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Kevin Garnett’s top 5 moments of NBA career

By Charles Rahrig V

General overall view of a Spalding official NBA basketball - Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 12, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Garnett (2) reacts after being pushed by Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) during the first quarter at the Barclays Center. Garnett was ejected from the game. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Garnett (2) reacts after being pushed by Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) during the first quarter at the Barclays Center. Garnett was ejected from the game. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Mixing it up with other players

Kevin Garnett might rank near the top of the most intense players of all time. He also occasionally found himself in the middle of some pushing and shoving with other players. Garnett had a knack for getting under the skin of his opponents.

He did it throughout his career and it didn’t matter if it was a big name or a player that was at the end of a bench, he wasn’t afraid to take some shots. He didn’t do it just to be the bad guy in certain instances, he did it to bring an edge for his team.

He grew up playing with some of the toughest players in the game and had a bit of a different mindset from today’s NBA. By causing the guy he was going up against to lose his composure, Garnett immediately asserted his will upon them.

With the way the NBA is played today, it’s hard to bring that same intensity without fear of getting a technical or ejected. There’s a nuance to getting in your opponent’s grill and Garnett was the master at doing it.

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