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Kevin Garnett Revealed How Paul Pierce Got Roasted In The Celtics’ Locker Room For Praising Jeremy Lin

Kevin Garnett and the Celtics poked fun at Paul Pierce for heaping praises on Linsanity.

Aaron Abhishek
Dec 10, 2022
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Kevin Garnett’s quite the storyteller, and he shared one from the vault about his Boston Celtics teammate Paul Pierce roasted in the locker room for praising Jeremy Lin.

Lin was one of those iconic NBA players who silenced his critics and doubters with some electric basketball. He was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA. And Pierce was one of the players who had noticed Lin’s potential. 

A clip of Garnett teasing Pierce for lavishing praise did the rounds on Twitter.

KG called Paul Pierce a dickrider cuz he was praising Linsanity run πŸ’€πŸ’€https://t.co/DInakc5h2Y

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡΄ (@big_business_) December 9, 2022

Remember when Jeremy Lin killed the league seven-eight games in a row? Paul Pierce would come in every day…’Man, you see Jeremy Lin, we all used to have a little say in the locker room…man, s*** him off’, and Pierce would go, ‘Damn, Linsanity thrash?’

But it goes without saying that Lin was an impact player who set the league on fire with his explosive play.


NBA Fans React To Kevin Garnett’s Story Of Paul Pierce’s Praises For Jeremy Lin

Over the years, Kevin Garnett has been loved by fans for his hilarious storytelling style, and the story of the Celtics taking shots at Pierce just added to one of his many tales.

The fans were in splits when they watched the clip of Garnett imitating his teammate while also appreciating him for the player he was.

Man KG will remain a favorite hooper of mine πŸ˜‚ https://t.co/6G7JYHv31X

— Blame Corley (@BlameCorley) December 10, 2022

Paul Pierce: Yo Linsanity going crazy man

The Celtics:pic.twitter.com/V7BdnTfEOq https://t.co/Rk8kfexS0u

— Kofie (@Kofie) December 10, 2022

1 thing about KG he’s not sugarcoating anything😭 https://t.co/2kRy9JA4md

— ☘︎ (@18bannners) December 10, 2022

KG be killing me lmao https://t.co/juBnAzmIMz

— πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Nigo πŸ‡΅πŸ‡· (@EarthToMarzzz) December 10, 2022

https://twitter.com/nostalgicrichie/status/1601539376290430977

this whole podcast comedy πŸ’€ https://t.co/TzPFG0qBBK

— 816$TAR (@got2blikemike) December 10, 2022

Hands down KG is the funniest retired Athlete. His stories be funny as hell lmaooo https://t.co/V2T0LMOvpV

— 🦍🦍🦍 (@_iamwood) December 10, 2022

β€œID BE DAMNED” πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ https://t.co/ZmdMSgFCdR

— Funk Flex (@Tywitdasauce) December 10, 2022

although I hate the Celtics KG IS THAT DUDE πŸ˜†πŸ˜† https://t.co/q30qYggWMW

— Erickonasis31 (@edub30) December 10, 2022

Nothing sounds like English here.. https://t.co/1EJpLtrPTh

— Ekd (@ekd_____) December 10, 2022

Garnett and the Celtics may have poked fun at Pierce for heaping praises on Lin, but the latter was the real deal, and his style of play even saw him earn some good words from the late Kobe Bryant.

Lin’s terrific game in 2012 helped the Knicks sink the Los Angeles Lakers 92-85, and Bryant called him phenomenal following his performance.

β€œHe played extremely well. If that’s the way he’s been playing these last three, four games, he played phenomenal,” Bryant said. β€œWe watched tape on him, came up with a strategy we thought would be effective. [But] knocking down his jump shot, penetrating and getting past our guards into the paint, [it didn’t work].”

Kevin Garnett didn’t pull his punches on the court, and in the same way, doesn’t hold back on the funny side of things either. He’s been a quality entertainer on and off the hardwood, and this story is a timely reminder that he’s not done with his intriguing stories just yet.

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ByAaron Abhishek
Aaron Abhishek is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He graduated from St. Joseph's College with a Bachelor's in Visual Communication and a Master's in journalism.His passion for the sport began when he saw Michael Jordan take his final shot in the NBA, and he considers himself fortunate to have been a part of the Kobe Bryant era. Now he writes basketball news and analysis while waiting for the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 18th title.When not watching and writing basketball, you can find Aaron suited to play cricket, putting in some hard yards at the gym, trying a new coffee, and supporting Arsenal. Expertise: NBAFavorite Team: Los Angeles LakersPrevious Work: MEAWW, Blue Man Hoop, Sportskeeda
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