FUUUCCCKKK!!!! This is NOT GOOD for the Celtics. I thought and assumed KG would be back and ready for the playoffs to help the Celtics compete for back to back NBA Championships but now it sounds like he may not even play one minute. Doc Rivers was interviewed on WEEI this morning and he said "it was likely that Kevin Garnett would not be available to play at all in the playoffs."
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2009/04/rivers_garnett.html
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Seattle Post Intelligencer On eve of playoffs, Celtics lose Garnett Boston Globe By Stephen Smith Kevin Garnett, the warrior hero of the champion Boston Celtics, appears destined to watch this year's playoffs from the sideline, hobbled by a balky right knee that has kept him off the court for most of the past two months, ... Doc steady in rough C's Boston Herald NBA: Garnett could miss entire postseason Houston Chronicle Fort Worth Star Telegram - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Sun-Times... Read Full Story
Charles Barkley once said, “I am NOT a role model.” Well, I’m here to tell you that we all have role models and we all want to be like somebody, I don’t care how good your life is. There’s always something else you would like in it, no matter how good things are going for you. I’ve decided to take a turn away from my usual sports column and just write about five people that I would like to be. Writing about subjects like this is almost better than writing about football, because free-writing... Read Full Story
Filed under: Talk Sports Not every celeb can send the paparazzi scurrying with one sentence -- but not every celeb is 7 feet tall like Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett. ... Permalink Read Full Story
The Boston Celtics appear comfortable with the long-term look of the franchise, according to the Boston Globe.
While the team has played 40 playoff games the last two seasons, and while the perception is the Celtics are an old team, they really aren’t according to the Globe.
The Globe reported the team’s All-Star trio of Kevin Garnett (notes) , Ray Allen (notes) , and Paul Pierce (notes) all are in their 30s. Garnett has not played in a playoff game this year because of a right knee... Read Full Story