Damn.
Even the ball boys were not immune from Garnett’s cold, ruthless demeanor. It was that same attitude that made him so feared on the court and beloved by fans, though.
Yet, it’s not an act. That’s just KG being KG. Listen to the full podcast below!
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