{"id":66037,"count":8,"description":"[caption id=\"attachment_1472682\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1472682\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kevin-Garnett-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Garnett #2 on the Brooklyn Nets against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> Kevin Garnett on the Brooklyn Nets | Alex Goodlett\/Getty Images[\/caption]\r\n\r\nKevin Garnett is an American former professional basketball player for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> (National Basketball Association). During his career, Garnett played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> (1995-2007, 2015-2016), the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/boston-celtics\/\">Boston Celtics<\/a> (2007-2013), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/brooklyn-nets\/\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> (2013-2015.\r\n\r\nKevin Garnett began playing basketball in high school and participated in the 1995 McDonald's All-American Game, winning the National Player of the Year Award. While he had planned to attend college, Garnett's ACT scores were below <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/ncaa\/\">NCAA<\/a> (National Collegiate Athletic Association) standards. This influenced him to try out for the NBA, where he was drafted right out of high school to start with the Minnesota Timberwolves.\r\n\r\nHaving retired from professional basketball in 2016, Kevin Garnett leaves behind a profound legacy. Career highlights of his include having won both the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2003-2004) and the NBA Defensive Player Award (2007-2008), helping the Boston Celtics win the NBA championship in 2008, being named to the All-NBA Team nine times, being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021, and making his feature-film debut in the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/tag\/adam-sandler\/\">Adam Sandler<\/a> film <em>Uncut Gems<\/em>.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Birthday:<\/strong> May 19, 1976<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Greenville, South Carolina<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Height:<\/strong> 6' 11\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Ex-Wife:<\/strong> Brandi Padilla<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Children:<\/strong> Kapri Garnett, Kavalli Garnett<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Jersey:<\/strong> No. 21 (Timberwolves), No. 5 (Celtics), and No. 2 (Nets)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Position:<\/strong> Power Forward \/ Center<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Number of NBA Championships:<\/strong> 1<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h4><strong>Featured Articles:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-is-kevin-garnetts-net-worth\/\">What Is Kevin Garnett's Net Worth?<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-michael-jordan-taught-kevin-garnett-a-lesson-hell-never-forget\/\">How Michael Jordan Taught Kevin Garnett a Lesson He'll Never Forget<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/how-a-test-forced-kevin-garnett-to-skip-college-for-the-nba\/\">How a Test Forced Kevin Garnett to Skip College for the NBA<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h4><strong>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garneke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Garnett<\/a>'s profile<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h4><strong>Read the latest articles about Kevin Garnett<\/strong><\/h4>","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/kevin-garnett\/","name":"Kevin Garnett","slug":"kevin-garnett","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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