Bad Intentions? Is Kevin Garnett’s Image As a Dirty Player Justified?

April 20th, 2010 by Hadarii Jones Leave a reply »
Even before Kevin Garnett was suspended for game two of his Boston Celtics' first round playoff series against the Miami Heat, there was a growing consensus that he had devolved into one of the NBA's dirtiest players.

As soon as Garnett's elbow connected with Quentin Richardson's face there was no shortage of players willing to testify that Garnett was indeed a dirty player, and the loudest volleys came from the Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah.

Although Noah is currently embroiled in his own playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was more than willing to call Garnett out, even going as far to say he was currently sore form an errant Garnett elbow.

Or maybe not so errant because Noah swears it was intentional, and he proceeded to call Garnett a dirty player no less than five times during the course of his interview.

It wasn't always like that for the 14 year veteran, because when Garnett was drafted out of Farragut Academy by the Minnesota Timberwolves he was considered one of the most amiable souls in all of basketball.

Garnett's charisma, smile, and personality made him a logical choice for numerous endorsements, a ...

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