Kevin Garnett finds himself in the familiar position of being the emotional leader for the Boston Celtics.
If KG chooses to return for his 19th NBA season, it will be his job to re-focus the Celtics in the wake of the drama that has unfolded since the team was knocked out of the 2013 NBA playoffs by the New York Knicks.
While that might seem like an obvious or even ludicrous statement, the events of the trade negotiations between the Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers gave way to the idea that KG would soon be the emotional leader of another franchise when the 2013-14 season began.
But Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday afternoon that the Doc Rivers aspect of the proposed trade(s) was already dead, paving the way to the idea that all the chatter over the last week about a Chris Paul-Rivers-Garnett trio has been nothing more than a pipe dream.
Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald confirmed on Saturday that talks between the Clips and C's for Garnett were "probably" dead. If Garnett is coming back for season No. 19, right now it looks like he's doing it with Boston. ...
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Kevin Garnett Must Re-Focus Celtics in Wake of Failed Doc Rivers Trade
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