Kevin Garnett Bad Mouths the Minnesota Timberwolves: Why?

I admit that I’m crazy. I have my moments where everything is about me and I believe everything should be in my way of thinking. Everybody has those moments; you’re probably not human if you don’t. That being said most people don’t have a huge platform to speak from and from that platform having their words heard; but Kevin Garnett sure does.

Celebrities and professional athletes always have to be careful about what they say, especially if it is incredibly stupid. On Wednesday, Boston Herald writer Steve Bulpett sent out a tweet about the Boston Celtics upcoming game about the Wolves featuring a quote from KG:

• KG on Minn: “It’s always special to come back to true fans… But as far as that franchise, I have nothing positive to say.”

Why?

There’s no reason for this. What is there to be hateful for towards the Minnesota Timberwolves? Not a thing. Without this franchise Kevin Garnett may not be in the NBA today.

The Timberwolves took a chance on a kid straight out of high school. Garnett was the first Draft Pick straight out of high school since 1975. It was a big risk, but the Wolves took it and it worked out for both teams. Garnett can’t be complaining about that.

Heck, Garnett can’t be sour about playing time. He was starting already in his rookie season. He never left the Wolves’ starting lineup until he was shipped off to Boston. Garnett can’t be complaining about that.

I don’t want to pull the small market card, but I’m going to. Garnett was surrounded by pretty good talent for playing a sport in the middle of winter, in the state of Minnesota. He always had an all-star by his side, with Tom Gugliotta, Wally Szczerbiak and Terrell Brandon.

Garnett had two amazing chances to win a championship. The Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury connection could have been deadly, it really could have, but Garnett got a big money contract, and Marbury started crying and was soon shipped away. There goes opportunity number one.

Opportunity number two was the 2003-2004 season. The Wolves were stacked. Not quite Boston Celtics or Miami Heat stacked, but the first recent instance of stars aligning was in Minnesota with Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell headed into town. The Wolves were the best team in the NBA, and they were until Cassell came down with a back injury in the Western Conference Finals.

It was never the same after that. Cassell really never returned to form and Sprewell turned down a nice three-year deal because he had to feed his kids. There goes opportunity number two. Garnett can’t be complaining about that, though.

After Sprewell and Cassell were gone, Garnett was left to stand in the rubble for three more years, but shouldn't a player of Garnett’s caliber be able to put a team on his back for a while? Garnett had made the playoffs eight straight years in Minnesota dating back to 1997; the team finally had hit a rough patch. The Wolves quickly traded him out and they traded him to a contender.

The Wolves could have held on and sent him to a team without a chance, but they sent him to a Boston Celtics team that had a plan to be great. The reason the Wolves did that? Because Garnett put in so much service to their franchise they wanted him to have the opportunity to win a championship even if it wasn't in Minnesota. I hope he’s not complaining about that.

He simply cannot be mad about money. The Wolves dished out two of the fattest contracts in league history to keep Garnett and keep him happy. His contract may have single-handedly led to the lockout in 1998-1999. Glen Taylor gave Garnett more than a fortune–he gave him a career. Taylor is the only major figure left from Garnett’s tenure. So what is Garnett mad about?

I don’t get it. I simply don’t get it.

At least on the surface this franchise never did anything wrong to Garnett. In fact they may have been nicer than they should have. This isn't the first time Garnett’s run down the Timberwolves either; it’s getting old and childish.

 I use to idolize Kevin Garnett as a child. I’d play ball in my living, ‘dunk’ a basketball and pretend I was just like him. Not anymore. I know writers aren't supposed to cling onto or claim a team, but I do feel a connection with the Wolves, and it kills me to see a former idol of mine just knock it down.

I don’t deny Kevin Garnett’s skill. He’s a sure thing Hall of Famer. I used to say good for him at least the Wolves will have a Hall of Famer. I’m not so sure anymore if I want that… at least that man representing the Minnesota Timberwolves for the rest of eternity.

I am crazy, and I don’t expect Kevin Garnett, a single Boston Celtic, or a single member of the Minnesota Timberwolves to read this, but I really hope KG gets a hold of this. I want him to know how he killed off one of my idols.

It may be childish of me to want to know why, but I do. Why do you feel this way about the Minnesota Timberwolves? What did they do to you? Because I've looked and all that I can see is that you have lost touch with all reality.

Sorry, KG. I’m taking down your poster.