Kay Gee. The one who knows everything, but no one knows

Attempts to understand what life is like outside of Kevin Garnett basketball always came to a standstill.
In the feverish panic that occurred during the conflict in the first round of the playoffs last between "New York" and "Boston", Kevin Garnett showed their true qualities. When a crowd of reporters after a morning workout kuchkovatsya around some of the athletes, asking questions about the state of an athlete's training and mindset, Kevin quietly slipped to the back door.
Dressed in a simple black jeans and a gray hoodie, the collar of which is spanned by a person in sunglasses and a cap of one of the most famous and recognizable people in the league manages to avoid contact with a dozen journalists. Operators are also missing Garnett of the species, which, like a ninja in the presence of many people manages to go unnoticed. But one man did it catches the eye, but knowing Kevin, does not attract public attention to the forward. The legendary "big" understand without words. Garnett talked a lot on the floor, Hear his opponents passages as "Minnesota" and "Boston", where he moved six years ago. But outside the court, he is laconic: he rarely gave a detailed interview, his primary means of communication were extremely candid, wildly and rare for an African American metaphors that had little to do with what happened in the last couple of hours. He came to Massachusetts to return former glory, not only the "Celtics" but himself - "Timberwolves" recent years have fallen deeper and deeper. This union was approved in heaven: 66 wins and 16 defeats in the "regular" championship ring, the best player of the defensive plan and third place in the race for the title of MVP. Garnett was for "Boston" Bill Russell in the truest sense of the word. He paid no attention to their own statistics and accolades in his address, the only thing that mattered - the victories and defeats. And the "Celtics", as no one came to play a basketball. Having lost the need to be responsible for the result on both sides of the site, ceasing to be the only bulwark in defense and attack, Kevin showed who he really is. When side by side with the striker played Paul Pierce and Ray Allen , soffits rushed on them. They were the main actors on the dance floor, while Garnett became the undisputed leader in the locker room. At last he could enjoy the game, setting screens on the verge of foul throws with five meters, the tough fight under the ring while his partner put on a show and be answerable to the press. "Everyone should get a chance to work with Kevin Garnett" - said Doc Rivers , perfectly realizing that he was with the striker almost perfect tandem, which could rightly be a duet with Gregg Popovich - Tim Duncan . "Doc never lied to me," - said Kay Gee: it was the answer to a question that was already distinguishing former coach, "Celtics." In a similar style Garnett answered 20 questions, and it was one of the most rewarding of his interview for a game of "Boston."

Kevin GarnettKevin GarnettHe could be ruthless to those who did not share his views, and from there went all these stories about the pressure on partners. One of them says that even when he was a player, "Minnesota" most of the training, he laid out a 200% against the first-years, who refused to take part in a further lesson. Garnett took care of tough opponent, but after a dunk after a young boy shouting at the audience: "Do you realize who I am?". His reputation has never been questioned, and the summary is not a single black spot: everything from Brian Scalabrini and finishing Redzhon Rondo , Kevin poured out soul. And there is nothing unusual in the stories about how Kendrick Perkins and Tony Allen, Garnett called and asked questions, how to resolve the complex situation in the new teams. Right up until his fifth season in the "Boston", he did not show any secret desires or thoughts. Perhaps it affected the lockout or the realization that his days in "TD Garden" is gradually coming to an end, as the era of the Boston trio. Only in 2012, Garnett began to tell the press what's going on in his mind. "In my life there is nothing but basketball," - he said after another brilliant game. In the playoff series against the "Atlanta" the first time he spoke of his enemies, on the premises and the owner of the 'Hawks' Michael Giran , and anonymous members of the media. "I know that you all call me old - said the striker - all my life I have the game, the league, I take it very seriously. Always, since 1995, since the day when I first came to the floor and began to shock the performances of boys like you. But what is happening now, no one is impressive. I'm doing something for which is created and used to come to the NBA. " may not agree, but thanks to his incredible game, "Celtics "made their way into the Eastern Conference finals, where after semimatchevuyu thriller demons in your head forward finally prevailed. He ceased to believe in yourself, although the statistics on this modestly silent. Although why rely on the numbers, if you watched that series, you know, "Boston" was playing badly, it was necessary to take Kevin to the "bench" and gorgeous, takes "a lot" to return to the site. This is the essence of stay Garnett in the " Celtics' - until he appeared on the floor, his partners had the chance. He was the one who changed the culture of basketball, and once Kevin left the camp team from Massachusetts, and then the club must enter an entirely new phase of its existence: the struggle for survival in the absence of the leader. For "Boston" the end has come, and for Kevin - is nearing . This is his last chance to fight for another ring, and "Brooklyn" might be a candidate, if all goes well. Get it together Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Brook Lopez, Kevin Garnett , Paul Pierce and Andrei Kirilenko and Jason Terry commercials 3-4 years ago, you could put a single flat on their triumph in the championship. Now have to hope for a favorable disposition. But leaving Kevin in his own style - quietly, without making "decisions" and high-profile interviews, remaining one of the most productive large, despite their age. At the same time, his legacy in the next year or two is almost completely removed from the "Boston", leaving only two things: the 17th championship banner, a couple of years and the T-shirt with number 5 under the roof of the arena. Danny Ainge has already declared its readiness to perpetuate Garnett jersey five times, as a player, "Celtics", he was elected to the "All-Star Game," and once did a team champion. But because of the secrecy we are unlikely to ever know the true story of Kevin. Training on the site where Rivers could hardly drive out of the ward, work up a sweat in the gym, games and flights - his personal life remained under lock and key. As a student during one of the workouts I'm working out with fellow long shots, when asked a rhetorical the question: why in the wards match the best basketball players in the world sell more than 40% of three-pointers. My friend's answer: "If the same team with me is Kevin Garnett , and he comes to me and says that the next attack would give me the ball in the corner, and I will have to implement this roll, then I will go. " For Journalists will forever remain an unsolved problem: what Kevin is basketball? Nowhere and never managed to find any clue, never managed to get a detailed answer. Perhaps, indeed, he has besides basketball did not. But one thing is clear: it is better to leave Garnett alone and not to torment him with questions. You can be sure he will find a more sophisticated way to prove wrong, and not just to take care of tight workout and stick on top of the resistance.