"The best brother came to my jersey retirement ceremony"
In the early hours of March 14, 2022, Boston, TD North Shore Garden Arena, Garnett's No. 5 Green Army jersey, was officially retired.
At this point, there is no more Predator Wolf King in the jianghu, and his passion, his roar, will always float above the dome of the garden arena with the liftoff of the jersey.
When you think of Kevin Garnett, what comes to mind? Are those countless championships, MVPs, one-liners, one-defense, All-Stars, rebounding kings? Are they the oppressive 1859 steals, 2037 blocks, 5445 assists, 14662 rebounds, 20671 points, 50418 minutes? He has the top data accumulation and the thickest honor record, but these are far from enough to describe the legend of KG.
Before the all-around warrior was used to describe James, the term was tailor-made for KG.
The best level of defense in history, the endless means of scoring, the level of blameless cover, the perfect iq of the strategy, the never-ending engine physical strength, it is miraculous to appear in a player.
At the same time, he also has Kobe-level paranoia.
When everyone believed in the spirit of mamba, do you remember the iron-blooded wolf king who fought with the black mamba in the mud and fought in blood?
Some say he's a natural Celtic, or in other words, his arrival reshaped the giants.
He used the double twenty opener to bring the Green Army back to people's vision; he used the top record of 66 to play the triumphant song exclusive to the Green Army;
In the face of Young Zhan, he gave him the guidance of words and deeds; in the face of the Pinnacle Section, he repaid the respect of fighting with his life. In that era of division, he used his paranoia to erect an iron-blooded banner for the Green Army, maybe you don't like him, but please show him absolute respect.
He is a combination of contradictions. He will always fight for a ball, even if he hits his face full of blood. But when O'Fat fell heavily to the ground, he chose to abandon the attack and pull O'Neill up.
He likes to put all his opponents in opposition to himself and spray them with foul language that is difficult to hear.
But when he was in front of the head coach, the big man of 2 meters and 1 was never forgotten to use honorifics.
He likes to solve problems with physical confrontation, you have to scale up, he absolutely accompanies him to the end.
But when his teammates were traded away, the wolf king, who was not afraid of heaven, seemed to have teardrops in his eyes.
Do you remember? Remember more stories about him? Remember that he hated himself for playing a mess and pouring the drink on his face;
Remember that he was viciously offended by his opponent, and used his fist to do seven push-ups and then get up;
Remember that he scored 2+1 in the finals, lying on the ground and beating his chest hard;
I remember him saying to the reporter: No matter what you do, someone will work harder than you, and I am the guy who works harder than you.
He said, I could be Batman or Robin, even if I had to take out the garbage, as long as it was to win. He does, and every shot after the whistle is rejected by KG — even if it's not a score, he can't let the opponent's shot go into his own basket. That's Kevin Garnett.
In today's era of hello, hello, hello, everyone, this outlier can no longer be tolerated.
Let this unborn monster forever float above the dome of the garden arena and be remembered in your and my heart.
Veterans are not welcome in the surging era?
So what! They have long had their own time.
Goodbye, the best Number 5 in my mind!!