Mattya wrote:Butler: I’m going to demand a trade, trash my teammates in practice, specifically for an ESPN interview in which he threw the coach and players under the bus, then claim it’s only about money and he just wants Wiggs and KAT to be great after taking every prior practice off to leak to Woj every day.
KG: I’m never demanding a trade, I’ll yell at teammates because I want them to be better, but I’ll never air out locker room issues specifically for and ESPN interview.
What exactly has he said publicly about the team (including the ESPN interview) that was bad? The most evil thing he's pointed at a specific person is that Wiggins is the most gifted and Towns is the most talented.
On KG... I call BS... he did #$)( to his own teammates during games.
Garnett, forbidden to take the floor by his own coach, had concocted his revenge: He would track the movements of power forward Leon Powe, the player who had replaced him in the lineup. As Powe pivoted, so did Garnett. As Powe leaped to grab a defensive rebound, Garnett launched himself to corral an imaginary ball. As Powe snapped an outlet pass, Garnett mimicked the motion, then sprinted up his slim sliver of sideline real estate as Powe filled the lane on the break. The players were mirror images: one on the court with a full complement of teammates, the other out of bounds, alone. Two men engaged in a bizarre basketball tango.
"KG," Rivers barked, "if you keep doing this, I'm canceling practice for the whole team. That will hurt us."
Garnett's reverence for coaches was legendary, but still he turned his back on Rivers. He returned to his defensive stance, an isotope of intensity, crouched, palms outstretched, in complete concert with Powe. He was, in fact, becoming so adept at this warped dalliance he'd invented, he actually began to anticipate Powe's movements, denying the entry pass to his invisible opponent before Powe thought of it.
Finally, an exasperated Rivers blew the whistle. "Go home," Rivers instructed his team. Then he glared at Garnett. "I hope you're happy."
http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/14172961/the-cruel-tutelage-kevin-garnett
Please don't quote me.
