Kevin Garnett learned at a young age that a person with honor is extremely valuable in the world, all thanks to his grandmother.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics idol made different decisions in his process to enter the NBA. As you may know, he skipped college and went directly to the draft. Before that, however, he was getting recruited, and some people used ‘curious’ strategies to try to get this man to their basketball program.
Talking on ‘The Dan Patrick Show,’ the Big Ticket recalled that his grandmother pulled a gunshot on a recruiter who tried to bribe him.
“I got offered a lot of cash … (for) my mother and my family to have better opportunities. To meet some of the most powerful people in the world, whatever that meant,” Garnett said.
“I was staying with my grandmother at the time, because recruiting was getting to the point where it was just obese. My mother thought it would be a better idea for me to change addresses.
“Life was running so fast at this time, but I had a certain recruiter come see me. And he offered me some cash in front of my grandma. And she went and got her shotgun. She told me ‘always set the tone with people that you can never be bought. If you can be bought once, you can be bought always.’ That stuck with me forever,” Garnett shared.
Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) tells some stories about the things he was offered during the college recruiting process… One including his grandma taking out a shotgun during a visit. pic.twitter.com/IOHu0TdMxy
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 4, 2021
These are words of wisdom. He learned that lesson and became the person we know now. No wonder he is never afraid of speaking his mind regardless of what people think and always showing his real face.
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected KG as the 5th overall pick in the 1995 draft. He became one of the greatest power forwards this game has seen, winning individual and collective awards, always entertaining fans with his game and comments.
